bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Identification and Characterization of Bacterial Lipase from Plateu Soil in West Java
Authors: Prasasty Vivitri Dewi , Winata Vinella , Hanafi Muhammad
Published: July 2018

Lipases are known as glycerol ester hydrolases that catalyze the hydrolysis of triglycerides into free fatty acids and glycerol. Lipases are found in human, animal, plant, and microorganisms. The aim of this research is to identify lipase producers and characterize bacterial lipase from West Java plateau soil. Plateau soil bacteria samples were isolated on lipase screening medium containing Rhodamine B. Olive oil was used as a substrate in screening and production medium bacterial lipases. From 16 bacterial isolate of lipase producers, 14 were identified as Bacillus sp. and the others were identified as Pseudomonas alcaligenes. All isolates were taken into production step to determine their lipase activities. Moreover, top 3 lipase activities out of 16 lipase activities were chosen to find the optimum pH and temperature. Both characterizations showed pH optimum and temperature optimum from each lipase. These optimum condition were used in heat stability characterization for each lipase samples. The result showed that lipase from isolate COK 2 in optimum pH 4 and temperature 50oC was the most stable lipase due to this sample has good and stable activity for 1 to 5 hours incubation time. Lipase sample from isolate COK 2 has good efficiency for lipase productivity in acid condition and high temperature. Results of this investigation could encourage utilization of these activity enhancers for various industrial applications.
The Synthesis of Cinchonine Tiglat Ester Compound and Cytotoxic Test Against MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cell
Authors: Khanifudin Ahmad , Primahana Gian , Prima Sylvia Rizky , Lotulung Puspa Dewi , Hanafi Muhammad
Published: July 2018

Cinchonine is a type of cinchona alkaloid compound commonly found and/or isolated from Cinchona sp. plant. It is commonly used to treat malaria, and can potentially be used against cancer cells. In this particular study, cinchonine ester derivatives were extracted through esterification processs. Synthesized esther is aimed to gain higher lipophilicity of cinchonine so that makes it easier to pass through cell membrane. Esterification was done using DCC activator as well as DMAP catalyst with tiglic acid used to create cinchonine tiglat. Subsequent cinchonine tiglat was obtained in the form of oil with 25,28% yield. The compound obtained from the synthesis was the analyzed using LC-ESI-MS and 1H-NMR spectroscopy instrumentation. Results show that the target compound has been successfully synthesized. Its cytotoxic ability against MCF-7 breast cancer cells was tested using the Alamar Blue method. Results concluded that cinchonine tiglat ester compound has a viable cytotoxic activity with IC50 value of 1.22 ppm.
Metafora, metonímia és pragmatikai következtetés a grammatikalizációs jelentésváltozásban
Authors: Nagy C. Katalin
Published: July 2018

A tanulmány célja, hogy feltárja, milyen fogalmakat takarnak a metafora, metonímia, illetve pragmatikai következtetés terminusok a grammatikalizációs jelentésváltozás irodalmában, és megmutassa, hogy ezek értelmezése nemcsak az egyes elméleti megközelítésekben lehet más és más, hanem a szinkrón értelmezéstől is különbözik. Az elméleti fejtegetést az angol „be going to + főnévi igenév” mozgásigés szerkezetből kialakuló közeljövő grammatikalizációjának különböző elemzései illusztrálják. A vizsgálat, amely alapján a metaforának és metonímiának egy szinkrón és egy diakrón megközelítése bontakozik ki, azt látszik alátámasztani, hogy metonímia és metafora a grammatikalizációs jelentésváltozásban egymást kiegészítő pragmatikai folyamatokként összeegyeztethetőek. A kognitív metaforák hátterében álló, a világ tapasztalati megismeréséből adódó tudáson alapuló következtetési sémáink a grammatikalizációs jelentésváltozás irányát is megszabják.
Optical Investigations on Plasma Temperature Estimation in a Model Spark Gap for Surge Currents
Authors: Runge T. , Franke St. , Gortschakow S. , Kurrat M.
Published: July 2018

In this experimental investigation optical emission spectroscopy is used to characterize the radiation of the plasma in a spark gap during surge. Diﬀerent approaches are used, compared and discussed in order to estimate plasma temperatures. The measurements were carried out in a narrow gap arrangement based on spark gap technology. This model is tested using 8/20 µs surge currents according to the IEC 62475 with amplitudes of 5 kA and 11 kA.
Aksjologia Europejskiej Partii Ludowej
Authors: BURGOŃSKI PIOTR
Published: July 2018

Europejska Partia Ludowa nazywana jest „partią wartości” z tego powodu, iż w swoich programach i działaniu odwołuje się do chrześcijańsko-demokratycznych wartości. Analiza dokumentów programowych EPL z lat 1992–2014 ujawniła, że EPL prezentuje swoje wartości na różne sposoby. Przyjętym przez siebie wartościom nadaje ona odświętny charakter, wartości te wykorzystuje do racjonalizacji działań politycznych oraz traktuje je jako funkcjonalne składniki systemu politycznego. Dokumenty programowe EPL w miejscach, gdzie mowa jest o wartościach, zawierają również ślad gry o władzę, w jakiej uczestniczyła EPL w badanym okresie. Ponadto analiza dokumentów pokazuje, że w EPL pojawiła się tendencja do redefinicji tożsamości tego ugrupowania politycznego. Stało się to za sprawą osłabienia czy nawet zanegowania dotychczasowej metafizyki, w której zakotwiczone były wartości stanowiące podstawę tożsamości EPL.
Poland and the Comecon – EEC relations
Authors: BARABASZ ADAM
Published: July 2018

