bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analysis of expression of genes responsible for regulation of cellular proliferation and migration – microarray approach based on porcine oocyte model
Authors: Chamier-Gliszczyńska Agata , Kałużna Sandra , Stefańska Katarzyna , Celichowski Piotr , Antosik Paweł , Bukowska Dorota , Bruska Małgorzata , Zakova Jana , Machatkova Marie , Jeseta Michal , Nowicki Michał
Published: October 2019

The formation of mammalian oocytes begins in the ovary during fetal development. The proper development of oocytes requires close communication with surrounding somatic cells, the substances they emit allow proper maturation of oocytes. Somatic cumulus (CC) cells and oocytes form cumulus-oocyte (COC) complexes.

In this study, the Affymetrix microarray analysis was used to investigate changes in gene expression occurring in oocytes before and after in vitro maturation (IVM). The aim of the study was to examine oocyte genes involved in two ontological groups, “regulation of cell migration” and “regulation of cell proliferation” discovered by the microarray method.

We found a reduced expression of all 28 genes tested in the ontological groups: ID2, VEGFA, BTG2, CCND2, EDNRA, TGFBR3, GJA, LAMA2, RTN4, CDK6, IHH, MAGED1, INSR, CD9, PTGES, TXNIP, ITGB1, SMAD4, MAP3K1, NOTCH2 , IGFBP7, KLF10, KIT, TPM1, PLD1, BTG3, CD47 and MITF. We chose the most regulated genes down the IVM culture, and pointed out those belonging to two ontological groups.

Increased expression of the described genes before IVM maturation may indicate the important role of these genes in the process of ovum maturation. After the maturation process, the proteins produced by them did not play such an important role. In summary, the study provides us with many genes that can serve as molecular markers of oocyte processes associated with in vitro maturation. This knowledge can be used for detailed studies on the regulation of oocyte maturation processes.

Running title: Genes regulating cellular migration and proliferation in porcine oocytes
Genes encoding proteins regulating fatty acid metabolism and cellular response to lipids are differentially expressed in porcine luminal epithelium during long-term culture
Authors: Kulus Magdalena , Borowiec Blanka , Popis Małgorzata , Celichowski Piotr , Jeseta Michal , Bukowska Dorota , Piotrowska-Kempisty Hanna , Bruska Małgorzata , Zabel Maciej , Nowicki Michał , Kempisty Bartosz , Antosik Paweł
Published: October 2019

Among many factors, the epithelium lining the oviductal lumenis very important for the development of the oocyte and its subsequent fertilization. The oviductal epithelium is characterized by the presence of ciliary cells, supporting the movement of cumulus-oocyte complexes towards the uterus. By interacting with the semen, the epithelium of the fallopian tube makes the sperm acquire the ability to fertilize. So far, the exact molecular mechanisms of these changes have not been known. Hence, understanding the metabolism of oviduct epithelial cells and the level of expression of individual groups of genes seems to be a way to deepen the knowledge about the broadly understood reproduction.

In our research, we decided to culture oviductal epithelial cells (OECs) in vitro for a long period of time. After 24h, 7, 15 and 30 days, the OECs were harvested, with their RNA isolated. Transcriptomic changes were analyzed using microarrays. The “cellular response to lipid” group was represented by the following genes: MUC1, CYP24A1, KLF4, IL24, SNAI2, CXCL10, PPARD, TNC, ABCA10, while the genes belonging to the “cellular lipid metabolic processes” were: LIPG, ARSK, ACADL, FADS3, P2RX7, ACSS2, PPARD, KITLG, SPTLC3, ERBB3, KLF4, CRABP2. Additionally, PPARD and ACADL were members of the “fatty acid beta-oxidation” ontology group. Our study describes genes that are not directly related to fertility processes. However, significant changes in their expression in in vitro cultured OECs may indicate their usefulness as markers of OECs’ physiological processes.

Running title: Fatty acids changes in porcine oviductal epithelial cells in in vitro cultivation
Association of severity of depressive symptoms with sleep quality, social support and stress among Pakistani medical and dental students: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Waqas Ahmed , Iftikhar Aqsa , Malik Zahra , Aedma Kapil Kiran , Meraj Hafsa , Naveed Sadiq
Published: October 2019

Objectives

This study has been designed to elucidate the prevalence of stress, depression and poor sleep among medical students in a Pakistani medical school. There is a paucity of data on social support among medical students in Pakistan; an important predictor of depressive symptoms. Therefore, this study was also aimed to demonstrate the direct and indirect impact of social support in alleviating depressive symptoms in the study sample.

Methods

This observational cross-sectional study was conducted in Lahore, Pakistan, where a total of 400 students at a medical school were approached between 1st January to 31st March 2018 to participate in the study. The study sample comprised of medical and dental students enrolled at a privately financed Pakistani medical and dental school. The participants responded to a self-administered survey comprising of five parts: a) demographics, b) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), c) Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), d) Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and e) Perceived Stress Scale-4 (PSS-4). All data were analysed using SPSS v. 20. Linear regression analysis was used to reveal the predictors of depression.

