bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
UJI MEKANIK MATERIAL KOMPOSIT SERAT PINANG
Authors: Hapiz Pathul , Doyan Aris , Sedijani Prapti
Published: July 2018

The research aim to identify the mechanical properties of  Areca nut fiber composite.. Pinangs fiber composite board uses polyester resin as a binder. Areca nut fiber that used in this research is fiber obtained from pinang which is old and not used anymore. The sample was made by varying the concentration of fiber used (30%, 40%, 50% 60% and 70%). From the results of tests conducted, there are differences in mechanical properties of pine fiber composite material on tensile test and press tests performed. In tensile test, composite of pinang fiber with 50% fiber concentration is the fiber with the best mechanical properties because it has the highest tensile strength, maximum length and maximum load, that is 16.35 MPa, 2.06 mm and 3147.45 N. Meanwhile, Composite betel fiber with a concentration of 30% has the highest broken modulus (MOR) at 30.43 kg / cm2, and elastic module of 1980.2 MPa
An Estimation of the Extent of Over¬valuation of the Domestic
Currency in Pakistan at the Official Rate of Exchange,
1948/49—1964/65
Authors: Aminul Islam A. I.
Published: July 2018

The purpose of this paper is mainly two-fold: to examine some
method¬ological issues involved in estimating the rate of overvaluation
and to make a point-estimate of the rate based on observed data; and to
construct time-series estimates of rates of overvaluation of Pakistani
currency at the official exchange rate for the period from 1948/49 to
1964/65.
Decorative effects and room functions. The evidence of thresholds studied in the residential quarters of Insula V 1, Pompeii
Authors: Staub Thomas
Published: July 2018

The present paper discusses the use of different types of thresholds in the Pompeian domestic architecture. The considerations proceed from observations made in three larger dwellings in Insula V 1 in Pompeii, the town quarter, which is under current investigation by the Swedish Pompeii Project. The thresholds are considered in the contexts of corresponding pavements and wall decorations as well as that of the related rooms. Differences will be studied between the areas around the atria and the zones around the peristyles. They indicate that while the thresholds around the atrium are of a homogeneous character, defined by the shape and decorations of the central room, the ones around the peristyle are defined by the decorations and dignity of each particular room opening up towards the central entity. It seems also that both the material used and the shape of the thresholds could be dependent on the taste defining the decorations, either of the floor or of the walls.
Fatigue lifetime of 20MnV6 steel with holes manufactured by various methods
Authors: Bokůvka Otakar , Jambor Michal , Trško Libor , Nový František , Lisiecka Barbara
Published: July 2018

In this paper, the authors publish their own experimental results of the examination of the different holes (milled, drilled and drilled + shot peened) on the fatigue lifetime of 20MnV6 steel. The experiments were carried out at low-frequency loading (f = 10 Hz, pulsating tension loading) in the region from N = 2×105 up to N = 2×106 cycles. The best fatigue properties were obtained in the parts with drilled + shot peened holes.
MATHEMATICS MEDIA INSTRUCTION-BASED ANDROID FOR X-GRADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Authors: Pramuditya Surya Amami , Noto Muchamad Subali , Azhar Rian Nazaruddin
Published: July 2018

AbstractThis research is motivated by students' learning difficulties exponent material, and lack of media in the learning process. One solution to overcome this problem is by developing a valid media and practical learning. The purpose of this research is to develop the Android application as a mathematics computer-assisted instruction Role- Playing Game (RPG) on practical and valid exponent material. The research is the R & D (Research and Development) and a method used in developing the media is a simplified method becomes ADD from ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development). Data used in this research is quantitative. The instruments used interview guides and questionnaires. Data collection technique was an interview, validation sheets, and sheets practicalities. Research results obtained instructional media on the exponent material. Based on the results of the validation performed by five expert validation, obtained by 96.83% with very valid criteria. While the results of the practicalities by nine students obtained 84.32% with very practical criteria. This shows that the media instruction as a learning medium can be used in the learning process exponent material.Keywords: Media Instruction, Android Apps, ADDIE, Exponent.
BIOMETHANATION OF KITCHEN WASTE
Authors: Singh Anand  Kumar , Singh Amarika . , Pathak P. K.
Published: July 2018

Kitchen waste is the best alternative for biogas production in community level biogas plant. It is produce when bacteria degrade organic matter in the absence of air. Biogas contains around 55-65% methane, 30-40% of carbon dioxide. The calorific value of biogas appreciably high. The gas can effectively be utilized for generation of power through a biogas based power generation system after dewatering and cleaning of the gas. In addition, the slurry produced in the process provides valuables, organic manure for farming and sustaining the soil fertility. Each of the biogas plant 2kg slurry capacity in batch system for all measurement. During the seperiod, the temperature, solar radiation and relative humidity have been measured. We have so analyzed the constituent of biogas, pH, volume and rate of biogas production at different level of temperature observation on daily basis. Here we also compare the rate of biogas production from kitchen waste with the other energy sources used for cooking purpose like LPG, Kerosene and coal.
Относительная биодоступность глюкозамина после перорального, внутримышечного введения и трасдермального применения препарата Хондроксид® Максимум в эксперименте
Authors: Blair Yasso , Yinghe Li , Asafov Alexander , Мельникова Н. Б. , Мухина И. В.
Published: July 2018