Zasadniczym celem artykułu było przedstawienie długiego i skomplikowanego procesu nawiązania stosunków pomiędzy RWPG a EWG i wypracowania oczekiwanych stosunków handlowych pomiędzy podmiotami. W artykule zaprezentowano również stanowisko Polski wobec EWG, która będąc członkiem RWPG nie mogła zrezygnować z pryncypiów państw socjalistycznych. Z biegiem czasu w różny sposób dążyła do rozwijania współpracy z EWG, zdając sobie sprawę, że tylko tą drogą może zahamować regres gospodarki polskiej i w dalszej konsekwencji wpłynąć pozytywnie na nastroje w społeczeństwie polskim.
The European Council in view of external security and international threats to the European Union. Between idealism and realism
Authors: CZACHÓR ZBIGNIEW
Published: July 2018

W dążeniu do realizacji celów Rady Europejskiej w zakresie działań zewnętrznych traktat lizboński stworzył nowy kontekst instytucjonalny. Opiera się on na wzroście zarówno potencjału jak i ambicji RE, które może realizować ona przez wykorzystanie pełnej gamy instrumentów i zasobów – w dążeniu do działań bardziej skutecznych i o większym znaczeniu strategicznym. Uznano zatem, że koncepcje i zasady regulujące kompleksowe podejście Rady Europejskiej zyskać muszą rangę zasad przewodnich działań zewnętrznych UE we wszystkich dziedzinach, w szczególności w odniesieniu do bezpieczeństwa, zapobiegania konfliktom i reagowania w sytuacjach kryzysowych. Z tego względu Rada Europejska określiła szereg konkretnych działań, które podejmuje, dążąc do osiągnięcia coraz bardziej kompleksowego podejścia w polityce i działaniach z zakresu stosunków zewnętrznych. Dla realizacji tego zadania (co precyzyjnie analizuje powyższy tekst) zajęto się wszystkimi aspektami zagrożeń dla bezpieczeństwa płynących z konfliktów i kryzysów zewnętrznych – od wczesnego ostrzegania i gotowości, poprzez zapobieganie konfliktom oraz reagowanie i zarządzanie kryzysowe, aż po wczesny etap wychodzeniaz kryzysu oraz budowania stabilizacji i pokoju. Zdaniem Rady Europejskiej – co wykazuje niniejszy tekst – konieczność wzajemnie uzupełniających się interwencji w obszarach bezpieczeństwa zewnętrznego i zagrożeń dla Unii Europejskiej jest efektem nowych problemów międzynarodowych w skali globalnej. Rada Europejska konsekwentnie podkreśla, że bezpieczeństwo jest niezbędnym warunkiem stabilności UE i że trwały pokój nie jest możliwy bez rozwoju i eliminacji zagrożeń i ryzyk. Dla Rady Europejskiej tworzenie i wzmacnianie warunków politycznych, społecznych i gospodarczych dla stabilności ma zasadnicze znaczenie dla bezpieczeństwa i jest warunkiem wstępnym zmian w unijnej polityce zewnętrznej. Ta współzależność między bezpieczeństwem i stabilnością odgrywa kluczową rolę w zwiększaniu skuteczności działań zewnętrznych UE. Każde państwo, które dąży do zapewnienia bezpieczeństwa i pokoju, musi posiadać lub nabyć odpowiednie zdolności we wszystkich istotnych obszarach, w tym w obszarz  bezpieczeństwa i obrony. Umożliwi to nie tylko ustabilizowanie sytuacji na świecie, ale również przyczyni się w sposób konstruktywny do zaprowadzenia pokoju, uzyskania stabilizacji i zapobiegania kryzysom. Na przestrzeni ostatnich lat UE w coraz większym zakresie wspierała tę współzależność między bezpieczeństwem i antykryzysową stabilnością, prowadząc interwencje w różnych obszarach polityki unijnej i korzystając z różnych instrumentów. Działania te obejmują m.in. dostęp do instrumentów międzynarodowych, dialog polityczny, współpracę techniczną (w tym wspólne badania naukowe i innowacje) oraz szkolenia (transfer wiedzy oraz rozwój umiejętności).
Dlaczego w komunikacji międzyosobowej powstają konflikty?
Authors: Kaus Jerzy
Published: July 2018

Dlaczego w komunikacji międzyosobowej powstają konflikty?
Segment frazeologiczny i paremiologiczny pola konceptualnego „pracowitość”/«трудолюбие» w języku polskim i rosyjskim
Authors: Sitarski Andrzej
Published: July 2018

Segment frazeologiczny i paremiologiczny pola konceptualnego „pracowitość”/«трудолюбие» w języku polskim i rosyjskim
Stowarzyszenie Rzyg, Wesz i Smark. Kilka słów na temat taktyk translacyjnych stosowanych w przekładzie neologizmów w powieści fantastycznej
Authors: Trzaska Nina Anna
Published: July 2018

Stowarzyszenie Rzyg, Wesz i Smark. Kilka słów na temat taktyk translacyjnychstosowanych w przekładzie neologizmów w powieści fantastycznej
Relationships Between Eccentric and Concentric Knee Strength Capacities and Maximal Linear Deceleration Ability in Male Academy Soccer Players
Authors: Harper Damian J. , Jordan Alastair R. , Kiely John
Published: July 2018

