bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PERSPEKTIF IMPLEMENTASI TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT DALAM DUNIA PENDIDIKAN
Authors: Sudadio Sudadio
Published: February 2019

Tujuan utama datam kegiatan pengelolaan pendidikan adalah tercapainya. Tingkat Produktivitas Pendidikan (TPP) itu sendiri, sebab dengan tercapainya produktivitas pendidikan, maka implikasinya dapat mencakup dua hal pokok utama yaitu efektif dan efisien. Efektif proses pengelolaan pendidikan merupakan gambaran umum prestasi yang telah dicapai dalam kurun waktu tertentu, adapun indikator utama dalam mencapai prestasi (efektif) paling tidak mencakup dua hal pokok yaitu hasilnya berkualitas dengan cakupan yang relatif banyak; bahkan dalam dunia pendidikan selain berkualitas dan banyak produk pendidikanpun dituntut memiliki tingkat relevansi yang tinggi. Adapun yang dimaksud dengan efisien dalah suatu derajat pencapaian program dengan tingkat pengorbanan terutama dari segi biaya dan waktu relatif sedikit atau singkat; tidak halnya ini, akan tetapi produk yang dihasilkan dari suatu lembaga pendidikan: senantiasa dapat mendapatkan kepercayaan dari semua pihak pengguna jasa layanan pendidikan.
The use of out-of-date frozen food as a substrate for biogas in anaerobic methane fermentation
Authors: Pietrzyk Damian , Klepacz-Smółka Anna
Published: February 2019

The declining quantity of fossil fuels and the increasing demand for energy are two of the many problems that are affecting current times. This is why there is an increasing interest in and introduction of operations related to renewable sources of energy. One of many such possibilities is to conduct the biomass methane fermentation process and to obtain clean energy in the form of biogas. The aim of this research was to analyse
the biogas-generating potential (Biochemical Methane Potential) of out-of-date frozen products in the laboratory anaerobic fermentation process and the near-infrared method with appropriate Biochemical Methane Potential calibration. The results obtained showed that selected frozen products are an excellent material for use as substrates resulting in the production of high quality biogas. It gives the opportunity to continue research, mainly in terms of applications, e.g. for biogas plants, using other available products on the
market and the selection of their mixtures.
La articulación de conocimientos en la producción jurídica sobre riesgos controvertidos
Authors: Marichal María Eugenia , Berros María Valeria
Published: February 2019

Este artículo presenta algunas reflexiones sobre la articulación entre el conocimiento jurídico, el científico-experto y el conocimiento basado en la experiencia. Se combinan categorías de la teoría crítica del derecho, y de los estudios sociales de la ciencia para analizar dos dimensiones creadoras de Derecho: los procesos legislativos y las decisiones jurisprudenciales. En relación al primero, se analiza dicha articulación a partir del debate parlamentario en el contexto de discusión de la Ley N° 26.014/2005 (que aprobó el Acuerdo de Cooperación en los Usos Pacíficos de la Energía Nuclear Argentina-Australia). Con respecto al segundo, se analizan decisiones judiciales en materia de radiaciones no ionizantes provenientes de la instalación de antenas de telefonía celular y de plantas transformadoras de energía eléctrica. Este recorrido permite señalar la necesidad de instancias institucionales que canalicen una interacción más adecuada entre el conocimiento jurídico y otros ámbitos de generación de conocimiento sobre cuestiones controvertidas
The State of River Transportation after the Development of Land Transport in East Sumatera 1900-1942
Authors: Sumarno Edi , Karina Nina , Ginting Junita Setiana , Handoko Handoko
Published: February 2019

The ports’ sites on the river bank were closely related to the river, as the primary and easy means of transportation. Through rivers, the crops from upstream were brought to downstream to be traded and exported abroad, especially to Penang. On the other hand, it was also through the river that the goods were imported from downstream to upstream. In other words, with the absence of land transport, the rivers became very dominant. However, after the presence of plantations, the abundant crops required a more efficient and effective transportation, therefore, the development of land transport, for instance railroad and highway, were paramount. The construction of land transportation facilities certainly had an impact on river transportation. The impact was that river transportation was increasingly abandoned because it was ineffective and inefficient. However, there were several rivers that remained became the most important means of transportation.
Pengetahuan, Sikap dan Keterampilan Guru Sebagai Prevensi terhadap Kekerasan Seksual Pada Anak
Authors: Marwa Mentari
Published: February 2019

This paper aims to examine the provision of child protection training at the elementary school teachers as primary prevention of child sexual abuse to increase knowledge, attitudes and skills to convey information in Tulungagung, East Java. The research method using untreated control group design with pre-test and post-test. There are 21 elementary school teachers who are involved in the research. The instrument used was a questionnaire, observation. Test Mann Whitney U-test to test for differences in gain score the experimental group and the control group. The results showed no significant effect giving child protection programs against KSA by Guru to the increase of knowledge, attitudes, and skills of teachers as primary prevention of sexual assault at elementary school children in Tulungagung, East Java, as indicated by the results of Mann Whitney p value below a significant level 0,05 (p <0.05)
Sikap Over Proteksi Orang Tua Dan Kematangan Sosial Anak
Authors: Hasanah Uswatun
Published: February 2019