Проведено сравнение относительной биодоступности и интенсивности проникания глюкозамина сульфата в кровь при пероральном, внутримышечном введении водных растворов и местном применении препарата Хондроксид® Максимум в виде крема, содержащего мицеллярную систему трансдермальной доставки глюкозамина, в эксперименте на крысах линии Спраг-Доули. На основе анализа фармакокинетических профилей глюкозамина в плазме крови крыс установлено, что при применении 3 раза в день в течение недели крема Хондроксид® Максимум в дозе 400 мг/кг биодоступность глюкозмина относительно однократной внутримышечной инъекции 4 % раствора глюкозамина сульфата в дозе 400 мг/кг составляла 61,6 %. Средняя скорость проникания глюкозамина в плазму крови через кожу крыс за 4 ч равнялась 26,9 мкг/см2 · ч, доля проникания глюкозамина из крема через кожу в плазму крови животного при однократном введении за 4 ч составила 4,12 %. Сравнительный анализ литературных и экспериментальных данных, а также расчеты на их основе позволили заключить, что в процессе применения в соответствии с инструкцией по применению препаратом Хондроксид® Максимум расчетная средняя концентрация глюкозамина в синовиальной жидкости воспаленного сустава может составлять 0,7 – 1,5 мкг/мл, что в 10 – 75 раз выше концентрации эндогенного глюкозамина в синовиальной жидкости сустава человека (0,02 – 0,07 мкг/мл). Эта величина сравнима с уровнем, достигаемым при инъекционном введении глюкозамина, и превышает до 2 раз уровень, достигаемый после введения глюкозамина в лекарственных формах для перорального применения.
Изучение особенностей распространения волны возбуждения по эпикарду предсердий крыс со сформировавшейся алкогольной кардиомиопатией
Authors: Рощевская И.М. , Цорин И.Б. , Смирнова С.Л. , Столярук В.Н. , Вититнова М.Б. , Колик Л.Г. , Крыжановский С.А.
Published: July 2018

Изучены особенности деполяризации предсердий у крыс со сформировавшейся алкогольной кардиомиопатией.
Синтез и фармакологическая активность 2-адамантиламинокарбоновых кислот и их производных
Authors: Авдюнина Нина Ивановна , Грушевская Любовь Николаевна , Пятин Борис Михайлович , Большакова Р.Ф. , Зайцева Н.М. , Устинова М.И. , Гаевая Людмила Михайловна , Сергеева Мария Сергеевна , Воронина Татьяна Александровна , Байбурский Ф.С.
Published: July 2018

Материалы V съезда фармакологов России «Научные основы поиска и создания новых лекарств» (14-18 мая 2018 года, г. Ярославль)
Изучение иммунотоксичности препарата ГСБ-106
Authors: Коваленко Лариса Петровна , Кузнецова Ольга Сергеевна , Журиков Руслан Владимирович , Коржова Ксения Витальевна
Published: July 2018

Материалы V съезда фармакологов России «Научные основы поиска и создания новых лекарств» (14-18 мая 2018 года, г. Ярославль)
Белки Ерас и кальмодулин как возможный источник аритмогенеза при алкогольной кардиомиопатии
Authors: Кожевникова Л.М. , Цорин Иосиф Борисович , Столярук Валерий Николаевич , Вититнова Марина Борисовна , Никифорова Т.Д. , Колик Лариса Геннадьевна , Крыжановский Сергей Александрович
Published: July 2018

Материалы V съезда фармакологов России «Научные основы поиска и создания новых лекарств» (14-18 мая 2018 года, г. Ярославль)
Синтез и фармакологическая активность замещенного глипролина ГЗК-111
Authors: Колясникова Ксения Николаевна , Кузнецова Е.Н. , Волкова Ю.С. , Таллерова Анна Вадимовна , Поварнина Полина Юрьевна , Гудашева Татьяна Александровна , Середенин Сергей Борисович
Published: July 2018

Материалы V съезда фармакологов России «Научные основы поиска и создания новых лекарств» (14-18 мая 2018 года, г. Ярославль)
Трансляционная модель сердечной недостаточности
Authors: Крыжановский Сергей Александрович , Цорин Иосиф Борисович , Столярук Валерий Николаевич , Вититнова Марина Борисовна , Ионова Екатерина Олеговна , Барчуков Владимир Валерьевич , Мирошкина Ирина Александровна , Дурнев Андрей Дмитриевич
Published: July 2018

Материалы V съезда фармакологов России «Научные основы поиска и создания новых лекарств» (14-18 мая 2018 года, г. Ярославль)
Изучение влияния пептидного анксиолитика селанка на содержаниемоноаминов в структурах мозга беспородных крыс в условиях алкогольной депривации
Authors: Кудрин Владимир Сергеевич , Наркевич Виктор Борисович , Надорова Анна Владимировна , Колик Лариса Геннадьевна
Published: July 2018

