bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Efecto patrimonial del proceso de convergencia contable en las Pymes colombianas
Authors: Lasso Marmolejo Guiovanny , Vargas Sierra Carlos Arturo , Ruano Delgado Carlos Jair
Published: April 2018

El propósito del presente artículo es la medición del efecto patrimonial del proceso de convergencia contable para la pequeña y mediana empresa (Pyme) colombiana. Tomando una muestra de 12.508 empresas, se establece el efecto patrimonial a partir de la comparación de información contable presentada bajo principios locales y bajo las normas internacionales de información financiera (NIIF) para la Pyme. A partir de lo anterior, se encontró que el valor patrimonial de las empresas analizadas bajo el nuevo marco contable es menor. Adicionalmente, los inventarios, las cuentas comerciales por cobrar, así como los intangibles presentan variaciones negativas, mientras que la propiedad, planta y equipo presenta incrementos. Referente a la Pyme de la industria manufacturera, se encontraron incrementos en el valor del patrimonio y la propiedad, planta y equipo.
Книжная культура: императивы коммуникации в информационную эпоху
Authors: Сайко Елена Анатольевна
Published: April 2018

В статье рассматриваются проблемы, связанные с динамикой книгоиздания и тенденциями развития отечественной книжной культуры в информационную эпоху. Особое внимание уделяется факторам, определяющим потребности современных читателей, в частности, влиянию медиакультуры на книжную индустрию.
Изучение перспективных каналов коммуникаций работников научно-образовательной сферы в современном информационном пространстве
Authors: Артамонов Иван Владимирович
Published: April 2018

Современная научная деятельность и ее результаты в значительной степени зависят не только от квалификации ученого и научного коллектива, но и от тех средств обмена информацией, которые они используют и от того, как организовано представление исследователя или группы исследователей в научном сообществе. Повсеместное распространение персональных компьютеров и интернета позволило вывести эти аспекты на новый уровень и качественно изменить характер научной коммуникации. Появилось множество интернет-сервисов и инструментов, помогающих ученым как взаимодействовать с коллегами в своем научном учреждении и во всем мире, так и систематизировать и структурировать рабочий процесс. Это касается поиска научной информации, необходимой для проведения исследований, ее хранения и обмена. С другой стороны, таким образом разрешается и необходимость презентации результатов своей работы перед другими членами научного сообщества, облегчается вхождение молодых ученых в сферу профессиональной научной деятельности, становится возможным поиск исследователей, занимающихся разработкой аналогичных проблем. Число таких инструментов достаточно велико, они предлагают разные подходы и разные механизмы решения задач. Одни из них решают глобальные задачи, например, включения в системы учета наукометрических показателей, другие облегчают повседневную работу. К сожалению, в России сегодня ввиду различных объективных и субъективных причин такие инструменты имеют весьма ограниченное распространение, а многие научные сотрудники не используют их вовсе, что сильно ограничивает возможности их взаимодействия. Целью настоящей статьи является обзор существующих методов коммуникации внутри научной среды, их преимуществ и новых трендов и инструментов, модифицирующих взаимодействие научных сотрудников, а также проблем, стоящих на пути распространения этих инструментов в среде российских исследователей. В статье рассматриваются различные инструменты и сервисы для научной работы, эволюция и тенденции их дальнейшего развития, указываются проблемы, стоящие на пути всестороннего овладения этими средствами, а также кратко описывается опыт популяризации различных научных сервисов в Институте социально-экономического развития территорий РАН и те меры, которые предпринимаются в настоящее время с целью интенсификации использования таких ресурсов научными сотрудниками и аспирантами.
Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Hastanesi Polikliniklerine Başvuran 65 Yaş ve Üstü Hastaların Aile Hekimliği Bakış Açısıyla Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: Kayhan Mehmet , Dilekçi Erdal , Gücük Sebahat
Published: April 2018

Aim:
The aim of this
study was to evaluate the diagnosis of patients aged 65 years and over in
applying to physiotherapy hospitals and to make an evaluation in terms of
primary health care delivery.

Methods: Our study was carried out by retrospectively reviewing
the electronic records of patients aged 65 years and over who applied to the Physiotherapy
and Rehabilitation Hospital outpatient clinics between 01 January - 31 December
2016.

Results: A total of 3920 patients were included in the study.
Of these patients, 2392 (61%) were female and 1528 (39%) were male. According
to the diagnoses of patients who received physiotherapy treatment, lumbar
diseases were found to be the most common with 17% among physical therapy and
rehabilitation diseases. Similarly, the rate of diagnosis with a knee disease
was 15.8%, while this rate was 46.4% in all patients. Based on the groups
defined in the physiotherapy and rehabilitation diagnosis groups list specified
by the health practice communiqué, the rate of diagnosis of group A was 7.5%
(n: 522), the rate of diagnosis of group B was 1.5% (n: 107), and the rate of
diagnosis of group C was 22.5% (n: 1556).