Results

In total, 353 medical students participated, yielding a response rate of 88.25%. Overall, poor sleep quality was experienced by 205 (58.1%) students. Mild to severe depression was reported by 83% of the respondents: mild depression by 104 (29.5%), moderate depression by 104 (29.5%), moderately severe depression by 54 (15.3%) and severe depression by 31 (8.8%) respondents. Subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, daytime dysfunction and stress levels were significantly associated with depression symptoms. Social support was not significantly associated with depressive symptoms in the regression model (Beta = -0.08, P < 0.09); however, it acted as a significant mediator, reducing the strength of the relationship between depressive symptoms and sleep quality and stress.

Conclusions

According to our study, a large proportion of healthcare (medical and dental) students were found to be suffering from mild to moderate depression and experienced poor sleep quality. It is concluded that social support is an important variable in predicting depressive symptomatology by ameliorating the effects of poor sleep quality and high stress levels.
Korupsi, Indikator Makro Ekonomi, dan IPM terhadap Tingkat Kemiskinan di Indonesia
Authors: Samputra Palupi Lindiasari , Munandar Adis Imam
Published: October 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui factor-faktor penyebab tingkat kemiskinan di Indonesia, baik dampak positif maupun negative.  Terdapat tiga indicator utama yang digunakan untuk melihat seberapa besar dampak masing-masing indikator terhadap tingkat kemiskinan di Indonesia.  Ketiga indikator tersebut di wakili oleh variable-variabel ; IPM (Indeks Pembangunan Manusia), Korupsi (jumlah terpidana kasus korupsi) dan indicator makroekonomi (inflasi, PDRB per kapita, jumlah penduduk (sebagai variable control)).

Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode panel data, yang terdiri dari data tahun (2009-2013) dan data propinsi di Indonesia (28 propinsi).  Model kemiskinan di Indonesia dapat dijelaskan melalui model Fixed Effect GLS setelah melalui uji pemilihan model terbaik dan uji pelanggaran asumsi klasik.

Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dari tiga indikator penyebab tingkat kemiskinan di Indonesia, hanya variable PDRB per kapita secara statistik tidak signifikan pengaruhnya terhadap tingkat kemiskinan.  Factor-faktor lainnya dapat menjelaskan pengaruhnya terhadap tingkat kemiskinan secara signifikan. Terdapat dua pengaruh, yakni positif dan negative. Factor yang mampu menurunkan tingkat kemiskinan di propinsi-propinsi Indonesia adalah IPM (semakin besar pengaruhnya di propinsi luar Sumatera dan Jawa-Bali), inflasi dan jumlah penduduk.  Hanya variable korupsi yang berdampak positif terhadap meningkatnya tingkat kemiskinan di Indonesia. Perlu peran aktif pemerintah dalam mewujudkan program pengentasan kemiskinan melalui pembangunan manusia di seluruh propinsi Indonesia.
Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth In Indonesia: A Causality Analysis
Authors: Fazaalloh Al Muizzuddin
Published: October 2019

This study analyse the causality relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic growth in Indonesia over the period 1970-2015. The method used in this research is Granger causality approach. Results from the estimation show that there is no causal relationship between FDI and economic growth in short and long run. However, the results in this paper indicate that there is a unidirectional causal relationship running from economic growth to FDI in short and long run. It means that economic growth influences FDI inflows in Indonesia.
Article Review: The Impact of Fun and Enjoyment on Adult Learning
Authors: Yahya Laily
Published: October 2019

The article review of ‘The Impact of Fun and Enjoyment on Adult Learning’ (Lucardie, 2014) opens doors to the kaleidoscope of fun and enjoyment amongst adult learners. The essence of this review is an informative snapshot on the critical issues of how fun and joy have impacted adult learning through a qualitative research drawing upon traditions of phenomenology. It aims to explore the affective experiences of fun and enjoyment. This article review attempts to highlight an insightful assessment of the ideas and the arguments that are being discussed by the author. The different interpretation of this concept draws out contrasting elements between learners and teachers’ beliefs. A twist to this review is a reflective stance procured to address central issues emerging in the article related to the Malaysian context. It is through the lens of the reader, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI):4R is proposed. This refers to the process of continuously improving the quality of teaching and learning of an educational programme. This review concludes with the framing of CQI:4R to illustrate reflect, revisit, realign and reconstruct processes that could possibly navigate the architectural landscape of the Malaysian Teacher Education.
A Poética dos Elementos e a Imaginação Material nos Processos de Criação do Ator: Diálogos Latino-Americanos
Authors: Haderchpek Prof. Dr. Robson
Published: October 2019

O presente trabalho aborda os processos de criação do ator a partir da Poética dos Elementos (Terra, Água, Fogo e Ar) e do conceito de Imaginação Material proposto por Gaston Bachelard (2013). A discu
Sistem Monitoring Lulusan Perguruan Tinggi Dalam Memasuki Dunia Kerja Menggunakan Tracer Study
Authors: Harianto Kusno , Pratiwi Heny , Suhariyadi Yonatan
Published: October 2019

