bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Towards a systemic approach to evaluation
Authors: Naji Abdennasser
Published: June 2020

The issue of evaluation is multidimensional and therefore it must be approached in a systemic and global manner. The education system is an inseparable whole which includes inputs, processes and outputs in dynamic interactions which cannot be evaluated separately at the risk of generating erroneous decisions: evaluation being the activity helping to make decisions. As such, it should focus less on performance than on educational processes of all kinds (achievement, support and management) and at all levels. Evaluating performance would only be an instrument for the continuous improvement of the quality of education.
Recommendations for Individualized Rehabilitation of Syncope in Children and Adolescents during the COVID-19 Epidemic
Authors: Wang X , Xiao H , Xu Y , Wang C
Published: June 2020

Since December 2019, the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in WuHan, HuBei province, has spread to the whole country and abroad. As a susceptible population, the number of children and adolescents is increasing day by day. Under the severe situation of epidemic prevention and control, pediatric department has successively launched the expert consensus and treatment recommendations on the prevention and control of novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) in related fields. Syncope is a common emergency in children and adolescents, recurrent syncope seriously affects the quality of life and mental health of children. It is difficult for children with syncope to seek medical treatment during the epidemic period. This paper puts forward some Suggestions on the rehabilitation of children and adolescents with syncope during the epidemic period.
Molecular Analysis of Algerian Patients with Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy
Authors: Nadira Hamdouche , Yamina Sifi , Djahida Mahdi , Imen Dalichaouche , Karima Sifi , Noureddine Abadi , Abderrahim Mâ€™ Zahem , Dalila Satta
Published: June 2020

Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy (DMD/BMD) are the most com-mon neuromuscular diseases caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene also called (DMD gene), located at Xp21. We report the clinical and genetic analysis of 74Algerian DMD/BMD patients from 62unrelated families who attended the neuromuscular unit of the University Hospital Center of Con-stantine between 2014 and 2017. After informed consent, multiplex poly-merase chain reaction (mPCR)was established to identify deletions. All pa-tients presented a classical phenotype dominated by a bilateral and symmetrical motor deficit predominantly proximal with calf hypertrophy in 91.6% of patients, with very high serum CK levels. Molecular analysis of the DMD gene showed, large deletions at all patients. Most of the deletions were between exons 44 and 53, the most frequent were deletions of exons 45-48, with ex-on 45 as the most common single exon deletion. Our study had generated considerable data on deletions that may promote future experimental thera-pies in Algeria.
Investigation of decision making support in digital trading
Authors: Stalovinaitė Ilona , Maknickienė Nijolė , Martinkutė-Kaulienė Raimonda
Published: June 2020

In order to trade successfully investors are looking for the best method to determine possible directions of the price changes of financial means. The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the results of digital trading using different decision-making techniques. The paper examines deep learning technique known as Long Short – Term Memory (LSTM) neural network and parabolic stop and reverse (SAR) technical indicator as possible means for decision-making support. Based on an investigation of theoretical and practical aspects of digital trading and its support possibilities, investment portfolios in real-time “IQ Option” digital trading platform were created. Short-term results show that investment portfolios created using LSTM neural network performed better compared to the ones that were created using technical analysis. The study contributes to the development of new decision-making algorithms that can be used for forecasting of the results in the financial markets.
Investigation of credit cards fraud detection by using deep learning and classification algorithms
Authors: Pratuzaitė Greta , Maknickienė Nijolė
Published: June 2020

Criminal financial behaviour is a problem for both banks and newly created fintech companies. Credit card fraud detection becomes a challenge for any such company. The aim of this paper is to com-pare ability to detect credit card fraud by four algorithmic methods: Generalized method of moments, K-nearest neighbour, Naive Bayes classification and Deep learning. The deep learning algorithm has been tuned to select key parameters so that fraud detection accuracy is the best. Five recognition accuracy parameters and a cost calcualtions showed that the deep learning algorithm is the best fraud detection meth-od compared to other classification algorithms. A financial company reduces losses and increases customer confidence by using fraud prevention technologies.
Approach of scaling the level of government intervention in the financial market
Authors: Freimanis Kristaps , Šenfelde Maija
Published: June 2020

In the field of the economics’ regulation researchers so far have built the conceptual framework showing how the deadweight loss of market failures decrease and costs of the government intervention in-crease with the increased level of the government intervention. In order to quantify relationships between the level of intervention, intervention costs and the deadweight loss with econometric models it is im-portant to understand how to apply coordinates for the data points to be included in the modelling. The main goal of the research presented in this paper is to find the unit measure for the asis of the independentvariable, i.e. to shape the categorical scale corresponding to the level of intervention.
Characterization of the Nucleus, Morphology, and Activity of Interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov by Optical and Near-infrared GROWTH, Apache Point, IRTF, ZTF, and Keck Observations
Authors: Bolin Bryce T. , Lisse Carey M. , Kasliwal Mansi M. , Quimby Robert , Tan Hanjie , Copperwheat Chris M. , Lin Zhong-Yi , Morbidelli Alessandro , Abe Lyu , Bendjoya Philippe , Burdge Kevin B. , Coughlin Michael , Fremling Christoffer , Itoh Ryosuke , Koss Michael , Masci Frank J. , Maeno Syota , Mamajek Eric E. , Marocco Federico , Murata Katsuhiro , Rivet Jean-Pierre , Sitko Michael L. , Stern Daniel , Vernet David , Walters Richard , Yan Lin , Andreoni Igor , Bhalerao Varun , Bodewits Dennis , De Kishalay , Deshmukh Kunal P. , Bellm Eric C. , Blagorodnova Nadejda , Buzasi Derek , Cenko S. Bradley , Chang Chan-Kao , Chojnowski Drew , Dekany Richard , Duev Dmitry A. , Graham Matthew , Jurić Mario , Kulkarni Shrinivas R. , Kupfer Thomas , Mahabal Ashish , Neill James D. , Ngeow Chow-Choong , Penprase Bryan , Riddle Reed , Rodriguez Hector , Smith Roger M. , Rosnet Philippe , Sollerman Jesper , Soumagnac Maayane T.
Published: June 2020