Harper, DJ, Jordan, AR, and Kiely, J. Relationships between eccentric and concentric knee strength capacities and maximal linear deceleration ability in male academy soccer players. J Strength Cond Res 35(2): 465–472, 2021—The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between maximal linear deceleration ability, and knee flexor (KF) and knee extensor (KE) strength. Fourteen male academy soccer players completed a 30-m linear sprint, a maximal linear deceleration test, and eccentric and concentric KF and KE contractions in both dominant leg (DL) and nondominant leg (NDL) at slower (60°·s−1) and faster (180°·s−1) angular velocities on an isokinetic dynamometer. Maximal linear deceleration ability was evaluated using distance-to-stop (DEC-DTS) and time-to-stop (DEC-TTS), with isokinetic peak torque representing KF and KE strength capacity. Relationships were established using Pearson's correlation coefficients (r) with magnitude-based inferences used to describe the uncertainty in the correlation. Both concentric KE and KF strength at 180°·s−1 in the NDL had the highest correlations with deceleration ability (r = −0.76 and r = −0.78, respectively). In the DL, concentric KE and KF strength at 180°·s−1 also had very likely large correlations with deceleration ability (r = −0.54 and −0.55, respectively). All correlations between eccentric KF strength and deceleration ability were unclear. At 180°·s−1, correlations between eccentric KE strength and deceleration ability were also unclear; however, at 60°·s−1, both DL (r = −0.63 to −0.64) and NDL (r = −0.54 to −0.55) had very likely large correlations with deceleration ability. These findings provide novel insights into the unilateral KF and KE strength capacities underpinning the ability to decelerate rapidly from high-sprint velocities.
Cystic Fibrosis Patient Registries: Domestic and Foreign Experience
Authors: Andreev Dmitry A. , Bashlakova Ekaterina E. , Khachanova Natalia V. , Davydovskaia Maria V.
Published: July 2018

Cystic fibrosis is a multi-organ genetic disease that reduces life expectancy and requires costly complex therapy. The economic burden of cystic fibrosis is determined by the cost of treatment, the conditions for optimizing medical technologies based on epidemiological knowledge of the disease course nature and the therapy effectiveness. In many countries cystic fibrosis patient registries have been created that allow to assess the quality, efficiency and optimality of medical care. Registries are formed at the regional, national, and international levels, which facilitates the collection of complete and reliable patient information for subsequent analysis, comparison and synthesis of clinical and epidemiological indicators. The review is devoted to the actual principles of organization of domestic and some foreign cystic fibrosis patient registries. The article selectively provides examples of information from registries. The application of positive experience of the work of foreign registries in Russia can improve the quality of medical care for patients with cystic fibrosis.
RHEUMATIC DISEASES AND ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION
Authors: Мarchuk Varvara L. , Sobotyuk Nickolai V. , Bochantsev Sergei V.
Published: July 2018

The review analyzes the role of chronic inflammatory diseases in the induction of endothelial dysfunction as a factor in the acceleration of atherosclerotic changes in the cardiovascular system. The importance of non-invasive techniques for evaluating endothelial dysfunction to detect preclinical atherosclerotic changes in children and adolescents with rheumatic was discussed. It is postulated that the detection of early signs of endothelial dysfunction in children and adolescents with rheumatic diseases, along with traditional risk factors, should become an integral part of the strategy for preventing adverse cardiovascular events in subsequent age periods.
EARLY CONGENITAL SYPHILITIC PSEUDOPARALYSIS (PARROT’S DISEASE): A CLINICAL CASE
Authors: Belyaletdinova Ilmira Kh. , Mitrofanova Irina V. , Kirichenko Tatjana V. , Abramova Elena N. , Arsenyeva Tatjana V. , Bazarova Marina V. , Shakhgildyan Svetlana V.
Published: July 2018

Background.Congenital syphilis is a severe intrauterine infection which, affecting most of the organs and systems of a child, can lead to his disability. However, it is extremely difficult to suspect congenital syphilis in a child in the absence of information about prior syphilis in his mother. The article presents a case of a monosymptomatic clinical picture of early congenital syphilis.

Description of the Clinical Case. At the age of 1 month, the child had hyperemia, isolated edema of the right forearm, and restriction of limb movements. He was examined by a pediatrician who suspected a fracture of the forearm bones. X-ray did not show any fracture. The situation was regarded as an allergic reaction; desensitizing therapy was prescribed during which the range of movements in the right arm slightly increased. At the age of 2 months, there was a decrease in the range of movements in the left arm. On admission, the condition was regarded as moderate one. No fever; no signs of intoxication. Skin and visible mucous membranes were not changed. Cardiopulmonary activity was satisfactory. The abdomen was palpable in all compartments, painless. The liver was enlarged 6 cm, of dense consistency. The spleen was enlarged 5 cm. Bowel and bladder functions were normal. Neurological status: the reaction to examination was adequate, emotional cry. Cranial nerves without pathology. Can see and hear. Restricted range of movements in the arms; passive movements were painful. Muscle tone in the arms was low, in the legs — closer to physiological one. Equal and brisk tendon reflexes from the arms and legs. Large fontanel 1.5[1]1.5 cm, not protruded. X-ray examination of the forearm bones showed a change in the structure of the epiphyses of both forearm bones that was common to syphilitic osteochondritis.