Conclusion:
In primary
health care provision, patients should be made aware of their skeletal system
complaints. During this process, we think that it is important for family
physicians to support the patients to struggle with pain, in terms of raising
the quality of life of the patients in this age group.
Prevalencia de antecedentes sexuales de riesgo en mujeres privadas de libertad. Análisis exploratorio de factores asociados a comportamientos de alto riesgo
Authors: Leal-Díaz Carolina , Soto-Valenzuela Araceli , Papazoglou-Cifuentes Evangelia , Muñoz-Pareja Maritza
Published: April 2018

Objetivos: describir prevalencia de antecedentes de comportamientos sexuales de riesgo en reclusas de Concepción (Chile) en 2016, y realizar análisis exploratorio de factores asociados a conductas de riesgo.Materiales y métodos: estudio transversal descriptivo con análisis exploratorio, realizado en reclusas del complejo penitenciario El Manzano, con 18 años o más, pertenecientes al sistema cerrado carcelario y con inicio de actividad sexual. Muestreo por conveniencia. Se evaluaron antecedentes de conductas sexuales de riesgo, factores sociodemográficos, contexto familiar y estilos de vida. Se calcularon frecuencias absolutas y relativas para análisis descriptivo, y odds ratio para análisis de factores asociados.Resultados: participaron 73 mujeres en privación de la libertad. El 60 % inició su actividad sexual antes de los 16 años y fue madre adolescente. Alrededor del 40 % tuvo relaciones sexuales bajo el efecto del alcohol o las drogas, y cerca del 20 % fue agredida sexualmente en algún momento de su vida. Cerca del 9 % refirió no ser fiel a sus parejas o estar pasando por un proceso de homosexualidad situacional. Las reclusas con ≥ 6 conductas sexuales riesgosas mostraron mayor probabilidad de haber sufrido violencia intrafamiliar (OR = 3,57; IC 95 %: 1,05-12,11), consumir drogas (OR = 4,83; IC 95 %1,42-16,40) o alcohol (OR = 3,63; IC 95 %: 1,15-11,42). Sin embargo, pertenecer a una religión cristiana se asoció a menor probabilidad de comportamiento sexual de riesgo (OR = 0,26; IC 95 %: 0,07-0,90).Conclusión: las principales conductas sexuales de riesgo fueron iniciar la actividad sexual antes de los 16 años y haber sido madre adolescente. Por otro lado, pertenecer a una ideología religiosa fue factor protector de este comportamiento sexual.
Los derechos sexuales y reproductivos de la mujer en la agenda de los obstetras y ginecólogos de la región Latinoamericana y del caribe
Authors: Gaitán-Duarte Hernando
Published: April 2018

El actual número de la Revista Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología (RCOG) presenta varios estudios que ponen sobre el tapete la realidad de los derechos sexuales y reproductivos de la mujer en la región, los cuales están en estrecha relación con otros derechos humanos como los derechos a la vida, a la salud, a la educación, a la privacidad y a la no discriminación.Según el Comité para la Eliminación de la Discriminación Contra la Mujer (CEDAW, por sus siglas en inglés) (1), la salvaguarda de estos derechos es responsabilidad de los Estados, en tanto estos deben garantizar las condiciones para el mayor bienestar físico y emocional de la mujer en los diferentes momentos de la vida, como también la provisión suficiente de servicios de salud sexual y reproductiva, un adecuado acceso a ellos desde el punto de vista físico y económico, y velar por que estos servicios sean de buena calidad.
Statistically Modelling Effects of Dynamic Processes on Outcomes: An Example of Discourse Sequences and Group Solutions
Authors: Chiu MIng Ming
Published: April 2018

Learning analysts often consider whether learning processes across time are related 1) to one another or 2) to learning outcomes at higher levels. For example, are a group's temporal sequences of talk (e.g., correct evaluation -> correct, new idea) during its problem solving related to its group solution? I show how to address these issues with 1) a higher-level outcome regression and 2) a lower-level process regression, applying both to 3,234 turns of talk by 80 students working in 20 groups to solve an algebra problem. The easy-to-use, outcome-level analysis of group solution score has the following problems: multicollinearity, possibly low statistical power, cannot test for links among sequence components, and cannot model outcomes at multiple levels. The complex, process-level analysis for turns of talk overcomes these shortcomings with multilevel analysis, vector auto-regression, and outcome-level regression residuals. These results suggest a combined procedure. First, run an outcome-level analysis. If the results are significant, then the outcome-level results suffice. Otherwise, non-significant results might reflect multicollinearity, which then requires a process-level analysis. This procedure can help test a comprehensive model of how learning processes or their temporal sequences are related to learning outcomes at the turn-, time period-, individual-, group-, class-, and school-levels.
A Modular and Extensible Framework for Open Learning Analytics
Authors: Muslim Arham , Chatti Mohamed Amine , Bashir Muhammad Bassim , Barrios Varela Oscal Eduardo , Schroeder Ulrik
Published: April 2018

