bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impact of periprocedural factors on revascularization success and good clinical outcomes in anterior circulation stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy
Authors: Kurminas M. , Berūkštis A. , Misonis N. , Tamošiūnas A. E. , Jatužis D.
Published: February 2020

Background. Constantly evolving guidelines for the treatment of ischemic stroke in light of widely published clinical trials show no final consensus; many factors that may significantly alter treatment outcomes are still under investigation. Each stroke center treats patients with ischemic stroke due to major artery occlusion differently depending on available resources, expert judgment, and clinical experience. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of periprocedural factors (intravenous thrombolysis, balloon-occlusive catheter use, number and timing of thrombectomy sessions, and type of anesthesia) on recanalization success and good clinical outcomes.Materials and methods. We included 191 patients who were treated with mechanical thrombectomy (MTE) due to large vessel occlusion in the anterior circulation from January 2015 to November 2018 in Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Clinics. Demographic, work organization, and clinical variables were evaluated. The primary outcome was functional independence after 90 days (modified Rankin scale 0-2). Secondary outcomes were successful reperfusion (TICI 2b-3) and change in neurological status by NIHSS at 2 and 24 hours.Results. No significant difference in outcomes was found between MTE groups of direct and combined therapy, the balloon-occlusive catheter use or the type of applied anesthesia. MTE procedure time is related to the recanalization success and good clinical outcome (p<0.0001): in the case of a successful MTE procedure the duration of MTE was almost half that of a failed MTE (mean 42.6 min. and 74.2 min., respectively). The probability of good clinical outcome decreases by 1.78-fold for patients over 70 years old (95% CI 0.999-3.274). Every 10-year increase in age was associated with a 1.32-fold decrease (95% CI 1.008-1.765) and every 30 min. increase in MTE procedure time with a 2.32-fold decrease in the probability of a good outcome at 90 days (95% CI 1.607-3.475). Each recanalization over 270 min. from symptom onset decreased the odds of a good outcome by 2.28-fold (95% CI 1.219-4.289).Conclusions. MTE procedure time was inversely proportional to the success of the procedure itself and good clinical outcome. Trends towards better clinical outcomes were observed in younger patients and in those who started treatment with MTE within 4.5 hours of onset of stroke symptoms. The added value of intravenous thrombolysis and balloon-occlusive catheter use for the success of the MTE procedure and good clinical outcomes was not established.
Sistem Informasi Monitoring Perjanjian Kerja Sama Berbasis Web Pada PT Dayamitra Telekomunikasi Jakarta
Authors: Marsuyitno Marsuyitno , Putri Sukmawati Anggraeni , Utami Lilyani Asri , Dwiantoro Tino
Published: February 2020

The development of the telecommunications world is developing very rapidly throughout the world and is no exception in Indonesia. The telecommunications business mostly involves companies providing equipment and providing telecommunications infrastructure, in this case, towers. PT Dayamitra Telekomunikasi or also known as Mitratel is a subsidiary of PT Telkom Indonesia. Tbk, which is engaged in providing telecommunications infrastructure in Indonesia. In carrying out its business activities, PT Dayamitra Telekomunikasi has collaborated extensively with external parties in terms of land use for the construction of telecommunications towers. Land use is currently divided into two land categories, namely private land and government land. The current condition in managing cooperative assets is still done manually or not systematically so that it is not effective and a monitoring information system is needed to monitor the use of assets listed in this cooperation document. The monitoring information system that will be created is web-based which will facilitate the user in monitoring, updating the status of the monetize point quota listed in the employment agreement document with the government. The software used in making this monitoring information system uses the PHP and MySQL programming languages.
Quality Control on Bread Production using Statistical Process Control Methods in Small Medium Enterprise
Authors: Primasanti Yunita
Published: February 2020

The main goal of the company is basically to make a profit so that the company is able to grow in the long run. However, the demands of consumers that are constantly changing require companies to be more flexible in meeting consumer demands related to product quality. Therefore, companies must be able to maintain and improve the quality of the products produced. Quality control is important for the company so that the products produced are in accordance with the standards, both the standards set by the company as well as local and international bodies that manage quality standards. In addition, quality products should be in accordance with consumer expectations. This study aims to determine defects in bakery products using Statistical Process Control methods and provide improvement suggestions. The research object is Roti Rahmat which is a small and medium business. Data collection techniques are carried out through observation and interviews with owners and employees. The results showed that the product defects were not uniform at 52.51%, the bread was scorched at 24.55%, the contents of the bread came out at 21.15%, and others at 1.97%. Based on the causal diagram, it is known that the biggest factors that cause product defects are the production process factors and employee factors.
Analisis Tingkat Kepuasan Konsumen Terhadap Kualitas Layanan Pada Minimarket SK
Authors: Wibowo Tri Joko , Ardhi Muhammad Nurul
Published: February 2020

Kurangnya kualitas pelayanan menjadi salah satu kendala terhadap tingkat kepuasan pelanggan. Berdasarkan kuesioner pendahuluan yang disebarkan kepada beberapa responden dan wawancara dengan karyawan Sodaqo Mart Kasemen, terdapat beberapa pelayanan yang telah diberikan dengan baik, namun belum sepenuhnya layanan yang ada di Sodaqo Mart Kasemen ditanggapi  dengan baik oleh konsumen. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui tingkat kepuasan pelanggan yang menggunakan jasa pelayanan minimarket Sodaqo Mart Kasemen. Pengukuran kualitas pelayanan dilakukan dengan metode Servqual, Importance Performance Analysis, dan Customer Satissfaction Index (CSI). Kualitas pelayanan menggunakan lima dimensi yang terdapat dalam Servqual yaitu tangibles (bukti fisik), reliability (keandalan), responsiveness (daya tanggap), assurance (jaminan), emphaty (empati). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa nilai gap dari beberapa atribut yang ada dalam dimensi memiliki nilai negatif. Yang artinya beberapa kualitas pelayanan yang didapatkan belum sesuai dengan yang diharapkan oleh pelanggan Sodaqo Mart Kasemen.  Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tingkat kepuasan konsumen secara menyeluruh berdasarkan nilai CSI sebesar 62,86% dan terletak direntang nilai 61% - 80% yang menunjukkan bahwa indeks kepuasan pengunjung secara umum masuk dalam kriteria “Puas”.