Conclusion. The article describes the complexity of diagnosis of early congenital syphilis in a child aged 2 months in the absence of a corresponding anamnesis in his mother. The need to rule out syphilitic infection in infants with motor impairments, born from unexamined mothers, has been emphasized.
Learning Disabilities and Medical Students
Authors: Javaeed Arslaan
Published: July 2018

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Background: Learning disabilities (LD) are a mixed group of disorders exhibited by substantial difficulties in the achievement and use of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical skills. Objective: The objective of this paper is to highlight different learning disabilities and their effects on medical students and suggest the best assessment strategy for such students. Methods: The medical education literature was searched for articles related to learning disabilities and how they effect medical students. Results and Conclusion : Learning disability constitutes to be challenging for the student as well as the faculty because apparently, there is no disability to be seen. It is difficult to diagnose and sometimes it remains unidentified till late adulthood when the compensatory mechanisms crash down leaving the student in despair and low self-confidence. The identification of such a disorder requires appropriate personnel to diagnose such condition which are currently not available in the medical schools. Literature shows that multiple choice questions (MCQs) are the best method of choice in assessment of students with learning disability as it does not discriminate between students with and without LD.
Provably Bounded-Optimal Agents
Authors: Russell S. J. , Subramanian D.
Published: July 2018

Since its inception, artificial intelligence has relied upon a theoretical foundation centered around perfect rationality as the desired property of intelligent systems. We argue, as others have done, that this foundation is inadequate because it imposes fundamentally unsatisfiable requirements. As a result, there has arisen a wide gap between theory and practice in AI, hindering progress in the field. We propose instead a property called bounded optimality. Roughly speaking, an agent is bounded-optimal if its program is a solution to the constrained optimization problem presented by its architecture and the task environment. We show how to construct agents with this property for a simple class of machine architectures in a broad class of real-time environments. We illustrate these results using a simple model of an automated mail sorting facility. We also define a weaker property, asymptotic bounded optimality (ABO), that generalizes the notion of optimality in classical complexity theory. We then construct universal ABO programs, i.e., programs that are ABO no matter what real-time constraints are applied. Universal ABO programs can be used as building blocks for more complex systems. We conclude with a discussion of the prospects for bounded optimality as a theoretical basis for AI, and relate it to similar trends in philosophy, economics, and game theory.
Using Qualitative Hypotheses to Identify Inaccurate Data
Authors: Zhao Q. , Nishida T.
Published: July 2018

Identifying inaccurate data has long been regarded as a significant and difficult problem in AI. In this paper, we present a new method for identifying inaccurate data on the basis of qualitative correlations among related data. First, we introduce the definitions of related data and qualitative correlations among related data. Then we put forward a new concept called support coefficient function (SCF). SCF can be used to extract, represent, and calculate qualitative correlations among related data within a dataset. We propose an approach to determining dynamic shift intervals of inaccurate data, and an approach to calculating possibility of identifying inaccurate data, respectively. Both of the approaches are based on SCF. Finally we present an algorithm for identifying inaccurate data by using qualitative correlations among related data as confirmatory or disconfirmatory evidence. We have developed a practical system for interpreting infrared spectra by applying the method, and have fully tested the system against several hundred real spectra. The experimental results show that the method is significantly better than the conventional methods used in many similar systems.
Query DAGs: A Practical Paradigm for Implementing Belief-Network Inference
Authors: Darwiche A. , Provan G.
Published: July 2018

We describe a new paradigm for implementing inference in belief networks, which consists of two steps: (1) compiling a belief network into an arithmetic expression called a Query DAG (Q-DAG); and (2) answering queries using a simple evaluation algorithm. Each node of a Q-DAG represents a numeric operation, a number, or a symbol for evidence. Each leaf node of a Q-DAG represents the answer to a network query, that is, the probability of some event of interest. It appears that Q-DAGs can be generated using any of the standard algorithms for exact inference in belief networks (we show how they can be generated using clustering and conditioning algorithms). The time and space complexity of a Q-DAG generation algorithm is no worse than the time complexity of the inference algorithm on which it is based. The complexity of a Q-DAG evaluation algorithm is linear in the size of the Q-DAG, and such inference amounts to a standard evaluation of the arithmetic expression it represents. The intended value of Q-DAGs is in reducing the software and hardware resources required to utilize belief networks in on-line, real-world applications. The proposed framework also facilitates the development of on-line inference on different software and hardware platforms due to the simplicity of the Q-DAG evaluation algorithm. Interestingly enough, Q-DAGs were found to serve other purposes: simple techniques for reducing Q-DAGs tend to subsume relatively complex optimization techniques for belief-network inference, such as network-pruning and computation-caching.
Analysis of Three-Dimensional Protein Images
Authors: Leherte L. , Glasgow J. , Baxter K. , Steeg E. , Fortier S.
Published: July 2018

A fundamental goal of research in molecular biology is to understand protein structure. Protein crystallography is currently the most successful method for determining the three-dimensional (3D) conformation of a protein, yet it remains labor intensive and relies on an expert's ability to derive and evaluate a protein scene model. In this paper, the problem of protein structure determination is formulated as an exercise in scene analysis. A computational methodology is presented in which a 3D image of a protein is segmented into a graph of critical points. Bayesian and certainty factor approaches are described and used to analyze critical point graphs and identify meaningful substructures, such as alpha-helices and beta-sheets. Results of applying the methodologies to protein images at low and medium resolution are reported. The research is related to approaches to representation, segmentation and classification in vision, as well as to top-down approaches to protein structure prediction.
Monotonicity and Persistence in Preferential Logics
Authors: Engelfriet J.
Published: July 2018

An important characteristic of many logics for Artificial Intelligence is their nonmonotonicity. This means that adding a formula to the premises can invalidate some of the consequences. There may, however, exist formulae that can always be safely added to the premises without destroying any of the consequences: we say they respect monotonicity. Also, there may be formulae that, when they are a consequence, can not be invalidated when adding any formula to the premises: we call them conservative. We study these two classes of formulae for preferential logics, and show that they are closely linked to the formulae whose truth-value is preserved along the (preferential) ordering. We will consider some preferential logics for illustration, and prove syntactic characterization results for them. The results in this paper may improve the efficiency of theorem provers for preferential logics.
An Empirical Analysis of Search in GSAT
Authors: Gent I. P. , Walsh T.
Published: July 2018