Материалы V съезда фармакологов России «Научные основы поиска и создания новых лекарств» (14-18 мая 2018 года, г. Ярославль)
Оценка роли метаболизма эндогенных нейростероидов в компульсивном поведении мышей с различными фенотипом эмоционально-стрессовой реакции
Authors: Кудряшов Никита Викторович , Калинина Татьяна Сергеевна , Шимширт Александр Александрович , Волкова А.В. , Королев А.О. , Воронина Татьяна Александровна
Published: July 2018

Материалы V съезда фармакологов России «Научные основы поиска и создания новых лекарств» (14-18 мая 2018 года, г. Ярославль)
Исследование противосудорожной активности производных фурана
Authors: Кутепова И.С. , Литвинова Светлана Александровна , Воронина Татьяна Александровна , Жмуренко Людмила Александровна , Мокров Григорий Владимирович
Published: July 2018

Материалы V съезда фармакологов России «Научные основы поиска и создания новых лекарств» (14-18 мая 2018 года, г. Ярославль)
Дипептидный миметик мозгового нейротрофического фактора ГТС-201 обладает нейропротекторной активностью и селективно активирует MAPK/ERK сигнальный путь
Authors: Логвинов Илья Олегович , Тарасюк Алексей Валерьевич , Круглов Сергей Васильевич , Антипов Петр Иванович , Антипова Татьяна Алексеевна , Гудашева Татьяна Александровна
Published: July 2018

Материалы V съезда фармакологов России «Научные основы поиска и создания новых лекарств» (14-18 мая 2018 года, г. Ярославль)
В. В. Закусов - Человек, Ученый, Учитель. Развитие идей в области фармакологии мозгового кровообращения
Authors: Мирзоян Рубен Симонович
Published: July 2018

Материалы V съезда фармакологов России «Научные основы поиска и создания новых лекарств» (14-18 мая 2018 года, г. Ярославль)
Ангиотропные эффекты дипептидных миметиков 4-ой петли фактора роста нервов
Authors: Пекельдина Евгения Сергеевна , Николаев С.В. , Антипова Татьяна Алексеевна , Крыжановский Сергей Александрович , Гудашева Татьяна Александровна , Середенин Сергей Борисович
Published: July 2018

Материалы V съезда фармакологов России «Научные основы поиска и создания новых лекарств» (14-18 мая 2018 года, г. Ярославль)
Исследование острой токсичности препарата ГК-2
Authors: Сорокина Александра Валериановна , Мирошкина Ирина Александровна , Волкова А.В. , Алексеева Светлана Витальевна
Published: July 2018

Материалы V съезда фармакологов России «Научные основы поиска и создания новых лекарств» (14-18 мая 2018 года, г. Ярославль)
Новый противпаркинсоничесский препарат гимантан повышает болевой порог при моделировании соматической боли у мышей С57BL/6
Authors: Чернякова Ирина Владимировна , Надорова Анна Владимировна , Колик Лариса Геннадьевна
Published: July 2018

Материалы V съезда фармакологов России «Научные основы поиска и создания новых лекарств» (14-18 мая 2018 года, г. Ярославль)
Лекарственная токсикология и доклиническая оценка безопасности лекарств
Authors: Дурнев Андрей Дмитриевич
Published: July 2018

Материалы V съезда фармакологов России «Научные основы поиска и создания новых лекарств» (14-18 мая 2018 года, г. Ярославль)
In vivo оценка изменений активности изоформ цитохрома Р450 под влиянием лекарственных средств в эксперименте и клинике (фармакокинетические исследования)
Authors: Жердев Владимир Павлович , Смирнов В.В. , Колыванов Геннадий Борисович , Литвин Александр Алексеевич , Грибакина Оксана Геннадьевна
Published: July 2018

Материалы V съезда фармакологов России «Научные основы поиска и создания новых лекарств» (14-18 мая 2018 года, г. Ярославль)
The phenomenological method in entrepreneurship
Authors: Raco Jozef
Published: July 2018

There is a lot of research on entrepreneurship but most of them focus on the external factors of entrepreneurship. Very few researches investigate the internal factors of an entrepreneur such as their own lived experiences. Understanding entrepreneurship means knowing deeper about their concept and meaning about it. The essence of entrepreneurship emerges from the real and true entrepreneurs, those who have their lived experiences. It is in line with the phenomenology, which tries to illuminate and identify through the people’s perception. The world and reality has its meaning through a person who experiences it. Every single person has his own concept about the world. It is applied also to entrepreneurship. The meaning itself will drive and motivate an entrepreneur to start a firm. Entrepreneurial activity has a purpose. To uncover the meaning, a researcher should emerge and go deeper to the lived experience of the entrepreneurs and use their stories as the main source of information without any influence and preconceptions of the researcher. In this paper, the writer is going to explain phenomenology as a research method and why it is suitable in doing research on entrepreneurship.
Promoting Open Science to Increase the Trustworthiness of Evidence in Special Education
Authors: Cook Bryan G. , Lloyd John Wills , Mellor David Thomas , Nosek Brian A. , Therrien William
Published: July 2018

