bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Learning about Student Research Practices through an Ethnographic Investigation: Insights into Contact with Librarians and Use of Library Space
Authors: Tewell Eamon , Mullins Kimberly , Tomlin Natalia , Dent Valeda
Published: January 2018

Abstract

Objective – Student research habits and expectations continue to change, complicating the design of library spaces and the provision of research support. This study’s intent was to explore undergraduate and graduate student research and study needs at a mid-sized university’s two campuses in the Northeastern United States, and to improve librarians’ understandings of these practices so that more appropriate services and spaces may be developed to support student learning.

Methods – The research project utilized a primarily qualitative design for data collection that spanned from fall 2012 to summer 2013, consisting of an online questionnaire, unobtrusive observations, and in-depth semi-structured interviews. Data collection commenced with a questionnaire consisting of 51 items, distributed through campus email to all students and receiving 1182 responses. Second, 32 hours of unobtrusive observations were carried out by librarians, who took ethnographic “field notes” in a variety of Library locations during different times and days of the week. The final method was in-depth interviews conducted with 30 undergraduate and graduate students. The qualitative data were analyzed through the application of a codebook consisting of 459 codes, developed by a data analysis team of 4 librarians.

Results – The results address topical areas of student interactions with librarians, contact preferences, and use of library space. Of the interviewees, 60% contacted a librarian at least once, with texting being the most popular method of contact (27%). In being contacted by the library, students preferred a range of methods and generally indicated interest in learning about library news and events through posters and signage. Participants were less interested in receiving library contact via social media, such as Facebook or Twitter. Regarding student use of and preference for library space, prominent themes were students creating their own spaces for individual study by moving furniture, leaving personal items unattended, the presence of unwanted noise, and a general preference for either working nearby other students in groups or in carrels to facilitate individual study.

Conclusions – Being aware of student research processes and preferences can result in the ability to design learning environments and research services that are more responsive to their needs. Ethnographic research methods, as part of an ongoing research process, are recommended as a means to better understand library user practices and expectations.
Refugee Youth Leverage Social, Physical, and Digital Information to Enact Information Literacy
Authors: Scott Rachel Elizabeth
Published: January 2018

A Review of:
Lloyd, A., & Wilkinson, J. (2017). Tapping into the information landscape: Refugee youth enactment of information literacy in everyday spaces. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0961000617709058

Abstract

Objective – To describe the ways in which refugee youth use everyday information to support their learning.

Design – Photo voice technique, a process by which the population under consideration is provided with cameras and asked to visually document an aspect of their experience.

Setting – Social agency in New South Wales, Australia

Subjects – Fifteen 16-25 year old refugees resettled from South Sudan or Afghanistan

Methods – Three workshops were conducted. In the first, participants learned how to use the cameras and the protocols for participation. Between the first and second workshops, participants took several photographs of places, sources and types of information that were personally meaningful. In the second workshop, participants were first split into small groups to share and discuss the five images that they selected as their most important information sources and later reconvened as a large group in which participants again shared and discussed their images. In the third and final workshop, the authors shared their findings and analysis with the participants and invited discussion. The authors analyzed both photos and group transcripts from the workshops using Charmaz’s constant comparative method.

Main Results – Refugee youth use digital, vernacular, meditational, and visual literacies in everyday settings in to order to understand and create their new information landscapes. Information literacy enactment is agile and responsive to context.

Conclusion – Engaging with digital, vernacular, and visual information in a variety of contexts is central to how young refugees (re)form their information landscapes.
An update on light-based technologies and fluorescent imaging in oral cancer detection
Authors: Gupta Pankaj ,   Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Kothiwal Dental College and Research Centre, Muradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Published: January 2018

Oral cancer is a potentially fatal disease that constitutes an important portion of tumors of head and neck region. More than 90% of oral cancers are oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC). Regardless of the fact that the oral cavity is easily accessible to the accumulation of carcinogens, most oral cancers are typically detected at an advanced stage leading to lower survival rate among subjects. Therefore, early detection of the oral cancer and its precursor lesions may be the most effective means to improve prognosis and treatment in most patients. One of the emerging technologies is the use of optical methods to capture the molecular changes at high-resolution to improve the detection capability of early stage disease. Optical diagnosis techniques when compared with traditional approaches such as vital staining, biopsy has many advantages such as objectivity, speed, and cost. Moreover, these incorporate particularly noninvasive methods of oral cancer detection. The present article highlights various optical methods and their role in oral cancer detection.
MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF STAB DAMAGE GENERATED BY THE BLADE OF A KNIFE WITH A BROKEN TIP
Authors: Semov I. V.
Published: January 2018

The problem of the study of stab injuries of the bone tissue is very essential in forensic medicine and today, however, the study of mappings of operational defects of the tip, which are inherently individualizing features of blades and knives on bone tissue no one did. The aim of our work was the establishment of characteristic morphological signs of bone injuries under the influence of operational defect of the tip of the blade of the knife.
DEFINITION “MENTAL DISORDER” IN CONTEXT OF SEVERITY OF BODIES INJURY CRITERIA
Authors: Klevno V. A. , Kononov R. V.
Published: January 2018

