bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Karakterisasi Morfologi Anggrek Phalaenopsis spp. Spesies Asli Indonesia
Authors: Fauziah Ni'mah , Aziz Sandra Arifin , Sukma Dewi
Published: July 2018

 Keberadaan anggrek Phalaenopsis spesies atau anggrek hutan sudah semakin menurun, sehingga perlu dilakukan upaya perbanyakan untuk melestarikannya. Upaya perbanyakan melalui persilangan buatan merupakan salah satu upaya untuk menghasilkan tanaman yang lebih baik dari tetuanya, namun sering mengalami kegagalan akibat incompatibitas tetua. Hal tersebut dapat dikurangi dengan melakukan karakterisasi untuk mengetahui kekerabatan antar tetua persilangan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mempelajari karakter morfologi 14 aksesi anggrek Phalaenopsis spesies yaitu Phalaenopsis gigantea A (PGA), Phalaenopsis bellina (PB),  Phalaenopsis amabilis Halong (PAH), Phalaenopsis violacea (PV), Phalaenopsis doritis (PD), Phalaenopsis schilleriana (PS), Phalaenopsis modesta (PM), Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi (PC), Phalaenopsis pantherina (PP), Phalaenopsis tetraspis (PT), Phalaenopsis pulchra (PPA), Phalaenopsis amabilis Cidaun (PAC), Phalaenopsis amabilis Trenggalek (PAT) dan Phalaenopsis gigantea B (PGB). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan setiap anggota masing-masing aksesi pada Phalaenopsis spesies memiliki kekerabatan sangat dekat yaitu 100% kecuali Phalaenopsis tetraspis yang berkerabat 87% akibat perbedaan bentuk ujung daun. Berdasarkan klasifikasi daun aksesi yang berkerabat dekat adalah Phalaenopsis gigantea A dengan Phalaenopsis bellina (87%), Phalaenopsis amabilis Trenggalek dengan Phalaenopsis gigantea B (87%), Phalaenopsis violacea dengan Phalaenopsis pulchra (87%) dan Phalaenopsis amabilis Halong dengan Phalaenopsis pantherina (87%). Berdasarkan klasifikasi bunga aksesi yang memiliki kekerabatan dekat adalah Phalaenopsis violacea dengan Phalaenopsis modesta (78%). Berdasarkan klasifikasi daun dan bunga aksesi yang berkerabat dekat adalah Phalaenopsis violacea dengan Phalaenopsis modesta (70%).
PREVALENSI STATUS GIZI PADA SISWA-SISWI SMK N PRINGKUKU KABUPATEN PACITAN
Authors: Asmoro Novian Wely , Tari A.I. Niken , . Afriyanti
Published: July 2018

School-aged teenagers, in particular, have a habit and the pattern of food consumption is often irregular and does not pay attention to the pattern of good and balanced consumption. The condition of unbalanced consumption patterns can affect individual nutritional status. Body mass index measurement (BMI) is related to the prevalence of nutritional status in students of SMK N Pringkuku Kab. Pacitan is used as a general description of nutritional conditions within the school environment. Nutrition status data obtained from the calculation of height and weight and then calculated body mass index (BMI), and data related to healthy habits and lifestyle obtained from the filling of questionnaires by respondents. The results showed that there were students with less nutritional status, normal nutritional status, more nutritional status, and obesity were 25.44%, 58.18% 10.91% and 5.45% respectively with the condition related to sex and general breakfast habits and the frequency of eating a day showed 72.09% of students behaved well, while 27.91% of students behaved eating is not good.

 

Keywords: body mass index, consumption patterns, nutrition, students

ABSTRAK

Remaja usia sekolah khususnya memilikikebiasaan dan pola konsumsi makanan sering tidak teratur serta tidak memperhatikan pola konsumsi yang baik dan seimbang. Kondisi pola konsumsi yang tidak seimbang dapat berpengaruh pada status gizi individu. Pengukuran body mass index (BMI) terkait dengan prevalensi status gizi pada siswa SMK N Pringkuku Kab. Pacitan digunakan sebagai gambaran umum kondisi gizi dilingkungan sekolah. Data status gizi diperoleh dari perhitungan tinggi badan dan berat badan kemudian dilakukan perhitungan body mass index (BMI), dan data terkait kebiasaan-kebiasaan dan pola hidup sehat diperoleh dari pengisian kuisoner oleh responden. Hasil penelitian menunjukan terdapat siswa dengan status gizi kurang, status gizi normal, status gizi lebih dan obesitas berturut-turut sebanyak 25,44%, 58,18% 10,91% dan 5,45% dengan kondisi tersebut berhubungan dengan jenis kelamin serta secara umum kebiasaan sarapan pagi dan frekuensi makan dalam sehari menujukan 72,09% siswa berperilaku makan baik, sedangkan 27,91% siswa berperilaku makan tidak baik.