Scientific evidence should guide the selection of practice for individuals with disabilities. Scientific evidence, however, must be trustworthy to move special education toward greater empirical certainty and more effective policies and practices. Transparency, openness, and reproducibility increase the trustworthiness of evidence. We propose that researchers in special education adopt emerging open science reforms such as preprints, data and materials sharing, preregistration of studies and analysis plans, and Registered Reports. Adoption of these practices will require shifts in cultural norms, guidelines, and incentives. We discuss how adopting open science practices can advance the quality of research and, consequently, policy and practice in special education.
Be careful what you promise: Proprietary estoppel in Cowper-Smith v Morgan
Authors: Chin Jason
Published: July 2018

Proprietary estoppel provides one of equity’s most powerful remedies. Estoppel is an equitable doctrine which arises when one party acts on the reliance of the promise of another. The promise and corresponding reliance creates a quasi-contract with reliance acting as an alternative to the consideration usually required in contracts. Proprietary estoppel is distinct from other equitable estoppels in that a proprietary estoppel can act as a ‘sword’ and form the basis of a cause of action. If all of the parts of proprietary estoppel are made out, a court can modify or create property rights to satisfy the equity.With regard to the Canadian experience, the Court of Appeal for Ontario recently noted that proprietary estoppel has received “somewhat uneven treatment in Canada.” It is within this context that the Court of Appeal for British Columbia split on the proper scope for the Supreme Court of Canada. In Cowper-Smith v Morgan, the Supreme Court of Canada has both clarified the test for — and arguably expanded the scope of — proprietary estoppel in the context of promises exchanged between children over their mother’s care during her lifetime. The fact that a party lacks an interest in the disputed property at the time of the promise does not negate the obligation of fulfilling the promise. Instead, when the party responsible for the expectation has or acquires sufficient interest in the property, proprietary estoppel will attach to that interest and protect the equity. This article will discuss the law of proprietary estoppel in other jurisdictions and how the Supreme Court of Canada has infused this remedy with greater flexibility to satisfy the equity.
Independent storage of different features of real-world objects in long-term memory
Authors: Utochkin Igor , Brady Timothy F.
Published: July 2018

People can store thousands of real-world objects in visual long-term memory with high precision. But are these objects stored as unitary, bound entities, as often assumed, or as bundles of separable features? We tested this in several experiments. In the first series of studies, participants were instructed to remember specific exemplars of real-world objects presented in a particular state (e.g., open/closed; full/empty; etc), and then were asked to recognize either which exemplars they had seen (e.g., I saw this coffee mug), or which exemplar-state conjunctions they had seen (e.g., I saw this coffee mug and it was full). Participants had a large number of within-category confusions, for example misremembering which states went with which exemplars, while simultaneously showing strong memory for the features themselves (e.g., which states they had seen; which exemplars they had seen). In a second series of studies, we found further evidence of independence: participants were very good at remembering which exemplars they had seen independently of whether these items were presented in a new or old state, but the same did not occur for features known to be truly holistically represented. Thus, we find through two lines of evidence that the features of real-world objects that support exemplar discrimination and state discrimination are not bound, suggesting visual objects are not inherently unitary entities in memory.
More shared responsibility for “more appropriate communication”
Authors: Gernsbacher Morton Ann
Published: July 2018

The term “more appropriate communication” appears in more than 400 scholarly articles (according to Google Scholar). I examined the first 100 scholarly articles that pertained to communication between humans (rather than communication between computer networks). The question I sought to answer was who, according to the scholarly literature, bears responsibility for achieving “more appropriate communication?” Of the 100 scholarly articles examined, only a slim minority, N=7, imply that “more appropriate communication” is a responsibility shared among two or more communication partners, and most of these articles address “more appropriate communication” between literal peers, such as undergraduate students with other undergraduate students. The majority of scholarly articles, N=61, imply that the responsibility for “more appropriate communication” lies with the more powerful communication partners (i.e., people who have more status, experience, or resources). The remaining third of the scholarly articles (N=32) imply that responsibility for “more appropriate communication” lies with the less powerful communication partners, and these less powerful communication partners are frequently children with developmental disabilities. I conclude by suggesting that the responsibility for “more appropriate communication,” particularly with developmentally disabled children, either should be assumed by the more powerful communication partners or should be shared.
Structural Brain Correlates of Attention Dysfunction in Lewy Body Dementias and Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: Cromarty Ruth , Schumacher Julia , Graziadio Sara , Gallagher Peter , Killen Alison , Firbank Michael J. , Blamire Andrew , Kaiser Marcus , Thomas Alan J. , O’Brien John T. , Peraza Luis R. , Taylor John-Paul
Published: July 2018