This research is titled Monitoring System of Higher Education Graduates in Entering the World of Work Using Tracer Study. The problem raised in this study is that the BKK (Bursa Kerja Khusus) STMIK Widya Cipta Dharma Samarinda get information about the performance of STMIK graduate students Widya Cipta Dharma, analyze graduate data to obtain the relevance of the competency of STMIK graduates Widya Cipta Dharma Samarinda, change the old system into a system that new. The purpose of this research is to provide information and reports on the results of tracer study data collection from alumni of STMIK Widya Cipta Dharma Samarinda. Data collection methods used are literature study, field studies. The system development method used is the waterfall method. Informatic System of Alumnus Record Tracer Study Based Website of STMIK Widya Cipta Dharma Samarinda is a computer-based system that was built with the aim of processing the alumnus search to find out the description of the profile, performance, and distribution of work location of the alumnus. Informatic System of Alumnus Record Tracer Study Based Website of STMIK Widya Cipta Dharma Samarinda is expected to help assist the BKK (Bursa Kerja Khusus) in recording alumnus and record the track record of alumnus scattered in serveral areas.
Optimalisasi Handover Jaringan 4G Telkomsel di Kota Palembang
Authors: Afwan Muhamad Ilham , Nasron Nasron , Suroso Suroso
Published: October 2019

Handovers on 4G networks such as Hard Handover when downlink and uplink must run well, if not then ongoing downlinks and uplinks will be hampered and even fail. This is closely related to potential customer satisfaction, thus the possibility of a handover failure resulting in dissatisfaction with operator users. Along with the high customer interest in 4G-LTE technology, this makes Telkomsel cellular operators maintain Quality & Performance where there is a decline in the quality of RSRP & SINR. One effort is to measure data in the field. The method in measuring data in the field is a Test Drive. Test Drive is a measurement method in a mobile communication system that aims to collect data on the measurement of signal quality of a network from the real direction in the field, so that it can know how the performance of the network.
Usability Testing Pada Software Berhitung Berbasis Android Di Taman Kanak-Kanak Kecamatan Jagakarsa
Authors: Afrizal Thomas , Farkhatin Naely , Yulistyanti Dwi
Published: October 2019

True kindergarten is a place to play and learn for toddlers. From playing, children can learn to sharpen their brains and motor skills, so they are accustomed to playing and learning. Besides learning outside children can also learn through technology. Because technology can provide interactive and interesting learning for children. But only within learning. Implementation of android-based counting software can be used by children in terms of learning in counting. In previous research, this software has been implemented in kindergartens in the sub-district of Pejak. From the results of the implementation of the software can be seen the enthusiasm of children in terms of using the technology with the help of a device (Mobile). Children interact more with other children and children quickly and capable in calculating. The current research is assessing and testing the results of software that is used in kindergartens in the sub-district of Pejantan. In order to see what the advantages and disadvantages of the software. in assessing and testing the software researchers used usabillity testing to test it. This is because usability testing is easy to use and test. So that the results can be quickly seen. From the application of usabillity testing this research can be produced as a whole good and friendly to the user.
A Política Nacional de Educação Permanente em Saúde: percepção dos cirurgiões-dentistas da Atenção Primária à Saúde
Authors: Almeida Janaína Rocha de Sousa , Bizerril Davi De Oliveira , Saldanha Katia De Gois Holanda , Forte Franklin Delano Soares , Almeida Maria Eneide Leitão de
Published: October 2019

Tomando-se como referência a Política Nacional de Educação Permanente em Saúde (PNEPS), que busca a formação dos trabalhadores de acordo com as necessidades da população, gestão e profissionais, o objetivo desse estudo foi conhecer e analisar a percepção do cirurgião-dentista (CD) da Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF) sobre a PNEPS. Trata-se de um estudo quantitativo descritivo, transversal e observacional, com amostra composta por 173 CD atuantes nas Unidades de Atenção Primária em Saúde do Município de Fortaleza/CE. Os dados foram coletados por meio de questionário semiestruturado. Os dados categóricos foram expressos na forma de frequência absoluta e percentual, sendo analisados por meio do teste qui-quadrado. Avaliando o perfil socioeconômico, a maioria dos entrevistados foi do gênero feminino (74,6%), casado (72,8%), com renda média de 7 a 10 salários mínimos (49,1%). Quanto à PNEPS, 51,2% a conheciam parcialmente, sendo a Educação Permanente em Saúde (EPS) avaliada como regular por 48,8% e como boa por 33,3%. Destaca-se que a compreensão da EPS como fator contribuidor da formação profissional foi positiva para 97,7% dos entrevistados. Observou-se que maior participação nas atividades de EPS favorece a avaliação positiva da PNEPS. Essa política ainda é desconhecida por muitos CD da ESF. As atividades de EPS realizadas no município de Fortaleza são consideradas regulares pela maioria dos profissionais entrevistados. Visando avançar com a EPS, os participantes reforçam a importância das ações na perspectiva da reflexão pelo/no trabalho na atenção primária à Saúde, buscando mudanças no processo de trabalho em saúde e consequentemente a melhoria da atenção em saúde prestada à população.
Особенности французской туристической терминологии/ International Journal of Student Research, No. 5(6), 2019/ RELF Group&OEAPS Inc. (Open European Academy of Public Sciences); Chief Editor Elisa Boanini - Lion, France. 26.09.2019: OEAPS Inc., 2019. - PP. 9-18. ISBN: 9781699648872
Authors: Тухтасинова Нигина Башировна
Published: October 2019