This study aims to find the relationship over protective attitude of parents with children early childhood social maturity. Over protection as independent variables and the dependent variable is the social maturity of the child. Subjects in the study were all students of early childhood education. totaling 40 children. Data were analyzed with statistical techniques Produc Moment. Analysis results obtained index value correlation r xy - 0.334; P = 0.033 (P <0.05), which means there is a significant negative relationship between Attitude Over Protection Parents with Children's Social Maturity. Data collection methods used in this study was a questionnaire to measure the scale of parenting Over protection used scale dikembangankan by the researchers themselves, Average to measure using the Children's Social Maturity The Vineland Social Maturity Scale. The conclusion is that there is a significant relationship between Parenting Over Child Social Protection at Maturity.
IN VITRO CALLUS INDUCTION IN PHARMACOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT HERB: ECLIPTA ALBA
Authors: DODAKE PUSHPLATA , PAL MALIKA
Published: February 2019

A competent protocol was developed for in vitro plant regeneration and multiplication through callus culture of Eclipta alba. Perfect medium for callus establishment through nodal tissue was observed in 2,4-D supplemented media. The callus formed was creamish yellow in colour, showed a growth period of three to four weeks. A moderate quality callus was obtained with different gradients of BAP supplemented medium. A white to creamy callus with rapid growth was observed in the medium supplemented with NAA. Callus was subjected for multiple shoot induction.
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF ORIBATID MITE FAUNA(ACARI: ORIBATIDA) IN THE FOREST FLOOR OF SATKOSIA BASIPALLY WILD LIFE SANCTUARY, ODISHA, INDIA
Authors: ACHARYA SHELLEY , DUTTA ADITI
Published: February 2019

The studies were mostly concentrated in Nine forest ranges of the WLS including the core areas. The soil of this region mostly is dry, red and with iron and silica content. Though the soil mites are prevalent in moist humid condition, we got a diversed population of 20 different species under 14 genera which is less than average probably due to the soil condition. Protoribates magnus is the dominant species in this study. The species with larger ranges were Scheloribates curvialatus.
BIOACCUMULATION AND METABOLIC EFFECTS OF ZINC ON MARINE ROCK OYSTER, CRASSOSTREA CATTUCKENSIS
Authors: SURYAWANSHI G. D.
Published: February 2019

The Indian rock oysters, Crassostrea cattuckensis (80-90 mm shell length) were exposed to sub lethal levels of zinc for 15 days and 30 days for metal accumulation and next 15 days for metal depuration. The oysters, which served as experimental control after 15 days showed high amount of lipid (mg/100 mg) in hepatopancreas ( 3.32) followed by gills (3.20), mantle (3.08), gonad (2.90), adductor muscle (2.78) and siphon (2.11). During 15 days metal exposed oysters to (0.65) and (0.94) ppm concentrations there was changes observed in different body parts when compared to experimental control. The decreased rate upon 15 days in (0.65 ppm) concentrations was in mantle (2.96), than gill (2.22), hepatopancreas (1.72), gonad (1.59), siphon (1.51) and adductor muscle (1.50). While in (0.94 ppm) the protein was decreased in adductor muscle (2.51), gonad (1.61), siphon (1.44), gill (1.42) and it increased in mantle (3.90) and hepatopancreas (3.34) when it was compared to experimental control. Whereas upon 30 days exposure the lipid content increased among body parts in both concentration except the gills (1.35), gonads (1.97) and hepatopancreas (1.66) in higher concentration when compared with experimental control. The lipid increased in (0.65 ppm) from gonad (2.29), hepatopancreas (2.25), adductor muscle (2.22), gills (2.20), mantle (2.14) and siphon (1.44). While in (0.94 ppm) lipid increase trend was from mantle (4.27), adductor muscle (2.46) and siphon (1.42) and decreased from gonad (1.97), hepatopancreas (1.66) and gills (1.35) when compared with 30 days experimental control. During detoxification process the lipid content was increased in both concentrations except gill (2.11) in low and adductor muscle (0.99), siphon (0.74) in high concentrations when compared with respective concentrations of 15 days exposed oysters. The increase rate in low concentration was from mantle (4.32) than from adductor muscles (4.12), gonad (3.60), hepatopancreas (2.46) and siphon (1.05). In high concentration it was more in hepatopancreas (4.93) than gonad (4.42), gills (4.08) and mantle (4.01).
A STUDY ON ICHTHYO-DIVERSITY OF MUNTJIBPUR POND OF ALLAHABAD (U.P.) INDIA
Authors: VERMA ASHOK KUMAR
Published: February 2019

An attempt was made to find the ichthyo-diversity of Muntjibpur pond of Allahabad. Systematic surveys were conducted during a period of one year. A total of 13 species of fishes belonging to 12 genera, 8 families and 5 orders were identified. Siluriformes order is represented by 5 genera and 5 species while Cypriniformes order by 4 genera and 5 species. Each of the orders Clupeiformes, Osteoglossiformes and Ophiocephaliformes is represented by single genus and single species.
AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR INHIBITOR FREE NUCLEIC ACIDS FROM POLYPHENOL RICH LEAVES OF MUSA SPP
Authors: KUMAR N.NANDHA , SUNDARAM K. SOURIANATHA , SUDHAKAR D. , KUMAR K.K.
Published: February 2019