Kata kunci : body mass index, gizi, pola konsumsi,siswa
El uso de las canciones para mejorar la habilidad de escucha en inglés
Authors: Lopera Medina Sergio Alonso
Published: July 2018

ResumenEste artí­culo aborda el efecto de uso de las canciones en la habilidad de escucha a un grupoque estudia inglés como lengua extranjera. Como método de investigación se aplicó el estudiode caso y se usaron tres instrumentos para la recolección de la información: el diario delprofesor, un cuestionario y un grupo focal. Los resultados indican que las actividades depre-escucha, mientras escucha y post-escucha ayudan no solo al progreso de comprensión de escuchasino también al incremento del vocabulario y a la motivación. Sin embargo, los estudiantesmuestran un grado de ansiedad por entender todas las palabras en las canciones.
Yağlık Ayçiçeği Genotiplerinin (Helianthus annuus L.) Erzurum Ekolojik Koşullarında Adaptasyonu ve Verim Unsurlarının Belirlenmesi
Authors: SEFAOĞLU Fırat , KAYA Canan
Published: July 2018

Bu araştırmada, bazı yağlık ayçiçeği

çeşit (Tunca, Pactol, DKF 2525 ve Tarsan1018) ve hatlarının (ÇNR 12-9, ÇNR

11-12, ÇNR 12-3, ÇNR 12-13, ÇNR 10-24, ÇNR 12-12) Erzurum ekolojisine

adaptasyonları ve verim potansiyellerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Doğu

Anadolu Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsü Pasinler lokasyonunda 2013 ve 2014

yıllarında tesadüf blokları deneme desenine göre, 4 tekrarlamalı olarak

yürütülmüştür. Araştırmada, tabla çapı (cm), bitki boyu (cm), bin tane ağırlığı

(g), tane verimi (kg da-1), yağ oranı (%) ve yağ verimi (kg da-1)

gibi parametreler incelenmiştir. İncelenen bütün parametreler bakımından çeşit

ve hatlar arasında önemli farklılıkların bulunduğu belirlenmiştir. Çeşit ve

hatların verim ve tarımsal özellikleri birlikte değerlendirildiğinde ÇNR 11-12

ve ÇNR 12-12 nolu hatlarının Erzurum ekolojik koşullarına diğer hat ve çeşitler

kadar uygun olmadığı saptanmıştır. Sonuç olarak, incelenen birçok özellik

yönünden üstün olan ÇNR 10-24 ve ÇNR 12-9 hatlar ile çalışmalara devam

edilmesinin uygun olacağına karar verilmiştir.
Non-lethal weapons
Authors: Hoffberger Elisabeth
Published: July 2018

Kada se govori o oružju, obično se pod njime podrazumijeva primjena smrtonosne tehnologije. S druge strane, u i izvan oružanih sukoba, često se koristi i tzv. nesmrtonosno oružje, kojemu svrha nije ubijanje, već oneposobljavanje pojedinaca ili vojnih ciljeva. Budući da nesmrtonosno oružje ne mora nužno uzrokovati smrt, ali uzrokuje ozbiljna ranjavanja i velike patnje, korištenje takvih sredstava otvara brojna humanitarna pitanja i pitanja zaštite ljudskih prava.
Zabrana uzrokovanja suvišnih ozljeda i nepotrebne patnje, kao i zabrana neselektivnih napada su jedne od najznačajnijih zabrana u međunarodnom ratnom pravu, a koje se mogu primijeniti i na korištenje nesmrtonosnog oružja u oružanom sukobu. Međutim, primjena načela razmjernosti može dovesti do opravdavanja korištenja nesmrtonosnog oružja. To se opravdava očekivanim prednostima njegove primjene u oružanom sukobu, koje pretežu u odnosu na uzrokovane ljudske patnje. Stoga se postavlja pitanje postoji li „crvena linija“ njegove primjene. Učestalo pozivanje na primjenu načela razmjernosti može poništiti cilj i svrhu Ženevskih konvencija te dovesti do opravdavanja nezakonitog korištenja nesmrtonosnog oružja.
Osim u oružanim sukobima, nesmrtonosno se oružje može koristiti i u policijskim postupanjima. U tim slučajevima osobito značenje ima zaštita ljudskih prava. Pri tomu se u obzir ne smije uzeti samo zabrana mučenja i uzrokovanja nečovječnih ili ponižavajućih patnji te pravo na život, već i pravo na zdravlje. Pravo na zdravlje ograničava i postavlja granice uporabe nesmrtonosnog oružja izvan okvira oružanog sukoba.
Analiza Austro-ugarske i Hrvatsko-ugarske
nagodbe
Authors: Heka László
Published: July 2018

Year 2017 marks the 150th anniversary of the adoption of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise, compromise between Austria and Hungary, which in many segments served as a template for the Croatian-Hungarian deal assembled one year later. These settlements helped Hungary to establish its relations with the court and with the Triune Kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia, and it also served Hungary since 1102 to establish itself into the State Union. Thus ended the longstanding conflict with Austria and resolved the Croatian question in Budapest and Vienna as it was finally taken off the agenda.
The Settlements were adopted in a similar way; by negotiations of the Royal Committee, by adopting legal articles in the Provincial Assembly, by sanctions imposed by the King, and then by declaring it in the Parliament. The number of articles (69 or 70), and many of its formulations, are the basis for their comparative analysis. They both have in common that they are contracting parties interpreted in various ways (Austria and Hungary on the one hand and Croatia and Hungary on the other hand), but the settlement served as a permanent tool of political struggle within the individual parts of the monarchy, as well as between the two halves of the Dual Monarchy.
Utjecaj Konvencije o pravima osoba s invaliditetom na kaznenopravni institut neubrojivosti
Authors: Škorić Marissabell
Published: July 2018