В статье анализируются формальные и семантические особенности французской туристической терминологии. Рассматриваются продуктивные модели ее образования, а также роль, которую играют в ней исконные и заимствованные элементы. Делается вывод о преимущественно аутентичном характере лексики, принадлежащей к данной терминосистеме и отражающей актуальные словообразовательные процессы, происходящие в системе современного французского языка.The article analyzes the formal and semantic features of French tourist terminology. The productive models of its formation are examined, as well as the role that the original and borrowed elements play in it. The conclusion is drawn about the predominantly authentic character of the vocabulary belonging to this term system and reflecting the actual word-formation processes taking place in the system of the modern French language.
Особенности использования мобильных приложений и обучающих электронных игр по теории музыки в художественном образовании (дополнительном и профессиональном): педагогический аспект/ / International Journal of Student Research, No. 5(6), 2019/ RELF Group&OEAPS Inc. (Open European Academy of Public Sciences); Chief Editor Elisa Boanini - Lion, France. 26.09.2019: OEAPS Inc., 2019. - PP. 52-71. ISBN: 9781699648872
Authors: Титова Светлана Сергеевна , Фигловская Ольга Андреевна
Published: October 2019

Данная работа посвящена рассмотрению особенностей использования современных мобильных приложений и электронных игр обучающей направленности в художественном образовании. Составлена сводная таблица актуальных мобильных приложений, сводная таблица электронных обучающих игр. Приведены возможные методы применения электронных обучающих продуктов в художественном образовании (дополнительном и профессиональном).This work is devoted to the features of the use of modern mobile software applications and electronic games training orientation in art education. A summary table of current mobile applications, a summary table of e-learning games. The possible methods of application of e-learning products in art education (additional and professional) are given.
Kambing hitam
Authors: park james
Published: October 2019

Girard memopulerkan konsep kambing hitam
A Novel Ternary Ordered Intermetallics Cu3ZnSb As Anode for Alkali-Ion Storage
Authors: Pahari Debanjana , Puravankara Sreeraj
Published: October 2019

Among the high capacity anodes, antimony (Sb) shows a high theoretical capacity of 660 mAh/g by formingNa3Sb, safer working potential and less volume expansion compared to graphite anodes for Na-ionbatteries(NIBs). Sb-based intermetallic systems can actively take part in sodiation /de-sodiation reaction.The relatively small volume change during charge-discharge reactions makes them promising anodes for Na-ion batteries. Cu2Sb has extensively been studied as intermetallic Sb-based anode for Na-ion storage. Theanodes are capable of transferring three electrons in the redox reaction giving rise to a capacity of 250 mAh/gwhich is closely 77% of its theoretical capacity. In this study, a ternary intermetallic Sb-based alloyCu3ZnSb has been investigated to attain better electrochemical performance.Ternary Cu3ZnSb crystallises in tetragonal space group P4/nmm (129) with lattice parameters a = 4.2171 (3)Å and c = 8.6925 (11) Å. The structure is built up with [Cu3Sb] slabs that correspond to the unit cells ofCu2Sb and planer 44 nets of Zn atoms. The planar nets of Zn atoms are interspersed between two adjacent[Cu3Sb] slabs. The structure of Cu3ZnSb can be viewed as stacking of Cu2Sb-unit cells interleaved with CsCltype b’-brass (CuZn) layers along c-direction.Ternary Cu3ZnSb anodes exhibit an initial discharge capacity of 323 mAh/g when cycled at a rate of 0.05C inthe voltage range of 0.005 – 2 V. The average voltage can be calculated as 0.4 V with respect to Na/Na+. Although, the discharge capacity fades in the initial cycles, from the 6th cycle onwards a reversiblecapacity of 56 mAh/g has been observed for the pristine material.
Designing and analyzing two non-invasive current sensors using Ampere Force Law (AFL)
Authors: Kouhpanji Mohammad Reza Zamani
Published: October 2019

Here two different non-invasive current sensors are proposed, modeled and analyzed. The current sensors are based on the Ampere Force Law (AFL), defining the magnetic force between two parallel wire carrying currents. These current sensors can be used for detecting/sensing DC and AC currents as well as their combination in a single wire or multiple wires, and they do not rely on any permanent magnets for operation. In the first configuration, there are two microbeams, in which one of them is at the vicinity of the wire and undergoes the mechanical vibrations due to the magnetic force between the wire and the microbeam. The movement of the microbeam while it is generating a magnetic field induces a current inside another microbeam, which is stationary, as the output signal of the current sensor. In the second configuration, a single composite piezoelectric microbeam is used. The magnetic force between the wire and the piezoelectric microbeam leads the piezoelectric microbeam to move, thus it produces a voltage. Both configurations present extremely low power consumption, which is not dependent on the sensitivity of the current sensors. The dynamic response, sensitivity and power consumption of the current sensors are investigated, compared and discussed.
Kepemimpinan dan Kualitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Authors: AGUSTONI ARIS , Mubarak Muhammad Zaidan
Published: October 2019