Open Learning Analytics (OLA) is an emerging concept in the field of Learning Analytics (LA). It deals with learning data collected from multiple environments and contexts, analyzed with a wide range of analytics methods to address the requirements of different stakeholders. Due to this diversity in different dimensions of OLA, the LA developers and researchers face numerous challenges while designing solutions for OLA. The Open Learning Analytics Platform (OpenLAP) is a framework that addresses these issues and lays the foundation for an ecosystem of OLA that aims at supporting learning and teaching in fragmented, diverse, and networked learning environments. It follows a user-centric approach to engage end users in flexible definition and dynamic generation of personalized indicators. In this paper, we address a subset of OLA challenges and present the conceptual and implementation details of the analytics framework component of OpenLAP, which follows a flexible architecture that allows the easy integration of new analytics methods and visualization techniques in OpenLAP to support end users in defining indicators based on their needs in order to embed the results into their personal learning environment.
Needlestick and sharps injuries among nurses at Atatürk university research hospital and their practices after injury
Authors: Çalıkoğlu Elif Okşan , Bedir Banu , Akçay Hilal Betül , Gümüş Ali
Published: April 2018

Objectives: Exposure to
needlestick and sharps injuries (NSI) is among the major occupational risks of
health workers. Yearly 385,000 NSI are reported by health workers. In this
study, we aimed to evaluate the frequency of NSI among nurses at Atatürk
University Research Hospital together with the elaboration of the utilization
of effective preventive measures used for infection control as well as the
affecting factors. Methods: All 562 nurses working at Atatürk University Research
Hospital during September-November 2016 were invited to fill a questionnaire
with 27 items. Questions were asked about the sociodemographic
characteristics,having experienced NSI, usage of protective equipment, and
hepatitis B vaccination status. A total of 555 (98.7%) nurses volunteered to
participate. Verbal consent was taken from the participants. Results: Of the participants, 425 (76.6%) were females, and 130 (23.4%) were males.
Their mean age was 27.5 ± 7.4 years. 52.6% (n = 293) of the participants were
in the surgical clinics while 47.4% (n = 262) were in the medical clinics. Of
the participants, 21.6% (n = 120) stated that they experienced a needlestick or
sharps injury within the last one year. Of those injuries, 16.7% (n = 20)
happened while removing the needle tip from the syringe, 29.2% (n = 35) while
trying to reattach the needle cap, 16.7% (n = 20) while filling the syringe,
and 12.5% (n = 15) while drawing blood from the patient. Conclusion: Health
workers should be trained on injuries and all other occupational risks with
cutting and puncturing tools, and they should be instructed on the use of
protective equipment.
The study of the functionality of cardiomyocytes obtained from induced pluripotent stem cells for the modeling of cardiac arrhythmias based on long QT syndrome
Authors: Slotvitsky M. M. , Tsvelaya V. A. , Frolova S. R. , Dement’eva E. V. , Agladze K. I.
Published: April 2018

There are risk factors that lead the normal conduction of excitation in the heart into a chaotic one. These factors include hereditary and acquired channelopathies. Many dangerous changes in the work of the heart can be identified using the patient’s electrocardiogram. Such relatively easily detectable changes include the long QT interval syndrome (LQTS). Despite a relatively high prevalence of hereditary LQTS, to which it is necessary to add both hereditary and induced LQTS as well as the ease of detection on the ECG, the mechanism of reentry formation in this syndrome is still un­known. What should be noted is a high variability of the hereditary syndrome and the fact of the connection between the increase in the heart rate and the risk of cardiac arrest. After an electrophysiological study on individual cardiac cells from patients with the LQT syndrome, it became apparent that the search for a mechanism for the transition of the normal heart rhythm to chaotic and fibrillation cannot be limited to recording ion currents in single cells. To solve this problem, we need a model of the behavior of cardiac tissue which reflects the relationship of various factors and the risk of reentry. In order to create an experimental model of LQTS in our work, the iPSC of a pati­ent-specific line from a healthy patient was differentiated into a monolayer of cardiac cells and the parameters of the excitation propagation were studied depending on the stage of differentiation. It was shown that a stable value of the propagation velocity and the response to periodic stimulation in the range of physiological values, are reached after the 30th day of dif­ferentiation.
Genes related to the white face colour pattern in eight Russian cattle breeds
Authors: Yudin N. S. , Belonogova N. M. , Larkin D. M.
Published: April 2018

One of the major effects of domestication is change of animal coat colour to up to complete white colour of the whole body. It is possible that white colour of livestock animals had aesthetic significance for humans as well. The first step towards detection of genes and mutations controlling white colouring in animals is the genome-wide association studies. These studies, however, have not been done for the cattle breeds native to the Russian Federation. The aim of this study was therefore to identify genomic intervals and candidate genes that could be responsible for white face colouring in eight Russian cattle breeds. The data on genome-wide genotyping of 131,709 high-quality single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on 148 animas have been used in the program ­EMMAX. Association analysis has been performed using two related phenotypes: a) the white face with the rest of the body of any colour and b) white face with the rest of the body of different (non-white) colour. In the first case, the only statistically significant marker found was the SNP BovineHD0500019319 located on cattle chromosome (BTA) 5. The same SNP was the most significant within the cluster of three SNPs on BTA5: 68,803,879–69,365,854 associated also with the second phenotype. Five genes were found within this interval in the cattle genome, out of which the most likely functional candidate was SLC41A2, with the SNP BovineHD0500019319 found within its intronic sequence. SLC41A2 encodes a magnesium transporter protein. However, the function of this gene is not well established. Other members of this gene family are the key genes controlling differences in human skin and animal coat colour. Additional significant association signals with the second phenotype have been detected in BTA 1–4, 6–15, 18, 19, 24, 27, and 29. Overall, 37 genomic intervals have been detected associated with white face colouring in eight Russian native cattle breeds.
Identification of the etiological agent of equine piroplasmosis in Western and Eastern Siberia
Authors: Rar V. A. , Marchenko V. A. , Efremova E. A. , Suntsova O. V. , Lisak O. V. , Tikunov A. Y. , Meltsov I. V. , Tikunova N. V.
Published: April 2018