This article is about deals with evaluation of health injury’s severity in cases with mental disorders. Definiton «mental disorder» in context of criminal code and medical criteria of severity of bodies injuries. Main criteria of evaluation are temporary and permanent maladjustment.
MYASTHENIC SYNDROME
Authors: Volkova N. G. , Stolyarova L. Y. , Gavrichkov V. Y. , Plyukhin S. V. , Petrova T. M.
Published: January 2018

This article describes an occasion from expert practice of the department of dead bodies’ expert examinations and the department of complex expert examinations of the myasthenic syndrome that was lifelong unidentified because of the absence of distinct clinical symptoms.
REVIEW OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL GUIDE. V.A. KLEVNO, A.V. MAKSIMOV «EXPERT ERRORS IN THE FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF A CORPSE»
Authors: Khokhlov V. V.
Published: January 2018

In the review of PhD. V.V. Khokhlov on the book «Expert errors in the forensic medical examination of a corpse» (authors PhD. V.A. Klevno, PhD. A.V. Maksimov) there is a positive evaluation characteristic of the contents of the publication and recommendations to doctors - forensic medical experts to use scientifically practical manual in order to avoid mistakes in forensic medical examination of corpses and execution of forensic medical documents.
Editorial
Authors: Spina Rodrigo
Published: January 2018

Na labuta característica de periódicos científicos da área de artes, nós editores temos consciência de que muitas pesquisas importantes realizadas em programas de pós-graduação pelo país afora mereceriam e deveriam ser divulgadas com mais especificidade. Sabemos que experimentar o reconhecimento por um trabalho exaustivo, às vezes feito sem qualquer apoio financeiro, é vital para que um jovem pesquisador dê continuidade às suas investigações, que apenas se iniciam com a defesa de uma tese. Em função disso, a presente edição é um primeiro esforço que fazemos para iniciar uma ação contínua de mapeamento e difusão das pesquisas mais recentes empreendidas nos cursos de doutorado da área de Artes Cênicas.
O método BPI e sua estética: trilhas e veredas de um estudo em artes da cena
Authors: Rodrigues Graziela , Campos Flávio
Published: January 2018

Neste artigo serão apresentados fragmentos revisados e revisitados da tese de doutorado defendida em 2016 na Pós-Graduação em Artes Cena da UNICAMP. Trata-se de um estudo sobre o método BPI com objetivo de verificar e analisar a existência de uma especificidade estética dentro deste processo de formação e criação cênica. Todavia, para realizá-lo foi necessário percorrer algumas trilhas e experienciar seus percursos processuais.
O Dominó de Fragmentos das mulheres rodrigueanas: uma pesquisa de composição dramatúrgica
Authors: Nascimento Juliana Carvalho
Published: January 2018

O presente artigo apresenta o jogo cênico-dramatúrgico intitulado Dominó de Fragmentos. Elemento chave da pesquisa de doutorado Composições dramatúrgicas das mulheres na obra de Nelson: violência e feminicídio no teatro rodrigueano, o Dominó parte dos princípios da multiplicidade e da fragmentação, abarcando o universo dramático de Nelson Rodrigues e tecendo uma ponte entre esse universo e os dias atuais, através de noticiários de assassinatos de mulheres.
IDENTIDADE, PLANEJAMENTO E RESILIÊNCIA: UM ESTUDO SOBRE COMPROMETIMENTO DE CARREIRA EM ESTUDANTES DE GRADUAÇÃO EM ADMINISTRAÇÃO
Authors: Pichini Franciele Martins , Brito Lucas Charão , Porto Adriana , Obregon Sandra Leonara , Lopes Luis Felipe Dias
Published: January 2018

O presente estudo tem como objetivo analisar o comprometimento de carreira em graduandos de Administração que estão inseridos no mercado de trabalho. A metodologia utilizada é de caráter descritivo e quantitativa, a partir da aplicação de um instrumento de Carson e Bedeian (1994) em uma amostra de 50 estudantes de graduação. Os resultados evidenciaram que a maioria dos graduandos mostram-se comprometidos e identificados com o trabalho. Também é possível entender que não houve incompatibilidade entre as variáveis estudadas sendo assim um desafio para as organizações, uma vez que, o comprometimento de carreira conduz ao comportamento dos indivíduos no mercado de trabalho.
ESCOLHA E COMPROMETIMENTO DE CARREIRA: PERCEPÇÃO DE PROFISSIONAIS DAS GERAÇÕES X E Y
Authors: Da silva Ana paula De moura , Fabricio Adriane , Dias Lopes Luis Felipe , Rotili Liane Beatriz , Carneiro Linéia
Published: January 2018