aktor-faktor penghambat pendidikan umum di Indonesia antara lain adalah masalah efektifitas, efisiensi dan standardisasi pengajaran. Hal tersebut masih menjadi masalah pendidikan di Indonesia pada umumnya. Adapun faktor-faktor penghambat yang khusus dalam dunia pendidikan di indonesia yaitu:1. Rendahnya sarana fisik2. Rendahnya kualitas guru3. Rendahnya prestasi siswa4. Rendahnya kesempatan pemerataan pendidikan5. Mahalnya biaya pendidikan.Permasalahan-permasalahan mengenai faktor-faktor penghambat pendidikan yang tersebut di atas akan dibahas secara lebih rinci dalam makalah ini.
A Critique of the Current UK Regulatory Position on Loot Boxes: Towards the Imposition of an Equitable Maximum Spending Limit and Incentivised Ethical Game Design
Authors: Xiao Leon Y.
Published: October 2019

Updated 14 December 2022: Cite as: Xiao, L.Y. (2021). Regulating Loot Boxes as Gambling? Towards a Combined Legal and Self-Regulatory Consumer Protection Approach. Interactive Entertainment Law Review, 4(1), 27–47. https://doi.org/10.4337/ielr.2021.01.02 Loot boxes represent a popular and prevalent contemporary monetisation innovation in video games that offers the purchasing player-consumer, who always pays a set amount of money for each attempt, the opportunity to obtain randomised virtual rewards of uncertain in-game and real-world value. Loot boxes have been and continue to be scrutinised by regulators and policymakers because their randomised nature is akin to gambling. The regulation of loot boxes is a current and challenging international public policy and consumer protection issue. This paper reviews the psychology literature on the potential harms of loot boxes and applies the behavioural economics literature in order to identify the potentially abusive nature and harmful effects of loot boxes, which justify their regulation. This paper calls on the industry to publish loot box spending data and cooperate with independent empirical research to avoid overregulation. By examining existing regulation, this paper identifies the flaws of the ‘regulate loot boxes as gambling’ approach and critiques the alternative consumer protection approach of adopting ethical game design, such as disclosing the probabilities of obtaining randomised rewards and setting maximum spending limits. This paper recommends a combined legal and self-regulatory approach: the law should set out minimal acceptable standards of consumer protection and industry self-regulation should thrive to achieve an even higher standard.
Cognitive predictors of child second language comprehension and syntactic learning
Authors: Pili-Moss Diana
Published: October 2019

The present article examines the role of child cognitive abilities for implicit/procedural and declarative learning in the earliest stages of L2 exposure. Fifty-three L1 Italian monolingual children were aurally trained in a novel miniature language over three consecutive days in the context of a computerized game paradigm previously deployed in adult studies investigating relationships between L2 outcomes and long-term memory. A mixed effects model of the relationship between cognitive predictors and outcomes in morphosyntax (measured via a grammaticality judgment test) revealed that, unlike what previously observed in adults with comparable language exposure, procedural learning ability was a significant predictor of learning of word order. By contrast, declarative learning abilities predicted accuracy in sentence comprehension during the gaming task, although the model evidenced that an increasing role of procedural learning ability as practice progressed, as well as a negative interaction between declarative and procedural learning abilities, were also significant factors.
The emergence of an abstract grammatical category in children’s early speech
Authors: Levy Roger Philip , Meylan Stephan , Frank Michael C. , Roy Brandon
Published: October 2019

How do children begin to use language to say things they have never heard before? The origins of linguistic productivity have been a subject of heated debate: While generativist accounts posit that children’s early language reflects the presence of syntactic abstractions, constructivist approaches instead emphasize gradual generalization over frequently-heard forms. Here we develop a Bayesian statistical model that measures the degree of abstraction implicit in children’s early use of the determiners “a” and “the.” Our work reveals that many previously-used corpora are too small to adjudicate between these theoretical positions. Several datasets, including the Speechome Corpus—a new ultra-dense dataset for one child—show evidence of low initial levels of productivity and higher levels later in development, however. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that children lack rich grammatical knowledge at the outset of language learning, but rapidly begin to generalize on the basis of structural regularities in their input.
subs2vec: Word embeddings from subtitles in 55 languages
Authors: van Paridon Jeroen , Thompson Bill
Published: October 2019

This paper introduces a collection of vector-embeddings models of lexical semantics in 55 languages, trained on a large corpus of pseudo-conversational speech transcriptions from television shows and movies. The models were trained on the OpenSubtitles corpus using the fastText implementation of the skipgram algorithm. Performance comparable with (and in some cases exceeding) models trained on non-conversational (Wikipedia) text is reported on standard benchmark evaluation datasets. A novel evaluation method of particular relevance to psycholinguists is also introduced: prediction of experimental lexical norms in multiple languages. The models, as well as code for reproducing the models and all analyses reported in this paper (implemented as a user-friendly Python package), are freely available at: https://github.com/jvparidon/subs2vec/
Finding the pattern: online extraction of spatial structure during virtual navigation
Authors: Graves Kathryn Nicole , Antony James , Turk-Browne Nicholas
Published: October 2019