Lewy body dementia (LBD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are common forms of dementia that have different clinical profiles but are both commonly associated with attentional deficits. The aim of this study was to investigate efficiency of different attentional systems in LBD and AD and its association with brain structural abnormalities.We studied reaction time (RT) data from 45 LBD, 31 AD patients, and 22 healthy controls using the Attention Network Test to assess the efficiency of three different attentional system: alerting, orienting, and executive conflict. Voxel-based morphometry was used to investigate relations between different attention components and cortical volume.Both dementia groups showed slower overall RTs than controls, with additional slowing in LBD relative to AD. There was a significant alerting effect in controls which was absent in the dementia groups, the executive conflict effect was greater in both dementia groups compared to controls, but the orienting effect did not differ between groups. Mean RT in AD was negatively correlated with occipital grey matter volume and in LBD orienting efficiency was negatively related to occipital white matter volume. Given that previous studies in less impaired patients suggest a maintenance of the alerting effect, the absent alerting effect in our study suggests a loss of alerting efficiency with dementia progression. While orienting was largely preserved, it might be related to occipital structural abnormalities in LBD. Executive function was markedly impaired in both dementia groups, however, the absence of relations to brain volume suggests that it might be more related to functional rather than macrostructural pathophysiological changes.
The alpha and the omega of scale reliability and validity: why and how to abandon Cronbach’s alpha and the route towards more comprehensive assessment of scale quality
Authors: Peters Gjalt - Jorn Ygram
Published: July 2018

Health Psychologists using questionnaires rely heavily on Cronbach’s alpha as indicator of scale reliability and internal consistency. Cronbach’s alpha is often viewed as some kind of quality label: high values certify scale quality, low values prompt removal of one or several items. Unfortunately, this approach suffers two fundamental problems. First, Cronbach’s alpha is both unrelated to a scale's internal consistency and a fatally flawed estimate of its reliability. Second, the approach itself assumes that scale items are repeated measurements, an assumption that is often violated and rarely desirable. The problems with Cronbach’s alpha are easily solved by computing readily available alternatives, such as the Greatest Lower Bound or Omega. Solving the second problem, however, is less straightforward. This requires forgoing the appealing comfort of a quantitative, seemingly objective indicator of scale quality altogether, instead acknowledging the dynamics of reliability and validity and the distinction between scales and indices. In this contribution, I will explore these issues, and provide recommendations for scale inspection that takes these dynamics and this distinction into account.
Introduction to the Special Issue: What are Religious Beliefs?
Authors: Coleman Thomas Joseph , Jong Jonathan , van Mulukom Valerie
Published: July 2018

Introduction to a special issue on the nature of "religious belief".
Nation, Ethnicity, and the Geography of British Fiction, 1880-1940
Authors: Evans Elizabeth , Wilkens Matthew
Published: July 2018

Among the most pressing problems in modernist literary studies are those related to Britain's engagement with the wider world under empire and to its own rapidly evolving urban spaces in the years before the Second World War. In both cases, the literary-geographic imagination—or unconscious—of the period between 1880 and 1940 can help to shed light on how texts by British and British-aligned writers of the era understood these issues and how they evolved over time. At the highest level, how can we characterize the international and domestic geographies of British writing? What roles, if any, did cultural identity play in contemporary writers' spatial imagination? What locations were over- or under-represented in their work and how, if at all, does the answer change when we group writers by national origin or by perceived ethnicity? What shifts in geographic attention marked the transition from the late Victorian period to the interwar era of high modernism? These questions, and others like them, have received much recent attention, both popular and academic. In this essay, we explore what we learn when we ask them at scale with computational assistance.
Constructing Family from a Social Work Perspective in Child Welfare
Authors: Johner Randy , Durst Douglas
Published: July 2018

The transformative reality of diverse Canadian families is outpacing national and provincial statutes and policies. Social workers in child welfare agencies are faced with the complex task of making decisions about families while working within the confines of national/provincial statutes and social policies, as well as within agency structures. They attempt to balance the rights of diverse Canadian families and still protect children at risk of harm with the principle of the ‘best interest of the child’. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the construction of ‘family’ and decisions about family life in protection services from the perspective of professional social workers in the prairie region of Canada. Social workers from several urban communities were invited to participate in focus groups. During the focus group discussions, themes of social worker’s nuanced and somewhat fluid understandings of family did not always converge with current legal and professional notions of families. Study findings suggest that social workers’ construction of family and the decisions they make about family life involve three primary themes: ‘acceptance of diverse understandings of family’; ‘safety and the best interest of the child’, and ‘professional discretionary decisions’
Social work in the public services in Brazil - disclosing ruling relations in a local context
Authors: Heitmann Trond
Published: July 2018

This article about social workers in the public social services in Brazil explores professional social work practice through the subjective standpoint of the social workers. Inspired by institutional ethnography, this approach explicates how understandings of social work are interpreted and implemented in various contexts. The findings show that the formalization of the relationship with the employer through contracts of employment implicate that the disciplinary normative definitions of social work succumb to institutional regulations, which are not necessarily discipline specific. In addition, the temporary character of the contracts of employment makes the social workers align their practice to institutional frameworks and demands, as they are personally interested in renewal of the contracts and the maintenance of their professional careers. With this approach, disciplinary, political, ideological, legal and moral definitions of social work are not viewed as the essences of social work, but rather as contextual processes that are locally activated in different contexts. At the same time, it underscores social work as a political profession which should naturally include interventions on political, juridical, economic and organizational levels. Consequently, professional social work is not one thing, nor only one profession, but rather professional practices adapted to a variation of contexts. This perspective is significant to help detect areas of intervention for social change.
Influence of Social Broadcasting Networks on News Consumption
Authors: Palekar Shailesh , Sedera Darshana
Published: July 2018