Este artigo tem como objetivo identificar se há diferenças entre as gerações X e Y quanto aos motivos de escolha e comprometimento de carreira em profissionais dos setores do comércio e indústria de Ijuí/RS. Metodologicamente trata-se de uma pesquisa com abordagem qualitativa e quantitativa, de natureza descritiva e, quanto aos procedimentos técnicos, foram utilizados levantamento (survey) através da utilização de 2 instrumentos validados, amostra de 170 profissionais. Os resultados demonstram que, para esta amostra tanto os motivos de escolha de carreira quanto o comprometimento de carreira de ambas as gerações foram os mesmos, ou seja, foram considerados interesses, habilidades e vocação pessoal.
ESTRESSORES: UM ESTUDO COM DISCENTES DO CURSO DE DIREITO DE UMA FACULDADE PARTICULAR PARANAENSE
Authors: Machado Patrícia Inez da Silva , Del Mouro Neirisléia Francisconi , Laat Erivelton Fontana de , Kühl Marcos Roberto
Published: January 2018

Este estudo tem como objetivo identificar os fatores de estresse em estudantes do curso de Direito de uma faculdade paranaense. Trata-se de estudo descritivo e quantitativo. Utilizou-se o Instrumento para Avaliação de Estresse em Estudantes de Enfermagem de Costa e Polak (2009). A amostra de 82 participantes caracterizou-se por indivíduos do gênero feminino, na faixa etária dos 21 aos 25 anos, que além de estudar também realizam outras atividades.  Verificou-se que a média no domínio ambiente indicou o maior nível de estresse, bem como do desgaste percebido pelos discentes referente aos meios de transporte utilizados.
ONTOLOGICAL AND EXPERIENTIAL TRANSCENDENCE AND THE LOVE OF GOD
Authors: Wainwright William J.
Published: January 2018

Abstract: This paper examines two types of transcendence and their relation to love. Ontological transcendence is a feature of metaphysical traditions such as Plotinus’s or Shankara’s that sharply distinguish ultimate reality from the space-time world. Experential transcendence is a feature of cognitive experiences whose object (if any) is neither the space-time world as a whole or anything in it. Paul Tillich’s discussion of Being itself provides my primary example of the first and Walter Stace’s account of introvertive mysticism is my main example of the second. Both have difficulty accommodating the sort of love prized by Christians and other theists. I shall argue, however, that Jan Ruysbroeck and other members of the medieval Western affective Dionysian apophatic tradition succeeded in doing so.Resumo: O artigo examina dois tipos de transcendência e suas relações com o amor. A transcendência ontológica é uma característica das tradições metafísicas como a de Plotino ou de Shankara que distingue rigidamente a realidade suprema do mundo espaço-temporal. A transcendência experiencial é uma característica de experiências cognitivas cujo objeto (se há) não é o mundo espaço-temporal como um todo nem algo nele. A discussão de Paul Tillich sobre o Ser em si mesmo provê meu primeiro exemplo da primeira e a descrição de Walter Stace do misticismo introverso é meu exemplo da segunda. Ambos têm dificuldade de adaptar-se à espécie de amor valorizado pelos cristãos e outros teístas. Pretendo mostrar, contudo, que Jan Ruysbroeck e outros membros da tradição afetiva apofática do Ocidente medieval conseguiram fazer tal integração.
Coldspots and Hotspots of Agriculture in Nigeria; Any Hope for Youth and Women?
Authors: Abioye Oyewale Daniel , Ogunniyi Adebayo ,   Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Published: January 2018

Africa has 25 percent of the world’s arable land, yet it cannot boast of food sufficiency let alone tapping into food export opportunities. It is no longer news that the women folks in Africa are greatly marginalised and confronted by numerous challenges. Meanwhile, youth engagement in agriculture is presently seen as one of the ways to achieve zero hunger by 2030 as set by the sustainable development goals. Using critical review approach, this study aims to review past and present agriculture programs aimed at encouraging youth and women in agriculture. We found that access to land and weak land tenure system; high cost and unavailability of inputs, infrastructural deficit; poor access to information; inadequate extension service and poor pricing policy are the main constraints for the youth and women in Nigeria. However, opportunities such as employment, large market, vast arable land, increasing investment of government and private sector and value addition. The policy message from this study is straight: effort should be intensified and constructive approaches through polices that support pathways in which opportunities can be harnessed and constraints offed.
The semi-analytical method for damping of tubular transition layer damping structure
Authors: Zhang Wenjun , Sun Dagang , Yan Bijuan , Li Zhanlong , Liu Shizhong
Published: January 2018

To solve the limited vibration consumption of the traditional tubular damping structure (TTDS), the tubular transition layer damping structure (TTLDS) is proposed; Based on viscoelastic materials and theories of thin cylindrical shells, the governing equation, the first order matrix differential equation describing vibration of TTLDS under harmonic excitation, is derived by considering the interaction between all layers and the dissipation caused by the shear deformation for transition layer and damping layer. By using the extended homogeneous capacity precision integration method to solve the control equation, a semi-analytical method for studying the vibration and damping characteristics of TTLDS is given. By way of comparison, the correctness of the method provided in paper is verified. At last, the influence of thickness, material and location of transition layer on damping effect is analyzed. The results show that the change for the thickness or material of the transition layer can make the structural damping effect change greatly, while the change for location of the transition layer plays only a few roles on the structural damping effect.
Using artificial neural network for forward kinematic problem of under-constrained cable robots
Authors: Heidari Mohammad , Faritus Seyed Mohammad Reza , Shateyi Stanford
Published: January 2018