While navigating the world, we pick up on patterns of where things tend to appear. According to theories of memory and studies of animal behavior, knowledge of these patterns emerges gradually over days or weeks, via consolidation of individual navigation episodes. Here we discover that navigation patterns can also be extracted online, prior to the opportunity for offline consolidation, as a result of rapid statistical learning. Human participants navigated a virtual water maze in which platform locations were drawn from a spatial distribution. Within a single session, participants increasingly navigated through the mean of the distribution. This behavior was better simulated by random walks from a model with only an explicit representation of the current mean, compared to a model with only memory for the individual platform locations. These results suggest that participants rapidly summarized the underlying spatial distribution and used this statistical knowledge to guide future navigation.
Multilevel modeling of time-series cross-sectional data reveals the dynamic interaction between ecological threats and democratic development
Authors: Kusano Kodai , Kemmelmeier Markus
Published: October 2019

What is the relationship between environment and democracy? The framework of cultural evolution suggests that societal development is an adaptation to ecological threats. Pertinent theories assume that democracy emerges as societies adapt to ecological factors such as higher economic wealth, lower pathogen threats, less demanding climates, and fewer natural disasters. However, previous research confused within-country processes with between-country processes and erroneously interpreted between-country findings as if they generalize to within-country mechanisms. Here we analyze a time-series cross-sectional dataset to study the dynamic relationship between environment and democracy (1949-2016), accounting for previous misconceptions in levels of analysis. By separating within-country processes from between-country processes, we find that the relationship between environment and democracy not only differs by country but also depends on the level of analysis. Economic wealth predicts increasing levels of democracy in between-country comparisons, but within-country comparisons show that democracy declines in years when countries become wealthier. This relationship is only prevalent among historically wealthy countries but not among historically poor countries, whose wealth also increased over time. In contrast, pathogen prevalence predicts lower levels of democracy in both between-country and within-country comparisons. Multilevel modeling also confirms that the within-country effect of pathogen prevalence remains robust even after considering a region-level analysis. Longitudinal analyses identifying temporal precedence reveal that not only reductions in pathogen prevalence drive future democracy, but also democracy reduces future pathogen prevalence and increases future wealth. These nuanced results contrast with previous analyses using narrow, cross-sectional data. Overall, our findings illuminate the dynamic process by which environment and democracy shape each other.
Power Relations through the Flouting of Cooperative Principles in Popular Culture- House M.D.
Authors: Al-Doseri Maryam Fadhel
Published: October 2019

This paper studies the flouting of the conversational maxims as means of exercising power in a sample of popular culture; the medical television drama House M.D. The study samples scenes from the eight seasons of the series in which its protagonist Dr. Gregory House intentionally, and unintentionally, flouts conversational maxims to redefine rules of power play. To that end, this linguistics study of conversational principles is contextualized within a broad sociological framework of the theories defining power and a broader frame of the critical discursive analysis of power and language. The findings primarily demonstrate that uncooperativeness of one of the participants and their disregard for conversational principles points towards an imbalance in power relations.
Indigenous Communities and Social Enterprise in Canada
Authors: Sengupta Ushnish , Vieta Marcelo , McMurtry John Justin
Published: October 2019

This article seeks to understand Indigenous social enterprise in a “current state snapshot” and in a complex historical context. Specifically, the authors begin by placing into theoretical context social enterprises serving Indigenous communities. The framework for Indigenous social enterprise is related to theories of Indigenous entrepreneurship and “quadruple bottom line” organizations. The authors explain the role of culture as an under-researched element and as a critical component of Indigenous social enterprise. The article also highlights gender leadership of social enterprise in Indigenous communities. Finally, the article provides three case studies that exemplify Indigenous social enterprise in Canada.
Analysis of the melt spreading and MCCI during the ex-vessel phase of a severe accident in WWER-1000
Authors: Rijova N. , Saraeva V. , Gantchev K. , Bakalov I. , Wolff H. , Arndt S.
Published: October 2019

The paper presents analysis results of melt spreading and core-concrete interactions in the containment of a WWER-1000 plant during the ex-vessel phase of a severe accident. The failure of the vessel takes place 8 h 35 min after the initiation of the accident. It has been assumed that the whole area of the containment floor is available for spreading, i.e. the door between the reactor cavity and the main part of the containment is not locked. The melt flow rate from the reactor pressure vessel was used as a boundary condition. The simulation of the melt spreading was performed with the LAVA code. The calculated spreading area varies from 60 to 100 m2 depending on the assumed values of the melt properties. The results from the LAVA calculations were used in parallel for COCOSYS and MELCOR calculations to study the core-concrete interactions. From the analyses it turned out: a larger spreading area leads to a faster cooling of the melt in the initial period of the accident, but in the long term the temperatures are the same. 60 h after start of the ex-vessel phase, the melt is not stabilised.
Foreign language professional communicative competence as an essential condition of marine transport engineers training and their employment
Authors: Drazhan R. V. , Pazonova A. S. , Gluhih E. S.
Published: October 2019