We present visible and near-infrared (NIR) photometric and spectroscopic observations of interstellar object (ISO) 2I/Borisov taken from 2019 September 10 to 2019 December 20 using the GROWTH, the Apache Point Observatory Astrophysical Research Consortium 3.5 m, and the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility 3.0 m combined with pre- and postdiscovery observations of 2I obtained by the Zwicky Transient Facility from 2019 March 17 to 2019 May 5. Comparison with imaging of distant solar system comets shows an object very similar to mildly active solar system comets with an outgassing rate of ∼1027 mol s−1. The photometry, taken in filters spanning the visible and NIR range, shows a gradual brightening trend of ∼0.03 mag day−1 since 2019 September 10 UTC for a reddish object becoming neutral in the NIR. The light curve from recent and prediscovery data reveals a brightness trend suggesting the recent onset of significant H2O sublimation with the comet being active with super volatiles such as CO at heliocentric distances >6 au consistent with its extended morphology. Using the advanced capability to significantly reduce the scattered light from the coma enabled by high-resolution NIR images from Keck adaptive optics taken on 2019 October 4, we estimate a diameter for 2I’s nucleus of ≲1.4 km. We use the size estimates of 1I/’Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov to roughly estimate the slope of the ISO size distribution, resulting in a slope of ∼3.4 ± 1.2, similar to solar system comets and bodies produced from collisional equilibrium.
Large-scale Turbulent Driving Regulates Star Formation in High-redshift Gas-rich Galaxies
Authors: Brucy Noé , Hennebelle Patrick , Bournaud Frédéric , Colling Cédric
Published: June 2020

The question of what regulates star formation is a longstanding issue. To investigate this issue, we run simulations of a kiloparsec cube section of a galaxy with three kinds of stellar feedback: the formation of H ii regions, the explosion of supernovae, and ultraviolet heating. We show that stellar feedback is sufficient to reduce the averaged star formation rate (SFR) to the level of the Schmidt–Kennicutt law in Milky Way–like galaxies but not in high-redshift gas-rich galaxies, suggesting that another type of support should be added. We investigate whether an external driving of the turbulence such as the one created by the large galactic scales could diminish the SFR at the observed level. Assuming that the Toomre parameter is close to 1 as suggested by the observations, we infer a typical turbulent forcing that we argue should be applied parallel to the plane of the galactic disk. When this forcing is applied in our simulations, the SFR within our simulations closely follows the Schmidt–Kennicutt relation. We found that the velocity dispersion is strongly anisotropic with the velocity dispersion alongside the galactic plane being up to 10 times larger than the perpendicular velocity.
Multibacillary Leprosy With Tumor Like Nasal Deformity
Authors: Lubis Ramona Dumasari , Darmi Mila , Dewi Nani Kumala
Published: June 2020

BACKGROUND: Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae which affects skin, peripheral nerves, and other body parts including bone, ear, eye, and nose. Nasal manifestation of leprosy may be found in the early stage with non-specific symptoms such as nasal congestion. In advanced stage, destruction of bone structures and cartilages may result in deformities. However, nasal manifestation as the only symptom in early stage can lead to delayed diagnosis.
CASE REPORT: We reported a case of multibacillary leprosy in a 26-year-old male with tumor like nasal deformity for 1 year and lump in the ear lobes since 8 years ago. Initially, there was nasal discharge, unfrequent epistaxis, followed by loss of smelling perception, without associated pain, or numbness since childhood. Lesions on the trunk, palms, and soles were also noted since 2 years ago. The physical examination revealed tumor with crusts and fissures on the nasal tip; accompanied by saddle nose. Slit skin smear revealed acid-fast bacilli with bacteriological index of 4+ in solid form. Hence, he was diagnosed as multibacillary leprosy with Grade 2 disability. The prognosis was poor due to permanent deformities.
CONCLUSION: Early diagnosis and initiation of treatment are crucial in the management of this debilitating and stigmatized disease.
Effects of Red Fruit (Pandanus Conoideus Lam) Oil on Exercise Endurance and Oxidative Stress in Rats at Maximal Physical Activity
Authors: SINAGA FAJAR APOLLO , Purba Pangondian Hotliber , Sinaga Rika Nailuvar , Silaban Ramlan
Published: June 2020

BACKGROUND: Living cells continuously produce free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) as a part of metabolic processes. These free radicals are neutralized by an antioxidant defense system. Maximal physical activity can produce an imbalance between ROS and antioxidants and thus may cause oxidative stress, which is possibly related to fatigue and tissue injury. Red fruit oil contains high beta-carotene and tocopherol as antioxidants which could overcome oxidative stress condition.
AIM: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of red fruit oil on exercise endurance and oxidative stress in rats at a maximal physical activity.
METHODS: Twenty-four male rats were divided into four groups. The control group (I) was administered with 1.5 ml distilled water, intervention groups (II), (III), and (IV) were administered with different doses of red fruit oil (0.15 ml/kgBW, 0.3 ml/kgBW, and 0.6 ml/kgBW, respectively). All groups were trained to swim for 4 weeks and then were forced to swim without a load until being exhausted. The malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) levels, and time of swimming to exhaustion were measured in all groups.
RESULT: The results showed that MDA level obtained was decreasing significantly (p < 0.05), GPx and time of swimming were increasing significantly (p < 0.05) in the intervention groups.
CONCLUSION: The results suggest that red fruit oil can obviously reduce MDA level, increased GPx, and endurance and delay fatigue induced by maximal physical activity in the rat.
Destructive (Erosive) Tufted Angioma/Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma of the Eyelid
Authors: Abdel-Naser M. Badawy , Altenburg Andreas , Wollina Uwe , Zouboulis Christos
Published: June 2020