Cable-Driven Parallel Robot has many advantages. However, the problems of cable collision between each other and environment, the lack of proper structure and non-positive cable tension prevent the spread of them. In this work, a neural network (NN) model of under constrained cable robots is presented with external forces applied to the end-effector (EE) for computing the position of it. As in under-constrained robot’s kinematics and statics are innately coupled together, and they contemporaneously should be considered the forward kinematic problem of the robot change to an optimization problem. This approach does not require pre-knowledge of the uncertainties upper bounds and linear regression form of kinematic and dynamic models. Moreover, to ensure that all cables remain in tension, proposed control algorithm benefit the internal force concept in its structure. The main contribution of this paper has three goals. First, a method is used toward kinematic problem of the under constrained cable robot modeling using four bar linkage kinematic concept, which could be used in online control approaches for real-time purposes. Second, in order to track the position of end-effector, an online PD controller is designed by the three error criteria methods such as IAE, ISE and ITSE. Finally, as the third contribution, NN control approach is applied in order to validate the model. A model is created based on the robot’s geometry and dynamic to solve the forward kinematics problem. So, the forward kinematic problem is solved offline and used online. Moreover, an analysis of workspace is performed which discovers that the solution of the forward kinematic problem of the under-constrained cable robots is unique in this case. In addition, a modified local linear model tree algorithm for nonlinear system modelling are proposed. The results show the effectiveness of the proposed approach in modeling the under constrained cable robot.
Status ustrojowy klubów parlamentarnych
Authors: Ślemp Bartłomiej
Published: January 2018

Artykuł ma na celu przybliżenie formalnoprawnych oraz częściowo praktycznych aspektów funkcjonowania klubów parlamentarnych. Zawiera on analizę tej formy organizowania się posłów i senatorów. Autor przedstawia ideę tworzenia zrzeszeń parlamentarzystów sięgając aż do czasów międzywojnia. Opierając się o obecny stan prawny oraz orzecznictwo Trybunału Konstytucyjnego, analizuje rolę tychże zrzeszeń w polskim parlamencie. Porównuje również sformułowane przez doktrynę w tej materii poglądy, przedstawiając nowe spojrzenie na kwestię m.in. minimalnej liczebności członków klubu parlamentarnego czy obowiązek informacyjny władz nowopowstałego klubu wobec organów Sejmu. Opisuje także zjawisko dyscypliny klubowej na przykładzie dwóch regulaminów zrzeszeń.
Wsparcie gmin dla instalacji odnawialnych źródeł energii na przykładzie gminy Łomża
Authors: Sasinowski Mateusz
Published: January 2018

Głównym celem artykułu jest pokazanie mechanizmów wsparcia dla odnawialnych źródeł energii (OZE), jakimi dysponują jednostki samorządu terytorialnego na przykładzie gminy Łomża. W pierwszej części artykułu autor wskazuje prawne podstawy wspierania instalacji wytwarzających energię z odnawialnych źródeł, znajdujące się w aktach prawa krajowego i wspólnotowego. Oprócz tego zostały w nim opisane istotne z punktu odnawialnych źródeł energii konstrukcje jak klaster energii czy system generacji rozproszonej, kluczowe dla rozwoju odnawialnych źródeł energii. W drugiej części artykułu zawarto charakterystykę gminy Łomża pod kątem położenia, klimatu i panujących w niej warunków naturalnych; opisano również realizowane przez gminę plany i projekty a także inne mechanizmywsparcia, z których korzysta gmina Łomża.
Evaluation of the Effect of Light and Scanning Time Delay on The Image Quality of Intra Oral Photostimulable Phosphor Plates
Authors: Eskandarloo Amir , Yousefi Arman , Soheili Setareh , Ghazikhanloo Karim , Amini Payam , Mohammadpoor Haniyeh
Published: January 2018

Background:

Nowadays, digital radiography is widely used in dental practice. One of the most common types is Photo Stimulated Phosphor Plate (PSP).

Objective:

The aims of this experimental study were to evaluate the impacts of different combinations of storage conditions and varying delays in reading of digital images captured using PSPs.

Methods:

Standardized images of a step wedges were obtained using PSPs from the Digora digital systems. Plates were exposed and immediately scanned to produce the baseline gold standard. The plates were re-exposed and stored in four different storage conditions: white light, yellow light, natural light environment and dark room, then scanned after 10 and 30 minutes and 4 and 8 hours. Objective analysis was conducted by density measurements and the data were analyzed statistically using GEE test. Subjective analysis was performed by two oral and maxillofacial radiologists and the results were analyzed using McNemar’s test.