Equine piroplasmosis is a natural tick-borne infection caused by hemoprotozoan parasites of the order Piroplasmida, Babesia caballi and Theileria equi. Animals that recover from piroplasmosis remain persistently infected carriers and can transmit pathogens to vector ticks. Cases of equine piroplasmosis are periodically observed in Siberia, however, no agent of equine piroplasmosis has yet been genetically characterized in Russia. The aim of this work was studying the prevalence of the infectious agents of piroplasmosis in horses from Siberia and genotyping the detected agents. Blood samples from 155 horses were examined for the presence of Babesia and Theileria DNA by nested PCR with the subsequent sequencing of positive samples. DNA of T. equi was found in blood samples from 57.9 %, 38.5 % and 65.0 % of horses from Novosibirsk province, Irkutsk province, and the Republic of Altai, respectively. T. equi DNA was found in the samples from almost all sampling sites included in this study, indicating that most of the studied sites are endemic for equine theileriosis. Surprisingly, DNA of B. caballi was not found in any of the samples examined, even though this agent had previously been detected in many regions in Russia, including Altai. The analysis of the determined 18S rRNA gene sequences demonstrated that T. equi samples belonged to two genetic groups, which differed significantly by the sequences of the variable (V4) region of the gene. All T. equi sequences from group B were identical and corresponded to T. equi sequences found in the blood of horses from China and Korea, while T. equi sequences from group A differed by 1–5 nucleotide substitutions and were identical to the sequences from the blood of horses from India and Brazil or differed from them by single mismatches. Notably, in this study the presence of etiological agent of piroplasmosis in blood samples from horses in Russia was genetically confirmed for the first time.
Taxonomic assessment of the Oxytropis species from South-East of Kazakhstan
Authors: Almerekova S. , Abugalieva S. , Mukhitdinov N.
Published: April 2018

The genus Oxytropis DC. is one of the largest genera in the Fabaceae family. The most plant species belonging to the Oxytropis genus have an important medicinal value. Currently the botanical taxonomy of the genus is complicated due to existence of many subgenera and sections that developed based on morphological traits. Also, in the literature there is luck of knowledge on phylogeny of Oxytropis species from Central Asian region. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was the clarification of taxonomic relationship of two Oxytropis species from SouthEast of Kazakhstan (O. almaatensis Bajt. and O. glabra DC.). The study was based on using phylogenetic analysis and haplotype network assessment based on sequences ITS (internal transcribed spacers), which is DNA marker of nuclear genome. Plant materials of O. almaatensis were collected from 2 populations in two neighboring Gorges in Trans Ili Alatau Mountains, O. glabra plant material was obtained from Herbarium of the Department of Biodiversity and Bioresources, al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Based on DNA sequences of ITS the phylogenetic and network relationships were investigated by using Neighbor Joining and Median Joining methods, respectively. The nucleotide sequences of ITS of O. almaatensis and O. glabra were aligned with sequences of 29 Oxytropis references found in the NCBI database. Out of the 601 aligned positions of ITS 33 (5.6 %) sites were found to be polymorphic nucleotides and used in evaluation of the genetic relationship of species. Constructed MJ haplotype network showed a very high congruence with the NJ phylogenetic tree. MJ network provided valuable additional hints in clarification of the taxonomic relationship among species involved in the analysis. In this study phylogenetic NJ tree and MJ network based on the variation of ITS sequences confirmed the monophyletic origin of the genus. The ITS haplotype network suggested that O. glabra is very diverse species and possibly played important role in the evolutionary processes of the genus in Central Asian region. The study is additional contribution in the molecular taxonomy of complex Oxytropis genus.
LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO MANGROVE CONSERVATION
Authors: Kurnianto Fahmi Arif , Apriyanto Bejo , Nurdin Elan Artono , Ikhsan Fahrudi Ahwan
Published: April 2018

Geography Learning in XI Social Science Classes still dominated by conventional teaching methods that make students become unmotivated in learning. Therefore, it is necessary to apply a model of learning that can foster activity and student’s level of knowledge. The Group Investigation Learning model (GI) has several advantages. Advantages of Group Investigation Learning model among others: (1) increase the ability to think critically, (2) creating a learning environment that is democratic, (3) enhance the development of soft skills, (4) may improve social solidarity, dan (5) improve student’s level of knowledge to learn.The purpose of this study to analyzethe influence of group investigation learning model towards the level of knowledge of Geography students in senior highschool. The type of research is the quasi-experimental study with nonequivalentcontrol group posttest only design. The subject of the study consisted of class XI Social Scienceare selected based on the score of Middle Semester Exam (UTS) 2 on 2014-2015 teachings year that had an average of almost the same (homogeneous).The results of this study are showed significant influence of GI models on Geographylevel of knowledge  to learn  of students.  It was based on the results of the Independent Sample T-Test analysis showed a p-value of 0.000 level. P-level value is smaller than 0.05 (p <0.05). The average score student’s level of knowledge to learn geography experimental class is higher with a score of 208, while the control class with a score of 177. That's because the investigations conducted the mangrove forest, teachers simply deliver early learning problems, frequent interaction between students during learning, and students investigate different sub-themes.