We describe an extensive study of search in GSAT, an approximation procedure for propositional satisfiability. GSAT performs greedy hill-climbing on the number of satisfied clauses in a truth assignment. Our experiments provide a more complete picture of GSAT's search than previous accounts. We describe in detail the two phases of search: rapid hill-climbing followed by a long plateau search. We demonstrate that when applied to randomly generated 3SAT problems, there is a very simple scaling with problem size for both the mean number of satisfied clauses and the mean branching rate. Our results allow us to make detailed numerical conjectures about the length of the hill-climbing phase, the average gradient of this phase, and to conjecture that both the average score and average branching rate decay exponentially during plateau search. We end by showing how these results can be used to direct future theoretical analysis. This work provides a case study of how computer experiments can be used to improve understanding of the theoretical properties of algorithms.
El mundo integral y complejo del sujeto de la educación
Authors: Valencia Martinez Ivan Javier , Correa De Molina Cecilia Dolores
Published: July 2018

The adoption of an ethnographic method for the comprehensive formation from the complexity centers it’s object of analysis in the education, meaningful scenario to interpret and to identify new forms of grasping the educational act, in which pedagogy and teaching approach acknowledged by the educator are fundamental for the rebinding of the academic processes. Understanding from the school that the subject of education is a multidimensional human being, immersed in a plethora of uncertainties, certainties, doubts, hopes, pipe dreams, situations that require compound looks to recognize the connections that boosts the social fabric of knowledge. The investigation method implemented, favors hermeneutic analysis of the processes that take part in the comprehensive formation and takes on the understanding and interpretation in the context of the school, seeking to delve into the symbolism and imageries of the community during the educational act. For this purpose, the appropriation of an ethnographic method of research is a complex process for the transformation. it is an emerging methodological pathway that enables to identify realities, to progress towards comprehensive processes, to validate perceptions and rethinking about comprehensive formation and to generate attitudes of transformation in the teaching community and the students alike. A comprehensive teaching practice from the complexity nurtures understanding and valuing the student in his human being condition, grants recognition in the classroom, necessary for a social context that demands inclusion, dialogue and profound ecological and human sensitivity.
AdenoBuilder: modular assembly of recombinant adenovirus genomes from high-copy plasmids v1
Authors: J. Miciak Jessica , Hirshberg and Fred Bunz Jason , Bunz Fred
Published: July 2018

The diverse applications of mutant and recombinant adenoviruses demand facile methods for their generation. This protocol allows the user to rapidly assemble customized adenoviral genomes from high-copy plasmids in a two-step isothermal reaction. Following in vitro assembly, full-length genomes can be directly packaged in HEK293 cells. Crude preparations of infectious virus can be prepared in less than one week.
Sürdürülebilirlik ve Yeşil Kavramları Bağlamında Y Kuşağının Satın Alma Davranışları
Authors: Aydın Salih , Tufan Fırat
Published: July 2018

Yaşadığımız gezegenin
kaynaklarının sınırsız olmadığı gerçeği, birçok bilimsel alanı çözüm önerisi
sunma yönünde uzun yıllardır meşgul etmektedir. Dünyada hali hazırdaki sistem
ve yaklaşımların devam etmesi durumunda ekolojinin geri dönülemez biçimde zarar
görmesi riski gün geçtikçe artmaktadır. Yakın geçmişte yaşanan çevre
felaketlerinin oluşturduğu travmalar insanların sürdürülebilirlik konusuna daha
fazla önem atfetmeye başlamasına neden olmuştur. İnsan hayatının ekolojik
hayatın canlı kalmasına bağlı olduğu gerçeğinden hareketle gerek hükümetler
gerek medya gerekse de şirketler sürdürülebilirlik konusunu daha fazla gündeme
getirmeye başlamış ve konu iletişim alanındaki çalışmalarda da gündeme getirilmeye
başlanmıştır.

Bu çalışma, ‘sürdürülebilirlik’
ve ‘yeşil’ yaklaşımlarının öneminden yola çıkarak, Y kuşağının ve dijital
yerliler olarak adlandırılan milenyum kuşağının yeşil ve sürdürülebilirlikle
ilgili farkındalığını anlamaya odaklanmıştır. Çalışmada, onların bu kapsamdaki satın-alma
davranışları bir anket çalışması aracılığı ile incelenmiş ve ülkemizdeki güncel
duruma dair veriler elde edilmiştir. Elde edilen veriler sonucunda, Y kuşağına
dahil bireyler ile dijital yerli olarak ifade edilen bireylerin, her ne kadar tüketim
odaklı yaşasalar da içinde bulundukları çevreye duyarlı oldukları ve bunu
satın-alma davranışlarına da yansıttıkları görülmüştür.
Halkla İlişkiler Lisans Öğrencilerinin Eleştirel Düşünme Eğilimlerinin Belirlenmesine Yönelik Bir Çalışma
Authors: DUĞAN Özlem , AYDIN Bayram Oğuz
Published: July 2018