Kata Kunci : servqual, tangibles, reliability, importance performance analysis (IPA), customer satisfaction index (CSI).
اسباب ضياع المعلومات عند المؤلفين المسلمين
Authors: ضاحي فاضل جابر
Published: February 2020

اسباب ضياع المعلومات عند المؤلفين المسلمين
اسهام بني زهر في المنجز الطبي والادبي في الاندلس
Authors: علاوي سادسة حلاوي
Published: February 2020

اسهام بني زهر في المنجز الطبي والادبي في الاندلس
تطور المكتبيات الجامعية في العراق 1958 - 1968 دراسة تاريخية
Authors: ظاهر عباس فرحان
Published: February 2020

تطور المكتبيات الجامعية في العراق 1958 - 1968

دراسة تاريخية
الصلات التجارية والثقافية بين حضارتي العراق والهند( ) في التاريخ القديم (2800- 539 ق.م )
Authors: الهادي سعدون
Published: February 2020

الصلات التجارية والثقافية بين حضارتي العراق والهند([1])

في التاريخ القديم (2800- 539 ق.م )

 

([1]) من الناحية المكانية، لايقصد بالهند الدولة الحالية بحدودها المعروفة اليوم فقط، اذ ان بعض الحضارات القديمة (حضارة وادي السند) التي قامت في هذه المنطقة تقع اليوم فيما يعرف باسم باكستان، والتي كانت جزءا من الهند، وشمال غربي الهند الحالية واجزاء من افغانستان. ency.algeeria.com  www.qatarshares.com;
الفرار في الشعر الجاهليتعدد المواقف واختلاف وجهات النظر
Authors: بدوي حمد جميل
Published: February 2020

الفرار في الشعر الجاهليتعدد المواقف واختلاف وجهات النظر
أَوْجُهُ الْفَرْقِ وَالشَّبَهِ بينَ المُبتدأ والفَاعِلِ (دراسة نحوية )
Authors: زغيرعدل عبد الخالق
Published: February 2020

أَوْجُهُ الْفَرْقِ وَالشَّبَهِ بينَ المُبتدأ والفَاعِلِ (دراسة نحوية )
الثورة هايتية 1791 – 1804 ثورة العبيد (السود) الاولى في التاريخ الحديث
Authors: محمد لطفي جميل
Published: February 2020

ثورة هايتي 1791 – 1804، ثورة العبيد (السود) الاولى في التاريخ الحديث

تأتي الأهمية التاريخية لثورة هايتي 1791 - 1804، لكونها قامت ضد أهم قوة دولية في ذلك التاريخ، وهي فرنسا، وامتدت تلك الثورة حتى حكم نابليون وقيادته العسكرية التي انهارت وبصورة غير مسبوقة في هايتي، على الرغم من أنه لا يمكن بأي حال من الأحوال وضع مقارنة بين القوتين، فضلا عن ذلك أنها تعد الثورة الأولى في التاريخ الحديث للعبيد السود، والثانية في النصف الغربي من الكرة الأرضية بعد حرب الاستقلال الأميركية 1776.
دور يوليسيس آس. كرانت في الحرب الاهلية الأمريكية (1861-1865).
Authors: مطرود علي خيري , صابون فاطمة شيال
Published: February 2020

شكلت الحرب الاهلية، نقطة تحول مهمة في التاريخ الأمريكي ليس فقط على المستوى السياسي والعسكري، بل وعلى كافة المستويات الاخرى لاسيما الاجتماعية والاقتصادية منها، لأنها اعادة رسم النظرة الامريكية تجاه العديد من المفاهيم التي كانت سائدة قبل ذلك، وقد نجح رجال شاركوا فيها في تأدية دور كبير في تحديد مصيرها ومن بين أولئك القادة الجنرال يوليسيس. أس كرانت الذي يعود الفضل له في كثير من الجوانب في حسم تلك الحرب لصالح الشمال، وهذا ما شعر به غالبية الشعب الامريكي ولذلك حرصوا على انتخابه رئيساً لبلادهم لدورتين متتاليتين، لمعالجة تأثيرات تبعات تلك الحرب ومسألة اعادة الاعمار، ومن اجل أن نفهم طبيعة الاختيار الامريكي لابد لنا أن ندرس دور الرجل في الحرب الاهلية الامريكية، وهو ما سعينا اليه في هذا البحث المعنون " دور يوليسيس. آس. كرانت في الحرب الاهلية الامريكية 1861-1865"، وقد ادرجنا في خاتمته مجموعة من الاستنتاجات التي توصلنا اليه في ضوء دراستنا للحقائق التي وردت علينا في متن البحث.
الرحم البديل بين الاباحة والتحريم في ضوء القواعد الشرعية
Authors: علوان سلام خليل
Published: February 2020

ان الحمل بالرحم البديل هو تلقيح بيضة المرأة بحيمن الرجل تلقيحا خارجيا في وعاء اختبار ثم زرع هذه البويضة الملقحة في رحم أي امرأه أخرى تقوم بحمله حتى ولادة الجنين سواء أكان الحمل بإرادتها أو بالإكراه ، وسواء أكانت من محارم الجنين أو لا ، وسواء كانت متطوعة أو مقابل منفعة .

