bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Words and deeds. Corporate Social Responsibility in higher education institutions
Authors: Rotengruber Przemysław
Published: April 2019

The purpose of the paper is twofold. Firstly, to formulate a definition of University social responsibility (which takes into account social expectations towards this institution and its internal determinants as well). The final result of this research is the definition built on two concepts. On one hand, it is a stakeholder policy, on the other hand, a whistleblower policy. These are the criteria of responsibility, that is to say, rules which make the institution transparent and open to social criticism. Secondly, the article tends to establish whether a university in Poland (treated as a dominant institution of knowledge) is rightly seen as an irresponsible partner of civil society. Form the business ethics perspective the university is the more responsible, the more intensive are its relations with the social environment represented by stakeholders and whistleblowers. When they do not play their parts properly, the relations must be considered dysfunctional. Additional explanation of this problem is provided by the theory of management. In a use of the concept of the final customer, public opinion can find out if it—really—is the main interlocutor of the university. Social partners of this institution focus their attention on politicians and public administration taken as the alternative final customer of the academic product.
The impact of economic studies on students’ morality level
Authors: Klimczak Bożena
Published: April 2019

Since the beginning of the 1980s, a study has been conducted among students of economics in the United States regarding their propensity for cooperation, philanthropy and keeping promises. Regardless of the methods used, the research results have shown lower readiness for cooperation among students of economics in comparison to students of other disciplines. Moreover, the results are even worse after completing a microeconomics course. Based on these findings, two hypotheses have been formulated: the auto-selection hypothesis and the indoctrination hypothesis. The aim of the paper is to formulate implications regarding the indoctrination hypothesis. A massive attendance at economic studies in Poland is an argument against the auto-selection hypothesis. However, unless the research is completed, this hypothesis cannot be rejected. The indoctrination hypothesis is more attractive due to the special cognitive and moral condition of post-communist society which economic studies lecturers are members of and due to the economic situation of higher education institutions. These circumstances which accompany the studying of economics in Poland favour, firstly, the introduction of highly specialised curricula which do not prepare students for understanding economic activity as a means for good life. Secondly, economic knowledge is interpreted by lecturers as a set of instructions to manipulate market players. Thirdly, lecturers’ attitudes and activities reflecting the principle that what is not legally prohibited is allowed are “awarded” with a higher financial status. These implications will be made probable by the analysis of the curricula and content of lectures in economic schools. Attention will be mostly focused on microeconomics; the main “defendant” accused of indoctrination in the American studies.
Activity of German sports (football) enterprises and Corporate Social Responsibility
Authors: Grabowski Artur
Published: April 2019

At the turn of the 1920s and 1930s, a new economic doctrine called ordoliberalism was born in Germany. The foundations of this doctrine were values such as responsibility, solidarity, justice, and freedom. Classics of ordoliberalism formulated a number of recommendations and requirements for businesses in their writings. One of them was the public responsibility, which had the private-economic and socio-economic nature. In Germany sports’ (football) enterprises functioning in the form of companies and associations are participants in the sports-economic competition in the two professional leagues (1.Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga). At the same time sports enterprises pursue different aims: among the economic goals, there are also the social goals. In the structures of sports enterprises, there are several departments dealing with CSR and implementation of partnership projects. The article concludes that 1) the constitutive elements of ordoliberalism had an influence on the functioning of sports (football) enterprises in Germany, 2) the projects realized under the social responsibility rule that were undertaken by sports companies were strongly related to sports education, environmental protection, and social exclusion.
Ubicación de áreas agrícolas por medio de imágenes satelitales de alta resolución en distintas zonas de Costa Rica
Authors: Aguilar-Martínez Andrey
Published: April 2019

Con el pasar de los días, la frontera agrícola se reduce y se pierde un control exacto de la cantidad de área destinada a la agricultura y cuáles cultivos se desarrollan en una región. El objetivo del estudio se centra en generar una clasificación supervisada de imágenes satelitales para la obtención de las zonas agrícolas a través de un mapa de uso de la tierra. Se utilizaron 4 imágenes satelitales de alta resolución, además del software libre Quantum GIS. El proceso de este proyecto consistió en solicitar las imágenes escogidas para realizar el estudio, en el software QGIS se unieron la banda roja, verde y azul; posteriormente se realizó una ortorectificación para ajustar la posición de la imagen, se obtuvo una clasificación no supervisada para crear una versión previa del uso del suelo; luego, en el trabajo de campo se utilizó un dron para corroborar coberturas confusas o en caso de existir presencia de una nube en la imagen. Por último, se hizo la clasificación supervisada, de acuerdo con la cantidad de coberturas discriminadas. En las cuatro imágenes se tiene una presencia importante de uso agrícola; donde únicamente en la imagen parcial del cantón de Pérez Zeledón, existe mayor porcentaje de suelo con pastos que destinado a la agricultura, las imágenes de León Cortés, Pacayas y de Cañas, muestran una predominancia de la agricultura, existiendo gran diferencia entre los cultivos presentes. La información derivada es importante para el ordenamiento territorial, censos agropecuarios, predicción de cosechas, regulación de mercado.
Cinética de secagem de folhas de fumo e suas propriedades termodinâmicas
Authors: Oliveira G. H. H. , Corrêa P.C , Oliveira A. P. L. R. , Botelho S. C. C.
Published: April 2019