BACKGROUND: Tufted angioma/kaposiform hemangioendothelioma represents a spectrum of rare benign skin vascular neoplasms that differ in the extent and prognosis. Tufted angioma affects primarily children, is localized to skin, shows no tendency for ulceration or tissue invasion and has a favorable prognosis.
CASE REPORT: In this case report, tufted angioma involved the lower eyelid resulting in its destruction and compromised its function, hence necessitating rapid surgical excision to preserve the function of eyelid.
CONCLUSION: TA/KHE is a rare vascular benign neoplasm usually asymptomatic but may affect delicate structures, such as the eyelid resulting in destruction and hence may require rapid surgical intervention. corresponding eye.
Optimizing Android Malware Detection Via Ensemble Learning
Authors: Christianah Abikoye Oluwakemi , Gyunka Benjamin Aruwa , Oluwatobi Akande Noah
Published: June 2020

Android operating system has become very popular, with the highest market share, amongst all other mobile operating systems due to its open source nature and users friendliness. This has brought about an uncontrolled rise in malicious applications targeting the Android platform. Emerging trends of Android malware are employing highly sophisticated detection and analysis avoidance techniques such that the traditional signature-based detection methods have become less potent in their ability to detect new and unknown malware. Alternative approaches, such as the Machine learning techniques have taken the lead for timely zero-day anomaly detections.  The study aimed at developing an optimized Android malware detection model using ensemble learning technique. Random Forest, Support Vector Machine, and k-Nearest Neighbours were used to develop three distinct base models and their predictive results were further combined using Majority Vote combination function to produce an ensemble model. Reverse engineering procedure was employed to extract static features from large repository of malware samples and benign applications. WEKA 3.8.2 data mining suite was used to perform all the learning experiments. The results showed that Random Forest had a true positive rate of 97.9%, a false positive rate of 1.9% and was able to correctly classify instances with 98%, making it a strong base model. The ensemble model had a true positive rate of 98.1%, false positive rate of 1.8% and was able to correctly classify instances with 98.16%. The finding shows that, although the base learners had good detection results, the ensemble learner produced a better optimized detection model compared with the performances of those of the base learners.
Augmented Reality Mobile Learning System: Study to Improve PSTs’ Understanding of Mathematical Development
Authors: Amir Mohammad Faizal , Ariyanti Novia , Anwar Najih , Valentino Erik , Afifah Dian Septi Nur
Published: June 2020

Augmented Reality research in mobile learning systems so far have not especially to improve Preservice Students Teachers' (PSTs) geometry understanding in mathematical development. Studies conducted in this study basically use a case study. This research aims to develop a mobile augmented reality system for PSTs learning so that it can be used to improve PSTs understanding of mathematics development includes doing, image-making, an image having, property noticing, formalizing, observing, structuring and inventing. In this development, PSTs can understand the understanding of the geometry transformation is a translation, reflection, rotation, and dilatation.
The Usability Analysis Online Learning Site for Supporting Computer programming Course Using System Usability Scale (SUS) in a University
Authors: Derisma Derisma
Published: June 2020

Computer programming subject is the most-feared subject by students because it is hard to learn. At present, various learning media for programming are available, therefore, the learning process which was often considered as boring and hard to learn becomes interesting and easy to do. One of those media is through internet. This condition is parallel with various number of learning-based online sites that currently grow, including CodeSaya; one of the learning websites for computer programming languages. Usability is an important aspect to be noticed for the users to feel facilitated in using it, acquiring the required knowledge, and be interested to always rely on the site within the learning process. By collecting the user perception about user interfaces, questionnaire might help identifying the weakness in website usability to perform improvements. This research was done to analyze the success of online learning site, whether it meets the usability criteria by implementing System Usability Scale (SUS) questionnaire as the research instrument. SUS is an effective and reliable instrument to measure the usability of various products and services. The research questionnaire consisted of 10 questions which disseminated toward 162 respondents divided into two groups, namely familiar users that amounted to 81 respondents and unfamiliar users that amounted to 81 respondents as well. The usability of CodeSaya site acquired 72.1 of score for familiar users and 70 of score for unfamiliar users. The score acquired from the rating given by familiar respondents only a bit higher compared to the unfamiliar respondents. The rating in alphabet resulted in B or Good. It can be concluded that this computer programming learning site has met the usability criteria, therefore, it can be implemented as a learning medium that is feasible to be used by the users.
ADJUSTING OPTIMAL HEIGHT OF WALKER HANDLES USING EXPERIMENTAL COGNITIVE DATA AND ADAPTIVE NEURO-FUZZY CLASSIFICATION
Authors: Barkan Meysam , Mosalanejad Reza , Taghvaei Sajjad , Jamali Saeed , Eghtesad Mohammad , Haghpanah Seyyed Arash
Published: June 2020