 

Keywords: Group Investigation Learning, Level of knowledge, Geography

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EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE COMPETENCY OF PROFESSIONALISM TEACHER IN JEMBER REGENCY
Authors: Ikhsan Fahrudi Ahwan , Kurnianto Fahmi Arif , Apriyanto Bejo , Nurdin Elan Artono
Published: April 2018

This study aims to explain the condition of professionalism and efforts to improve the competence of teachers IPS in Jember District. Population in this research is teacher of IPS SMP Negeri in Jembersebanyak 184 teachers. The sampling technique was done by random sampling which amounted to 55responden. Methods of data collection with questionnaires and documentation. Data analysis uses a percentage descriptive. The result of the research shows that the competency of professionalism of IPS teachers is as follows: the acquisition of materials, concepts and scholarship of IPS teachers is 87.25% in the high category, the development of learning materials supported by IPS teachers creatively is 92.04% including in the high category; mastery of basic competence and basic competence by 87.05% including high category, utilization of communication technology for self-development of IPS teachers of 86.35% included in the high category. In general, the competency of professionalism of IPS teachers in Jember district is categorized as high, namely 88.17%, while the effort to increase the professional competence of IPS teachers as follows: joining the training and seminar of 66.81% low category; developing syllabus and IPS RPP of 70.50%; doing PTK 48.95% low category; develop science of technology in learning 74.82% high category. Overall, the effort to improve the professionalism competence of IPS Junior High School teachers in Jember District is 71.34 included in the high category.

Keywords: Professionalism Competence, IPS Teachers

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Study of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis Prevalence in School Children in Surabaya
Authors: Amalia Astri Nur , Prasetya Heru
Published: April 2018

Background : Soil-Transmitted Helminths infection usually occurs due to poor sanitation in the densely populated area with bad sanitation. It is transmitted by egg present in human feces then contaminate soil. Helminths infection can cause declining in health condition, nutrient, and intelligence, carbohydrate, protein and blood which in turn can disturb the patient productivity. Helminth infection can be prevented by an education and through comprehension about hygiene and environmental sanitation. Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths infection in student grade one and two from MI Taswirul Afkar Surabaya (elementary school grade). Methods: Specimen were collected from 23 feces. Macroscopic examination was conducted at Parasitology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga. Results : The result from 23 samples showed that 3 (13.04%) samples were positive for Ascaris lumbricoides.Conclusion: the prevalence number of soil-transmitted helminths infection in student grade one and two from MI Taswirul Afkar Surabaya are 13.04 %, so it is important to emphasizing the role of parents in maintaining children’s health, hygiene, and environmental sanitation to prevent infection.
Secondary Amenorrhea Therapy With Accupuncture And Turmeric - Fenugreek Herbal
Authors: Izzaty Nindy Rahmi , Imandiri Ario , Suciati Suciati
Published: April 2018

Background: Secondary amenorrhea is a condition when period cycle of women with irregular menstruation disappeared within six months in a row or; when the period cycle of regular menstruation women disappeared during three months in a row. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), amenorrhea is known as Jing Bi. The patient in this study case was having secondary amenorrhea with menstrual complaints not within 3 months and 22 days after the last periods. Patient was classified as secondary amenorrhea with differentiation of Qi and blood deficiency syndrome. Purpose: To know the effect of acupuncture therapy with Sanyinjiao point (SP6), Taichong point (LR3), Zusanli point (ST36), Gui lai point (ST 29) combined with turmeric herbal therapy (Curcuma domestica Val) and klabet seed (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) in patients with secondary amenorrhea.  Methods: Treatment of this secondary amenorrhea case was using acupuncture and herbal therapy. Acupuncture therapy at acupoint Sanyinjiao (SP6), Taichong (LR3), Zusanli (ST36), and Gui Lai (ST29) with tonification principle of Qi and blood and improve menstrual flow. The herbal therapy given were turmeric (Curcuma  domestica  Val) and fenugreek seeds (Trigonellafoenum-graecum L.), which has estrogenic effect. Results: Estrogen stimulates the lining of the uterus to remove the menstrual blood. In the treatment of secondary amenorrhea, acupuncture therapy was given 21 times, three times a week. Herbal therapy was given for 60 days, taken 2 times a day with dose of 15 grams of turmeric and 4 grams of fenugreek seeds. This therapy might help the menstrual blood exuviation. Conclusion: Acupuncture and herbal therapy can be applied continously to the patient up until regular period cycle are attained.
The Impact of Stock Liquidity on Firm Innovation: Evidence From China
Authors: Zhong Ni
Published: April 2018