Excessive presence of polysaccharides, polyphenol and secondary metabolites in banana plant affects the quality of DNA and it leads to difficult in isolating good quality of DNA. An optimized modified CTAB protocol for the isolation of high quality and quantity of DNA obtained from banana leaf tissues has been developed. In this protocol a slight increased salt (NaCl) concentration (2.0M) was used in the extraction buffer. Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and Octanol were used for the removal of polyphenols and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) inhibitors. Proteins like various enzymes were degraded by Proteinase K and removed by centrifugation from plant extract during the isolation process resulting in pure genomic DNA, ready to use in downstream applications including PCR, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), ligation, restriction and sequencing. This protocol yielded a high molecular weight DNA isolated from polyphenols rich leaves of Musa spp which was free from contamination and colour. The average yields of total DNA from leaf ranged from 917.4 to 1860.9 ng/ìL. This modified CTAB protocol reported here is less time consuming 4-5h, reproducible and can be used for a broad spectrum of plant species which have polyphenol and polysaccharide compounds.
IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF KVK ACTIVITIES ON INCOME ENHANCEMENT OF TRIBAL FARMERS
Authors: RAJAN PARVEZ , KHARE N.K. , SINGH S.R.K. , KHAN M.A.
Published: February 2019

The KVK has excelled in bringing the modern technologies at the farmers doorstep with the help of various instructional aides. The KVK today has sufficient resources to impart training, skills and knowledge for not only the farmers but also to the rural youth. The present study was undertaken to assess the income generation of beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of KVKs working in the tribal districts of Madhya Pradesh, India. The study was conducted with 300 tribal farmers randomly selected in 12 villages of Mandla, Dindori and Shahdol district, which were results showed that, tribal farmers were of comparatively middle age group, education up to high school, agriculture plus other as their occupation, medium annual income, medium landholdings, medium experience, high attitude towards technological demonstrations, high knowledge about KVK activities, high perception towards scientific agriculture, medium market orientation, high scientific orientation, high aspiration level, medium use of information sources and high training exposure. The income generation of tribal farmers was high.
Penentuan Kadar Malondialdehid (MDA ) pada Saliva Wanita Perokok Usia 26–35
Authors: Harliansyah Harliansyah , Rozaan Fadlurrahman Andrew
Published: February 2019

Rokok menyebabkan stres oksidatif pada lipid membran sel dan menghasilkan malondialdehid
(MDA). Kadar MDA merupakan parameter produk akhir dalam proses peroksidasi lipid, dan dapat digunakan sebagai indikator kecederaan membran sel. Penelitian ini bertujuan membandingkan kadar MDA pada saliva wanita perokok dan bukan perokok usia 26–35 tahun. Metode penelitian menggunakan deskriptif analitik cross sectional. Jumlah sampel ditentukan dengan Quota Sampling yaitu sebanyak 30 orang wanita usia 26–35 tahun yang terdiri dari 15 wanita perokok dan 15 wanita bukan perokok. Data dianalisa menggunakan IBM SPSS Statistic 21 for windows untuk melihat perbandingan kadar MDA antara perokok dan bukan perokok.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan kadar MDA saliva pada wanita bukan perokok didapatkan 0,233±0,126 µM, sedang pada wanita perokok adalah 0,475±0,302 µM dengan nilai p = 0,002 (p<0,05).
Municipal Solid Waste Treatment Using Plasma Gasification with the Potential Production of Synthesis Gas (Syngas)
Authors: Hartati Angela , Widiputri Diah Indriani , Dimyati Arbi
Published: February 2019

This research was conducted for the purpose to overcome Indonesia waste problem. The samples are classified into garden waste, paper waste, wood, food waste, and MSW with objective to identify which type of waste give out more syngas since there is waste separation in Indonesia. All samples were treated by plasma gasification without pre-treatment (drying). Arc plasma torch used in this experiment was made by National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN) and used Argon as the gas source. Then the torch was connected to self-designed gasification chamber and gas washing system before injected into a gas bas for composition analysis. Another objective is to identify factors that may affect the gasification efficiency and the experiment shows that moisture content is not really affecting the efficiency but the duration of the process. The mass reduction of each samples were recorded, then the gas produced from the gasification process were analyzed. The result shows that food has the highest mass percentage reduced and producing the highest amount of hydrogen amongst other samples. However, treating MSW also produce considerably high amount of hydrogen. In conclusion, MSW direct treatment (without separation) using plasma gasification is feasible since it still produces desirable quality of syngas.
Optimization of Pre-treatment Method in Shikimic Acid Extraction from Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME)
Authors: Montolalu Vimothy Daniel , Legowo Evita H. , Sutanto, Hery
Published: February 2019

The global pandemic spread of influenza like bird flu and swine flu are forcing abigger production of anti-influenza drug called Oseltamivir phosphate. The drug is made by synthesizing a compound named shikimic acid. Although the demand of the drug increases, the source of shikimic acid material is limited. Meanwhile, palm oil mill effluent (POME), a waste generated from palm oil industry is provenly rich in phytonutrients. This research aims to improve the shikimic extraction process from palm oil mill effluent by pre-treating the POME. Three pre-treatments were done on the POME which are solvent-extraction method, sedimentation method, and combination of solvent-extraction and sedimentation method. Sedimentation used the centrifugal principle and solvent-extraction used n-hexane as the solvent. Extraction of shikimic acid from pre-treated POME was done using ethyl acetate as the solvent. Detection of shikimic acid was done using TLC method and FT-IR instrument, while HPLC was used to measure the amount of shikimic acid extracted. Yield of shikimic acid obtained after solvent-extraction pre-treatment (0.0795%) was better than the sedimentation pre-treatment (0.015%). Also, the solvent-extraction pre-treatment was more efficient (87.51%) than sedimentation pre-treatment (68.15%) in removing oil and grease. However, the best result was produced from the combination of both pre-treatments.
Comparison of Hand Gesture Classification from Surface Electromyography Signal between Artificial Neural Network and Principal Component Analysis
Authors: Lim Feraldo , Budiarto Eka , Rusyadi Rusman
Published: February 2019