Background: Walker is one of the most important devices to help people who need assistance to maintain balance or stability while walking. A walker is often used by people who deal with reduced muscle strength of the lower limbs or reduced range of motion in hip, knee or ankle. One of the things that should be considered when using walker is its handle’s optimal height. This height could be different according to the physical parameters of each person’s height, weight, gender and age and can significantly affect the level of assistance and ergonomic aspects of the device. Methods: In this article, the basis for manufacturing an intelligent walker is presented by proposing an algorithm for determining the optimal height of the handle according to the users’ characteristics. To achieve this, an experimental test was first performed on 47 subjects. After performing this experimental test, the information about each person, as well as the level of satisfaction declared by the user for the specific height was recorded. Then an intelligent algorithm was generated by an adaptive neuro-fuzzy classifier and trained accordingly. The input of the classifier is the user characteristics and the output is the optimal height. Results: The algorithm predicted the optimal height with 87% accuracy. The result of the test was to obtain an optimal height for the subjects tested. The results obtained from the classifier show that optimal height depends on factors such as gender, age, height and weight. Conclusion: In this method, in order to obtain the optimal height for each person, one of the main parameters was the degree of satisfaction of the individual, which was not taken into account in the previous studies in this field. In this intelligent algorithm, by entering information of an individual, his/her optimal height can be calculated. The proposed method can be utilized in improving intelligent walkers.
Teaching Computational Thinking Unplugged
Authors: Poulakis Emmanouil , Politis Panagiotis
Published: June 2020

This chapter focuses on the “unplugged” approach for teaching computational thinking (CT), that is, teaching without the use of computers or digital equipment. After a short discussion of the different definitions of CT, the chapter presents the most well-known tools and methodologies of unplugged philosophy, with a connection to CT concepts. The chapter also summarizes the main advantages of the unplugged approach to CT education and furthermore, the most important design principles of unplugged, kinaesthetic activities. A separate section is dedicated to blended approaches of plugged and unplugged activities and the evaluation of unplugged approaches. While more large-scale implementations are still required to fully evaluate the benefits of unplugged approaches to CT education, existing studies report positive findings, especially in relation to the use of unplugged approaches for CT education. The majority of these resources are available for use by educators free of charge on the internet, which makes them very useful as a CT teaching approach.
Freedom of Expression, Privacy, and Ethical and Social Responsibility in Democracy in the Digital Age
Authors: Rascão José Poças
Published: June 2020

This article reflects on freedom of expression, privacy, ethical and social responsibility, in the context of social networks, in the context of the experience of democracy in cyberspace. It asks questions about ensuring the protection of privacy, freedom, and autonomy of internet users in the internet environment. It identifies national and international legislation that guarantee the right to privacy and the protection of citizens' personal data. It reviews the literature on the concept of ethics and social responsibility, in democracy, in the digital age, associating this domain of knowledge with the concept of privacy, freedom, and ethical and social responsibility, in the context of social networks. The article discusses the concepts that guide this theme and that are directly involved with related domains. It is alert to the need for ethical and legal protection of the digital data of internet users, aiming at the autonomous safeguarding of their digital identities.
Barriers to the Use of Games-Based Learning in Pre-School Settings
Authors: Manesis Dionysios
Published: June 2020

The main aim of this research is to investigate how teachers perceive the barriers that limit the adoption and implementation of games-based learning in early childhood education on Cyprus. Teachers are working in public and private pre-schools. A 19-item questionnaire was administered to 148 early childhood teachers in Cyprus (78 public pre-school teachers and 70 private pre-school teachers). Factor analysis reveals three types of barriers to the use of games-based learning in early childhood classroom: lack of confidence, lack of support, and lack of equipment. The higher the teachers' self-efficacy in using digital games is, the lower the level of teachers' perception regarding the barrier lack of confidence becomes. Teachers with no frequent use of computer and digital games in the classroom perceive lack of confidence as a major barrier. Public pre-schools teachers have significantly more positive attitudes toward the usefulness of GBL than private pre-schools teachers.
Dynamic Data Retrieval Using Incremental Clustering and Indexing
Authors: Uma Priya D  , Santhi Thilagam P
Published: June 2020

The evolution of the Internet and real-time applications has contributed to the growth of massive unstructured data which imposes the increased complexity of efficient retrieval of dynamic data. Extant research uses clustering methods and indexes to speed up the retrieval. However, the quality of clustering methods depends on data representation models where existing models suffer from dimensionality explosion and sparsity problems. As documents evolve, index reconstruction from scratch is expensive. In this work, compact vectors of documents generated by the Doc2Vec model are used to cluster the documents and the indexes are incrementally updated with less complexity using the diff method. The probabilistic ranking scheme BM25+ is used to improve the quality of retrieval for user queries. The experimental analysis demonstrates that the proposed system significantly improves the clustering performance and reduces retrieval time to obtain top-k results.
PRAGMATISM AND PRACTICE THEORY: CONVERGENCES OR COLLISIONS
Authors: Buch Anders , Elkjaer Bente
Published: June 2020

Proponents of the ‘practice turn’ in the social sciences rarely mention American pragmatism as a source of inspiration or refer to pragmatist philosophy. This strikes us as not only odd, but also a disadvantage since the pragmatist legacy has much to offer practice theory in the study of organizations. In this paper we want to spell out the theoretical similarities and divergences between practice theory and pragmatism to consider whether the two traditions can find common ground when gazing upon organization studies. We suggest that pragmatism should be included in the ‘tool-kit’ of practice-based studies of organizations.
Palm Oil Mill Effluent Treatment Using Electrocoagulation-Adsorption Hybrid Process
Authors: Sia Yong Yin , Tan Ivy Ai Wei , Abdullah Mohammad Omar
Published: June 2020