Stock market has become a crucial financing channel for firms nowadays. As an important dimension of the characteristics of stock market, how will stock liquidity affect firm innovation? What are the underlying mechanisms? Those questions need to be explored further. Using Chinese non-financial A-share listed companies which had disclosed R&D expenditures in year 2006 to 2016 as the study sample, this paper investigates the effect of stock liquidity on firm innovation. The result shows that stock liquidity has a significant and positive effect on firm innovation. My finding is supported by additional test using Heckman sample selection model and several robustness tests. Further analysis shows that stock liquidity improves firm innovation by reducing financing constraints and increasing agency costs. This paper deepens the research on firm innovation from the perspective of market microstructure and owns implication for the government to encourage investment in R&D and will lead to develop multi-tiered capital markets.
Liquid-Phase Respiration Activity Assays to Assess Organic Waste Stability: A Comparison of Two Tests
Authors: Evangelou Alexandros , Komilis Dimitrios
Published: April 2018

The stability of twenty seven composts and organic substrates (including raw, less stable and stable materials) was assessed using two different liquid phase tests were carried out. One of the tests was introduced in 1998 and was based on the calculation of a Specific Oxygen Uptake Rate (SOUR). The newly introduced liquid phase test presented here is simpler to set-up and to perform that the older liquid phase test. It is based on the quantification of oxygen consumption in the headspace of a BOD bottle that contains the liquid-solid solution. The results indicate that a marginal correlation does exist between the main indices calculated from both tests. The correlation was stronger for the indices calculated for stable-processed organics than for the raw (unprocessed materials). The SOUR ranged from 1520 to 3650mg O2/kg VS-h for the raw materials and from 110 to 1150 mg O2/kg VS-h for the processed materials, respectively. The corresponding stability rate related index (LSRI24) of the new liquid phase test introduced here ranged from 240 to 1180 mg O2/dry kg-h for the raw materials and from 64 to 792 mg O2/dry kg-h for the processed ones.
Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Cytochrome C Translocation Induced by Resveratrol Are Dependent on NF-κB Activity and Facilitate TRAIL Sensitivity in Human Lung Cancers
Authors: Rasheduzzaman Mohammad , Jeong Jae-Kyo , Park Sang-Youel
Published: April 2018

Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a promising anticancer agent that has the potential to sensitize a wide variety of cancer or transformed cells by inducing apoptosis. However, resistance to TRAIL is a growing concern, but it can be mitigated by employing different combination therapies. Resveratrol is a polyphenolic compound annex the outpouring of p53 and its pro-apoptotic modulator PUMA. Here, we showed the p53-independent activation of apoptosis by decrease the expression of phosphorylated Akt-mediated suppression of NF-κB activation that is also substantiated with the downregulation of anti-apoptotic factors Bcl-2 and Bcl-xl in Non-Small Cell lung adenocarcinoma cells (NSCLC), resulting in an attenuation of TRAIL resistance in combined treatment. Furthermore, apoptosis was induced in TRAIL-resistant lung cancer cells via a co-treatment of resveratrol and TRAIL, which was assessed by the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, resulting in the translocation of cytochrome c from the mitochondria into the cytosol due to mitochondrial dysfunction. Moreover, autophagy flux was not affected by resveratrol-induced TRAIL-mediated apoptosis of lung cancer cells. Overall, targeting the NF-κB (p65) pathway via resveratrol attenuates TRAIL resistance and induces TRAIL-mediated apoptosis which could be the eminent therapeutic strategy to treat lung cancer.
Towards Generalized Noise-level Dependent Crystallographic Symmetry Classifications of More or Less Periodic Crystal Patterns
Authors: Moeck Peter
Published: April 2018

Geometric Akaike Information Criteria (G-AICs) for generalized noise-level dependent crystallographic symmetry classifications of two-dimensional (2D) images that are more or less periodic in either two or one dimensions as well as Akaike weights for multi-model inferences and predictions are reviewed. Such novel classifications do not refer to a single crystallographic symmetry class exclusively in a qualitative and definitive way. Instead, they are quantitative, spread over a range of crystallographic symmetry classes, and provide opportunities for inferences from all classes (within the range) simultaneously. The novel classifications are based on information theory and depend only on information that has been extracted from the images themselves by means of maximal likelihood approaches so that these classifications are objective. This is in stark contrast to the common practice whereby arbitrarily set thresholds or null hypothesis tests are employed to force crystallographic symmetry classifications into apparently definitive/exclusive states, while the geometric feature extraction results on which they depend are never definitive in the presence of generalized noise, i.e. in all real world applications. Thus, there is unnecessary subjectivity in the currently practiced ways of making crystallographic symmetry classifications, which can be overcome by the approach outlined in this review.
PEMBERDAYAAN GURU SMP MELALUI PELATIHAN DASAR HIPNOTERAPY DALAM PEMBELAJARAN DI SMP 1 ISLAM KOTA MALANG
Authors: Gumelar Gumgum , Erik Erik
Published: April 2018

ABSTRACT: The aim of this community service is to improve the teacher's ability to keep the concentration and focus from a student to maximize learning performance. This activity is done by creating a module and planning activities, determining the place of execution and transfer of learning (learning) on teachers in junior 1 Islam Malang East Java. This event as the beginning of an effort to measure the effectiveness of hypnotherapy as part of the skills of teachers in improving student's learning achievement. Benefits of devotion to the creation of the learning result and the productivity of teachers in the process of learning and teaching in the teacher for the children of students in Malang. East Java, also could become a foundation for the development of learning techniques.