The paper analyses the influence of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities upon the criminal status of one group of persons with disabilities, hence, persons suffering from mental disorders. Although there is no explicit mention of criminal responsibility in the Convention, some interpretations suggest that the provisions of the Convention request abolition of some criminal law mechanisms which would apply if the person accused of a crime suffered from a mental disorder. These mechanisms, as suggested by those interpretations, are contrary to the Convention’s provisions, in particular to articles 5 and 12.
This paper thus examines whether article 12, which introduces significant novelties into the recognition of legal capacity for persons suffering from mental disorders, may also be extended to the criminal responsibility of those persons. Furthermore, the paper investigates whether the definition of insanity, based on the definition of mental disorders, is contrary to the requests of the Convention, especially to the provisions of article 5 on equality and non-discrimination.
A Study On The Preferences In Personal Vehicle Mode Transformation Based On Trip Characteristics
Authors: Nur Nur Khaerat
Published: July 2018

This study is a preference study to explore the perception of transformation ofpersonal vehicle users (four wheelers and two wheels) based on trip characteristics. The designapproach of the analysis consisted of descriptive statistical methods to obtain the characteristicsof commuting personal transport in terms of travel costs, vehicle operating costs, mileage andtravel time, as well as modeling SEM Partial Least Square (PLS) to get the effect of thecharacteristics of commuting personal transport towards the transformation of the mode oftransport. Data analysis known that the trip characteristics in terms of the allocation of transportcosts most respondents spends a month in the range of costs between IDR. 500,000 to IDR.1,000,000 per month in this case the vehicle operating costs amounted to 85.3%, followed bytravel expenses by 83.0%.Based on the results of hypothesis testing found that the trip characteristics significant directeffect on the endogenous variables Transformation of 5.695.
THE PREFERENCE STUDY ON PRIVATE TRANSPORT MODE OF TRANSFORMATION BASED ON USER BEHAVIOR
Authors: Nur Nur Khaerat , Samang Lawalenna , Ramli M. Isran , Hamid Sumarni
Published: July 2018

One of the causes in congestion that the number of vehicles are not proportional to the volume increase.Nowadays, common people prefer to use privite vehiches than public transport and various reasons such asconvenience, faster travel time, the capacity of public transport is not operating as it should and so forth. This study is astudy exploring perceptions of transformation preference for personal transport users (four-wheel and two-wheel) interms of the behavior of the user journey mode. Draft analysis approach consisted of descriptive statistical methods toobtain the user travel behavior and perceptions of personal transport modes, as well as structural equation modeling(SEM) to obtain travel behavior user interaction modes of private transport towards the transformation of modes ofperception. The Expected results are: (1) the characteristics of travel behavior and user perception of personal transportmodes, (2) interaction model the characteristics of travel and travel behavior user and its relation to perceptiontransformation of private transport modes
STUDI PREFERENCE TRANSFORMASI MODA ANGKUTAN PRIBADI BERBASIS BIAYA PERJALANAN DAN WAKTU PERJALANAN
Authors: Nur Nur Khaerat , Samang Lawalenna , Ramli M. Isran , Hamid Sumarni
Published: July 2018

Salah satu faktor penyebab kemacetan yakni pertambahan jumlah kendaraan yang tidak sebanding dengan pertambahan volume jalan. Pada masa sekarang ini umumnya masyarakat lebih memilih untuk menggunakan kendaraan pribadi dibandingkan kendaraan umum dengan berbagai alasan seperti kenyamanan, waktu tempuh perjalanan lebih cepat, kapasitas angkutan umum tidak dioperasikan sebagaimana mestinya dan lain sebagainya. Kajian ini merupakan studi preferensi untuk menjajaki persepsi transformasi pengguna angkutan pribadi (roda empat dan roda dua) dalam hal biaya perjalanan dan waktu perjalanan. Rancangan pendekatan analisis terdiri dari metode statistik deskriptif untuk mendapatkan karakteristik perjalanan komuter angkutan pribadi dan kualitas pelayanan angkutan umum berbasis biaya perjalanan dan waktu perjalanan, persepsi transformasi moda, serta pemodelan persamaan regresi untuk mendapatkan interaksi karakteristik perjalanan komuter angkutan pribadi dan kualitas pelayananan angkutan umum terhadap persepsi transformasi moda. Hasil penelitian dengan analisis regresi hasil yang di dapatkan dalam perhitungan skor masing-masing adalah 849 untuk karakteristik perjalanan komuter angkutan pribadi dengan kategori sangat tinggi dan 889 untuk kualitas pelayanan angkutan umum masuk dalam kategori sangat tinggi. terdapat hubungan yang positif dengan nilai signifikan sebesar 0,312 antara karakteristik perjalanan komuter moda angkutan pribadi dan kualitas pelayanan angkutan umum. Koefisien determinasinya r² = 0,312² = 0,097
The Wiring of Intelligence
Authors: Savi Alexander Olof , Marsman Maarten , van der Maas Han , Maris Gunter
Published: July 2018

The positive manifold of intelligence has fascinated generations of scholars in human ability. In the past century, various formal explanations have been proposed, including the dominant g-factor, the revived sampling theory, and the recent multiplier effect model and mutualism model. In this article we propose a novel idiographic explanation. We formally conceptualize intelligence as evolving networks, in which new facts and procedures are wired together during development. The static model, an extension of the Fortuin-Kasteleyn model, provides a parsimonious explanation of the positive manifold and intelligence's hierarchical factor structure. We show how it can explain the Matthew effect across developmental stages. Finally, we introduce a method for studying growth dynamics. Our truly idiographic approach offers a new view on a century-old construct, and ultimately allows the fields of human ability and human learning to coalesce.
Configuración de ciudadanías indígenas
Authors: Blandón Paula A. Hinestroza
Published: July 2018

* Full article is in Spanish

English Abstract:

The purpose of this article is to contribute to the understanding of the processes that have allowed the configuration of indigenous citizenships in Colombia in relation to the global order. It is based on the analysis of regulations and policies for the recognition of diversity and the way in which the demand for rights by these groups has increased. Specifically, for Colombia, it describes the way in which these policies and regulations were implemented and what that means for the State’s relationship with indigenous movements. It concludes with the identification of the contributions of indigenous struggles into the configuration of citizenships in contemporary Colombian society.