Palm oil processing is a multi-stage operation which generates large amount of palm oil mill effluent (POME). Due to its potential to cause environmental pollution, POME must be treated prior to discharge. Electrocoagulation (EC), adsorption (AD), combined EC and AD, and EC integrated with AD have demonstrated great potential to remove various organic and inorganic pollutants from wastewater. Up to date, no study has been found on POME treatment using EC-AD hybrid process. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the feasibility of applying EC-AD hybrid process as an alternative treatment for POME. The EC-AD hybrid process achieved higher removal of total suspended solid (TSS), chemical oxygen demand (COD) and colour as compared to EC and AD stand-alone processes. The EC-AD hybrid process reduced 79% of TSS, 44% of COD and 89% of colour from POME. The adsorption kinetics of TSS, COD and colour were best interpreted using pseudo-second-order model, which indicated that the adsorption rate was mainly controlled by chemisorption. Overall, the EC-AD hybrid process could be recommended as an alternative treatment for POME.
Development of Nipah Palm Fibre Extraction Process
Authors: Dickie Tracy , Syazali Syed Tarmizi B.Syed , Noor Mohamed Noor Hisyam B.
Published: June 2020

Nypa fruticans or locally known as nipah palm is extracted from its fronds to determine its potential as reinforcement in polymer composites. The objective of this paper is to investigate the method to extract nipah palm fiber from its fronds and to determine its diameter and density. Two extraction methods were tested; they are the dry and wet method. The dry method is where the fronds are dried under hot sun and the wet method is where the fronds were soaked in water prior to extraction. The extraction process found that nipah palm has two types of potential fiber suitable for reinforcement, coarse (fiber A) and fine fiber (fiber B). Both extraction methods are able to produce these two fibers. Both methods are discussed extensively in this paper. The diameter of fiber A and B were 0.53±0.06 mm and 0.039±0.08 mm respectively. Distribution of the fibers was measured using optical microscope. The densities of the fibers were measured using pycnometer method and the densities were 1.00 g/cm3 and 0.89 g/cm3 for fiber A and B.
Van'da Kose Oyunu
Authors: ÖNLER Zafer
Published: June 2020

Küçükbaş hayvancılığın yaygın ve önemli bir geçim kaynağı
olduğu Van köylerinde yakın zamana kadar çobanlar tarafından “Kose” adında bir
oyun düzenlenirdi. Şubat ayının ilk haftasına denk gelen ve yılda bir kez
oynanan bir oyun olan “Kose”, koç katımından yüz gün sonrası hesaplanarak
yapılırdı. Yüzüncü günde kuzuların koyunun karnında canlandığına inanılır ve bu
bağlamda Kose oyunu uğurlu sayılırdı. Çobanlar yüzüncü günün akşamında bir evde
toplanıp bir çobana beyaz bir bez giydirir, yünden beyaz bir sakal takar ve o
çobanın yüzünü una bularlardı. Elbisesinin içi otla doldurulur, “Kose” adı
verilen bu çobana korkunç bir görünüm verirlerdi. Beline de bir çıngırak
takılır, eline iki sopa verilirdi. Kadın kılığına sokulan bir başka çoban da
Kose’nin karısı rolüne girerdi. Ardına takılan gençler ve diğer çobanlarla ev
ev dolaşırlar, her evde biraz oynarlar, hediye olarak para, un, vb. yiyecek
toplar, sonra kendi aralarında bölüşürler, pişirdikleri yiyeceklerle kendilerine
bir ziyafet çekerlerdi. Bu oyunun hemen hemen aynısı, Mehmet Şerif Fırat’ın
“Doğu İlleri ve Varto Tarihi” adlı kitabında “Kalkağan” olarak yer almaktadır.
Kitapta bahsedilen oyunun zamanla farklılaştığı ve günümüzde ise tümden
unutulduğu görülmektedir.
Habertürk, Sabah ve Birgün Gazetelerindeki Suriyeli Mülteci Haberlerinin Eleştirel Söylem Çözümlemesi
Authors: ÇALIK Merve , BAYKAL Kemal
Published: June 2020

Dünyanın birçok yerinde tarih boyunca
süregelen ve küresel bir insanlık meselesine dönüşen mülteci konusu,
Suriye’deki iç savaşın ardından 2011 yılı itibari ile Türkiye’de de gündem
konusu haline gelmiştir. Suriye vatandaşları ülke değiştirmek durumunda kalmış
ve Türkiye’ye göç etmişlerdir. Hem geleneksel medyada hem de yeni medyada
‘Suriyeli mülteci’ konusu, farklı bakış açıları ile ele alınmıştır. Medyada
çıkan her haber farklı bakış açılarının birer yansıması olarak görülebilir ve
haberi yazan kişinin süzgecinden geçirilerek meydana gelir. Haberde kullanılacak
her ayrıntı o kişinin belirlediği amaç doğrultusunda ortaya konulmaktadır; bu
bağlamda, haberler arasında ideolojik farklılıklar oluşmaktadır. Bu argümanlar
göz önünde bulundurularak, bu çalışmada Suriye’den Türkiye’ye göç etmek
durumunda kalan Suriyeli mültecilerin Türkiye medyasındaki temsili
incelenmiştir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, Teun A. Van Dijk’in Eleştirel Söylem
Çözümlemesi Modeli kullanılmıştır. Bu model ile 2019’daki Ocak, Şubat ve Mart
ayları arasında Habertürk, Birgün ve Sabah gazetelerinin online arşivlerinde
Suriyeli mültecileri konu edinen haberler nefret söylemi bağlamında analiz
edilmiştir. Bu yönü ile araştırma sosyolojik bir boyut da taşımaktadır.
Araştırmanın sonunda ideolojik farklılıklardan kaynaklanan haberlerdeki farklı
görüşler analiz edilmiştir. Bu farklı görüşler üzerinden yapılan analizlerle
gerçeğin yeniden nasıl üretildiği ortaya konulmuş ve bahsi geçen gazetelerin
yayın politikalarındaki farklılıklara odaklanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda, Birgün gazetesinin Suriyeli sığınmacılara
karşı herhangi bir nefret söyleminde bulunmadığı ve mülteci haberlerini
verirken konuyu mağduriyet teması içerisinde işleyerek hümanist bir bakış açısı
ile ele aldığı gözlemlenmiştir. Sabah
gazetesinin mülteci haberlerini aktarırken fedakârlık olgusundan yararlanarak
kamuoyu oluşturmaya çalıştığı, böylece mültecilerin maddi ve manevi yük olduğu
algısını yıkmaya çalıştığı sonucuna varılmıştır. Habertürk gazetesinin ise bazı haberlerinde Türkiye’de meydana
gelen olayların sorumlusu olarak mültecileri gösterme yönelimine sahip olduğu,
bazı haberlerinde ise mültecilere karşı sahiplenici bir tutum sergilediği
gözlemlenmiştir.
Arkaik Yolculuğun Yeniden Üretilmesi Bağlamında “İyi Biri” Filmi
Authors: İRMAK Cansu , SEZER Ayşe , ÖRKÜN Berkant
Published: June 2020