The goal of this research is to detect Surface Electromyography (SEMG) signal froma person’s arm using Myo Armband and classify his / her performed finger ges-tures based onthe corresponding signal. Artificial Neural Network (based on the machine learning approach)and Principal Component Analysis (based on the feature extraction approach) with and withoutFast Fourier Transform (FFT) were selected as the methods utilized in this research. Analysisresults show that ANN has achieved 62.14% gesture classifying accuracy, while PCA withoutFFT has achieved 30.43% and PCA without FFT has achieved 48.15% accuracy. The threeclassifiers are tested using SEMG data from a set of six recorded custom gestures. Thecomparison results show that the ANN classifier shows higher classifying accuracy and morerobust rather than the PCA classifier’s classi-fying accuracy. Therefore, ANN classifier is moresuited to be implemented in classifying SEMG signals as hand gestures.
Study on Cuff-Less Blood Pressure Measurement Based on Electrocardiography and Photoplethysmography Signal
Authors: Oktabriani Putri Indes , Ughi Fuad , Iskandar Aulia Arif
Published: February 2019

The continuous blood pressure measurement research is widely known for helpingthe development of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring where it measures blood pressureevery 15 to 30 minutes throughout the day. The cuff is a problem for the patient withAmbulatory Blood Pressure Monitor. It can make a person feel uncomfortable and must staystill when the cuff starts to inflate. It is limiting and disturbing their daily activity when thedevice is starting to measure the blood pressure. Blood pressure measurement without cuff isbeing proposed in this research, called cuff-less blood pressure measurement. It will be based onPhotoplethysmography (PPG) and Electrocardiography (ECG) signal analysis. ECG (Lead 1,Lead 2, and Lead 3) with PPG signal produced from index finger on the left hand are comparedand analyzed. Then the relation of PPG and ECG signal and the optimum location for daily usecan be obtained. The optimum location will be based on the electrode’s position that producedthe optimum ECG lead Signal to measure blood pressure. Based on the result, PPG and ECGsignal have a linear relation with Blood Pressure Measurement and Lead 1 is more stable inproducing the ECG signal. The equation from Lead 1 appeared as one of the optimum equationsfor measuring Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) or Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP).
Detecting Network Anomalies In ISP Network Using DNS And NetFlow
Authors: Tedja Andreas , Lim Charles , Ipung Heru Purnomo
Published: February 2019

The Internet has become the biggest medium for people to communicate with otherpeople all around the world. However, the Internet is also home to hackers with maliciouspurposes. This poses a problem for Internet Service Providers (ISP) and its user, since it ispossible that their network is compromised and damages may be done. There are many types ofmalware that currently exist on the Internet. One of the growing type of malware is botnet.Botnet can infect a system and make it a zombie machine capable of doing distributed attacksunder the command of the botmaster. In order to make detection of botnet more difficult,botmasters often deploy fast flux. Fast flux will shuffle IP address of the domain of themalicious server, making tracking and detection much more difficult. However, there are stillnumerous ways to detect fast flux, one of them is by analysing DNS data. Domain Name System(DNS) is a crucial part of the Internet. DNS works by translating IP address to its associateddomain name. DNS are often being exploited by hackers to do its malicious activities. One ofthem is to deploy fast flux.Because the characteristics of fast flux is significantly different thannormal Internet traffic characteristics, it is possible to detect fast flux from normal Internettraffic from its DNS information. However, while detecting fast flux services, one must becautious since there are a few Internet services which have almost similar characteristics as fastflux service. This research manages to detect the existence of fast flux services in an ISPnetwork. The result is that fast flux mostly still has the same characteristics as found on previousresearches. However, current fast flux trend is to use cloud hosting services. The reason behindthis is that cloud hosting services tend to have better performance than typical zombie machine.Aside from this, it seems like there has been no specific measures taken by the hosting service toprevent this, making cloud hosting service the perfect medum for hosting botnet and fast fluxservices.
Implementation of Distance-Measuring System Using Ultrasonic to be used in an Autonomous Human-Following Luggage Robot
Authors: Sinaga Erikson F. , Mulya Suryanto Wangsa , Budiarto Eka
Published: February 2019

In this research, ultrasonic sensors are implemented to measure distances for anautonomous human-following luggage robot. The system consists of the luggage robot and thewireless transmitter device which is held by the person acting as a target. The robot is equippedwith two ultrasonic sensors mounted on the top of it, acting only as receivers, two DC motors todrive the robot, and an Arduino board acting as microcontroller. Meanwhile, the transmitterdevice has one ultrasonic sensor. The luggage robot is designed to follow the person byfollowing the signals sent by the transmitter device. In order to determine the direction of thetarget, a microcontroller is used to measure time difference of the signals received by thereceivers mounted on the top of the luggage. A program is developed to compute the directionand distance to where the robot should move according to the transmitter device. Themicrocontroller then controls the motors through the H Bridge to make speed adjustment onboth motors according to the direction of movement.
Business Model Canvas Analysis and Development for Herry Furniture
Authors: Rahayu Priskila C. , Hartono Natalia , Agustina Chrisda
Published: February 2019