    ويسمي بعض العلماء هذه العملية بالرحم المستأجر، أوعملية الأم بالإنابة ، أو إعارة الرحم أو الرحم المستعار ، أو الحمل بالرحم البديل  ، والذي أراه أن انسب الاسماء لهذه العملية هو ان تسمى بعملية الرحم البديل ، لعدم وجود تعارض بين المسمى وماهيته ، وقد شهد عام 1978م ولادة لويزا براون أول طفلة أنابيب ، ولقد تعددت صور الحمل البديل ويمكن بيانها في ثمانية صور، واتفق العلماء على واحدة منها وهي  جواز الاخصاب عن طريق تلقيح بويضة الزوجة بماء الزوج في حياتهما تلقيحا خارجيا ثم إعادة اللقيحة الى رحم الزوجة بشرط وجود الثقة بعدم التلاعب في هذه العملية وإدخال طرفا خارجيا شريكا في عملية الاخصاب مع وجود المقتضى لهذه العملية ، واتفقوا أيضا على حرمة كافة الصور الأخرى المتبعة في التلقيح الصناعي الا انهم اختلفوا في صورة واحدة وهي ﺃﻥ ﺘﺅﺨﺫ ﺍﻟﻠﻘﻴﺤﺔ ﻤﻥ الزﻭﺠﻴﻥ)  البويضة ﻤﻥ ﺍﻟﺯﻭﺠﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻨﻁﻔﺔ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻟﺯﻭﺝ (  ﻭﻴﺘﻡ ﺍﻟﺘﻠﻘﻴﺢ ﻓﻲ ﻭﻋﺎﺀ ﺍﺨﺘﺒﺎﺭ ﺨﺎﺭﺝ ﺍﻟﺭﺤﻡ ﺜﻡ ﺘﺯﺭﻉ ﺍﻟﻠﻘﻴﺤﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺭﺤﻡ ﺍﻤﺭﺃﺓ ﺃﺨﺭﻯ سواء كانت أحدى زوجات الزوج صاحب الحيمن أو لم تكن زوجته ، ﻭﺒﻌﺩ ﺍﻟﻭﻻﺩﺓ ﻴﺴﻠﻡ ﺍﻟﺠﻨﻴﻥ ﻟﻠﺯﻭﺠﺔ ﺼﺎﺤﺒﺔ ﺍﻟﺒﻭﻴﻀﺔ ﻭﺯﻭﺠﻬﺎ وكان اختلافهم على مذهبين ، فقد منع قسم منهم الحمل بهذه الصورة ، وأجازه القسم الآخر ، ثم اختلفوا في نسب المولود بهذه الصورة فذهب قسم منهم الى ان الأم الحقيقة هي صاحبة البيضة وهو الراجح ، وذهب القسم الآخر الى ان الام الحقيقية هي صاحبة الرحم التي حملت الجنين الى وقت الولادة .

   واختلفوا أيضا في نسبه من جهة الأب ، فذهب بعض العلماء إلى أن المولود ينسب إلى أبيه - زوج صاحبة البويضة -  الذي لقحت بويضتها بمائه ، ولا ينسب إلى زوج صاحبة الرحم  ، وذهب فريق آخر  إلى أن نسب المولود من ناحية الأب هو لزوج صاحبة الرحم ، والقول الأول هو الراجح .
تشكيلات الجندرمة في ولاية اليمن خلال حكم الوالي إسماعيل حقي باشا ( 1878 – 1891 م )
Authors: شلتاغ بان راوي
Published: February 2020

تشكلت قوات الجندرمة الحميدية عام 1878 في ولاية اليمن في عهد الوالي إسماعيل حقي باشا الذي تولى حكمها للمرة الأولى( 1878 – 1882 ) ، وكانوا من أهالي اليمن  ، وخاصة رجال القبائل الساكنين في المناطق الجبلية ، لما عرف عنهم من قوة الشكيمة وشدة التحمل ، وقد اعتنى بتهذيبهم وتربية عقولهم  وعلمهم النظام العسكري ، حتى كانوا يسمون باسمه( بأولاد إسماعيل) ، لكن السلطان العثماني أمر بإلغاء هذه الأفواج خوفاً من أن تكون بداية لاستقلال ولاية اليمن عن الدولة العثمانية ، وفي المدة الثانية لولاية إسماعيل حقي باشا ( 1890 – 1891 ) صار هؤلاء الجندرمة يسمون بالضبطية وكانوا من العثمانيين . 

          كان تنظيم قوات الجندرمة في بداية تشكيلها من الفوج الأول مشاة ويتكون من أربع سرايا والفوج الثالث ويتكون من سرية واحدة مقسمة الى اربع مجاميع موزعة في انحاء الولاية   ، وفي عام 1890 صارت الجندرمة الحميدية تسمى الضبطية ، وصارت أكثر تشعباً وانتظاماً ، فصار لها مجلس إدارة ، وتكونت من أربع أفواج تتبع كل منها سرايا مشاة وخيالة .

          أما رواتب الجندرمة فقد اختلفت بحسب الرتب العسكرية للجنود ، فأعلى راتب كان يتقاضاه العميد ، واقل راتب كان يتقاضاه العريف ، أما ملابسهم فكانت مدنية تتكون من عمامة زرقاء داكنة ، ونقبة ( جونلة ) ورداء له أزرار فضية .

أما واجباتهم فتمثلت بحفظ الأمن في البلاد ، والقيام بالخدمات الحكومية في أرجاء الولاية ، وإخماد الفتن وحركات التمرد ، والتي حققوا نجاحاً فيها كونهم من أهالي اليمن ويستطيعون التأثير في الأهالي لتحقيق الأمن .
التعصب ومدى تأثيره على المستوى العلمي لطلبة المرحلة الإعدادية من وجهة نظر مديري المدارس
Authors: ساجت احمد مطشر
Published: February 2020

هدف البحث الكشف عن التعصب ومدى تأثيره على المستوى العلمي للطلبة في المرحلة الإعدادية من وجهه نظر مديري المدارس، تكونت عينه البحث من (50) مدير ومديره وبنسبة (56%) من المجتمع الأصلي، منهم (25) مدير(25) مديره، من قسم تربية الرفاعي التابعة الى لمديرية تربية محافظة ذي قار، اختيروا بالطريقة القصدية، ونظرا لطبيعة البحث أعتمد المنهج الوصفي، ولتحقيق اهداف البحث اعد الباحث استبانة تكونت من (25) فقره موزعة على اربع مجالات هي:

(المجال التربوي والسلوكي، مجال الاساليب والأنشطة، المجال الاجتماعي،  استخدام التكنلوجيا للتعليم والاتصالات)، وجرى وتم التحقق من صدق الاستبانة بعرضها على مجموعه من الخبراء والمحكمين، وأيدوا صلاحية الاستبانة وكذلك تم التحقق من ثبات الاستبانة عن طريق التجزئة النصفية حيث بلغت (0،92) وبعد تصحيحها  بمعادلة سيبرمان براون اصبح معامل الثبات (0،96) واعتمد حزمه التحليل الاحصائي (spss) لاستخراج النتائج واظهرت نتائج البحث:

مساعده الهيئة التدريسية على التصرف بلغه الحوار مع الطلبة وبروح المحبة,

ضرورة العمل على تكتمل المناهج المدرسية على مقررات تنبذ العنف.