Spanish Abstract:

El presente artículo tiene como propósito aportar a la comprensión de los procesos que han permitido la confi guración de las ciudadanías indígenas en Colombia con relación al orden global. Se fundamenta en la revisión de normativas y políticas de reconocimiento de la diversidad y en el análisis de la forma en que se amplió el espectro de derechos demandados por estos colectivos. Específicamente para Colombia se describe la forma en que dichas políticas y normativas fueron implementadas y lo que ello significó en la relación del Estado con los movimientos indígenas. Termina con la identificación de los aportes y elementos que las luchas indígenas han incorporado a la configuración de ciudadanías en la sociedad contemporánea colombiana.

French Abstract:

Le but de cet article est de contribuer à la compréhension des processus qui ont permis la configuration des citoyennetés indiennes en Colombie par rapport à l’ordre mondial. Il est basé sur la révision des normes et des politiques de reconnaissance de la diversité et sur l’analyse de la façon dont s’est élargi le spectre des droits demandés par ces groupes. Il décrit, spécifiquement pour la Colombie, comment ces politiques et règlements ont été mis en oeuvre et ce que cela a signifié pour la relation de l’État avec les mouvements autochtones. Il conclut par l’identification des apports et des éléments que les luttes indigènes ont incorporés dans la configuration des citoyennetés dans la société colombienne contemporaine.
Deprivation of citizenship, undocumented labor and human trafficking
Authors: Chan Steve Kwok-Leung
Published: July 2018

English Abstract:

Thailand is a popular destination for irregular labor migration from Myanmar. Among some three million Burmese migrant workers in Thailand, more than half are undocumented. Undocumented migrant workers rely on brokers to smuggle them into Thailand. Some undocumented migrant workers are lured, tricked, and forced to work but they are not rewarded with a reasonable wage. A conceptual framework of the shadow sector of labor migration is formulated in this study, which attempts to explain why ethnic minorities in Myanmar are socially categorized by the level of their deprived citizenship. Those low in the hierarchy of categorization are likely to fall into the shadow sector of the labor migration process. Ethnic minorities from areas of insurgency are exposed to a high risk of human trafficking.

Spanish Abstract:

Tailandia es un destino popular para la migración laboral irregular de Myanmar. Entre unos tres millones de trabajadores migrantes birmanos en Tailandia, más de la mitad son indocumentados. Los trabajadores migrantes indocumentados confían en intermediarios para pasar de contrabando a través de la frontera a Tailandia. En este estudio se formula un marco conceptual del sector paralelo de la migración laboral que trata de explicar por qué las minorías étnicas en Myanmar se clasifican socialmente por el nivel de su ciudadanía privada. Aquellos que se encuentran en la jerarquía de categorización baja probablemente caigan en el sector oscuro del proceso de migración laboral. Las minorías étnicas de las áreas de la insurgencia están expuestas a un alto riesgo de trata de personas.

French Abstract:

La migration irrégulière de main-d’oeuvre et la traite d’êtres humains sont des sujets récurrents des études migratoires, mais le sujet le plus traité jusqu’à présent concerne le mouvement Sud Nord. La Thaïlande, en tant qu’économie en développement de l’Asie du Sud-Est, est une destination prisée pour la migration de main-d’oeuvre irrégulière myanmaraise. Parmi les quelques trois millions de travailleurs migrants birmans en Thaïlande, plus de la moitié sont sans papiers. Les travailleurs migrants sans papiers comptent sur les intermédiaires pour passer clandestinement la frontière de la Thaïlande afin d’y rechercher un emploi. Certains travailleurs migrants sans papiers sont attirés, trompés et forcés à travailler sans la récompense d’un salaire raisonnable. Un cadre conceptuel du secteur parallèle de la migration de main-d’oeuvre est formulé dans cette étude qui tente d’expliquer pourquoi les minorités ethniques du Myanmar sont classées socialement par leur niveau de privation de citoyenneté. Ceux qui sont au bas de la hiérarchie de la catégorisation risquent de tomber dans le marché parallèle du processus de migration de main-d’oeuvre. Les minorités ethniques des zones de l’insurrection sont exposées à un risque élevé de traite d’êtres humains.
Brand Value, Asset Tangibility, Profitabilitas Dan Leverage Keuangan
Authors: Sudana I Made , Werdhianti Gusti Ayu Putu Wyndi
Published: July 2018

This study aimed to determine effect of brand value, asset tangibility, and profitability on financial leverage in Indonesia. This study used regression analysis to determine the effect of independent variables consisting of brand value, asset tangibility, and profitability on financial leverage.This study uses data sample of non-financial companies which are listed in Bursa Efek Indonesia during 2013-2016 period, the data is also collected from SWA magazine during 2013-2016 period to get brand value information. The analysis results show that brand value and asset tangibility are positive and significant to financial leverage. The higher brand value of the company, cause to higher crediturâ€™s trust. The higher asset tangibility encourages higher collateral asset of the company to earn more loans. While profitability has negative effect, because the higher profitabiltiy will make the company prefer to use internal funding.