Yönetmenliğini
ve senaristliğini Ayhan Sonyürek’in yaptığı, başrollerini Cengiz Bozkurt,
Mustafa Alabora gibi isimlerin paylaştığı 2015 yapımı olan İyi Biri filmi, gerek konu gerek oyuncu
performansı ile adından söz ettirmiş bir film olup sıradan bir insanın
hikâyesini çok yönlü bir şekilde işlemiştir. Filmde Cengiz Bozkurt’un
canlandırdığı Mızrap karakteri
üzerinden, sıradan bir insanın gecikmeli olarak hayat gerçekleri ile
tanışmasına ve bu sürede yaşadığı travmalara şahit olmaktayız. Çıktığı yolculuk
sırasında yaşadığı olaylar ve yolunun kesiştiği herkes, Mızrap’ın hayatına etki etmiş ve onun değişiminde önemli bir
role sahip olmuştur. Aynı zamanda klasik kahraman anlayışının modern kahramana
dönüşü bağlamında ele alınabilecek olan film, kültürel çözümleme başta olmak
üzere, disiplinlerarası yorumlanabilme/okunabilme zenginliğini de bünyesinde
barındırır. Joseph Campbell’ın monomit
kuramını baz alarak yapılan bu çalışmada Mızrap karakteri, kahramanın sonsuz yolculuğu bağlamında
yorumlanmış, yolculuk boyunca kahramanın karşısına çıkan karakterler ve bu
karakterlerin işlevleri tek tek incelenerek filmdeki kültürel olgular yorumlanmaya
çalışılmıştır. Bunu yaparken anlatının (filmin) çok katmanlı derin yapısına,
kültürel ve toplumsal belleğine oldukça çok nüfuz edebilme çabası öne çıkmış ve
bu bağlamda anlatının (filmin) geleneksel anlatılarla olan ilişkisine de
değinilmiştir.
Roman Dilini Sinemaya Yaklaştıran Gizli Aktör: Edimsözler
Authors: KESER Cem
Published: June 2020

İngiliz dilbilimci filozof Austin’in
ortaya koyup başka bir dilbilimci J. R. Searle’ün geliştirdiği söz edimleri
kuramının hedefi ‘günlük dili’ araştırmaktır. Edim, Türk Dil Kurumu’nun
tanımına göre, “Yapılmış, gerçekleşmiş iş, amel, fiil” olan edimleri
tasniflemesi bakımından dilbilim çalışmalarında farklı bir yaklaşımın
gelişmesine sebebiyet vermiştir. Bu yaklaşım dili sadece olgular bünyesinde
algılayan ve çözümleyen mantıkçı pozitivistlere bir tepki olarak gelişmiş ve
günlük hayatta konuştuğumuz dili incelemeye başlamıştır. Söz edimleri kuramının
en belirgin özelliği betimleyici ifadelerle edimsel cümleleri bir kural
mekanizması oluşturarak ayırması olmuştur. Söz Edimleri Kuramı başlığı altında
yapılan çalışmalar, ilk etapta sadece insanlar arasındaki dilsel iletişimi
araştırırken daha sonraları edebî metinleri de araştırma malzemesi hâline
getirmiştir. Son dönemlerde çokça tartışılan bir başka konu ise sinemanın
edebiyat ile ilişkisi ve bu ilişkiye bağlı olarak roman dilinin sinemaya
yaklaştığı iddiasıdır. Sinema dilinin oyuncu eylemlerine dayalı olduğu
kabulüyle sinemayı besleyen bir kaynak olarak edebiyat ürünlerinin edimsözler üzerinden
incelenmesi, bu iddialara cevap verebilecek somut veriler sağlamaktadır.
Çalışma, bu iddia çerçevesindeki soruların cevabını aramaktadır. Makalede Sodom ve Gomore, Kuyucaklı Yusuf, Aylak
Adam, Tehlikeli Oyunlar ve Kırmızı Saçlı Kadın adlı eserlerdeki
edimsözlerin varlığı ve kullanımı üzerine çalışılmıştır. İncelememizin sonucunda ilk baskısı
1928 yılında yapılan ve 295 sayfa olan Sodom
ve Gomore’nin edimsöz sayısı 922 çıkarken ilk baskısı 1937 yılında yapılan
ve toplam 220 sayfa olan Kuyucaklı Yusuf’ta
bu sayı 1016’dır. Bunun dışında 1959 yılında ilk baskısı yapılan ve 190 sayfa
olan Aylak Adam romanında ise
edimsözler 1345 adet çıkmıştır. İncelediğimiz beş roman içerisinde edimsözlerin
en fazla çıktığı eser Tehlikeli Oyunlar’dır. Bu romanda 2345 adet edimsöz
çıkarken 190 sayfalık Kırmızı Saçlı Kadın
romanımızda toplam edimsöz sayısı 820’dir. Ek olarak Searle’ün tasnifine göre yaptığımız
edimsöz araştırmasında bütün romanlarda sayıları en fazla çıkan edimsözlerin
kesinleyiciler ve yönelticiler olduğu görülmüştür.
Management Efficiency of Budgeting: Evidence from Public Universities in Vietnam
Authors: LE Oanh Thi Tu , Nguyen Nga Thi
Published: June 2020