This study assesses potentially sensitive effects of a specific sub-class of digital social technologies called social broadcasting networks (SBNs). Adopting the explanatory mechanisms of social network structures (Borgatti et al. 2009; Kane et al. 2014), and adapting Herzberg et al’s (1959) Two Factor theory, it investigates how the structure of a SBN (conceptualized as its relative advantage), and the influence of users in a SBN empower two key news consumption behaviours viz. switching and continuance. Employing the survey (qualitative) method, the study empirically validates the news consumption behaviours of 325 respondents. Findings reveal a more nuanced role of SBNs indicating the potential benefits to news firms because of individuals switching to traditional news mediums while in the same breadth highlights the potential of SBNs as competitive news providers. It shows intermittent use of SBNs and signifies that when online and offline news mediums co-exist, influence of users in the incumbent (online) medium plays a powerful role in inducing or refraining the use of a substitute offline medium. This study develops new ontological and theoretical understanding of the entanglement of technology and social activity that is dynamic, at times ephemeral and pervasively ubiquitous.
Preface to the Special Section on Recent Advances in Social Media
Authors: De Silva Daswin , Bedingfield Susan , Alahakoon Damminda
Published: July 2018

An introduction to the section
Structural, functional and endothelial peculiarities of diabetic nephropathy in patients with arterial hypertension
Authors: Chernatska О. M. , Demikhova N. V.
Published: July 2018

The aim of our one-stage observational study was the detail analysis of structural, functional, endothelial peculiarities of diabetic nephropathy in patients with coexistent arterial hypertension.

Methods. Our study involved 96people with arterial hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus (I group), 25 patients with arterial hypertension (II group), 15 practically healthy persons (III group) treated and obtained in Sumy City Clinical Hospital №1. Cardiovascular complications were determined in all patients from I and II groups. The average age of the patients was 62.31 ± 0.2 years. The level of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbAlc) was determined by the biochemical method, albuminuria by immunoassay. The level of endothelin-1 (ET-1) in serum was studied using ELISA.

Results. It was found that the level of ET-1 was significantly higher in patients with diabetes compared with only hypertensive patients. In the patients with urine albumin excretion rate category A2 the level of endothelin-1 was significantly higher compared with the category A1 patients and less compared with category A3 patients (11.42 ± 49 vs 25 ± 0.57pg/ml, p = 0.0329 and 11.42 ± 0.49 vs 2.25 ± 1.04pg/ml, p <0.0001, respectively. So, the level of ET-1 increased in proportion to albuminuria. In patients with the albuminuria category A2, the endothelin-1 level was higher than in subjects with the A1 category and lower than in patients with the A3 category. In addition, we identified a moderate direct correlation between the blood level of ET-1 in the patients with diabetes and blood glucose level (r = 0.29;p = 0.004).

Conclusion. Finally, it is the confirmation of greater endothelial function disorders for arterial hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus. In conclusion, endothelial dysfunction promotes diabetic nephropathy progression.
HUBUNGAN PERSEPSI DAN PENGETAHUAN PRIA USIA SUBUR MENGENAI METODE KONTRASEPSI MANTAP DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS REJOSARI PEKANBARU 2016
Authors: Yulita Emi
Published: July 2018

Abstrak: Partisipasi pria menjadi penting dalam Keluarga Berencana (KB) dan Kesehatan Reproduksi karena pria adalah partner dalam kesehatan reproduksi dan seksual. Penelitian ini mengunakan jenis penelitian kuantitatif, lokasi penelitian di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Rejosari. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah Pria usia subur sebanyak 63 responden, pengambilan sampel mengunakan teknik random sampling dan dianalisis data mengunakan uji statistik Chi-square. Hasil Penelitian diperoleh nilai X2hitung > X2tabel (23,532>5,991) artinya ho ditolak adanya hubungan antara keduanya. Disarankan kepada Pria Usia Subur, tidak mempercayai adanya rumor tentang Vasektomi, pembinaan pasca pelayanan, di bentuk paguyuban "Prio Utomo". Abstract: Male participation is important in Family Planning and Reproductive Health because men are partners in reproductive and sexual health. This research uses quantitative research type, research location in work area of Rejosari Public Health Center. The population in this study were fertile aged men as much as 63 respondents, sampling using random sampling technique and analyzed data using Chi-square statistical test. The result of research is X2count> X2tabel (23,532> 5,991) meaning ho rejected the relationship between the two. Suggested to Man Age Fertile, do not believe the existence of rumors about Vasectomy, coaching post service, in form paguyuban "Prio Utomo".
Ranking Accounting Scholars Publishing AIS and Technology Research in Accounting Education
Authors: Bernardi Richard A. , Collins Kimberly Z.
Published: July 2018

This research provides rankings of AIS/Technology authors in accounting-education research. The sample includes the publications in 14 accounting-education journals and two American Accounting Association AIS/Technology section journals that have a separate ‘Education’ area. We provide a breakdown of the outlets used by AIS/Technology authors and rank the top authors in AIS/Technology research by PhD/DBA-year group. Finally, data are provided that allow authors not listed in the rankings regardless of their degree to benchmark their research productivity and a list of the top-25 institutions whose faculty have published the most AIS/Technology research in accounting education. Colleagues can use the data as a benchmark in the merit, promotion and/or tenure processes.
The Lemonade Stand: An Elementary Case for Introducing Data Analytics
Authors: Schafer Brad A. , Bee Sarah , Garnsey Margaret
Published: July 2018