As atividades pós-colheita têm a finalidade de prevenir e minimizar as perdas que ocorrem durante a comercialização dos produtos agrícolas, com destaque para a secagem. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo determinar as propriedades termodinâmicas e analisar a cinética de secagem de folhas de fumo em diferentes condições de temperatura e velocidade do ar de secagem. As folhas foram secadas com velocidade do ar a 0,5 e 1,0 m s-1 e temperaturas de 40, 50, 60 e 70 °C. Cinco modelos matemáticos usualmente utilizados para a representação do processo de secagem de produtos agrícolas foram ajustados aos dados experimentais. Os resultados indicam que a secagem das folhas de fumo é dependente da velocidade e temperatura do ar de secagem, em que maiores temperaturas e velocidades do ar de secagem levam a um menor tempo requerido para se atingir o teor de água de equilíbrio. O modelo de Midilli modificado foi o que melhor representou o fenômeno de secagem das folhas de fumo, de acordo com parâmetros estatísticos. Para uma velocidade do ar de secagem constante, a entalpia e entropia decrescem com o aumento da temperatura do ar de secagem, ao passo que a energia livre de Gibbs aumenta. A velocidade do ar de secagem impacta significativamente na energia requerida no processo, em que incrementando a velocidade do ar de secagem de 0,5 para 1,0 m s-1 decresce a energia de ativação, de 63,65 para 55,22 kJ mol-1.
Producción de biodiesel a partir de semillas de Argemone pleiacantha Greene
Authors: Trejo-Calzada Ricardo , Villarreal-Ornelas Elena Del Carmen , Sánchez-Cohe Ignacio , Velásquez-Valle Miguel Agustín , Buendía-Tamariz Mali Nay
Published: April 2019

La producción de biodiesel como alternativa a los combustibles fósiles enfrenta la dificultad de contar con materia prima suficiente y que no compita con la producción de alimentos. Argemone spp. es un género de plantas no comestibles que se desarrollan en suelos pobres y condiciones de sequía. Estas plantas son consideradas como malezas y por lo tanto indeseables, pero estudios recientes revelan que sus semillas tienen un alto contenido de aceite, el cual potencialmente se puede emplear para la producción de biodiesel. Sin embargo, aún son escasos los trabajos sobre el rendimiento y calidad de biodiesel que puede producirse a partir de ese aceite. El objetivo de este estudio fue identificar tratamientos para obtener los mayores rendimientos de biodiesel a partir de aceite obtenido de semillas de Argemone pleiacantha Greene. Se estableció un experimento con diseño de factorial completo 2x2x2 y tres repeticiones. Los factores de variación fueron la relación metanol/aceite (6:1 y 6.5:1 mol:mol), tipo de catalizador (KOH y NaOH) y concentración de catalizador (0.5 y 0.75%). Los tres factores variables (catalizadores, concentración y relación molar metanol/aceite) utilizados en el experimento tuvieron efectos significativos en el rendimiento de biodiesel y hubo una interacción significativa entre estas variables (p<0.05). El tratamiento con catalizador KOH al 0.5% y una relación molar metanol/aceite de 6.5 produjo un rendimiento de biodiesel significativamente mayor (p<0.05).
A Semi-stochastic Numerical Model of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis
Authors: Öz Pınar
Published: April 2019

Adult neurogenesis in dentate gyrus (DG) is a prominent
contributor in the dynamics of hippocampal memory networks. This discrete model
aims to estimate the temporal changes in the neural progenitor cell (NPC)  populations in DG, together with the products
of differentiation – immature neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. The
dynamics are described in an ideal environment, where there is no limit for the
total volume and all required chemical and physical cues that direct
neurogenesis are continuously available. The system works independently on
three levels. Each level is defined as the dynamics in a stage of neurogenesis
with three types of NPCs: type I cell (radial glia), type II cell (transiently
amplifying cells) and type III cell (neuroblasts). Cell fate was introduced as
a semi-stochastic process (a choice) with a population limit for each cell
type. Although it is based on discrete processes and has a rather simplistic
approach, the simulations successfully provide a numerical template for adult
neurogenesis, which can be further modified and implemented in a hippocampal
trisynaptic loop network.
NURSING STUDENTS’ LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN AN ONLINE LEARNING COURSE
Authors: Sinaga Juniarta , Eka Ni Gusti Ayu , Sitanggang Yenni Ferawati
Published: April 2019