Results:

The results from GEE analysis show that in the natural light environment, the densities in 10 minutes did not differ from the baseline. The mean densities decreased significantly during the time in all environments. The mean densities in step 2 for the dark room environment decreased with a slighter slope in comparison to yellow environment significantly.

Conclusion:

PSP images showed significant decrease in the density in plates scanned for 10 minutes or longer after exposure which may not be detected clinically. The yellow light environment had a different impact on the quality of PSP images. The spatial resolution did not change significantly with time.
The Role of Correction in the Conservative Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Authors: Ng Shu-Yan , Nan Xiao-feng , Lee Sang-Gil , Tournavitis Nico
Published: January 2018

Introduction:

Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis-Specific Exercises (PSSE) and bracing have been found to be effective in the stabilization of curves in patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS). Yet, the difference among the many PSSEs and braces has not been studied. The present review attempts to investigate the role of curve correction in the outcome of treatment for PSSEs and braces.

Material and Methods:

A PubMed manual search has been conducted for studies on the role of correction in the effectiveness of PSSE and bracing. For the PSSEs, the key words used were “adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, correction, physiotherapy, physical therapy, exercise, and rehabilitation.” For bracing, the key words used were “adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, correction and brace”. Only papers that were published from 2001-2017 were included and reviewed, as there were very few relevant papers dating earlier than 2001.

Results:

The search found no studies on the role of correction on the effectiveness of different PSSEs. The effectiveness of different PSSEs might or might not be related to the magnitude of curve correction during the exercises. However, many studies showed a relationship between the magnitude of in-brace correction and the outcome of the brace treatment.

Discussion:

The role of correction on the effectiveness of PSSE has not been studied. In-brace correction, however, has been found to be associated with the outcome of brace treatment. An in-brace correction of < 10% was associated with an increased rate of failure of brace treatment, whereas an in-brace correction of >40-50% was associated with an increased rate of brace treatment success (i.e. stabilization or improvement of curves). Thus, in the treatment of AIS, patients should be advised to use highly corrective braces, in conjunction with PSSE since exercises have been found to help stabilize the curves during weaning of the brace. Presently, no specific PSSE can be recommended.

Conclusion:

Braces of high in-brace correction should be used in conjunction with PSSEs in the treatment of AIS. No specific PSSE can be recommended as comparison studies of the effectiveness of different PSSEs are not found at the time of this study.
New Treatment Strategy for a Delayed Skin Necrosis Related to a Calcaneal Fracture
Authors: Xarchas Konstantinos C. , Kyriakopoulos George , Vlachou Maria , Manta Katerina
Published: January 2018

In calcaneal avulsion fractures, skin necrosis as a result of pressure from the underlying fragment is a fairly common and serious complication. In spite of proper treatment, skin healing complication may occur. We report a calcaneal fracture case complicated by skin necrosis and managed with a novel treatment strategy including application of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC). This is the first application of combined PRP and VAC treatment in a calcaneal fracture complicated by skin necrosis and was accompanied with very favorable outcomes while avoiding other more complex treatment modalities.
Travel Cost: Not Always the Most Important Element of Social Exclusion
Authors: Pagliara Francesca , Pompeis Veronica De , John Preston
Published: January 2018

Introduction:

Very few authors in the literature have dealt with the issue of social exclusion related to HSR systems.

Methods:

A Revealed Preference survey has been delivered to English users of transport systems for long distances journeys in order to investigate their perception of HSR-related social exclusion.

Results:

The main result of the survey is that a relationship between social exclusion and HSR in England is evident, especially in terms of economic and geographical exclusion.
Logistic Regression Additive Model: Application to Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey Data
Authors: Dlamini W.J. , Melesse S.F. , Mwambi H.G.
Published: January 2018

Background:

The well-being of a child reflects household, community and national involvement on family health. Currently, the global under-five child mortality rate is falling faster compared to any time in the past two decades. However, the progress remained insufficient to match the Millennium Development Goal 4 targets especially in the Sub-Saharan African region.

Objective:

This study aims to visualize and identify factors associated with under-five child mortality in Tanzania, which is essential for formulating appropriate health program and policies.

Methods:

The survey data used for this paper was taken from 2011-2012 Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indictor Survey. The study utilizes statistical model that accommodate a response, which is dichotomous and account for non-linear relationship between binary response and independent variable. Generalized additive models was adopted for the analysis. The sample was selected using stratified, two-stage cluster sampling that gave a sample size of 10494 mothers. The model was fitted using proc gam in statistical analysis software version 9.3.

Results:

The results showed that human immunodeficiency virus status of the mother and breastfeeding were associated with under-five child mortality. Furthermore, the results also indicated that under-five child mortality had a quadratic pattern relationship with the number of children ever born, the number of children alive, the number of children five or under in a household and child birth order number.