This article is devoted to the issues of foreign language training of future marine transport engineers and the topicality of their possession of foreign language professional communicative competence at the level needed to resolve professional problems in the process of employment. This work proves the necessity of improving the quality of foreign language training by means of additional educational programs and advanced courses on Marine, Business, Professional English, the purpose of which is to apply oral and written communicative skills in situations of business and professional communication in arranging and carrying out an international transportation, operation and management of water transport, as well as forwarding and agency services for ships. Following a competencybased approach, the goals, objectives and results of the development of programs of additional and professional foreign language education are clearly defined in accordance with the requirements of international, professional and educational standards and the results of training are given on examples of specific courses. The research results presented in the article can be used in development and implementation into the educational process the professional foreign language communication programs using e-learning and distance learning educational technologies. The authors emphasize the importance of social partnership with the employer in order to continuously monitor his requests and requirements for the graduate.
On the issue of the revitalization and modernization of the engineering in Russia
Authors: Melnikov A. E.
Published: October 2019

Currently, one of the important tasks of the economic policy of Russia is the formation of a hightech image of the national economy, capable of effective functioning in the changing global geopolitical and geoeconomic conditions. In this context, the issue of revitalization of mechanical engineering, which plays a key role in the development of the country’s economy, is of particular relevance. This sector is a link between scientific and technological progress and the level of provision of domestic producers with domestic machines and equipment, allowing them to produce competitive products and to a lesser extent depend on the state of the external environment. The example of the developed countries of the world shows that the development of advanced engineering technology significantly increases the efficiency of the national economy, helps to accelerate its growth. At the same time, in Russia, in order to unleash the scientific and technical potential and activate engineering, it is necessary to initiate modernization processes in it. Based on the foregoing, the purpose of the study is to analyze the state of Russian engineering from the position of its role in the country’s economy. It is shown that at present a significant barrier to the development of this sector is the predominance of imported equipment, due to technical and operational characteristics, often superior to domestic counterparts.
Problems of activation of investment activity of the banking sector on the background of the development of regional economic systems
Authors: Strogonova E. I.
Published: October 2019

In the modern financial system, depending on what are the volumetric factors of economic growth, it is necessary to maintain the competitiveness of the regional financial system. The modern banking sector is able to provide access to national economic agents. The rational and effective development of financial and economic relations between investment activities determines the individual characteristics of this system.
EFEKTIVITAS SEKOLAH: KEPEMIMPINAN VISIONER KEPALA SEKOLAH DAN IKLIM SEKOLAH
Authors: Rinel
Published: October 2019

Telah dilakukan penelitian untuk mengetahui pengaruh kepemimpinan visioner kepala sekolah dan iklim sekolah terhadap sekolah efektif. Penelitian dilakukan di Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) Gugus Kendali Tugas (Guligas IV) Kabupaten Indramayu. Teori yang melandasi penelitian ini adalah teori kepemimpinan visioner, teori iklim sekolah dan teori sekolah efektif. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan metode survey dan angket. Responden berjumlah 72 orang dari SMA negeri dan swasta yang ada di Guligas IV Kabupaten Indramayu. Instrumen penelitian berbentuk kuesioner divalidasi dengan menggunakan analisis butir Korelasi Pearson dan reabilitas total butir menggunakan Alpha Cronbach. Analisis data menggunakan regresi tunggal dan regresi ganda dengan bantuan SPSS versi 24 for Windows. Hasil penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa: 1.Terdapat pengaruh yang positif dan signifikan pada kepemimpinan visioner kepala sekolah terhadap terwujudnya efektivitas sekolah di SMA Se-Guligas IV Kabupaten Indramayu dengan besaran pengaruh 33,9%; 2.Terdapat pengaruh yang positif dan signifikan pada iklim sekolah terhadap terwujudnya efektivitas sekolah di SMA SeGuligas IV Kabupaten Indramayu dengan besaran pengaruh 43,1%; 3.Terdapat pengaruh . yang positif dan signifikan pada kepemimpinan visioner kepala sekolah dan iklim sekolah secara bersama-sama terhadap terwujudnya efektivitas sekolah di SMA Se-Guligas IV Kabupaten Indramayu dengan besaran 58,2%.
PENGARUH KOMPETENSI KEPALA SEKOLAH DAN MANAJEMEN PEMBELAJARAN TERHADAP MUTU LULUSAN SISWA SMP NEGERIDI SEKTOR VKABUPATEN INDRAMAYU
Authors: Tarsiman
Published: October 2019

Fenomena mutu lulusan adalah pemangku kepentingan (stakeholders) terutama orang tua siswa dan masyarakat sebagai pengguna jasa pendidikan. Masyarakat menilai lulusansiswasiswi SMP Negeri dapat melanjutkan sekolah kejenjang lebih tinggi,dan diharapkan tidak terseret ke pergaulan bebas seperti pelaku kriminal, pengguna obat-obat terlarang, dan prilaku asusila, karena tertanam pengetahuan afektif, kognitif, dan psikomotor dalam dirinya. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah guru SMP di sektor V Kabupaten Indramayu sebanyak 410 orang dari 17 SMP Negeri. Sampel diambil sebanyak 80 orang secara proporsional sampling, Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan angket dengan skala likert, instrumen penilaian berbentuk kuisioner yang sudah di uji validitas dan reliabelitasnya, dengan pendekatan kuantitatif, analisis data menggunakan Sistem Program Statistic Solusion (SPSS) ver.23 utuk menentukan regresi dan korelasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukan kompetensi kepala sekolah (X1), dan manajemen pembelajaran (X2), sendiri atau bersama-sama terdapat hubungan yang positif terhadap mutu lulusan (Y). Besarnya pengaruh kompetensi kepala sekolah, manajemen pembelajaran dan masing-masing 3,9% dan 0,3%, sedangkan pengaruh dari keduanya (X1 dan X2) 4,4% terhadap mutu lulusan, sedangkan yang lainnya dipengaruhi oleh paktor lain yang tidak diteliti.
An Analysis on Cervical Cancer Classification of Medical Digital Images Using Various Classifiers
Authors: Joel M. Robinson , Vishali G. , Ponlatha R. , Begum Syed Sharmila
Published: October 2019