Accounting education has been encouraged to increase the business knowledge, analytical skills, and data analytic skills of accounting students. This case blends these areas in a single, multi-part project for Accounting Information Systems (AIS) courses. The case includes the technical function of extracting data from databases, integrating multiple data stores and using multiple software tools (MS Access and Tableau). Additionally, students learn to assess the business needs driving the use of integrated data stores to produce quality information for decision making. Using a basic business scenario (lemonade stand), this case provides a stand-alone project focusing on incorporating data analytics into an AIS course. Students assume the role of a professional consultant to a lemonade stand and will become familiar with the business processes and the data of the company, develop queries to answer various business questions, and integrate internal and external data to graphically analyze the combined data for a business analysis. The case allows integration of the course content of data extraction and reporting elements with data analytics. Students indicated that they perceived that they increased their knowledge about business analysis and data analytics tools. Student also indicated they enjoyed the case and had many positive comments about their experience. Results from a pre-/post-test quiz reflect that students did significantly increase their knowledge of business analysis and data analytics.
Beyond Excel: Software Tools and the Accounting Curriculum
Authors: Lee Lorraine , Kerler William , Ivancevich Daniel
Published: July 2018

The ability to use various software and tools is important for students entering the accounting profession. In an exploratory study, we develop a survey to assess accounting practitioners' evaluations of the importance of various software tools, as well as the importance of data analytics and data visualization skills. Responses from 197 practitioners indicate that Excel is the most frequently utilized software / tool, the most important software tool for new hires, and that Excel should be emphasized in university accounting programs. We find that the importance of Excel is consistent across different accounting areas (audit, tax, advisory, and corporate) and across all experience levels. In addition, Adobe Acrobat, PowerPoint, accounting / ERP software, and the FASB Codification were identified as frequently utilized across the various accounting areas and experience levels. Finally, practitioners in each of the different accounting areas and at all experience levels indicate data analytic skills and data visualization skills are important, but that data analytic skills are perceived as more important than data visualization skills. Our study contributes to the accounting information systems literature by identifying the specific software and tools that are relevant to the profession and provides guidance on the software and tools that should be emphasized in university accounting programs.
In silico analyses of human collagen protein function prediction
Authors: Ahmed MS , Kamruzzaman M , Rana MM , Akond Z , Mollah MNH
Published: July 2018

Collagen is the extracellular matrix protein in the several connective tissues in the human body. It is an important component for mediating cell-cell interactions and pathological conditions in human body. In this study we perform the analysis of physiochemical properties and investigate the functional characteristics of human collagen proteins. Also investigate the functional protein groups by the statistical analysis. The collagen protein family consisting 28 members in human which are involving in the complex structure of protein. The protein function, protein sequence properties, domain composition, phylogenetic and protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks analysis of human collagen alpha-1 protein sequences are implemented by the online bioinformatics tools which are currently available. Based on the PCA analysis amino acid composition, features of collagen protein sequences are divided into two supreme influential functional groups such as collagen 12, 14, 20 formed one group and the rest of others formed another group. The protein-protein interaction network study using STRING showed that top interacting score of functional group proteins 0.952, 0.939 and 0.929. The most common functional domain of collagen proteins are VWC, C4, LamG, VWA, KU, C1Q, TSPN and FN3. Physicochemical, functional and phylogenetic classification can give extensive information of protein’s structure and function. The depiction of alpha-1 chains of collagen protein family in human collagen 12, 14 and 20 as a prospective protein cluster. These three proteins are possess, low glycine and proline, very high aliphatic index and a close evolutionary relation in the human skin.J. bio-sci. 24: 55-65, 2016
Incidence of spiraling whiteflies Aleurodicus dspersus Russell (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) and its natural enemies on guava orchards
Authors: Arifunnahar M , Ferdous Z , Alim MA , Hossain MA
Published: July 2018

Population dynamics of spiraling whitefly and its natural enemies on guava orchards are essential for improvement of existing pest control methods. To find out the seasonal abundance of guava whitefly and its natural enemies and levels of infestations were studied on guava orchards severely infested by A. dispersus. Five guava plants were selected randomly. To determine each stage of the insect density, six leaves comprising upper, middle and lower part of each plant were randomly sampled. Sooty mould infested leaves and presence of natural enemies of A. dispersus were also recorded. The highest number of egg mass (5.0) and nymphs (10.0) per leave were found in the month of September. The highest (0.20%) ladybird beetle, Scymnus sp. (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) and Encarsia sp. (0.15%) were found in the months of October and January, respectively. The number of leaves infested with sooty mould fungus was estimated highest (93%) during October to January. A. dispersus population was peak in the months of August to January and the associated natural enemies may successfully contribute to the existing pest control methods.J. bio-sci. 24: 67-74, 2016
Effect of dual inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and Rhizobium on chlorophyll content of pigeon pea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Mill sp.]
Authors: Lakshman HC , Yeasmin T , Puttaradder J
Published: July 2018