Keywords: brand value, asset tangibility, leverage
Pengaruh Job Satisfaction, Job Performance dan Workplace Environment Terhadap Employee Turnover Intention pada PT. ABC
Authors: Tjahyanti Setia , Purnomo Ranti Noviannisa
Published: July 2018

Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh variabel  job satisfaction, job performance, dan workplace environment terhadap employee turnover intention pada PT.ABC. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah karyawan di PT.ABC. Sampel didapat melalui metode purposive sampling, dimana yang sesuai dengan kriteria berjumlah 76 data. Data yang didapat berasal dari data primer yang di kumpulkan melalui kuesioner dengan skala likert. Data dianalisis dengan program SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) versi 23 dengan menggunakan Regresi Sederhana dan Regresi Linier Berganda. Berdasarkan uji hipotesis, hasil dari penelitian ini adalah job satisfaction, dan job performance berpengaruh terhadap employee turnover intention secara individual. Sementara workplace environment tidak berpengaruh terhadap employee turnover intention secara individual.

Keywords: Job Satisfaction, Job Performance, Workplace Environment and Employee Turnover Intention
Biology, nature of infestation and control of the aphid, Aphis gossypii (Glover, 1877) (Hemiptera : Aphididae) on arum plant, Colocasia esculenta
Authors: Begum Murshida , Mandal Manogit Kumar , Islam Md Aminul , Howlader Moksed Ali
Published: July 2018

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Pulmonary Hypertension: Which drug for which patient?
Authors: Mahmood Manzoor , Hoque Harisul
Published: July 2018

Abstract not availableUniversity Heart Journal Vol. 13, No. 2, July 2017; 38-39
Comparison of Distal Transradial in the Anatomical Snuffbox versus Conventional Transradial Access for Coronary Angiography and Intervention-An Experience in 100 cases
Authors: Amin Md Rasul , Singha Chayan Kumar , Banerjee Sajal Krisna , Hoque Harisul , Mahabub SM Ear E , Hoque Mostashirul , Biswas Eshita
Published: July 2018

Background: Distal transradial access in the anatomical snuffbox has advantages over standard proximal access in terms of patient and operator comfort levels and risk of ischemia. Radial artery preservation could be a relevant issue in patients requiring multiple radial artery procedures and coronary bypass with the use of a radial graft or construction of Arterio-Venous fistula in patient of chronic kidney disease. One relevant drawback is the challenging puncture of a small and weak artery, with a steeper learning curve.Objectives:This study sought to compare the feasibility, safety and complications of coronary angiogram and intervention betweenthe distal transradial in the anatomical snuffbox and conventional transradial access.Methods: In this cross sectional studya total of 100 patients were assigned to perform coronary angiogram or intervention through conventional transradial accessand distal transradial in the anatomical snuffboxfrom November 2017 to April 2018 in theDepartment of Cardiology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). We divided the total patient in two groups, with 50 patientsin each group. All of them had normal pulse in theirradial and dorsal radial artery.One group was subjected toconventional right transradial accessand another to rightdistal transradial in the anatomical snuffbox.Demographic features &complications were recorded.Results: The overall procedural success was 98% which was greater than expected in our early clinical experience for distal transradial access with 48 successful accesses out of 50 patients and for conventional radial approach it was also 98%.There was failure to access of distal radial artery in two casesthat may be due to hypoplastic/vasospastic distal radial artery and for conventional radial artery radial artery spasm was the cause. Patients of conventional radial access had more spasm, hematoma, numbness and hospital stay (p< 0.001) than distal radial access. Considering all, it may be said thatdistal transradialaccess was very much effective and safe as there was less spasm, more comfortable to the patient, no hand ischemia, hematoma, numbness, and early hospital discharge.Conclusion: Distal transradial access in the anatomical snuffbox for coronary angiogram and intervention is abetter alternative, safe and feasible option to conventional transradial access for both patients and operators.University Heart Journal Vol. 13, No. 2, July 2017; 40-45
Association of Perioperative Whole Blood Transfusion with Troponin I Release after Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Authors: Begum Mahfuza , Sarker Rampada , Hasan Md Kamrul , Zaman Tanveer , Jahan Hosne , Hussain Sabrina Sharmin , Adhikary Asit Baran
Published: July 2018

Background: Increased postoperative levels of Troponin I (TnI) after Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (OPCABG) surgery can often be observed in patients in the absence of significant perioperative hemodynamic instability or any evident intra-operative technical problems or signs of graft failure. A study undertaken by Biancari and his collegues (2012) found that Red Blood Cell transfusion was associated with increased TnI release after elective OPCABG1. Serum TnI level is an established indicator of myocardial injury. This prospective observational study was conducted in the Department of Cardiac Surgery, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh, from January 2015 to December 2016 to assess whether intraoperative and immediate postoperative Whole Blood Transfusion resulted in increased release of TnI after isolated OPCABG operation.Materials & Methods: A total of 40 patients (34 males and 6 females) undergoing OPCABG were consecutively enrolled in the study, 20 patients in the transfusion recipient group and 20 patients in the non-transfusion recipient group. The groups were compared for pre-operative baseline characteristics and co-morbidities, per-operative techniques and events, and postoperative or end-point variables including Postoperative TnI level measured 12 hours at the end of surgery and a number of other clinical outcomes.Results: Both transfusion recipient and non-transfusion recipient groups had statistically indifferent baseline characteristics, co-morbidity counts, operative techniques and operative events. No significant difference (p = 1.000) was noted in case-counts with increased Postoperative TnI level between the groups (85% in the transfusion recipient group versus 90% in the non-transfusion recipient group). All other clinical outcomes were also found to be similarly distributed with no statistical difference between the groups.Conclusion: In contrast to Red Blood Cell transfusion in several other studies, perioperative Whole Blood transfusion was not associated with increased postoperative Troponin I (TnI) release after isolated offpump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG) operation.University Heart Journal Vol. 13, No. 2, July 2017; 55-58
Post Operative Systolic Pressure Ratio between Right and Left Ventricle Predicts Early Outcome after Total Correction of Tetralogy of Fallot
Authors: Ahmed AT Shahrier , Hasan Md Kamrul , Karim Md Rezaul
Published: July 2018