تفعيل أجواء التواصل والحوار الحضاري داخل المدرسة وفي محيطها الاجتماعي.
قياس مهارات التفكير الناقد وعلاقتها بالتحصيل الرياضي لدى طلبة قسم الرياضيات
Authors: راضي عبود جواد
Published: February 2020

هدف البحث الحالي الى قياس قياس مستوى توافر التفكير الناقد لدى طلبة المرحلة الرابعة في قسم الرياضيات وقياسها بحسب متغير الجنس (ذكور – اناث) لمعرفة دلالة الفروق الاحصائية بين الطلاب والطالبات وتحديد نوعية العلاقة الارتباطية وقوتها واتجاهها لدى طلبة هذه المرحلة ووضع الباحث فرضيتين صفريتين.

ولتحقيق هذه الاهداف طبق البحث الحالي على عينة عشوائية مكونة من (100) طالب وطالبة بواقع (62) طالباً و (38) طالبة وقام الباحث ببناء أداتين لتحقيق اهداف البحث الحالي وهما مقياس التفكير الناقد الذي تكون بصيغة النهائية من (54) فقرة واختبار التحصيل الرياضي الذي تكون بصيغة النهائية من (54) فقرة وتم اعتماد الاختبار الموضوعي من الاختيار من متعدد ذات الاربعة بدائل للإجابة ، واحدة منها تحمل الاجابة الصحيحة  والاجابات الثلاثة الاخرى هي اجابات خاطئة وأعطيت درجة واحدة للإجابة الصحيحة ودرجة صفر للإجابة الخاطئة لكلا الاداتين وتم ايجاد القوة التمييزية ومعامل الصعوبة وفعالية البدائل الخاطئة والصدق الظاهري (Face validity) وصدق التركيب (البناء) (Construct validity) لهما. واستخرج معامل الثبات لمقياس التفكير الناقد بطريقة اعادة الاختبار ((Test.Re.Test) ومعامل الفاكرونباخ( Cronbach's Al-pha)  وطريقة التجزئة النصفية split half method واستخرج  معامل ثبات اختبار التحصيل الرياضي بطرية الاتساق الداخلي من خلال استعمال معادلة (كيودر ريتشاردسون 20) وتم اعداد هذا الاختبار التحصيلي من خلال جدول المواصفات او الخارطة الاختبارية واتضح ان جميع فقرات هاتين الاداتين صالحة للقياس وحللت نتائج البحث الحالي بعدة وسائل احصائية منها الاختبار التائي (T.test) لعينة واحدة ولعينتين مستقلتين (منفصلتين) والاختبار الزائي (Z.test) والتي كان من ابرازها وجود مستوى جيد ومقبول من مهارات التفكير الناقد لدى طلبة المرحلة الرابعة في قسم الرياضيات وان هناك فرق ذو دلالة احصائية في هذه المهارات بحسب متغير الجنس ولصالح الاناث (الطالبات) وكذلك اثارت النتائج الى وجود علاقة ارتباطية قوية وموجبة بين مهارات التفكير الناقد والتحصيل الرياضي لدى عينة البحث الحالي وتقدم الباحث بعدد من التوصيات و المقترحات
Direct and Indirect Speech Acts
Authors: W.Lafi Ali
Published: February 2020

Direct and Indirect Speech Acts
انقلاب 27آيار1960العسكري فـــي تركيا دراسة في انعكاسات الفلسفة الاتتوركية ومعطياته
Authors: حسن شالوخ هزبر
Published: February 2020

انقلاب 27آيار1960العسكري فـــي تركيا

دراسة في انعكاسات الفلسفة الاتتوركية ومعطياته
((الدكتور كمال مظهر أحمد ، دراسة تاريخية)):
Authors: ناجي أحمد
Published: February 2020

[i] ((الدكتور كمال مظهر أحمد ، دراسة تاريخية)):
اتجاهات طلبة قسم علوم الحياة في كلية التربية أبن الهيثم نحو مهنة التدريس
Authors: بايش الركابي رائد
Published: February 2020

اتجاهات طلبة قسم علوم الحياة في كلية التربية أبن الهيثم نحو مهنة التدريس
الأزمات التي تعاني منها جامعة القادسية من وجهة نظر أعضاء الهيئة التدريسية فيها
Authors: هادي حسين نغم
Published: February 2020

الأزمات التي تعاني منها جامعة القادسية من وجهة نظر أعضاء الهيئة التدريسية فيها
قياس السلوك العدواني لدى الأطفال وعلاقته ببعض المتغيرات
Authors: عبد الكريم الشمري أسيل
Published: February 2020

قياس السلوك العدواني لدى الأطفال وعلاقته ببعض المتغيرات
خصائص أمّــات الأبواب النحويـة
Authors: عبد المحسن سلطان زهير
Published: February 2020

خصائص أمّــات الأبواب النحويـة
A Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization of the Scientific Publications of Universities: A Study of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences during 1992-2018
Authors: Mokhtari Heidar , Mirezati Seyedeh Zahra , Saberi Mohammad Karim , Fazli Farzaneh , Kharabati-Neshin Mohammad
Published: February 2020