Eleştirel
düşünme günlük hayatta ve meslek hayatında problemlere çözüm üretme, farklı
bakış açılarını değerlendirebilme, doğru ve yanlışı ayırt edebilme becerileri
kazandırdığı için her birey için kazanılması gereken bir özellik olarak
karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Eğitim programlarında öğrencilere kazandırılması gereken
eleştirel düşünme becerisi çeşitli nedenlerle çoğu zaman kazandırılamamaktadır.
Bu konu ile ilgili yapılan araştırmalarda eleştirel düşünme becerisinin öğrencilerde
çok yüksek düzeyde olmadığı ortaya çıkmıştır. Bunun gerekçelerinden biri ezbere
dayalı bir eğitim sisteminin benimsenmesi ve bunun sonucu olarak eleştirel
düşünme becerisinin gelişmemesi olarak belirtilmektedir. Bireyin edindiği
bilgiyi araştırması, sorgulaması, analiz etmesi, olaylar arasında bağlantı
kurabilmesi, olayları ya da konuları çok yönlü olarak değerlendirebilmesi
eleştirel düşünme becerisinin geliştiğinin göstergesidir. Birey ancak eleştirel
düşünme becerisini kullanarak güvenilir sonuçlara ulaşabilir. Eleştirel düşünme
becerisinin geliştirilmesi için hem öğretim üyelerinin hem de öğrencilerin çaba
göstermesi gerekir. Öğrencilerin eleştirel düşünme becerisini geliştirici
etkinliklerde bulunması, öğretim üyelerinin öğrenciyi bu yönde özendirmesi
önemlidir. Genelinde iletişim fakültesi özelinde ise halkla ilişkiler bölümünde
okuyan öğrencilerin eleştirel düşünme becerisine sahip olması mesleki
hayatlarında başarıyı getirecektir. Bu çalışma İletişim Fakültesi halkla
ilişkiler bölümünde okuyan öğrencilerin eleştirel düşünme eğilimlerini ölçmeye
yöneliktir. Yapılan çalışma sonucunda öğrencilerin eleştirel düşünme eğilim
düzeylerinin yüksek olduğu, cinsiyete ve kitap okuma sıklıklarına göre
farklılık gösterdiği ortaya çıkmıştır. Ancak sınıflar arasında fark sadece azim
ve sabır boyutunda anlamlı bulunmuştur.
Yabancıların Havayolu Ulaşımını Tercih Etme Nedenleri: Türkiye'ye Ait Havayolu İşletmeleri Üzerine Bir Araştırma
Authors: CANÖZ Nilüfer
Published: July 2018

Havayolu ulaşımı; hızı,
sağladığı konforu ve farklı uygulamalarıyla her geçen gün insanlar tarafından
daha çok tercih edilmeye başlanmıştır. İnsanların havayolu ulaşımını tercih
etmeye başlamasıyla da sektörde hizmet verecek işletme sayısı hızla
çoğalmaktadır. Sektördeki ulusal ve uluslararası yasal düzenlemeler, ağır
maliyetler, sunulan hizmetlerin birbirine benzemesi vb. koşullar altında
birbiri ile rekabet etmek zorunda kalan işletmeler, avantajlı duruma geçebilmek
için kendilerini tercih edebilmelerinde etkili olabilecek alternatifler
aramakta, stratejiler belirlemektedir. İşletmelerin uyguladıkları bu alternatif hizmetlerin
yolcular üzerinde etkili olup olmadığı ise araştırılması gereken bir durumdur.
Özellikle de yabancıların havayolu işletmelerini tercih etmesinde etkili olan
özellikleri belirlemek, çalışmamızın birincil amacıdır. Bu amaçla Konya
ölçeğinde Selçuk Üniversitesinde öğrenim gören yabancı uyruklu öğrencilerle
alan araştırması yapılmıştır.   Araştırma neticesinde, yabancıların havayolu tercihinde
etkili olan en önemli özelliğin “güvenlik” olduğu bulgusuna ulaşılmıştır.
Comparison of different ovulation protocols in patients undergoing controlled ovulation hyperstimulation with intra uterine insemination
Authors: Kurian Shirly , Battina Sarat
Published: July 2018

Background: For many couples’ advent of a baby is the most beautiful gift of life. Involuntary childlessness by itself does not threaten physical health but can have a strong impact on the psychological and social wellbeing of couples. The aim of the present investigation was comparison of different ovulation protocols in patients undergoing controlled ovulation hyperstimulation with Intra uterine insemination.Methods: A Prospective observational study was conducted in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology. 200 couples who underwent 541 cycles with controlled ovarian hyperstimulation. Variables selected for analysis were female age, menstrual history, duration of infertility, number of cycles, number dominant follicle diameter, endometrial thickness.Results: Maximum patients underwent ovulation induction with clomiphene citrate (202/541) and then with letrozole (202/541).Conclusions: Nowadays when the costs of health care are limited, intrauterine insemination can hold its place as a low-cost method of infertility treatment. Conclusively with careful selection of subjects, appropriate controlled ovarian stimulation and intra uterine insemination, good pregnancy rates with low multiple pregnancy rates can be achieved.
Contribuições para uma história social do jongo em São Luiz do Paraitinga (1916-1992) * Contributions for a social history of “jongo” in São Luiz do Paraitinga – Brazil (1916-1992)
Authors: Mattos Ricardo Mendes
Published: July 2018

Apresenta-se um esboço da história social do jongo no município de São Luiz do Paraitinga, a partir de registros escritos por cronistas, folcloristas e etnomusicólogos, entre os anos de 1916 e 1992. No tempo de cativeiro, o jongo foi espaço de resistência política da comunidade cativa, assim como no pós-abolição serviu como canal de comunicação do cidadão afrodescendente na sociedade republicana nascente. Após a abolição, o jongo contribui para a formação da cultura caipira, incorporando diversas contradições da modernidade. A partir de meados do século XX, o jongo passa por processo de valorização como tradição (“folclorização”), embora tenha inserção controversa no mercado turístico que se prolifera na cidade no mesmo instante em que as rodas de jongo deixam de existir.
Cultura popular, um conceito em construção: da tradição dos românticos e folcloristas à emergência política dos estudos culturais * Popular culture, a concept in construction: from the tradition of romantics and folklorists to the political emergence of cultural studies
Authors: Franklin Ruben Maciel , Aguiar Antonio Sérgio Pontes
Published: July 2018