Conclusion:

Based on the study, our findings confirmed that under-five mortality is a serious problem in the Tanzania. Therefore, there is a need to intensify child health interventions to reduce the under-five mortality rate even further with the development of policies and programs to reduce under-five child mortality.
Timber yielding plants of district Haridwar and adjacent Siwalik Hills
Authors: Singh Shyam
Published: January 2018

Timber yielding plant of district Haridwar are valuable and have great importance in forestry of  Uttranchal state, Raja Ji National Park of Shiwalik Hills have a great varieties in the flora. About 93 families of the tree plants are found in the part and pathri forest of district Haridwar in which more Timer belongs to dicotyledons and some belong to group monocotyledons. Timber commonly used in plywood, Railway sleepers, building construction material and in furnitures. Total 100 plant species belonging to 93 families have been identified and specimen twig of some trees collected and preserved in the Herbarium of M.S.College, Saharanpur.
Plant Regeneration and Genetic Transformation in Buckwheat (Fagopyrum spp.), A Multipurpose Gluten Free Crop of High Nutraceutical Importance: A Critical Review
Authors: Kumar Mithilesh
Published: January 2018

Buckwheat (Fagopyrum sp.) from family Polygonaceae, with its two main cultivated species (F. esculentumMoench. and F. tataricum) is mostly grown in hilly regions of Eurasia. It is a multipurpose gluten free crop having great nutraceutical value. For plant propagation several reports have been published and significant differences were noticed in culture protocols, genotypes and their success rates. A few studies report genetic transformation in buckwheat with varying degree of success. The present study reviews the in-vitro regeneration and genetic transformation reports in Fagopyrum spp. available in publically available literature and concludes on what needs to be done for the sustainable genetic improvement of buckwheat. A genotype independent high frequency in-vitro regeneration protocol compatible with high end stable genetic transformation is the need of the hour for sustained genetic improvement of this crop.
A note on the taxonomy of Jaeschkea microsperma (Gentianaceae)
Authors: Shabir Mohd , Agnihotri Priyanka , Husain Tariq
Published: January 2018

In the present study a new combination in the genus Gentianella, G. microsperma has been proposed which has been transferred from Jaeschkea microsperma on the basis of relevant morphological characters.
Accommodative Study of Public Space for Marginalized People
Authors: Kurniawati Wakhidah
Published: January 2018

A good public space must be accommodative for everyone included the marginal, the forgotten, the silent (Badshah, 1996), and an undesirable people. “Cities for the Citizen ‘(Douglas & Friedmann, 1998) serves a slogan. Accommodative public space for marginal people and marginal activities can be created when physical aspects of space can accommodate the space needs of the Forgotten (Badshah, 1996). Thus, the society will be educated to learn and share, to respect the rights of other users in the city, and consequently, the physical quality of the visual city will be better because there is no annexation of space and overlapping activities.

Keywords: accommodative public space, marginal people, marginal activities

eISSN 2514-751X © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
Applicability of Malaysian Standards and Universal Design in Public Buildings in Putrajaya
Authors: Abdul Kadir Syazwani , Jamaludin Mariam
Published: January 2018

This paper discusses ongoing research on universal design implementation in public buildings in Putrajaya with the applicability to Malaysian Standards of accessibility. The areas of study include disability and accessibility issues, the current accessibility system in Malaysia, Malaysian Standards and universal design implementation in the built environment, and the importance of public buildings in Putrajaya. Site observation involving facilities measurement and photographic documentation was conducted in five significant public buildings in this city. The findings of this study may be used as a reference to designers and building management in providing adequate accessible facilities for the buildings' visitors.
Reinterpreting ‘the Mason Court Revolution’: An Historical Institutionalist Account of Judge-Driven Constitutional Transformation in Australia
Authors: Roux Theunis
Published: January 2018

There have been two major periods of judge-driven constitutional transformation in Australia. The first spanned the High Court's successful transformation over the course of the last century of the strongly federalist 1901 Constitution into a weakly federalist one. The second took the form of what is generally thought to have been the less than fully realized ‘Mason Court revolution’ – the Court's attempt, from 1987-1995, to turn the Constitution into a device for expressing core Australian political values. What explains these different outcomes – why was the first transformation so successful and the second only partially achieved? This article proposes an answer to this question based on a generalisable account of the role of constitutional courts in processes of constitutional transformation. In short, the argument is that the seminal Engineers decision triggered a self-reinforcing trajectory of institutional development that led to a stable politico-legal equilibrium by the middle of the last century. The judges responsible for the second attempted transformation sought to break free of this equilibrium in order to respond to what they thought were pressing social needs. In the absence of a significant exogenous shock to the system, however, the equilibrium structured and constrained what they were able to do.
Community Store Licensing Regime: Potential of the New Penalty Regime for the Promotion of Greater Compliance?
Authors: Nehme Marina
Published: January 2018

The community store licensing regime was first introduced as part of the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007 (Cth) and subsequently expanded under the Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Act 2012 (Cth). The legislation introduced a new penalty regime with a range of sanctions that may be imposed if community stores have not complied with their licence conditions.