The evaluation of universities from different perspectives is important for their scientific development. Analyzing the scientific papers of a university under the bibliometric approach is one main evaluative approach. The aim of this study was to conduct a bibliometric analysis and visualization of papers published by Hamadan University of Medical Science (HUMS), Iran, during 1992-2018. This study used bibliometric and visualization techniques. Scopus database was used for data collection. 3753 papers were retrieved by applying Affiliation Search in Scopus advanced search section. Excel and VOSviewer software packages were used for data analysis and bibliometric indicator extraction. An increasing trend was seen in the numbers of HUMS's published papers and received citations. The highest rate of collaboration in national level was with Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Internationally, HUMS's researchers had the highest collaboration with the authors from the United States, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, respectively. All highly-cited papers were published in high level Q1 journals. Term clustering demonstrated four main clusters: epidemiological studies, laboratory studies, pharmacological studies, and microbiological studies. The results of this study can be beneficial to the policy-makers of this university. In addition, researchers and bibliometricians can use this study as a pattern for studying and visualizing the bibliometric indicators of other universities and research institutions.
The Morphosyntax of Arabic Exceptives: A minimalist approach
Authors: Al-Bataineh Hussein
Published: February 2020

Arabic exceptive constructions involve an intricate interaction among word order, negation, and case assignment resulting from syntactic restrictions imposed on the argumental, appositional, and adjunctive functions of exceptive phrases. The morphosyntactic complexities in Arabic exceptives cast doubt on the adequacy of previous analyses that exceptive particles are prepositions, focal adverbs, or coordinating conjunctions, and they also lead the paper to argue for more principled accounts in which exceptive particles are analyzed as functional heads that project into an ExP ‘exceptive phrase’ which exists in two distinct configurations. The first includes an exceptive marker carrying [Acc-Case] ‘accusative case’ and [DS] ‘domain subtraction’ features when the ExP is an adjunct introduced by late Merge. The second includes a negative determiner which selects and c-commands the exceptive particle and deactivates/ suspends its [Acc-Case], consequently, the case feature of the ExP-complement is valued by percolation from D which combines with the exceptive marker to form a discontinuous focus particle with a [DR] ‘domain restriction’ feature.
Can common coronavirus compete with novel coronavirus？
Authors: XU ZHONGNENG
Published: February 2020

The novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, caused lethal human respiratory infections, and there is a big problem to control the disease. The application of other viruses to compete with the novel coronavirus was proposed in this paper. On the viewpoint of receptor competition, resource competition, and cross immunity, an attempt should be made to select a natural virus, such as the common coronavirus causing the common cold in human, or transform a virus with biotechnology in order to resist the novel coronavirus. Similar scenarios were suggested to deal with other viruses like human immunodeficiency virus. Microecological communities of viruses could form an independent research area to dig the deeper biological and medical significance. The present study provided the information to further the theoretical implication and medical application of the study of virus interactions.
Intergenerational transmission of child abuse: Predictors of child abuse potential among racially diverse women residing in domestic violence shelters
Authors: Anderson RaeAnn Elizabeth , Edwards Larissa-Jayne , Silver Kristin E. , Johnson Dawn M.
Published: February 2020

Parental risk for perpetrating child abuse is frequently associated with intergenerational patterns of abuse: being abused increases the risk for future abuse. Yet, the mechanisms of intergenerational abuse are unclear, and the risk factors for perpetrating child abuse are interrelated. Research suggests that history of childhood abuse, psychiatric distress, and exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) are all related risk factors for perpetrating child abuse. We investigated these three risk factors using the developmental psychopathology framework in a racially diverse sample of high-risk women: women residing in domestic violence shelters. 211 mothers residing in domestic violence shelters completed measures of their own childhood abuse (defined narrowly in a 10-item self-report survey), exposure to and severity of IPV victimization, and structured interviews to diagnose psychiatric disorders. We utilized a hierarchical regression model to predict child abuse potential, accounting for risk factors in blocks roughly representing theorized temporal relationships: childhood abuse followed by psychiatric diagnoses, and then recency of exposure to IPV. Consistent with hypotheses, the strongest predictor of current child abuse potential was the psychiatric diagnosis of PTSD. Mediation tests further explicated that the relationship between maternal history of childhood sexual abuse and current potential for perpetrating child abuse is mediated by IPV-related PTSD symptoms. Results suggest that IPV-related PTSD symptoms, rather than exposure to abuse (i.e., childhood abuse or IPV), is most strongly associated with child abuse potential in recent IPV survivors. Interventions which can ameliorate maternal psychopathology and provide resources are recommended for these vulnerable families.
Relation between sexual and gender minority status and suicide attempts among veterans seeking treatment for military sexual trauma.
Authors: Sexton Minden , Davis Margaret T. , Anderson RaeAnn Elizabeth , Bennett Diana C. , Sparapani Erin , Porter Katherine
Published: February 2020

There is limited study of suicidal behaviors among veterans identifying as sexual and gender minorities (SGMs), despite previous research indicating rates of suicide attempts are high within civilian SGM populations. Further, some research incorporating military service members suggests those identifying as SGMs are disproportionately exposed to military sexual trauma (MST), an additional risk factor for negative psychiatric sequelae. To address health care research disparities among minority veterans (i.e., women, those endorsing MST, SGMs), we examined presentations of veterans (N = 277) who attended initial consultation appointments for MST-related treatment and completed a semistructured clinical interview including demographic characteristics, history of suicide attempts (HSA), and a diagnostic evaluation. Twenty-eight (10.1%) veterans identified as SGMs. SGM/non-SGM groups were contrasted on suicidal and psychiatric morbidity outcomes. Overall, endorsement of HSA was high (30.7%). Despite similar clinical profiles, 53.6% of veterans who identified as SGM endorsed HSA in contrast with 28.1% of peers identifying as heterosexual and nontransgender, a significant effect of small-to-moderate size. Findings suggest assessment and clinical management of suicidality is of critical importance for clinicians providing services to veterans pursuing recovery from MST, generally, and may be especially so when delivering care to SGM. Further, results underscore the need for culturally competent delivery of trauma-focused interventions.
The Nominality of Tłı̨chǫ Classificatory Verb Stems and the Simplicity of Dene Verbal Morphology
Authors: Al-Bataineh Hussein
Published: February 2020