O que é a cultura popular? Os autores partem dessa pergunta para explorar a formação do conceito de cultura como um problema analítico, político e social. Utilizando-se de uma discussão sociológica e histórica sobre a invenção da “cultura popular” no decorrer do século XIX, os autores percorrem os sentidos que esta foi adquirindo pela leitura dos folcloristas, como um meio de resguardar hábitos e costumes que diferiam da cultura erudita. Depois disso, explora-se o ambiente da Inglaterra do Pós-Segunda Guerra, intervindo em como o conceito de cultura popular foi sendo rearticulado de modo a percorrer a identidade das classes trabalhadoras e mesmo propor o advento de uma nova disciplina: os Estudos Culturais.
Representações das mulheres e do feminino na obra literária Madame Colette * Representations of women and the female in the literary work Madame Colette
Authors: Santos Rosenilson Da Silva
Published: July 2018

O objetivo deste texto é analisar as representações das mulheres e do feminino na obra literária Madame Colette, publicada em 2013, por Caio Flávio Fernandes. As fontes selecionadas para o exercício foram: o livro, publicações na imprensa e em páginas virtuais de instituições culturais referentes à obra. A problematização foi desenvolvida, de modo geral, a partir de referencial constituído por trabalhos de autoras e autores desconstrucionistas e, de modo específico, a partir da operacionalização do conceito de representação, aqui entendido como conhecimento compartilhado socialmente para atribuir sentido a si, ao outro e ao mundo, tal como o definem Spink, Navarro-Swain e Jovchelovitch. Nossas conclusões são de que a obra, um romance histórico, representa e (re)atualiza imagens estereotipadas e negativas acerca das mulheres e do feminino, usando recursos específicos do gênero fictício e mesmo do argumento histórico.
Molecular dissection of genetic diversity in pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L) Millsp.] minicore collection
Authors: Muniswamy S. , Lokesha R. , Saxena Rachit , Fakrudin B , Patel Kishan , . Yamanura
Published: July 2018

The present investigation was carried out using 191genotypes as mini core collections of pigeonpea along with 5 check varieties to know the genetic diversity at molecular level. Significant variation was observed by the way of analysis of variance for nine characters viz., days to 50 % flowering, days to maturity, plant height, number of branches per plant, pod bearing length, number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, seed yield per plant and hundred seed weight. Molecular diversity using 18 polymorphic simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers divided genotypes into 15 clusters, of which ICP-11059 and AK-101 were solitary, indicating their distinctiveness among all genotypes. Similarly, BSMR-533, JKM-7, RVK-285, ICP-1126, ICP-348, ICP-6859 and ICP-7869 were found distinct among the genotypes. Geographical origin based diversity separated Indian and non Indian genotypes. The Un weighted Pair Group Method with Arithmetic mean (UPGMA) based dendrogram indicated distinctiveness of ICP-13633 and Bennur local, as they formed solitary cluster. The SSR marker CcM 602, as it could differentiate 4 genotypes at different base pair size can be used for identification and finger printing of genotypes.
Antibacterial activity of the seeds, roots and shoots of Lotus populations
Authors: Demirkol Gurkan
Published: July 2018

In this study the antibacterial activity of the ethanol, ethyl acetate and chloroform extracts from the seeds, roots and shoots of Lotus aegaeus, Lotus angustissimus, Lotus corniculatus, Lotus gebelia, Lotus palustris populations grown naturally in Turkey were investigated by using the disc diffusion and agar dilution method, against main plant pathogenic bacteria (Clavibacter michiganensis, Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Erwinia caratovora, Pseudomonas phaseolicola). According to results, the shoot ethyl acetate extract of L. aegaeus and shoot extracts of L. corniculatus against C. michiganensis and shoot extracts of all solvents of L. angustissimus against P. phaseolicola showed high antibacterial activity. This is the first report of antibacterial activity of the Lotus species against plant pathogens. In the study these stated effective extracts showed higher antibacterial effects by comparison with used chemical preservatives against sensitive bacteria. This study offers that active compounds present in Lotus species could play a big role in naturally plant preservation against plant diseases.
PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN TUTOR PAUD DALAM MENGGALI PERILAKU KERJASAMA ANAK USIA DINI MELALUI GERAK DAN LAGU
Authors: Widayati Tri
Published: July 2018

Appropriate instructional media facilitates the teacher in improving the quality of teaching-learning process and the studentsâ€™learning achievment. This research aimed at developing learning media for the tutor of early childhood education to assist him/her to stimulate, develop, and evaluate cooperative behavior of the early age children through movements and songs. The procedures of media development covered need analysis, media development , evaluation and final product in the form of interactive CD. The result of this media development research indicates that the media of interactive CD produced can assist the tutor to stimulate and evaluate the cooperative behavior of early age children through movements and songs. The research findings also give some recommendations for further study.
BENTUK PERMAINAN YANG MEMOTIVASI ANAK LEPAS DARI ORANG TUA/PENGASUH DI KELOMPOK BERMAIN
Authors: Hapsari Melati Indri , Martono Heri
Published: July 2018

Teacherâ€™s creativity in identifying and determining kinds of games appropriate to meet their childrenâ€™s needs is required to enable him/her to motivate them to be free from their parents or nurses. How to get the children free from their parents or nurses and to get them into the activitives in the playgroup become a problem for the teacher. This research assumed that this problem could be solved by selecting approprate games for the children. The purposes of this research were to identify the kinds of games and discover the appropriate ones to keep the children free from their parents. Exploring the facts in three play groups (Tunas Bangsa, BBC Kidâ€™s Center, and Anak Cerdas) in Semarang, the research discovered a number of games and the appropriate ones to motivate the children to join the activities in the play group. Based on the analysis, the research gave the teachers some recommendations in using the selected games.
Pengembangan Produk Souvenir Sabun Padat Menggunakan Minyak Goreng Sawit pada Ibu PKK Kelurahan Rawamangun Jakarta Timur
Authors: Suherman Suherman , Haro Andrian , Dalimunthe Sholatia
Published: July 2018