Investable, revolution industry 4.0 that is based on integration of the online world, has an impact on all business sectors. It also felt by Herry Furniture, which is still sells office furniture conventionally. The company needs to improve its service and business models inorder to stay competitive. The company needs to improve connectivity interaction and communication with customers. For that we have done the analyze and develop The company’sbusiness model canvas. To find the appropriate strategy, it will be developed by using SWOT analysis that analyze current business model canvas. The strategy obtained is using website as media for sales. This is supported by doing feasibility study (using TELOS) that value 8.4. After that, there is an analysis of business development’s success by using balance scorecard method. It is said that the strategy effectively allows to improve the measurements of each choice in business model canvas to meet organization’s goal. The sales also increased up to average 12.8% each month compared to sales using website and store. This strategy is then applied tocompany’s business model canvas which resulting development on its three pillars which are key partners, key activities, and channels.
A Wandering Ship in Utopian Space: ‘Carte blanche’ by Sylvie Lainé
Authors: Dolidon Annabelle
Published: February 2019

This article shows how the French science-fiction short story ‘Carte blanche’ interrogates individual freedom in the utopian community of a spaceship wandering through space. Although the community chose to secede from Earth to live on this ship according to the motto ‘Le changement, c'est la vie’, it questions how individuals can partake of a social ideal that promotes change but prohibits any amending of the underlining system and argues that characters in the story have deliberately embraced a social order that limits their autonomy and rejects history in order to enjoy, in return, the illusion of eternal youth.
French Rap Genres and Language: An Analysis of the Impact of Genres on Non-Standard Language Use
Authors: Verbeke Martin
Published: February 2019

This article looks at how three French rap genres (poetic/jazz, ego trip and knowledge) affect the use of non-standard language. This research is based on quantitative and qualitative analyses of a corpus of selected francophone rap tracks. The qualitative analysis focuses on extracts from semi-structured interviews with francophone rappers and on the depiction of themes and rappers' performance in lyrics and videos. This article concludes that the genre of the tracks is a strong determinant of NSL use. Whether a track belongs to ego trip proves to be crucial, as this genre is much more likely to contain high quantities of NSL. Furthermore, the depiction of themes in ego trip tracks can also be considered as a strong determinant of NSL use. Indeed, their tracks often contain adversarial themes and narratives to criticize the competitors and youth slang to appeal to specific audiences.
Lacan contra the Surrealists
Authors: Greenshields Will
Published: February 2019

Evidence of the Surrealists' influence on the work of Jacques Lacan is not in short supply. His Ecrits and seminars of the 1940s to mid-1960s teem with direct and indirect references to the Surrealists and the case for recognising the latter's influence has been persuasively made by a number of critics. It is not our aim to again review or ague against this link. We shall instead examine several hitherto overlooked statements made by Lacan in 1970s on the subject of Surrealism in which he emphatically disavowed the existence of intellectual sympathies. Why was the Lacan of the 1970s so wary of the conjunction between psychoanalysis and Surrealism? In answering this question we shall concentrate on Lacan's objections to the principles behind two of the Surrealists' most important literary concepts: automatic writing and amour fou.
L'Écrit et l'image: la question de l'énonciation et de la narrativité dans la peinture de Robert Combas
Authors: Zhao Jia
Published: February 2019

Nous étudions dans le présent article la manière dont l’énonciation écrite vient se superposer sur l’énonciation peinte en la stratifiant, la modifiant et en en rompant l'unité. Nous prenons comme exemples quelques tableaux du peintre français Robert Combas, figure de proue de la « Figuration libre » dans les années 80 laquelle revalorise la narrativité dans la peinture. Combas recourt largement à l’écrit dans sa création picturale. L’écrit introduit un autre plan énonciatif, une autre voix, un autre monde, qui, pris à part, constitue une entité autonome, et mis en parallèle avec l'image, crée une sorte de polyphonie non sans affrontement avec celle-ci. Nous analysons les écrits dans les tableaux de Combas et les « paratextes » qui accompagnent ces derniers en nous interrogeant sur le rapport entre l’écrit et l'image dans la constitution des plans énonciatifs de l’œuvre.
Influence of Media Heat Sterilization Process on Growth Performance of Representative Strains of the Genus Lactobacillus
Authors: Senz Martin , Keil Claudia , Schmacht Maximilian , Palinski Sophie , Cämmerer Bettina , Hageböck Martin
Published: February 2019