Abstract not availableJ. bio-sci. 24: 83-85, 2016
Antifeedant effect of water-soluble anthraquinone pigment of Kerria lacca
Authors: Shamim G , Pandey DM , Sharma KK , Ramani R
Published: July 2018

Abstract not availableJ. bio-sci. 25: 77-81, 2017
Relationship between precipitation and rice production in Rangpur district
Authors: Rokonuzzaman M , Rahman MA , Yeasmin M , Islam MA
Published: July 2018

An experiment was carried out to reveal the precipitation pattern and to find out the interrelationship between precipitation and production of rice in Rangpur district. Rangpur division is more favorable for rice production. Monthly and yearly precipitation data (1983-2013) were collected from Bangladesh Meteorological department (BMD), Agargaon, Dhaka; Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), Farmgate, Dhaka and rice production data were collected from Bangladesh Rice research Institute (BRRI); Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Rangpur, Bangladesh. From the analyzed precipitation data, it was clearly found that in 1984, 1985, 1987, 1999 and 2005, there were heavy precipitations and resulting flash flood. The average precipitation of Rangpur was higher (1344 mm) in 1987 than 1984, 1985, 1999 and 2005. In Rangpur district, rice production was the highest in the year of 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 and lower in the year of 1984, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2005, and 2006 on the basis of total annual precipitation. Rice production reduced main two reasons such as, heavy precipitation causes flash flood and lower precipitation causes drought stress condition. Both are threat-full for higher rice production. The results show that more precipitation in the years of lowest rice production period, heavy precipitation responsible for deduction of rice production area because of flooding and drought and also shows that normal/ minimum precipitation favorable for rice production at Rangpur district. From this study, it is concluded that the irregular precipitation of period (1984, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2005, and 2006) was not satisfactory for rice production due to heavy and/or excessive lower precipitation that resulting flood and/or in part of Rangpur district of Bangladesh. The analysis exposed that precipitation was one of the most important factors for higher amount of rice production in Rangpur district.Progressive Agriculture 29 (1): 10-21, 2018
People’s perception and awareness on air pollution in rural and urban areas of Mymensingh Sadar upazila
Authors: Sarker R , Yeasmin M , Rahman MA , Islam MA
Published: July 2018

The present study was conducted to investigate peoples’ perception level and awareness of air pollution in some selected areas of Mymensingh sadar upazila. The relationship of independent variables (age, educational qualification, family size, residence and communication exposure) with the peoples’ perception level and awareness of air pollution (dependent variable) was done to understand the objectives of the study. Six Hundreds (600) respondents were selected randomly from six study sites under Mymensingh sadar upazila for collecting data during the period of Jan 2016-April, 2017. Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficients were computed to examine the relationship between the concerned variables. The findings revealed that about half (46.67 percent) of the peoples had medium perception and awareness, 31.67 percent had low and 21.67 percent had high perception and awareness about air pollution. In rural areas, 43.33 percent respondents had low, 50.00 percent had medium and only 6.67 percent had high perception and awareness of air pollution. In urban areas, 20.00 percent respondents had low, 43.33 percent had medium and 36.67 percent had high perception and awareness of air pollution. Majority of the respondents (93.33 percent) were lacking of proper awareness of air pollution in rural areas while 63.33 percent in urban areas. Out of five independent variables, three variables such as educational qualification, residence and communication exposure had positive and significant relationship, age had negative and significant relationship and family size had no relationship with their perception and awareness of air pollution.Progressive Agriculture 29 (1): 22-32, 2018
Present status, problems and prospect of fish farming at Gazipur Sadar upazila in Bangladesh
Authors: Das M , Islam MR , Akter T , Kawser AQMR , Mondal MN
Published: July 2018

The present study was conducted to reveal the present scenario, problems and the prospect of fish farming of Gazipur Sadar upazila Bangladesh. The primary data were collected through field survey, questionnaire interview and focus group discussion from the fish farmers of several villages and urban areas of the upazila. Secondary data were collected from the Department of Fisheries and aquaculture extension section. Gazipur Sadar upazila has 14462.42 ha potential fisheries resources of which floodplains, seasonal water bodies, and ponds comprise 71.01%, 13.04%, and 8.57%, respectively. The total fish production of the upazila in 2016-17 was 14492.7 MT, 27% of the Gazipur district. The highest fish production of 5436 MT and 4.39 MT/ha/year came from the pond sector. Among different pond culture systems, the semi-intensive system had the highest fish production output (2826 MT). Exotic carps were the highest produced fish in the ponds. However, in spite of comprising a huge proportion of seasonal floodplains the fish production from this sector was only 0.42 MT/ha/year in 2016-2017. This indicates the poor utilization of inland open water resources for fish production in the study area. The major areas were identified to improve the existing pond fish farming situation were access to low-interest loan, quality seed, supply of advanced technologies, need-based training, and marketing facilities. Along with improving the pond fish farming, community-based fisheries management and some aquaculture initiatives on private own seasonal floodplains should be taken on a priority basis to improve open water management and to flourish inland fish production in the study area.Progressive Agriculture 29 (1): 53-63, 2018