It is the penalty regime that is the focus of this paper, as a credible sanctioning strategy to deal with breaches of the licensing regime is not currently in place. Such a strategy is essential to ensure that the penalty regime leads to greater compliance with the spirit of the law — ensuring food security — and not just the letter of the law — ensuring that the terms of community store licence conditions are met. Consequently, the article considers the strengths and weaknesses of the new penalty regime and proposes a regulatory approach that may be used by the Secretary to deal with breaches of licence conditions.
The Reasonableness of Proportionality in the Australian Administrative Law Context
Authors: Boughey Janina
Published: January 2018

Although the High Court has never ruled on the issue, the prevailing view has been that unless parliaments enact bills of rights, the principle of proportionality does not and cannot play a role in judicial review of administrative decisions in Australia. Yet in Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li, a majority of the High Court hinted that this may not be the case. This article analyses the reasons for Australia's longstanding reluctance to embrace proportionality in the administrative law context, and whether the decision in Li has altered this position. It then explores overseas developments in proportionality review which reveal that the principle may take on many forms in the administrative law context, with differing implications for the separation of powers. The article finds that it might be possible to accommodate certain methods of applying proportionality within Australia's judicial review framework, but not without significant broader changes to judicial review of administrative action in Australia.
The Basis of the ‘Basis Rule’: The Role of the Basis Rule in the Admissibility of Expert Opinion
Authors: Phan Trang , Caruso David
Published: January 2018

The ‘basis rule’ is, in general terms, a rule which restricts expert witnesses to giving opinion evidence in respect of which there is or will be proof, by other admissible evidence, of the facts and assumptions upon which the opinion is based. There has been no clear consensus as to whether the basis rule exists either at common law or under the Uniform Evidence Legislation, or whether the rule goes to admissibility or weight. This article examines the jurisprudence, with a particular focus on the recent High Court decision of Dasreef Pty Ltd v Hawchar. The authors argue that the controversy surrounding the basis rule has been the result of a misunderstanding and misconstruction of the rule. They argue that the conflict may be resolved by understanding the basis rule as simply a rearticulation, in the specific context of expert evidence, of the requirement that evidence must be relevant to be admissible. The weight of that expert evidence remains to be determined in accordance with ordinary principles.
Constitutional Incongruence: Explaining the Failure of the Council of the Australian Federation
Authors: Chordia Shipra , Lynch Andrew
Published: January 2018

The establishment and rise of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) is, on balance, a story of the successful development of an executive-based institution for cooperative governance in the Australian federal system. By contrast, the Council of the Australian Federation (CAF), created in 2006 as a forum for interstate co-operation and policy development, has been far less effective. This article explores the reasons behind CAF's difficulties after a very short-lived initial impact. Integral to this account is the significance of Canadian experience of horizontal intergovernmental relations, which directly inspired the Australian Premiers to found CAF. The numerous indications of political congruence – some temporary, others systemic – between the Canadian and Australian settings obscured a deeper constitutional incongruence between the two jurisdictions and this is fundamental to appreciating CAF's failure as a transplant. CAF's ability to operate effectively as a significant institution was inevitably constrained by the parameters of the Australian federal system that its establishment was, in many ways, seeking to transcend.
Regulating Supply Chains to Protect Road Transport Workers: An Early Assessment of the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal
Authors: Johnstone Richard , Nossar Igor , Rawling Michael
Published: January 2018

The Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012 (Cth) (the Act) explicitly enables the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal to make orders that can impose binding requirements on all the participants in the road transport supply chain, including consignors and consignees at the apex of the chain, for the pay and safety of both employee and independent contractor drivers. The tribunal is also specifically empowered to make enforceable orders to reduce or remove remuneration related incentives and pressures that contribute to unsafe work practices in the road transport industry. Recently the tribunal handed down its first order. The article considers whether, and the degree to which, the tribunal has been willing to exercise its explicit power to impose enforceable obligations on consignors and consignees – such as large supermarket chains – at the apex of road transport supply chains. It examines the substance and extent of the obligations imposed by the tribunal, including whether the tribunal has exercised the full range of powers vested in it by the Act. We contend that the tribunal's first order primarily imposes obligations on direct work providers and drivers without making large, powerful consignors and consignees substantively responsible for driver pay and safety. We argue that the tribunal's first order could have more comprehensively fulfilled the objectives of the Act by more directly addressing the root causes of low pay and poor safety in the road transport industry.
Public Benevolent Institutions for Native Title Groups: An Underappreciated Model?
Authors: Murray Ian
Published: January 2018