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are widely applied microorganisms in food, feed, and beverage applications, where they can provide essential functionality for product modification, increase product shelf life, or act as beneficial organisms after consumption. Among these, strains of the genus Lactobacillus are often used as starters, probiotics, or biopreservatives. For all these types of bacterial preparations, a transportable shelf-stable form of concentrated bacteria, preserving their intrinsic properties, is essential for commercial distribution. Former studies revealed a relationship between the culture medium, cellular morphology, and the robustness of Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM (name derived from North Carolina Food Microbiology) cultures. Due to these insights, a multitude of Lactobacillus strains representative of the genus were screened regarding their sensitivity to thermal medium pretreatment possibly accompanied by the alteration of their chemical composition, such as the formation of Maillard reaction products (MRPs). This study reveals a quite diverse and different growth behavior of those strains in the form of altered or non-altered cell concentrations and the size distributions of the populations, whereby five strains of the L. delbrueckii group in particular showed increased cell concentrations combined with decreased mean cell volumes. The results are of both scientific and industrial relevance, as they highlight the necessity to consider and understand the effects of media sterilization for the applied production strain.
Widening of the electroactivity potential range by composite formation – capacitive properties of TiO2/BiVO4/PEDOT:PSS electrodes in contact with an aqueous electrolyte
Authors: Trzciński Konrad , Szkoda Mariusz , Nowak Andrzej P , Łapiński Marcin , Lisowska-Oleksiak Anna
Published: February 2019

Composites based on the titania nanotubes were tested in aqueous electrolyte as a potential electrode material for energy storage devices. The nanotubular morphology of TiO2was obtained by Ti anodization. TiO2nanotubes were covered by a thin layer of bismuth vanadate using pulsed laser deposition. The formation of the TiO2/BiVO4junction leads to enhancement of pseudocapacitance in the cathodic potential range. The third component, the conjugated polymer PEDOT:PSS, was electrodeposited from an electrolyte containing the monomer EDOT and NaPSS as a source of counter ions. Each stage of modification and deposition affected the overall capacitance and allowed for an expansion of the potential range of electroactivity. Multiple charge/discharge cycles were performed to characterize the electrochemical stability of the inorganic–organic hybrid electrode. Capacitance values higher than 10 mF·cm−2were maintained even after 10000 galvanostatic cycles (ic= ia= 0.5 mA·cm−2).
Economic Burden among Commercially Insured Patients with Systemic Sclerosis in the United States
Authors: Zhou Zhou , Fan Yanni , Tang Wenxi , Liu Xinyue , Thomason Darren , Zhou Zheng-Yi , Macaulay Dendy , Fischer Aryeh
Published: February 2019

Objective.

To quantify healthcare resource utilization (HRU), work loss, and annual direct and indirect healthcare costs among patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) compared to matched controls in the United States.

Methods.

Data were obtained from a large US commercial claims database. Patients were ≥ 18 years old at the index date (first SSc diagnosis) and had ≥ 1 SSc diagnosis in the inpatient (IP) or emergency room (ER) setting, or ≥ 2 SSc diagnoses on 2 different dates in the outpatient (OP) setting between January 1, 2005, and March 31, 2015; continuous enrollment was required during the followup period (12 months after the index date). Individuals with no SSc diagnoses were matched 1:1 to patients with SSc. Wilcoxon signed-rank and McNemar tests were used for comparisons and regressions with generalized estimating equations for adjusted OR (aOR) and incidence rate ratios (IRR) between 2 cohorts.

Results.

There were 2192 pairs of patients with SSc and matched controls included (mean age 57.6 yrs; 84.3% female); of these, 233 were eligible for work loss/indirect cost analyses. Compared to matched controls, patients with SSc had significantly higher HRU and costs during the 1-year followup period, IP admissions (adjusted IRR = 2.4), IP hospitalization days (adjusted IRR = 3.1), ER visits (adjusted IRR = 2.0), OP visits (adjusted IRR = 2.3), and days of work loss (adjusted IRR = 2.6). The adjusted difference in annual direct and indirect costs was US$12,820 and $3103, respectively (all p < 0.0001).

Conclusion.

Patients with SSc had a high direct and indirect economic burden postdiagnosis.
A New Suggested Strategy for Safe Injection of Ozurdex
Authors: Krambeer Chelsey J. , Wannamaker Kendall W. , Tie Wayne , Bahadorani Sepehr , Singer Julia , Conston Stan , Singer Michael A.
Published: February 2019

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:

Ozurdex intravitreal injection is performed via a patented injection device. However, there is a common misconception among ophthalmologists regarding the relation between the speed of applicator button depression and the speed of pellet injection.

PATIENTS AND METHODS:

Six dexamethasone intravitreal implants were injected into a calibrated ex vivo water bath. Three of the pellets were injected via rapid compression, whereas the other three implants were injected using a 3-second compression technique. The procedures were recorded using high-speed photography followed by calculation of pellet velocity and impact force.

RESULTS:

The mean impact velocity and force of the pellet insertion is significantly higher in the fast injection group compared to the slow injection group.

CONCLUSIONS:

By depressing the Ozurdex implant injector during a 3-second time interval, the impact force of the implant pellet is reduced by about 95%. This new technique will theoretically reduce the risk of retinal injury and vitreous hemorrhage from Ozurdex injections.

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Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina.
2019;50:e23–e25.]
Macular Hole Complicating Familial Exudative Vitreoretinopathy Due to
LRP5
Mutation in an Adolescent
Authors: Munier Francis L. , Daruich Alejandra
Published: February 2019

A 17-year-old boy, previously diagnosed with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) due to
LRP5
mutation, complained of left eye decreased vision. Serial imaging by optical coherence tomography showed vitreomacular traction that progressed to lamellar macular hole (MH), and further evolved to full-thickness MH 3 weeks later. Visual acuity (VA) was 20/200. Pars plana vitrectomy with encircling buckle, internal limiting membrane peeling, and gas tamponade were performed. Three months postoperatively, VA had increased to 20/25 and the MH remained closed. This case illustrates how vitreomacular interface disorders may complicate FEVR, as exemplified for the first time in a case with
LRP5
mutation.