PRV/LV can be easily measured in the operating room by which we can assess the adequacy of relief of pulmonary stenosis. A number of studies carried out where PRV/LV ratio 0.7 was taken as cut off point however in this study post repair ratio 0.5 was taken as cut off value because a recent study has shown better outcome after total correction of tetralogy of Fallot when the post repair PRV/LV was below .05. When the ratio is above 0.5, some extra precaution may be needed in the post operative period to reduce the morbidity and mortality.University Heart Journal Vol. 13, No. 2, July 2017; 59-61
Collagen/Polyethylene Oxide Nanofibrous Membranes with Improved Hemostasis and Cytocompatibility for Wound Dressing
Authors: Zhao Xinzhe , Gao Jing , Hu Xingyou , Guo Huiwen , Wang Fujun , Qiao Yansha , Wang Lu
Published: July 2018

As a promising agent for biomedical application, collagen has been used as a nanofiber to architecturally mimic its fibrillar structure in Extracellular Matrix (ECM); however, it has to be modified by techniques, such as crosslinking, to overcome its limitations in structural stability along with potential toxicity. Here, we prepared collagen/polyethylene oxide (PEO) nanofibrous membranes with varying crosslinking degrees and their properties, such as water stability, mechanical properties, blood clotting capacity and cytocompatibility, were studied systematically. By investigating the relationship between crosslinking degree and their properties, nanofibrous membranes with improved morphology retention, blood clotting capacity and cytocompatibility have been achieved. The result of circular dichroism measurement demonstrated that a triple helical fraction around 60.5% was retained. Moreover, the electrospun collagen/PEO at crosslinking degrees above 60.6% could maintain more than 72% of its original weight and its nanofibrous morphology under physiological conditions could be well preserved for up to 7 days. Furthermore, the crosslinked collagen/PEO membrane could provide a more friendly and suitable environment to promote cell proliferation, and about 70% of the clot can be formed in 5 min. With its superior performance in water stability, hemostasis and cytocompatibility, we anticipate that this nanofibrous membrane has great potential for wound dressing.
Study of Energy Scattering Relation and RCS Reduction Characteristic of Matrix-Type Coding Metasurface
Authors: Yang Jia Ji , Cheng Yong Zhi , Qi Dong , Gong Rong Zhou
Published: July 2018

In this paper, we present a design of the linear polarization conversion metasurface (MS) for the broadband radar cross section (RCS) reduction based on split-ring resonator (SRR) structure in microwave region. The corresponding phase gradient can be obtained through the stable phase difference of basic units of polarization conversion MS. The designed polarization conversion MS is applied in coded electromagnetic (EM) matrix by defining two basic units “0” and “1”, respectively. Based on the principle of planar array theory, a new random coding method named by matrix-type coding is proposed. Correlative RCS reduction mechanism is discussed and verified, which can be used to explore the RCS reduction characteristic. The simulated linear polarization conversion rate of the designed structure is up to 90% in the frequency range of 6–15 GHz, and the RCS reduction results verify the theoretical assumptions. Two kinds of matrix-type coding MS samples are prepared and measured. The experimental results indicate that the reflectance of MS is less than –10 dB on average under normal incidence in frequency range of 5.8–15.5 GHz. The average RCS reduction is essentially more than 10 dB in frequency range of 5.5–15 GHz and the corresponding relative bandwidth is 92.7%, which reasonably agrees with simulation. In addition, excellent RCS reduction characteristic of the designed MS can also be achieved over a wide incident angle.
Lagrangian Cloud Tracking and the Precipitation-Column Humidity Relationship
Authors: Igel Matthew R.
Published: July 2018

The tropical, oceanic mean relationship between column relative humidity and precipitation is highly non-linear. Mean precipitation remains weak until it rapidly picks up and grows at high column humidity. To investigate the origin of this relationship, a Lagrangian cloud tracking code, RAMStracks, is developed, which can follow the evolution of clouds. RAMStracks can record the morphological properties of convective clouds, the meteorological environment of clouds, and their effects. RAMStracks is applied to a large-domain radiative convective equilibrium simulation, which produces a complex population of convective clouds. RAMStracks records the lifecycle of 501 clouds through growth, splits, mergers, and decay. The mean evolution of all these clouds is examined. It is shown that the column humidity evolves non-monotonically, but that lower-level and upper-level contributions to total moisture do evolve monotonically. The precipitation efficiency of tropical storms tends to increase with cloud age. This is confirmed using a prototype testing method. The same method reveals that different tracked clouds with similar initial conditions evolve in very different ways. This makes drawing general conclusions from individual storms difficult. Finally, the causality of the precipitation-column humidity relationship is examined. A Granger Causality test, as well as regressions, suggest that moisture and precipitation are causally linked, but that the direction of causality is ambiguous. Much of this link appears to come from the lower-level moisture’s contribution to column humidity.
Effects of Different Spatial Precipitation Input Data on Crop Model Outputs under a Central European Climate
Authors: Thaler Sabina , Brocca Luca , Ciabatta Luca , Eitzinger Josef , Hahn Sebastian , Wagner Wolfgang
Published: July 2018