This paper investigates the phenomenon of ‘classificatory verbs’, i.e., a set of verbs whose stems alternate to categorize the verbal arguments with regard to animacy, shape, material consistency, etc. Similar to equivalent verbs in other Dene languages, Tłı̨chǫ classificatory verbs are shown to belong to four semantic classes that do not have the same stem inventories or consistent patterns of stem selection. Based on various pieces of evidence, viz., optionality of the classified argument, argument saturation, verbal augmentation, verb-noun correspondence, referentiality, and noun incorporation, the paper argues against the maintenance of the notion that the so-called verb stem is a verbal element; instead, it is a root that merges with a nominalizer to form a nominal affix. In the light of this argument, the paper extends the analysis to non-classificatory verbs claiming a conceptually simpler and computationally more economical analysis of Tłı̨chǫ verbal morphology within the minimalist approach.
Age-related parietal GABA alterations in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Authors: DeMayo Marilena M , Harris Ashley D , Song Yun , Pokorski Izabella , Thapa Rinku , Patel Shrujna , Ambarchi Zahava , Thomas Emma E. , Hickie Ian , Guastella Adam
Published: February 2020

GABA is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain, and is essential to the balance of cortical excitation and inhibition. Reductions in GABA are proposed to result in an overly excitatory cortex that may cause, or contribute to, symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).This study employed a cross-sectional design to explore GABA+ differences in ASD and the impact of age, comparing 4-12 year olds with ASD (N=24) to typically developing children (N=35). GABA+ concentration was measured using edited magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the left parietal lobe.This study used mixed models to investigate group differences between children with ASD and typically developing children. There was a significant difference in GABA+ levels between the groups, a significant effect of age and interaction between age and diagnostic group. The ASD group showed an association between GABA+ and age, with GABA+ levels gradually increasing with age (r=0.59, p=0.003). Typically developing children did not show age-related change in GABA+ concentration (r=0.09, p=0.60). By the age of 9, children with ASD showed GABA+ levels that were comparable to their typically developing control peers. This study suggests that children with ASD have initially lower levels of GABA+ in the left parietal lobe compared to typically developing children, and that these initially lower levels of GABA+ increase with age in ASD within this region. It is suggested that this developmental shift of GABA levels within the left parietal lobe provides a possible explanation for the previously found reductions in childhood that does not persist in adults.
Stem Alternation in Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì Classificatory Verbs: A Cognitive Semantic Account
Authors: Al-Bataineh Hussein
Published: February 2020

This paper investigates the phenomenon of ‘classificatory verbs,’ i.e., a set of motion and positional verbs that show stem alternation depending on the semantic features of one of their arguments. The data is drawn mainly from Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì Multimedia Dictionary, Nicholas Welch’s field notes, and other documentary sources of the language. Tłı̨chǫ classificatory verbs are presented and analyzed in detail. The paper argues that Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì classificatory verbs belong to four semantic subclasses and that these subclasses show a decreasing degree of stem alternations related to argument classification. The inconsistency in stem alternation is triggered by the presence or absence of some semantic features that determine the number of stem allomorphs. Locative verbs are affected by the [COMFORT] feature, and the other three sets are influenced by [TRANSFER], [INITIAL AGENTIVE] and [FINAL AGENTIVE] features. Moreover, the paper outlines a semantic feature geometry that accounts for the observed regularities in classificatory verb stems and their possible variations intra- and cross-linguistically.
No Correlation between Perception of Meaning and Positive Schizotypy in a Female College Sample
Authors: Tagami Ubuka , Imaizumi Shu
Published: February 2020

We visually perceive meaning from stimuli in the external world. There are inter-individual variations in the perception of meaning. A candidate factor to explain this variation is positive schizotypy, which is a personality analogous to positive symptoms of schizophrenia (e.g., visual hallucination). The present study investigated the relationship between positive schizotypy, and the perception of meaning derived from meaningful and meaningless visual stimuli. Positive schizotypy in Japanese female undergraduates (n = 35) was assessed by the Cognitive-Perceptual dimension of the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire. The participants were asked to report what they saw in noise-degraded images of meaningful objects (Experiment 1) and to respond whether the objects were meaningful (Experiment 2A) and which paired objects were meaningful (Experiment 2B). Positive schizotypy (i.e., Cognitive-Perceptual score) did not correlate with time to detect meaningful objects, and with false-alarm rates, sensitivity, and response criterion in the perception of meaning from meaningful and meaningless stimuli. These results were against our hypothesis and contradicted previous findings. The inconsistencies are discussed in terms of different methods (e.g., stimulus category) and conditions (e.g., paranormal beliefs).
Automating Creativity Assessment with SemDis: An Open Platform for Computing Semantic Distance
Authors: Beaty Roger , Johnson Dan Richard
Published: February 2020

Creativity research requires assessing the quality of ideas and products. In practice, conducting creativity research often involves asking several human raters to judge participants’ responses to creativity tasks, such as judging the novelty of ideas from the alternate uses task (AUT). Although such subjective scoring methods have proved useful, they have two inherent limitations—labor cost (raters typically code thousands of responses) and subjectivity (raters vary on their perceptions and preferences)—raising classic psychometric threats to reliability and validity. We sought to address the limitations of subjective scoring by capitalizing on recent developments in automated scoring of verbal creativity via semantic distance, a computational method that uses natural language processing to quantify the semantic relatedness of texts. In five studies, we compare the top performing semantic models (e.g., GloVe, continuous bag of words) previously shown to have the highest correspondence to human relatedness judgements. We assessed these semantic models in relation to human creativity ratings from a canonical verbal creativity task (AUT; Study 1-3) and novelty/creativity ratings from two word association tasks (Study 4-5). We find that a latent semantic distance factor—comprised of the common variance from five semantic models—reliably and strongly predicts human creativity and novelty ratings across a range of creativity tasks. We also replicate an established experimental effect in the creativity literature (i.e., the serial order effect) and show that semantic distance correlates with other creativity measures, demonstrating convergent validity. We provide an open platform to efficiently compute semantic distance, including tutorials and documentation (semdis.wlu.psu.edu).
What can narratives tell us about the neural bases of human memory?
Authors: Lee Hongmi , Bellana Buddhika , chen janice
Published: February 2020