In this analysis, Cervical cancer took over the place four in the world level and it is the most prevalent cancer that is affecting women. If the cancer is detected in the earlier stages it can be cured and treated successfully. And it is also the leading gynecological malignancy disease worldwide. This is a paper which presents the classification techniques of cervical cancer. And also, this paper shows the advanced feature solution approaches of cervical cancer. The dimensionality reduction technique is used for the improvement of the classifier with great accuracy. There are two categories of feature selection and they are filters and wrappers. By using all these analytic techniques, we can classify cancer and its approaches. Therefore, this paper classifies the approaches of Cervical cancer.
The Effect of E-Commerce on National Income in 114 Countries
Authors: Fajar Ramadhan Rasi Tamadhika , Juanda Bambang , Findi Alexandi Muhammad
Published: October 2019

Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) was growing rapidly. E-commerce creates new economic activities through technology, especially in the field of trade. The main objective of the studied was to analyze the effect of e-commerce on national income. The analysis was performed by EC2SLS (Error Component-Two Stage Least Square) method. Analysis using panel data with cross section data of 114 countries in the 2016-2017 period. The data used were GDP data based on purchasing power parity (PPP); previous year's GDP; e-commerce users; ICT services exports and imports; government spending; investment (FDI); country dummy. The analysis shows that e-commerce had a significant effect on national income. E-commerce for 113 other countries had a positive influence of 0.0026% while e-commerce for indonesia had a positive influence of 0.0080%.
Effect on Compressive Strength of Concrete by Addition of Polypropylene Fiber in M20 Grade of Concrete
Authors: Singh Gursharan , Kumar Haresh
Published: October 2019

The paper deals with the effects of addition of various proportions of polypropylene fiber on the properties of high strength concrete m20 mixes. An experimental program was carried out to explore its effects on compressive strength under different curing condition. the main aim of the investigation program is to study the effect of polypropylene fiber mix by varying content such as 0%, 0. 5%, 1%, 1. 5%, 2% and find the optimum polypropylene fiber content. the concrete specimen were tested at different age level for mechanical properties of concrete name compressive strength of the concrete. a detailed study was carried out of curing conditions. the increase were compressive strength
Point of Sale (POS) Network with Embedded Fingerprint Biometric Authentication
Authors: Adnan Alzame Hussah , Alshabanah Muneerah , K. Alsmadi Mutasem
Published: October 2019

The steady growth in electronic transactions has promoted the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) thereby making it the main transaction channel for carrying out financial transactions. Conventional method of identification based on possession of ID cards or exclusive knowledge like a social security number or a password are not all together reliable. However, this has also increased the amount of fraudulent activities carried out on Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) thereby calling for efficient security mechanisms and increasing the demand for fast and accurate user identification and authentication in ATMs. In this paper, an embedded fingerprint biometric authentication scheme for Point of Sale (POS) network as additional security option to the ATM card is proposed. A fingerprint biometric technique was fused with personal identification numbers (PIN's) for authentication to upgrade the security level. The proposed idea will solve the problems that may face the customers such as theft, counterfeiting, oblivion or loss the card. Therefore, the customer will be identified once putting his finger on the reader (based on finger scanning) and the system recognizes the customer without requiring keys or cards of support. We have distributed a questioner to 586 responders, the obtained results show the importance of fingerprint biometric authentication for POS network as additional security option to the ATM card.
Application of Integral Calculus in Kinematics
Authors: Sathyapriya S. , Jeevanantham P. , Mukesh M. , Lokesh R. , Muhillan T. Selva
Published: October 2019

Kinematics is the study of the motion of mechanical points, bodies and systems without consideration of their associated physical properties and the forces acting on them. The study is often referred to as the geometry of motion, and it models these motions mathematically using algebra. The systems in kinematics are modeled to calculate such things as speeds and ratios. Kinematics is very useful in the conceptual design of mechanical systems. Initial geometries and velocities of bodies are a part of the model. While kinematics can help determine whether a design is theoretically possible, there are more complexities when designing something for the real world. Without consideration of materials, and the forces acting upon them, many theoretically possible designs would be prone to failure. Kinetics, in contrast to kinematics, does consider physical properties such as the mass of the bodies or the forces driving them. Kinetics is logically deduced from kinematics by way of algebraic calculation of physical properties and forces. Kinetics takes into account physical forces and properties including material properties, like mass rigidity, and tensile or compressive strength.