 

ABSTRAK: Tujuan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah bagian dari usaha untuk meningkatkan standar dan peningkatan kemampuan guru dalam menjaga konsentrasi dan fokus dari siswa didik sehingga mendapatkan hasil belajar yang maksimal. Kegiatan ini dilakukan dengan membuat modul dan perencanaan kegiatan, menentukan tempat pelaksanaan dan melakukan transfer of learning (proses pembelajaran) pada guru-guru di SMP 1 Islam Kota Malang Jawa Timur. Kegiatan ini sebagai awal dari usaha mengukur efektivitas dari hipnoteaching sebagai bagian dari ketrampilan guru dalam meningkatkan prestasi belajar sisiwa. Manfaat dari pengabdian ini agar terciptanya hasil belajar dan produktivitas guru dalam proses belajar dan mengajar pada guru bagi para anak-anak didik di Kota Malang erta menjadi landasan untuk pengembangan teknik pembelajaran.
PROGRAM PSIKOEDUKASI OPTIMALISASI TUMBUH KEMBANG ANAK MELALUI SENSORY INTEGRASI
Authors: Mauna Mauna
Published: April 2018

Abstract: All children experience the process of growth and development in life. In order to reach optimal development, the child needs to get the appropriate stimulation provided with the right method. At the age of 0 to 7 years, children learn to use limbs so that the most appropriate stimulation for children aged 0 to 7 years is to use limbs as a medium of learning. This is in line with the techniques performed on sensory integration programs. But unfortunately not many parents know this. This issue often creates problems in child development. The purpose of this community service is to raise the awareness of parents to conduct teaching and learning process in ways appropriate to the age and stages of development owned by children so that children can be optimally developed. This activity is done by making activity planning, determining the location of activities and doing psychoeducation program on the parents of children at Darul Syifa Wal Aitam Foundation that located at Kranji, Bekasi. This activity is an attempt to improve parental knowledge about the importance of sensory integration and the impact it gains when the child's sensory is not well integrated. The benefit of this community service is the increased knowledge of parents about the use of sensory integration methods so that it can be used to optimize the growth of their children.

 

Abstrak: Semua anak mengalami proses pertumbuhan dan perkembangan dalam hidupnya. Agar perkembangannya dapat optimal, anak perlu mendapatkan stimulasi yang sesuai yang diberikan dengan metode yang tepat. Di usia 0 sampai 7 tahun anak belajar menggunakan anggota tubuhnya sehingga pemberian stimulasi yang paling tepat untuk anak usia 0 sampai 7 tahun adalah dengan menggunakan anggota tubuhnya sebagai media pembelajaran. Hal ini senada dengan teknik-teknik yang dilakukan pada program sensory integrasi. Namun sayangnya belum banyak orang tua yang mengetahui hal ini sehingga sering muncul permasalahan dalam perkembangan anak.Tujuan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah meningkatkan kesadaran orangtua untuk melakukan proses belajar mengajar dengan cara-cara yang sesuai dengan usia dan tahapan perkembangan yang dimiliki oleh anak sehingga anak dapat berkembang dengan optimal. Kegiatan ini dilakukan dengan membuat perencanaan kegiatan, menentukan lokasi kegiatan dan melakukan program psikoedukasi pada orangtua anak-anak pada yayasan Darul Syifa Wal Aitam Kranji, Bekasi. Kegiatan ini sebagai usaha untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan orangtua tentang pentingnya sensori integrasi dan dampak yang didapatkan apabila sensori anak tidak terintegrasi dengan baik. Manfaat dari pengabdian ini adalah meningkatnya pengetahuan orang tua tentang penggunaan metode sensori integrasi sehingga dapat digunakan untuk mengoptimalkan tumbuh kembang anakanaknya .
Internasionalisasi Pelatihan Tari dan Musik Tradisi Melalui Metode Eksploratif Kinsetetik Di LFJ. Louis Charles Damais Jakarta Selatan. Pengabdian Pada Masyarakat
Authors: Sudiasa Ida Bagus K.
Published: April 2018

ABSTRACT: Jakarta as the nation's capital and representative of a country that already has state relations with Indonesia, the placement of its representative offices is more in Jakarta, as well as the presence and development of more foreign schools in Jakarta. Based on the data of the Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia, the existence of foreign schools in Jakarta approximately fifty (50) fruit either managed by the embassy of the country concerned or from the private sector in cooperation with educational institutions in Indonesia and in franchise only from the curriculum only. As for foreign schools that develop education in Indonesia, one is the Francis LFJ school. Louis Charles Damais Jakarta who already has a curriculum about learning Western art. Community Service (P2M) is one of the Tri Darma of Higher Education as an opportunity for researchers to use constructivism approach as learning emphasizes the level of creativity of students to channel new ideas as self-development of students based on experience in Dance and Music Tradition training, so that children finally able to move the dance and play a simple instrument of Tradition.