Budgeting is an important tool helping managers in planning and controlling during the operation of universities. Budgeting plays a vital role in controlling budgeting activities in the short-term and provides appropriate implementation plans to achieve strategic objectives. This study aims to evaluate the management effectiveness of budgeting activities in Vietnamese public universities. Data was collected from 53 public universities in Vietnam through questionnaire. After collecting, the data is cleansed and analyzed on SPSS software by tools such as: Frequency statistics, price statistics, average, comparing. The research results showed that: (1) The application of budgeting is comprehensive; that includes income and expenditure budget, enrollment budget, and teaching budget; (2) Monitoring and evaluation of budgeting activities are strictly implemented, (3) The main budgeting method is preparing general budgets for the entire university, and the other method is preparing budgets for each department (4) The main method of evaluating budgeting is comparing variances while variance analysis and finding underlying causes were not applied. This study proposes solutions to improve the process, content and quality of budgeting, thereby contributing to improving management efficiency in public universities in Vietnam.

JEL Classification: M10, M40, M41.
Pengembangan obyek wisata di Kawasan Danau Buatan PLTA Koto Panjang
Authors: Eka Eka , Saputra Trio , Aguswan Aguswan
Published: June 2020

Abstract : pengembangan obyek wisata di kawasan danau buatan PLTA koto Panjang Kabupaten Kampar. Penelitian di laksanakan di kawasan Danau Buatan PLTA koto panjang Kabupaten Kampar merupakan area Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Air (PLTA) yang dapat menyuplay kebutuhan listrik di tiga provinsi yaitu (Riau, Jambi dan Sumbar). pada kawasan tersebut juga dimamfaatkan  masyarakat sebagai tempat– tempat wisata, sehingga  dapat di kunjungan oleh masyarakat umum dan menjadi potensi wisata kabupaten Kampar yang dapat dikembangkan. Pendekatan action resech digunakan untuk menelusuri  obyek wisata alam yang berada dilingkungan PLTA Koto panjang Kampar. Obyek wisata tersebut belum tertata dan terkelola dengan baik,.namun antusias dan kemauan msyarakat desa untuk mengembangkan dan memamfaatkan sumber daya alam di kawasan PLTA koto panjang sangat tinggi. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan terbentuknya beberapa kelompok sadar wisata (POKDARWIS) yaitu sebagai usaha kelompok yang peduli dengan keindahan lingkungan alam wisata di desa tersebut. Hasil penelitian menggambarkan bahwa kondisi pengembangan obyek wisata danau  buatan hanya pada fase eksplorasi (penemuan) dan fase keterlibatan (involment) artinya bahwa kegiatan pengembangan wisata di danau PLTA kito panjang sebatas penemuan obyek wisata baru yang digali atau dikembangkan oleh sebagian kecil kelompok masyarakat atau dengan melibatkan sebagian orang atau kelompok yang berkeinginan mengembangkan obyek-obyek wisata di Danau Buatan PLTA Koto panjang seperti kehadiran kelompok sadarwisata yang berkeinginan mengembangkan obyek wisata dengan swadaya seadanya.
Komunikasi Program Imunisasi Vaksin Measles Rubella Puskesmas Haur Gading Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara
Authors: Affrian Reno , Walinda Renjelina
Published: June 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan mendeskripsikan komunikasi kebijakan imunisasi Vaksin Measles Rubella dan  Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhinya. Selain itu juga melihat upaya-upaya komunikasi apa saja yang dilakukan untuk mengatasi masalah dalam program vaksin rubella di Puskesmas Haur Gading Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara.

            Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kualitatif deskriptif. Jenis data yang digunakan adalah data primer diperoleh dari hasil wawancara dan data sekunder diperoleh dari buku, internet dan dokumentasi. Sumber data berjumlah 10 orang. Teknik analisis data dengan reduksi, penyajian, dan penarikan kesimpulan.

Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan Implementasi Program Vaksin Rubella di Puskesmas Haur Gading Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara belum terimplementasi dengan baik. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari: Pertama, Komunikasi dengan organisasi lain masih kurang baik terlihat dari keterlambatan komunikasi dengan pihak pendukung program seperti MUI Kabupaten. Kedua, sumber daya masih kurang baik terlihat dari perbedaan penjelasan mengenai kandungan vaksin rubella. Ketiga, Disposisi dikatakan sudah baik terlihat dari birokrasi yang berjalan sesuai dengan pedoman petunjuk teknis yang ditetapkan. Keempat, struktur birokrasi sudah baik telihat dari adanya tata aturan sebelum dan sesudah kegiatan, namun dari segi fragmentasi mengalami kendala karena penolakan dari tokoh penting seperti tokoh ulama setempat. Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi diantaranya Komunikasi yang terlambat antar pihak birokrasi, kepercayaan masyarakat terhadap isu negatif, perbedaan pendapat tokoh ulama, dan masyarakat yang merasa tidak memerlukan vaksin rubella.