Crop simulation models, which are mainly being utilized as tools to assess the consequences of a changing climate and different management strategies on crop production at the field scale, are increasingly being used in a distributed model at the regional scale. Spatial data analysis and modelling in combination with geographic information systems (GIS) integrates information from soil, climate, and topography data into a larger area, providing a basis for spatial and temporal analysis. In the current study, the crop growth model Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) was used to evaluate five gridded precipitation input data at three locations in Austria. The precipitation data sets consist of the INtegrated Calibration and Application Tool (INCA) from the Meteorological Service Austria, two satellite precipitation data sources—Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) and Climate Prediction Center MORPHing (CMORPH)—and two rainfall estimates based on satellite soil moisture data. The latter were obtained through the application of the SM2RAIN algorithm (SM2RASC) and a regression analysis (RAASC) applied to the Metop-A/B Advanced SCATtermonter (ASCAT) soil moisture product during a 9-year period from 2007–2015. For the evaluation, the effect on winter wheat and spring barley yield, caused by different precipitation inputs, at a spatial resolution of around 25 km was used. The highest variance was obtained for the driest area with light-textured soils; TMPA and two soil moisture-based products show very good results in the more humid areas. The poorest performances at all three locations and for both crops were found with the CMORPH input data.
What Does It Mean to Be a Young African Woman on a University Campus in Times of Sexual Violence? A New Moment, a New Conversation
Authors: Treffry-Goatley Astrid , De Lange Naydene , Moletsane Relebohile , Mkhize Nkonzo , Masinga Lungile
Published: July 2018

Sexual violence in the higher education is an epidemic of global proportions. Scholars conclude that the individual and collective silence that surrounds such violence enables its perpetration and that violence will only be eradicated when we break this silence. In this paper, we used two participatory visual methods (PVM), collage and storytelling, to explore what sexual violence at university looks like and what it means to woman students. Two groups of student teachers in two South African universities were engaged in collage and storytelling workshops in late 2017 and early 2018, respectively. We thematically analyzed the issues that emerged from the data, drawing on transformative learning theory to explore how our approach might help women students to break the silence around sexual violence and stimulate critical dialogue to address it. Our analysis suggests that these visual tools enabled deep reflections on the meaning and impact of sexual violence, particularly for women. In addition, the participatory process supported introspection about their experiences of sexual violence and their responses to it as bystanders in and around campus. More importantly, they discussed how they, as young women, might break the silence and sustain new conversations about gender and gender equality in institutions and beyond.
Hierarchical Structure of Generalized Thermodynamic and Informational Entropy
Authors: Palazzo Pierfrancesco
Published: July 2018

The present research aimed at discussing the thermodynamic and informational aspects of entropy concept to propose a unitary perspective of its definitions as an inherent property of any system in any state. The dualism and the relation between physical nature of information and the informational content of physical states of matter and phenomena play a fundamental role in the description of multi-scale systems characterized by hierarchical configurations. A method is proposed to generalize thermodynamic and informational entropy property and characterize the hierarchical structure of its canonical definition at macroscopic and microscopic levels of a system described in the domain of classical and quantum physics. The conceptual schema is based on dualisms and symmetries inherent to the geometric and kinematic configurations and interactions occurring in many-particle and few-particle thermodynamic systems. The hierarchical configuration of particles and sub-particles, representing the constitutive elements of physical systems, breaks down into levels characterized by particle masses subdivision, implying positions and velocities degrees of freedom multiplication. This hierarchy accommodates the allocation of phenomena and processes from higher to lower levels in the respect of the equipartition theorem of energy. However, the opposite and reversible process, from lower to higher level, is impossible by virtue of the Second Law, expressed as impossibility of Perpetual Motion Machine of the Second Kind (PMM2) remaining valid at all hierarchical levels, and the non-existence of Maxwell’s demon. Based on the generalized definition of entropy property, the hierarchical structure of entropy contribution and production balance, determined by degrees of freedom and constraints of systems configuration, is established. Moreover, as a consequence of the Second Law, the non-equipartition theorem of entropy is enunciated, which would be complementary to the equipartition theorem of energy derived from the First Law.
On the van der Waals Gas, Contact Geometry and the Toda Chain
Authors: Alarcón Diego , Fernández de Córdoba P. , Isidro J. M. , Orea Carlos
Published: July 2018

A Toda–chain symmetry is shown to underlie the van der Waals gas and its close cousin, the ideal gas. Links to contact geometry are explored.
Longitudinal Socio-Emotional Learning Intervention for Autism via Smartglasses: Qualitative School Teacher Descriptions of Practicality, Usability, and Efficacy in General and Special Education Classroom Settings
Authors: Keshav Neha U. , Vahabzadeh Arshya , Abdus-Sabur Rafiq , Huey Krystal , Salisbury Joseph P. , Liu Runpeng , Sahin Ned
Published: July 2018