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Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina.
2019;50:e49–e51.]
Epigrafía y propaganda almohades
Authors: Martínez Núñez María Antonia
Published: February 2019

En el presente artículo se analizan las características de la epigrafía oficial almohade de Marruecos, en tanto que elemento de gran importancia dentro del sistema propagandístico diseñado por la dinastía mu’miní. El estudio se centra en los rasgos caligráficos y en el contenido textual de las inscripciones oficiales, así como en la difusión y la influencia de los mismos en la epigrafía del Magreb y de al-Andalus desde finales del siglo XII.
Administrative tradition and civil jurisdiction of the Cordobán ṣāḥib al-aḥkām (II)
Authors: Müller Christian
Published: February 2019

Using court cases from Ibn Sahl’s judicial decisions collection al-Aḥkām al-Kubrà as well as data from biographical and historical sources, the present article examines both history and jurisdiction of the «police and market inspector» {ṣāḥib al-šurṭa wa-l-sūq) in Cordoba. During the taifa period, this Umayyad expression gave way to the «inspector of judgements» {sāḥib al-aḥkām). Through a wide range of more than twenty cases between the years 456/1064 and 464/1072, it is demonstrated how this non-qāḍī judge adhered to procedural and substantive law as interpreted by Mālikī fiqh.
Les ṣāliḥāt du Ve au IXe siècle/XIe-XVe siècle dans la mémoire maghrébine de la sainteté à travers quatre documents hagiographiques
Authors: Amri Nelly
Published: February 2019

Cet article examine le degré de visibilité des ṣāliḥāt dans quatre documents hagiographiques du Maghreb médiéval ainsi que la manière de les nommer; il tente une réflexion sur les formes de l'expérience religieuse et les modalités de présence de ces saintes à la vie de la cité. La walāya feminine dans cet espace-temps de l'islam médiéval (ve-IXe/Xie-XVe siècle) est marquée du sceau de l'ambivalence, oscillant volontiers entre esseulement et compagnonnage, sédentarité et pérégrination, inqibāḍ (retenue) et inbisāṭ (ouverture) aux préoccupations et attentes des contemporains. Il suggère de voir dans ce soufisme non dépourvu d'originalité, agrée et reconnu, matière à nouvelle approche de la sainteté féminine en Islam.
La transformation des matières dures d’origine animale en Gaule romaine : ateliers urbains et artisans itinérants
Authors: Rodet-Belarbi Isabelle
Published: February 2019

Les fouilles effectuées à l’emplacement d’anciennes agglomérations gallo-romaines permettent d’enrichir au fur et à mesure l’inventaire des ateliers consacrés au travail de l’os et du bois de cervidé. Ces espaces sont, en effet, rarement répertoriés mais leur place, même discrète dans le paysage urbain, est bien attestée par les très nombreux déchets mis au jour en position secondaire dans les dépotoirs. Par ailleurs, la découverte de rejets de fabrication d’objets dans les villae pose la question de l’existence et du mode de fonctionnement des artisans occasionnels et/ou itinérants travaillant à la demande, de lieu en lieu, voire de ville en ville.
A new species of Contarinia Rondani (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) that induces flower galls on canola (Brassicaceae) in the Canadian prairies
Authors: Mori Boyd A. , Andreassen Lars , Heal James D. , Dupuis Julian R. , Soroka Juliana J. , Sinclair Bradley J.
Published: February 2019

A new species, Contarinia brassicola Sinclair (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), which induces flower galls on canola (Brassica napus Linnaeus and Brassica rapa Linnaeus (Brassicaceae)), is described from Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada. Larvae develop in the flowers of canola, which causes swelling and prevents opening, pod formation, and seed set. Mature larvae exit the galls, fall to the soil, and form cocoons. Depending on conditions, larvae will either pupate and eclose in the same calendar year or enter facultative diapause and emerge the following year. At least two generations of C. brassicola occur each year. Adults emerge from overwintering cocoons in the spring and lay eggs on developing canola flower buds. The galls produced by C. brassicola were previously attributed to the swede midge, Contarinia nasturtii (Kieffer) in Saskatchewan; here, we compare and list several characters to differentiate the two species.
The performance of debt and equity markets in Anglo American Plc and BHP Billiton Plc in the period 2006 to 2015 through the lens of Merton’s structural model
Authors: Sanderson Leon B.
Published: February 2019

This article applies the Merton structural model in evaluating the performance of the debt and equity markets in Anglo American Plc and BHP Billiton Plc in the period 2006 to 2015. We consider statistical and economic measures of the efficacy of the Merton model in explaining observed market behaviour. We find strong but unstable statistical support for the Merton model as a descriptor of market behaviour. We generated superior risk adjusted returns when applying the results of our analysis to an investment strategy. Market prices deviate from model behaviour; however, the relationship appears to be mean reverting which supports the investment thesis.
ESD Reviews: Thermodynamic optimality in Earth sciences. The missing constraints in modeling Earth system dynamics?
Authors: Westhoff Martijn , Kleidon Axel , Schymanski Stan , Dewals Benjamin , Nijsse Femke , Renner Maik , Dijkstra Henk , Ozawa Hisashi , Savenije Hubert , Dolman Han , Meesters Antoon , Zehe Erwin
Published: February 2019