 

ABSTRAK: Jakarta sebagai ibu kota negara dan perwakilan dari sebuah negara yang sudah memiliki hubungan negara dengan Indonesia, penempatan kantor perwakilannya lebih banyak di Jakarta, demikian dengan keberadaan dan perkembangan sekolah asing lebih banyak di Jakarta. Berdasarkan data Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Indonesia, keberadaan sekolah asing di Jakarta kurang lebih lima puluh (50) buah baik di kelola oleh kedutaan negara bersangkutan maupun dari swasta bekerja sama dengan lembaga-lembaga pendidikan di Indonesia maupun dalam bentuk wara laba hanya dari kurikulumnya saja. Adapun sekolah asing yang mengembangkan pendidikan di Indonesia, salah satu adalah sekolah Francis LFJ. Louis Charles Damais Jakarta yang sudah memiliki kurikulum tentang pembelajaran seni Barat. Pengabdian pada Masyarakat (P2M) merupakan salah satu Tri Darma Perguruan Tinggi sebagai peluang peneliti menggunakan pendekatan konstruktivisme sebagai pembelajaran menekankan tingkat kreativitas siswa untuk menyalurkan ide-ide baru sebagai pengembangan diri siswa didasarkan pada pengalaman pada pelatihan Tari dan Musik Tradisi, sehingga anak-anak pada akhirnya mampu menggerakkan Tari dan memainkan alat musik Tradisi yang sederhana.

Kata KuncI: Tari, Musik, Eksploratif Kinestetik
Pilot Program on Energy Reduction in Engineering and Manufacturing Facilities on Global Scale Highlights Challenges and Performance Improvements
Authors: Scott Hannah , Sealy Ian
Published: April 2018

An oilfield services company has completed a pilot program on a global scale that recognizes the value of energy reduction in terms of sustainability and environmental performance. This paper describes the program that ran for a year with tangible targets for energy reduction, with a focused and structured approach. The program resulted in demonstrable reductions in energy consumption for a proportion of the facilities involved and resulted in valuable insights for future programs.

The program, named Mission Emission was piloted on a global scale amongst specific locations belonging to the company’s engineering and manufacturing group. The three key deliverables for the 34 locations in 13 different countries were detailed carbon emissions data collection, an energy survey (including key plant and equipment at each facility) and implementation of identified improvements. The results of the program were evaluated by further data collection at the end of the year.

The program resulted in an overall reduction in carbon footprint of 17% and significant financial savings. The program highlighted the critical importance of management support, the need for fundamental knowledge of facilities maintenance and energy management, and the challenge in selecting an appropriate metric to suit multi-country locations with wide variations in population, facilities infrastructure and business activities. 14 locations managed to achieve an energy reduction based on 2016 vs 2015 CO2e kg per man hour, and 9 of these made the target of 5% reduction.

The program saw that even the simplest of changes made an impact, including focused management of high energy consuming manufacturing equipment and machinery, switch off campaigns, strict control on lighting, heating ventilation and air conditioning. The successes of the program have been communicated internally and externally as part of the company’s sustainability reporting.

The initiative has provided valuable insights on how future programs may be structured, helped to positively engage employees, and has offered a best practice example for other groups within the company. With concerted focus and management support, reductions in energy consumption and associated cost savings can be made without significant financial investment.
Establishment of First Drilling Contractor Energy Management System Stimulates Dynamic Optimization
Authors: Al Mulla Hind , Hendawy Mohamed , Khalifa Hatim , Chandran Dileep
Published: April 2018

As a drilling contractor when NDC opted to put in place an Energy Management system it became imperative to establish a baseline of energy consumption so that improvement of energy practices could be measured against this baseline. The task was entrusted to DNVGL Noble Denton. But this posed a unique challenge because very little work had been previously done in the field of energy management by drilling contractors across the world. Due to this ready reference material was not on hand that could be adapted to achieve the baseline study. This paper explains the process adopted by both companies and the outcome of the effort.

The task was approached by first preparing an inventory of the energy consumers across the company. Because the company owned assets stretching across Onshore and Offshore, real estate and transport vehicles, the assets were first grouped into various types. These were: Onshore RigsOffshore RigsCentralized crew campsHead Office BuildingsWarehouseWorkshops, andTransportation assets

Then a sample of each type of asset was visited and the main energy consumers identified. The energy consumption patterns of these assets was then examined to arrive at a specific consumption value that could serve as a baseline for continuous improvement.

The challenges of identifying a typical energy demand for drilling rigs arose from the fact that the energy demand was greatly influenced by the vagaries of the drilling program, type of well, operational practices etc.

Overcoming these challenges required that assumptions be made to rationalize the data so that it could be applied across the company assets.

The baseline energy audit was successfully concluded and areas for improvement were meaningfully identified.

This was the first time that a baseline energy audit for a drilling contractor had been prepared and it has paved the way for other drilling contractors to benefit from the effort. Not surprisingly the audit revealed that the major consumers were the rig engines and thus the maximum benefit could be realized from focusing the company energies on managing these engines. Naturally other easier to implement options exist and have been identified for improving the energy consumption

This is the first effort at establishing an energy consumption pattern for a drilling company in the region and is likely to become a trend very soon because the adoption of the recommendations can be easily and quickly translated into savings for the company running into millions of dollars.