There is considerable demand for special education services for the over half a million students with autism in the United States. While assistive technology may augment educational services, its implementation is often prevented by a number of practical and attitudinal barriers. These barriers are especially pertinent for the newest and thus least familiar digital systems, such as computerized smartglasses loaded with specialized software modules. Computerized smartglasses are a technology that has already been shown to have an ability to deliver educational interventions through augmented reality. With this in mind, we sought to understand how school educators received and assessed the practicality of a smartglasses-based educational intervention in a single-subject study. The intervention was designed to aid with attention and social educational learning in autism. The intervention was delivered twice a day during a two-week study on a 13-year-old student with autism who was attending a mainstream middle school in Massachusetts. Three different school educators delivered the intervention: the student’s general education teacher, special education teacher, and paraprofessional. Educators recorded their attitudes, the practicality of the technology, and its impact on the student and their classroom through the use of a digital log and a series of in-person interviews. Overall, the school educators experienced a positive view of the smartglasses. The smartglasses intervention was found to be logistically practical to implement, easily usable by both the educator and student, and not time-consuming to learn or implement. Educators also identified the experience as being fun for the student, and felt that the student demonstrated improvement in his verbal and non-verbal skills. There were no adverse effects on the other students or the classroom, and the technology did not result in a distraction. These findings suggest that social skills interventions delivered by smartglasses may be practical, useful, and may lead to improvements in social communication skills. Further research on smartglasses may help to clarify the future role for augmenting special education in students with autism.
The Selection of Wind Power Project Location in the Southeastern Corridor of Pakistan: A Factor Analysis, AHP, and Fuzzy-TOPSIS Application
Authors: Solangi Yasir Ahmed , Tan Qingmei , Khan Muhammad Waris Ali , Mirjat Nayyar Hussain , Ahmed Ifzal
Published: July 2018

Pakistan has sufficient wind energy potential across various locations of the country. However, so far, wind energy development has not attained sufficient momentum matching its potential. Amongst various other challenges, the site selection for wind power development has always been a primary concern of the decision-makers. Principally, wind project site selection decisions are driven by various multifaceted criteria. As such, in this study, a robust research framework comprising of factor analysis (FA) of techno-economic and socio-political factors, and a hybrid analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and fuzzy technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (FTOPSIS) have been used for the prioritization of sites in the southeastern region of Pakistan. The results of this study reveal economic and land acquisition as the most significant criteria and sub-criteria, respectively. From the eight different sites considered, Jamshoro has been prioritized as the most suitable location for wind project development followed by Hyderabad, Nooriabad, Gharo, Keti Bandar, Shahbandar, Sajawal, and Talhar. This study provides a comprehensive decision support framework comprising of FA and a hybrid AHP and Fuzzy TOPSIS for the systematic analysis to prioritize suitable sites for the wind project development in Pakistan.
Bilevel Optimal Dispatch Strategy for a Multi-Energy System of Industrial Parks by Considering Integrated Demand Response
Authors: Zhao Yuehao , Peng Ke , Xu Bingyin , Li Huimin , Liu Yuquan , Zhang Xinhui
Published: July 2018

To combat energy shortage, the multi-energy system has gained increasing interest in contemporary society. In order to fully utilize adjustable multi-energy resources on the demand side and reduce interactive compensation, this paper presents an integrated demand response (IDR) model in consideration of conventional load-shedding and novel resource-shifting, due to the fact that participants in IDR can use more abundant resources to reduce the consumption of energy. In the proposed IDR, cooling, heating, electricity, gas and so forth are considered, which takes the connection between compensation and load reductions into consideration. Furthermore, a bilevel optimal dispatch strategy is proposed to decrease the difficulty in coordinated control and interaction between lower-level factories and upper-level multi-energy operators in industrial parks. In this strategy, resources in both multi-energy operator and user sides are optimally controlled and scheduled to maximize the benefits under peak shifting constraint. In the normal operation mode, this strategy can maximize the benefits to users and multi-energy operators. Particularly in heavy load conditions, compared to the conventional electricity demand response, there are more types of adjustable resources, more flexibility, and lower interactive compensations in IDR. The results indicate that optimal operation for factories and multi-energy operators can be achieved under peak shifting constraint and the overall peak power value in industrial park is reduced.
Impacts of Low-Carbon Fuel Standards in Transportation on the Electricity Market
Authors: Karnama Ahmad , Peças Lopes João Abel , Augusto da Rosa Mauro
Published: July 2018

Electric Vehicles (EVs) are increasing the interdependence of transportation policies and the electricity market dimension. In this paper, an Electricity Market Model with Electric Vehicles (EMMEV) was developed, exploiting an agent-based model that analyzes how carbon reduction policy in transportation may increase the number of Electric Vehicles and how that would influence electricity price. Agents are Energy Service Providers (ESCOs) which can distribute fuels and their objective is to maximize their profit. In this paper, the EMMEV is used to analyze the impacts of the Low-Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), a performance-based policy instrument, on electricity prices and EV sales volume. The agents in EMMEV are regulated parties in LCFS should meet a certain Carbon Intensity (CI) target for their distributed fuel. In case they cannot meet the target, they should buy credits to compensate for their shortfall and if they exceed it, they can sell their excess. The results, considering the assumptions and limitations of the model, show that the banking strategy of the agents contributing in the LCFS might have negative impact on penetration of EVs, unless there is a regular Credit Clearance to trade credits. It is also shown that the electricity price, as a result of implementing the LCFS and increasing number of EVs, has increased between 2% and 3% depending on banking strategy.