Abstract. Thermodynamic optimality principles have been often used in Earth sciences to estimate model parameters or fluxes. Applications range from optimizing atmospheric meridional heat fluxes to sediment transport and from optimizing spatial flow patterns to dispersion coefficients for fresh and salt water mixing. However, it is not always clear what has to be optimized and how. In this paper we aimed to clarify terminology used in the literature and to infer how these principles have been used and when they give proper predictions of observed fluxes and states. We distinguish roughly four classes of applications: predictions using a flux-gradient feedback, predictions using a constant thermodynamic potential boundary conditions, predictions based on information theoretical approaches and comparative studies quantifying entropy production rates from observations at different sites. Here we mainly focus on the flux-gradient feedback, since it results in clear physical limits of energy conversion rates occurring in the Earth system and its subsystems. We show that within the flux-gradient feedback application, maximum entropy production is in many cases equivalent to maximum power and maximum energy dissipation. We advocate the maximum power principle above the more widely used maximum entropy production principle because entropy can be produced by all kinds of fluxes, but only optimized fluxes performing work coincided with observations. Furthermore, the maximum power principle links to the maximum amount of free energy that can be converted into another form of energy. This clearly separates the well defined physical conversion limit from the hypothesis that a system evolves to that limit of maximum power. Although attempts have been made to fundamentally explain why a system would evolve to such a maximum in power, there is still no consensus. Nevertheless, we think that when the maximum power approach is correctly and consistently used, the positive (or negative) results will speak for themselves. We end this review with some open research questions that may guide further research in this area.
Factors controlling pCO2 variability in the eastern Gulf of Cádiz (SW Iberian Península)
Authors: Jiménez-López Dolores , Sierra Ana , Ortega Teodora , Garrido Soledad , Hernández-Puyuelo Nerea , Sánchez-Leal Ricardo , Forja Jesús
Published: February 2019

Abstract. Spatiotemporal variations of the partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) were studied during 8 oceanographic cruises conducted between March 2014 and February 2016 in surface waters of the eastern shelf of the Gulf of Cádiz (SW Iberian Península) between the Guadalquivir River and Cape Trafalgar. pCO2 presented a range of variation between 320.6 and 513.6 µatm, with highest values during summer and autumn and lowest during spring and winter, showing a linear dependence between pCO2 and temperature. The distributions of pCO2 were not homogeneous. Spatially, there was a general decrease from coastal to off-shore stations associated with continental inputs and presented an increase in the zones deeper than 400 m due to the influence of the eastward branch of the Azores Current. On the other side, the study area acted as source of CO2 to the atmosphere during summer and autumn and as a sink in spring and winter, with a mean value for the study period of −0.18 ± 1.32 mmol m−2 d−1. In the Guadalquivir and Sancti Petri sections, the CO2 fluxes decreased towards offshore, whereas in the Trafalgar section increased due to the presence of an upwelling. These results highlighted the Gulf of Cádiz as a CO2 sink, with a capture capacity of 14.9 Gg year−1.
Paul Ricœur au fondement d’une éthique herméneutique et narrative, enracinée dans une ontologie de l’action
Authors: Thomasset Alain
Published: February 2019

Pour Paul Ricœur la préoccupation de l’agir humain est centrale dès l’origine et va s’approfondir tout au long de son œuvre, profitant du long détour des analyses herméneutiques et narratives. C’est le souci de trouver, sous la norme morale qui oblige, la dimension éthique du désir qui oriente et motive l’action qui met d’abord en œuvre une herméneutique des signes, symboles et textes où ce désir du sujet s’est déposé. Mais les récits deviennent essentiels pour décrire l’action de manière à ce que la responsabilité de son auteur puisse être évaluée à hauteur de son identité narrative. À cette responsabilité interprétée et instruite par le biais des récits de la culture, la mémoire et la promesse viennent rajouter la dimension des luttes de la reconnaissance et indiquent une ontologie de la condition historique au fondement de cette éthique. Une éthique qui reste ouverte à une dimension religieuse d’une bienveillance originaire.
À travers la vulnérabilité et l’effort. De la personne que nous deviendrons
Authors: Busacchi Vinicio
Published: February 2019

Tout en suivant une perspective ricœurienne, cet article se propose de montrer de quelle façon la dialectique de la vulnérabilité et de l’effort constituent le « moteur émancipateur » de la personne. L’auteur parte d’une confrontation entre la philosophie de l’homme de Emmanuel Lévinas et celle de Paul Ricœur, tout en approfondissant les différentes étapes afin de réinterpréter l’idée initiale que nous naissons en tant qu’individu, tandis que devenir une personne est un processus qui passe par une dialectique interrelationnelle et culturelle. Dans cette perspective, qui mieux que d’autres révèle une proximité significative entre Ricœur à Lévinas, l’idée d’identité en tant que parcours herméneutique d’émancipation révèle sa caractérisation de défi éthique. Défi éthique, d’une parte, entre la passivité/vulnérabilité et les pouvoirs subjectives, et, de l’autre, entre la capacité d’être accueilli par les autres et la volonté de progresser avec eux, à travers les défis de la reconnaissance mutuelle.