Narratives are increasingly used to study naturalistic human memory and its brain mechanisms. Narratives—audiovisual movies, spoken stories, and written stories—consist of multiple inter-related and temporally unfolding events which are rich in semantic and emotional content. These characteristics drive intersubject neural synchrony in the default mode network, where abstract situation models are represented and reinstated. Medial temporal lobe structures interact with the cortical sub-regions of the default mode network to support the encoding and recall of narrative events. Narrative memories are frequently communicated across individuals, resulting in the transmission of experiences and neural activity patterns between people. Recent advances in neuroimaging and naturalistic stimulus analysis provide valuable insights into narrative memory and the human memory system in general.
Reflection: Behavioral Strategies to Structure and Accelerate Learning from Experience.
Authors: Anseel Frederik , Ong Madeline
Published: February 2020

Engaging in and benefiting from systematic reflection may be one of the most effective strategies for leaders to foster and develop learning agility. In this chapter, we first address the question, "What do we know?" by reviewing the existing empirical research on reflection processes and their outcomes. We elucidate the underlying processes that are assumed to accelerate learning, but also identify potential beneficial effects in addition to learning. In the next section, we delineate strategies on how to apply reflection knowledge in practice. In doing so, we distinguish between (1) targeted reflection interventions, often taking the form of after-event reviews (also referred to as after-action reviews and debriefs) or daily reflection practices, and (2) day-to-day naturally occurring reflection processes. We also address the question, "What don't we know?" by describing areas where our existing knowledge about reflection is limited and more research is needed. Our review shows that we currently lack a solid basis to customize reflection interventions for specific outcomes. We also discuss studies suggesting that individuals have a reluctance to reflect, which may be a barrier to enhancing learning agility. Finally, we explore situations where reflection may interfere with learning and might be disadvantageous for development.
Does the oil palm certification create trade-offs between environment and development in Indonesia?
Authors: Lee Janice Ser Huay , Miteva Daniela A. , Carlson Kimberly M. , Heilmayr Robert , Saif Omar
Published: February 2020

***This article has been accepted in Environmental Research Letters. Please refer to the DOI for the accepted manuscript: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abc279.*** Environmental and social problems triggered by rapid palm oil expansion in the tropics have spurred the proliferation of sustainability certification systems such as the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). While the RSPO aims to improve the impact of oil palm production on people and environments, its effect on local development, environmental quality, and, especially, potential trade-offs between these outcomes remain unclear. Here, we evaluate whether RSPO certification of large-scale industrial concessions has promoted village development and supported environmental quality in Indonesia, the top global palm oil producer. Using a panel dataset with observations from 11,000 villages in Kalimantan and Sumatra from 2003-2014, we apply rigorous quasi-experimental methods to quantify the RSPO's impacts on village development and environmental outcomes. In the short-run, RSPO contributed to environmental conservation, but had limited development outcomes. On average, relative to villages with non-certified concessions, RSPO certification reduced deforestation and protected primary forests in Sumatra and lowered the incidence of village-reported land pollution in Kalimantan. RSPO certification also increased the number of private educational facilities in Kalimantan, but had no statistically significant impacts on other development indicators. However, the trade-offs and complementarities between conservation and development vary by slope, a proxy for ecosystem fragility and oil palm profitability. On gentler slopes, we generally find complementarities between conservation and development outcomes. In Kalimantan, certification increased the number of private educational facilities and reduced deforestation and the incidence of land pollution on slopes <2°. In Sumatra, certification increased primary forests, decreased deforestation and the incidence of water pollution on slopes <1°, along with a decrease in population density. Higher slopes in both locations were associated with environment and development trade-offs. We highlight the need to better understand the mechanisms behind the impacts of RSPO and emphasized how the outcomes of certification depend on the communities' bargaining power and the profitability of the land for oil palm production. Thus, we provide insights into understanding these mechanisms behind the impacts of RSPO, which is a prerequisite for improving the design of certification systems and their impacts on the ground.
Evaluation of UASB Reactor Performance During Start-Up Operation Using Glucose Bearing Synthetic Wastewater
Authors: Subramanyam Revanuru
Published: February 2020

This research article describes start-up performance of an UASB (Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket) reactor in terms of chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency, biogas production, sludge loading rate (SLR), volatile fatty acids (VFA), pH, alkalinity, total solids (TS) and volatile suspended solids (VSS), fed with synthetic wastewater with increased concentrations of glucose. The reactor was loaded up to an OLR (Organic Loading Rate) of 15 kg COD m-3 d-1 and achieved a COD removal efficiency of 82 ±3%. The results showed that digested seed sludge was successfully acclimatized and transformed finally into granular sludge within a period of 120 days. An increase in the accumulation of VFA at high OLRs showed that methanogenesis could be the rate-limiting step in the reactor operation. The SLR and VSS/TS ratio were increased with an increase in OLR. During the initial stages, uniform distribution of VSS concentration and later on maximum VSS concentration were found at port number two at a height of 350 mm. The carbon balance depicts that the maximum percentage of influent COD converted to methane COD. An increase in specific methanogenic activity values with the age of sludge confirmed the transformation of the seed sludge in to a granular sludge.
Job-Candidate Matching using ESCO Ontology
Authors: Shakya Aman , Paudel Subhash
Published: February 2020