There has been limited research into the relevance of public benevolent institutions (‘PBI's) to the management of native title benefits. Despite this omission, a new, tax-effective, structure was proposed in 2013, being the ‘Indigenous Community Development Corporation’ (‘ICDC’). PBI characterisation is also becoming more relevant as native title determination numbers increase, such that there is a suitable and interested body, the prescribed body corporate (‘PBC’) that can pursue a variety of functions in fulfilling its statutory duties and in seeking to realise the economic, social and cultural objectives of Indigenous groups. This article asserts that a purpose of addressing Indigenous disadvantage is a PBI purpose and that it permits a broad range of activities in order to meet that end. Accordingly, PBI status should be available for many PBCs and other benefits management structure institutions. As a result, the proposed grounds for introducing the ICDC are significantly less compelling and it is argued that a more cautious approach is warranted, being one that better recognises ICDC limitations and that does not over-emphasise the potential benefits.
The Functional Constitution: Re-Reading the 2014 High Court Constitutional Term
Authors: Dixon Rosalind
Published: January 2018

A ‘functional’ approach to constitutional interpretation is well-accepted in many other jurisdictions, including the United States, and offers a promising middle path between the extremes of pure formalism and pragmatism. It is, however, under-developed as an approach to constitutional interpretation, rather than doctrine, in Australia. The article offers an exploration of what it would mean to adopt a more explicitly functionalist approach to the interpretation of the Constitution, drawing on constitutional cases decided by the High Court in 2014.
WOWINE DALAM KEBUDAYAAN MARITIM WAKATOBI BUTON: ANALISIS PIERRE BOURDIEU
Authors: Udu Sumiman
Published: January 2018

Wowine (female) has a very shining and very sad footprint in the history of maritime culture Wakatobi Buton. Wowine's glorious times were when Queen Wakaa-kaa and Ratu Bulawambona came to power in Buton (Zahari, 1977/1978; Zaenu, 1984). At that time, wowine has a very strategic position in the government system of the Sultanate of Buton. Wowine's involvement in the government system of the Sultanate of Buton, not only occupied his role as queen but also became one of the conditions worthy or not someone become Sultan. The idea of wowine in the maritime culture of Wakatobi Buton was born from the research using Pierre Bordiau approach to see the habits, the realm of maritime Wakatobi Buton in the past, present, and future. This paper shows that the involvement of women in the Sultanate government system of Buton is responsible for the welfare and salvation of the empire. In the life of Buton people, women are responsible for several things, (1) taking care of the child, (2) seeking sustenance together with husband, (3) educating children, and (4) doing deeds, “amala or hope” to protect the husband's safety while in outdoors. It is further explained that the empress in the Sultanate of Buton served to: (1) become the head of Sarana Bawina, (Head of the Women's Council of the Sultanate of Buton), (2) safeguard the welfare and health of the sultan, and (3) educate the women in the sultanate. The findings were based on the method used, namely literature study and field study. Library study (script) to find information about the existence of women in the maritime culture Wakatobi Buton in the past. Field observations and interviews to determine the current condition of women in the maritime culture of Wakatobi Buton.
PENULISAN INKLUSIF DI PRANCIS: TANTANGANNYA BAGI POLITIK LINGUISTIK DAN TRANSMISI BAHASA PRANCIS DI INDONESIA
Authors: Andriani Merry
Published: January 2018

French society recently sparked a debate on the gender inclusive way of writing suggested by the Haut Conseil d’Egalité. Within the polemic of this new politic of linguistic, this article aims to describe the nature of the inclusive writing in French and why it is becoming the challenge to the politic of linguistic of French in Indonesia and its transmission in general. In order to expose these purposes, the sociolinguistic in critical approach is chosen to analyse the politic linguistic discourses aspects concerning this subject in diver French media. This research shows that despite the ideal purposes of inclusive writing system in French, there are a great potentiality that this new politic of linguistic will risk the transmission of French language in Indonesia. The difficulty is due to the complexity in the gender differentiation on the writing system adding a difficulty to the French learning which already well reputed as a difficult language to learn by the Indonesian public. The second problem is the uncertainty way of reading the new words using the median points, putting language instructors also in difficulty within their didactical task.
PENATAAN KOTA DAN MASYARAKAT PERKOTAAN: MAKASSAR SEBAGAI IBUKOTA NEGARA INDONESIA TIMUR (NIT) 1946-1950
Authors: Makkelo Ilham Daeng
Published: January 2018

The main focus of this article was dynamics and transformation of Makassar when it became the capital of the State of East Indonesia (NIT), 1946-1950. The discussion is emphasized mainly on two main issues namely the arrangement of cities and community life. The first issue relates to the burden of providing infrastructure to support the role of the nation's capital. The development of facilities and infrastructure is a necessity that must be provided for smooth government at the central level. From this city, the NIT government apparatus, such as the President, ministry, and parliament, have offices and organize their activities. The second issue relates to the consequences of the arrival of people from outside Makassar to work in various institutions or organizations. Makassar is synonymous with a diverse population, concerning ethnicity, religion and profession. This working paper is more detail explain about infrastructure both in terms of administration and physical development of the city, as well as the dynamics of urban community life, especially in cultural activities. In the context of progress, they become the space of expression of modernity as the times change. The described reality explains that many different responses are occurring in each region of Indonesia in responding to the changing times. Especially in this period is better known as the revolution.