            Disarankan kepada seluruh staf puskesmas Haur Gading Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara untuk mengoptimalkan Implementasi Program Vaksin Rubella sesuai dengan tujuan, visi, misi dan sasarannya yang diinginkan dalam rangka terwujudnya masyarakat yang sehat dan terhindar dari penyakit menular yang disebabkan oleh virus. Kepada masyarkat dan tokoh ulama haur gading untuk ikut serta mendukung agar program vaksin rubella ini dapat berhasil.
Analisa Peran Tenaga Honorer Terhadap Efektivitas Tugas Aparatur Sipil Negara
Authors: Dora Rezkia
Published: June 2020

Salah satu faktor terlaksananya tugas Aparatur Sipil Negara adalah  adanya peran  tenaga honorer di setiap intansi Pemerintahan.  Di Kantor Kecamatan Rangsang Barat sebagian tugas Aparatur Sipil Negara diserahkan kepada tenaga honorer.  Namun, adanya ketidakjelasan tugas pada setiap tenaga honorer menyebabkan peran tenaga honorer ini tidak efektif. Permasalahan peran tenaga honorer ini telah penulis angkat ke dalam penelitian. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisa faktor – faktor lain yang menyebabkan tidak efektifnya peran tenaga honorer serta memberikan solusi dari permasalahan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif. Dalam menganalisis peran tenaga honorer di Kantor Kecamatan Rangsang Barat, peneliti melihat dari tiga faktor, yaitu tugas pokok Aparatur Sipil Negara, kriteria dan prosedur pengangkatan tenaga honorer, dan pelaksanaan tugas tenaga honorer di Kantor Kecamatan Rangsang Barat. Berdasarkan ketiga faktor tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa peran tenaga honorer di Kantor Kecamatan Rangsang Barat kurang efektif.
Brief communication: The role of using precipitation or river discharge data when assessing global coastal compound flooding
Authors: Bevacqua Emanuele , Vousdoukas Michalis I. , Shepherd Theodore G. , Vrac Mathieu
Published: June 2020

Abstract. Interacting storm surges and high water runoff can cause compound flooding (CF) in low-lying coasts and river estuaries. The large-scale CF hazard has been typically studied using proxies such as the concurrence of storm surge extremes either with precipitation or with river discharge extremes. Here the impact of the choice of such proxies is addressed employing state-of-the-art global datasets. Although they are proxies of diverse physical mechanisms, we find that the two approaches show similar CF spatial patterns. On average, deviations are smaller in regions where assessing the actual CF is more relevant, i.e. where the CF potential is high. Differences between the two assessments increase with the catchment size, and our findings indicate that CF in long rivers (catchment ≳5–10×103 km2) should be analysed using river discharge data. The precipitation-based assessment allows for considering local-rainfall-driven CF and CF in small rivers not resolved by large-scale datasets.
Mechanical Thrombectomy for Large Vessel Occlusion via the Transbrachial Approach: Case Series
Authors: Tsuji Yuichiro , Miki Takanori , Kakita Hiroto , Sato Kimitoshi , Yoshida Takashi , Shimizu Fuminori
Published: June 2020

Mechanical thrombectomy has become a standard treatment for acute ischemic stroke with large vessel occlusion. In aged patients, it is difficult to guide the catheter via the transfemoral approach due to vessel tortuosity and aortic elongation. We report our preliminary clinical experience using the transbrachial approach. Among the 119 patients who underwent thrombectomy from April 2018 to December 2019, a total of 5 patients were treated via the transbrachial approach. Clinical outcomes were retrospectively analyzed. Successful reperfusion was achieved in 4 out of 5 cases. There was 1 death due to symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage. One patient had a good outcome at discharge. There were no access-site complications associated with any of these cases. Transbrachial access for mechanical thrombectomy is feasible and can provide an alternative to the transfemoral approach.
Surveillance post-radiofrequency ablation for small renal masses: Recurrence and followup
Authors: Lam Cameron J. , Wong Nathan C. , Voss Maurice , Oleg Mironov , Connolly Michael , Matsumoto Edward , Kapoor Anil
Published: June 2020

Introduction: Small renal masses (SRMs), enhancing tumors <4 cm in diameter, are suspicious for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The incidence of SRMs have risen with the increased quality and frequency of imaging. Partial nephrectomy is widely accepted as a nephron-sparing approach for the management of clinically localized RCC, with a greater than 90% disease-specific survival for stage T1a. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been emerging as an alternative management strategy, with evidence suggesting RFA as a safe alternative for SRMs. We aimed to evaluate the time to recurrence and recurrence rates of SRMs treated with RFA at our institution.
Methods: A retrospective review between October 2011 and May 2019 identified 141 patients with a single SRM treated with RFA at Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. Patients with familial syndromes and distant metastases were excluded. Repeat RFAs of the ipsilateral kidney for incomplete ablation were not considered a new procedure. The primary variable measured was time from initial ablation to recurrence. A Cox proportional hazard regression model was used to identify possible prognostic variables for tumor recurrence defined a priori, including age, gender, mass size, RENAL nephrometry, and PADUA scores.
Results: The overall average age of our patients was 69.0±11.1 years, with 71.6% being male. Average tumor size was 2.6±0.8 cm. There was a total of 22/154 total recurrences (15.6%) post-RFA. Median followup time was 67 (18–161) months. Those with new recurrences had median time to recurrence of 15 months and no recurrence beyond 53 months. Thirteen of 141 patients had residual disease (9.2%) and were identified within the first eight months post-RFA. The only prognostic variable identified as a predictor of residual disease was tumor size (hazard ratio 2.265; p<0.001).
Conclusions: This study shows the risk of a new recurrence following RFA for SRMs is 6.4%. Most recurrences (9.2%) were a result of residual tumor at the ablation site identified within the first eight months post-RFA. No recurrences were identified beyond 53 months, with a total median followup time of 67 months. Tumor size alone, without need for complex scoring systems, may serve as a predictor of incomplete ablation following RFA and could be used to assist in shared decision-making on management strategies.