Skills management is one of the key factors to address the increasing competitiveness among different companies. Suitable knowledge representation and approach for matching skills and competences in job vacancies and candidate profiles can support human resources management automation through suitable matching and ranking services. This paper presents an approach for matchmaking between skills demand and supply through skill profiles enrichment and matching supply and demand profiles over multiple criteria. This work builds upon methods for profile modeling, information enrichment and multi-criteria matching. The main contribution of this work is a methodology for harmonization and enrichment of heterogeneous profile models and skill set description by making use of the standard ESCO ontology. Secondly, an algorithm is proposed for similarity matching across multi-criteria for discovering set of profiles that best fits the job description criteria. A prototype web-based system has been developed to implement the proposed approach and deployed online. The system has been tested with real IT jobs related dataset and validated against relevance scores provided by human experts. Experimental results show consistent correspondence between the similarity ranking scores produced by the system and scores provided by the human users.
Seismic Assessment of RC Arch Bridge: A Case of 2015 Gorkha Earthquake
Authors: Gaire Prakash , Hongwang Ma
Published: February 2020

Nepal Himalayas is one of the most seismic vulnerable zones. The active tectonic action impels the assessment of structures in possible seismic hazards including the bridge structures. This paper presents the impact of the 2015 Gorkha earthquake on the existing reinforced concrete arch bridge at Chobhar, Nepal. A three-dimensional model of the bridge is constructed using Open Sees platform. Nonlinear pushover analysis was performed to find the displacement capacity of the bridge. Ground motion from the main shock of the 2015 Gorkha earthquake is used in this study. Nonlinear time history analysis is performed with three orthogonal ground motions applied in the transverse, longitudinal and vertical direction of the bridge. The study investigates the safety of the bridge scaling up the ground motion to potential PGA in Nepal Himalayas; the result demonstrated the necessity of retrofit to ensure the safety level. Moreover, the horizontal seismic force obtained from the time history analysis is compared with the force obtained from the design code of the bridge. Also, the design force as per the present code (revised code) is presented.
Software Defined IPv6 Network: A New Paradigm for Future Networking
Authors: Dawadi Babu Ram , Rawat Danda Bahadur , Joshi Shashidhar R.
Published: February 2020

Recent advancement in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has encouraged all stakeholders to move towards the new networking paradigm. Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) addressing, Software Defined Network (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) are regarded as technologies for enhancing network efficiency and effectiveness. However, the technology migration becomes one of the central challenges for the stakeholders such as service providers, end users, and regulatory bodies. This is more challenging in case of developing countries due to lack of sufficient cost and skilled human resources. In this paper, we provide an overview and survey of SDN and IPv6 networking technologies, their benefits and future challenges. Then we introduce Software Defined IPv6 (SoDIP6) network as a next generation networking technologies and their unified approach of deployment over the Tier-3 ISPs of the developing nations that could help for speedy and smooth migration with optimized cost. The demonstrated superior features of SDN enabled IPv6 network from different perspectives with its contributions to green ICT are recognized as the networks of the future generation in the networking world.
Assessment on Corrosion Damage of Steel Reinforced Concrete Structures of Kathmandu Valley Using Corrosion Potential Mapping Method
Authors: Phulara Nav Raj , Bhattarai Jagadish
Published: February 2020

Present study is focused to investigate the corrosion damage conditions of steel reinforced twenty eight different types of the concrete structure samples from Kathmandu valley using a non-destructive technique of the corrosion potential mapping (CPM) method in accordance with ASTM C876-91 Standards. It is found from the present assessment that the building roof of public owners house, hume pipes and building pillars used in Kathmandu valley are generally under the low risk of reinforced steel corrosion in these concrete structures, that is, less than 10 % probability of the corrosion damage, although the fencing pillars and the roof slabs of different office buildings are found to be high risk of reinforced steel corrosion damage, that is, more than 90 % probability of corrosion damage among twenty eight concrete structures.
Analysis of the Behavior of a Chaotic Dynamic System under Different Types of Couplings and Several free Dynamics
Authors: Grácio Clara , Fernandes Sara , Lopes Luís , Thapa Gyan Bahadur
Published: February 2020

In this paper, we analyze how the behavior of a chaotic dynamical system changes when we couple it with another. We focus our attention on two aspects: the possibility of chaos suppression and the possibility of synchronization. We consider a Symmetric Linear Coupling and several free dynamics. For each of them we study the evolution of the coupling behavior with the coupling strength constant, defining windows of behavior. We extend the analysis to some other couplings. This is a survey paper.
Generalized Dynamic Flow on Lossy Network
Authors: Gautam Santosh , Pyakurel Urmila , Dhamala Tanka Nath
Published: February 2020

Despite of implicit flow conservation on every arc of traditional network flow model, the generalized network flow model assumes the proportional and symmetric loss factor on each arc. This paper considers two terminal lossy networks specifying the portion of flow entering an arc at its tail node that reaches to its head node. We studied the generalized maximum continuous dynamic contraflow (GMCDCF) and generalized continuous earliest arrival contraflow (GCEACF) problems. The problems are efficiently solved with pseudo-polynomial time algorithms. Moreover, a fully polynomial time approximation scheme (FPTAS) is proposed in polynomial time.
E-government Use in Nepal: Issues of Database Management and Data Security
Authors: Giri Shailendra , Shakya Subarna
Published: February 2020

E-government uses information and communication technologies (ICTs) tools and systems to provide better public services. Database Management System (DBMS) is a very significant part in e-governance activities and process in the nation. Security of the data is a main concern of the organizations and private. Proper database management and data security are the major issues in present era. The aim of the paper is to try analyzing necessity of database management and data security. The author used survey methods during research to collect the data and analyze it. This paper concludes that the data backup is key profession while using computer in an institute or people. Hard disk, external hard disk, pen drive, memory card, server and open drive are the major storage Medias. People and employees don’t create backup of data due to lack of knowledge, device and don’t know about importance. The authors conclude that using Antivirus on computer, password on file and computer system, data and information backup, firewall, encryption and decryption technology are the data security tools. Data security protect against the unauthorized use, disclosure, access, destruction, modification and loss of data. Confidential password security and regular monitoring on password are very necessary to secure data. An online security system, as well as manual security systems, should be managed attentively.