Nowadays, solid and transparent soap is often used as a display of wedding souvenirs, air freshener, and handicrafts. With the presence of a solid and transparent soap in very unique display and interesting this can make the soap is sold at a relatively more expensive price in the market. Regarding with the development of solid soap products that can produce several good benefits, this activity needs to be trained, developed and empowered to the parties who have the potential to produce these products. One of the parties that has the potential to be trained is the housewives in the PKK group (Family Welfare Empowerment) at Rawamangun, East Jakarta. This community service activity is done by using lecture and simulation/demonstration method through innovative product development of souvenir soap by using palm cooking oil. The results of the training show the enthusiasm and willingness of the participants to be able to perform individually in the manufacture of solid soap souvenir products and they can produce in large quantities. With this training, the housewives can practice themselves at home and be motivated to open business opportunities through these product so it can be feasible for sale in the market
Workshop Teknik Menganalisis Butir Soal dalam Meningkatkan Kompetensi Guru di SMK Cileungsi Bogor
Authors: Sumiati Ati , Widiastuti Umi , Suhud Usep
Published: July 2018

Activities of devotion to the public were all intended to help the level of a unit of education and in the teacher raising the standard of living incompetence is the need of evaluation hands-on learning uses the technique that analysis an easy one and pleasing. Universitas Negeri Jakarta, as educators who took on the task of Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi. One of which is the third Darma, devotion to the public. The Implemented of it, educators and Faculty of Economicsâ€™ family member UNJ have done education for the public through the development of competence to Vocational High Schoolâ€™s teacher. Workshop technique analyzes details of the problem within increase competence of vocational teacher in evaluation learning accordance 2013 curriculum in VHS Cileungsi, Bogor, be held on Saturday, May 13th, 2197 in multi-function room VHS Amal Mulia Kab. Bogor that attend by all of the teachers. The workshop helps teachers in the evaluation of a test that used. The training is expected that could add more teacherâ€™s knowledge about technique analyze details of the problem either qualitative or quantitative and could design question accordance with the achievement of competence effectively. In future, be expected will be model of technique analyze details of the problem for teacher either manual or electronic.
Development of a Set of Primers for Drug-Resistance Genes Detection in the Agents of Dangerous Bacterial Infections as Exemplified by Yersinia pestis, Vibrio cholerae, Escherichia coli Strains
Authors: Nikiforov K. A. , Anisimova L. V. , Odinokov G. N. , Fadeeva A. V. , Novichkova L. A. , Eroshenko G. A. , Kutyrev V. V.
Published: July 2018

A set of primers for detection of genes encoding resistance to streptomycin ( strA, strB ), tetracyclin ( tetA, tetR ), chloramphenicol ( catА ), kanamycin ( npt , aphA ), vankomycin ( sanA ), polymyxin ( pmrD ) has been developed with the aim of rapid and effective detection of drug-resistant strains of dangerous bacterial infections agents. Efficacy of constructed primers has been confirmed against a panel of 40 Yersinia pestis, 49 Vibrio cholerae, and 2 Escherichia coli strains from the State collection of pathogenic bacteria of the RAPI “Microbe”. Drug-resistance genes ntp and catA have been detected in plague agent strains , strA, strB , npt , aphA , tetA and tetR - in cholera agent; strA , tetR , ntp and aphA - in pathogenic strain E. coli О157:H7. Determined is universal character of the designed primers for drug-resistance genes detection in these pathogenic bacteria species.
Snapping at the Lateral Aspect of the Elbow
Authors: Feller Ross J. , Gil Joseph A. , DaSilva Manuel
Published: July 2018

Case:

A 59-year-old man presented with snapping at the lateral aspect of the elbow and associated pain. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated extensor tendinopathy and thickening of the radial collateral ligament. Ultrasonography showed entrapment of a synovial fold in the radiohumeral joint. Initial arthroscopic debridement did not alleviate the snapping. Three months later, the patient underwent open excision of a thickened and partially torn annular ligament; subsequently, all of the symptoms resolved.

Conclusion:

Snapping elbow is a phenomenon that often coincides with pain and limited function. Accurate diagnosis is critical because misdiagnosis has been demonstrated to have serious consequences, including the need for repeat surgery.
Chronic Carpometacarpal Dislocation of the Thumb
Authors: McCarley Matthew , Foreman Mark
Published: July 2018

Case:

We report a case of a chronic, irreducible carpometacarpal (CMC) dislocation of the thumb, which was managed with a trapeziometacarpal arthrodesis.

Conclusion:

This case demonstrates that arthrodesis is a suitable salvage procedure for chronic, irreducible CMC dislocations of the thumb.
Dorsal Radiocarpal Joint Fracture-Dislocation
Authors: Yang Paul R. , Patel Ankur D. , Esmail Adil N.
Published: July 2018

Case:

A 19-year-old right-hand-dominant man sustained a right dorsal radiocarpal dislocation. He presented with instability secondary to displacement of the volar ligamentous structures and an avulsed fragment of the distal aspect of the radius within the radiocarpal articulation. The patient was treated with open reduction and internal fixation, as well as a capsuloligamentous repair. At the 18-month follow-up, he had no pain and excellent functional recovery.

Conclusion:

Our experience emphasizes the importance of looking critically at the radiographs when there is an irreducible radiocarpal fracture-dislocation. A volar distal radial fragment and attached ligamentous structures can be the main blocks to closed reduction.