To improve the quality of online learning in Indonesia higher education, Faculty of Nursing (FoN), Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH) supported by the Directorate of Higher Education in Indonesia that known as DIKTI developed an online course named Family Nursing. The course is a community nursing course in regard with the care of family nursing and it discusses the concept of family, family health, and the concept of a wellness family. The course was developed to achieve the mission of equitable access to information, relevance, and improvement of the quality of higher education throughout Indonesia, especially in nursing education. The online course was offered in one private nursing school in Jakarta area that never had any online course nor using online learning method in the delivery of their subjects. The aim of this report was to describe students’ experiences in an online course. This paper reports on the evaluation work of one semester online/blended learning project funded by DIKTI. Sixty five students, who experienced the online/blended learning method for the first time, were enrolled in the online course. The students have agreed to fill an evaluation online form after their mid semester exam. The evaluation form consisted of closed- and openended questions. This report revealed that most students (> 70%) agreed that their experience on the online (blended) learning was positive. However, it should be noted that, a quarter of students (27-28%) had less motivation to do the independent learning and perceived that the online learning was a learning experience that lack of support in developing their critical thinking. Several important themes further emerged including students’ issues (lack of knowledge and motivation), teaching-learning process issues (lack of facilities and clarity) and academic staff issues (minimal feedback and different perceptions between academic staff and students). Though online/blended learning can be employed to support nursing and healthcare education, there is limited appreciation of students' experience and the use of e-learning. Context is also being considered as an important part when applying the online/blended learning, thus, this report provides a new understanding of students’ opinions on their first experience when engaging with online learning at a private nursing school. This report further provides a number of inhibiting factors continue to affect the student experience.
Literature Review: Efforts To Increase Body Balance To Reduce Risk Of Falling in Elderly
Authors: Sadondang Theresia Marcelina , Komalasari Renata
Published: April 2019

Imbalance is one of the factors of falling in older population. Therefore, efforts to improve the balance in older people should be sustained. This was a literature review with objectives to explore articles that identify efforts to improve balance to reduce the risk of falling in older people. Literature search used two databases i.e. Google Scholar and PubMed. Keywords used were efforts to improve balance, risk of falls, and older people or elderly. Inclusion criteria included articles published from 2007 to 2017, primary articles, English and Indonesian articles, full text, and involving older people as research subjects. Of 237 articles identified using the word search, six articles were reviewed. The themes that arised from the review consisted of various efforts to improve balance on older people included the tandem path, Swiss Ball exercises, physical exercise and Hatha yoga. Based on the results of this article review, further research is needed to examine the effectiveness of each of these efforts in reducing the risk of falls in the older people.
España y el Holocausto: entre la salvación y la condena al exterminio para la población judía = Spain and the Holocaust: between salvation and condemnation to extermination for Jewish population
Authors: Simó Sánchez Marta
Published: April 2019

Resumen: El rol que jugó España durante el Holocausto sigue siendo un tema de debate. A menudo se ha defendido su neutralidad respecto a la Alemania Nazi y un trato especial de ayuda a la población judía. En este artículo se analizarán las políticas, a través de testimonios, así como de documentos en diversos archivos, a que fueron sujetos los judíos que habían llegado a España en el período anterior al 1933, así como aquellos que buscaron refugio durante los años del Nazismo (19331945). La aleatoriedad en el trato recibido, así como en el destino de estos es una característica de dichas políticas, siendo la mayoría de éstas de rechazo o de inmovilidad lo que condenó a muchos de ellos a la muerte.Palabras clave: Holocausto, judíos, España, Gestapo, Emigración. Abstract: The role played by Spain during the Holocaust remains a matter of debate. It has been often defended its neutrality with respect to Nazi Germany and its intention to help and save Jewish population. In this article, it will be analysed through testimonies and documents, which were the policies to the Jews both, the ones who had arrived in Spain in the period prior to 1933 and those who sought shelter during the years of Nazism (1933-1945). The randomness in the treatment received as well as their fate is a characteristic of these policies. Rejection to help or immobility in deciding what to do with them condemned many of them to death. Keywords: Holocaust, Jews, Spain, Gestapo, Emigration.
Nunca Más, Nie Wieder: ethical aspects of remembering in the narratives of Ravensbrück. Survivors, their descendants and other persons engaged in memory work = Nunca mas, nie wieder: aspectos éticos del recuerdo en la narrativa de los supervivientes de Rravensbrück, sus descendientes y otras personas involucradas en el trabajo de la memoria
Authors: Kadlecova Sarka
Published: April 2019

Resumen: Este artículo trata de la memoria colectiva de un campo de concentración nazi para mujeres. El objetivo de este texto es examinar la posibilidad de la construcción de la memoria compartida por las supervivientes del campo de concentración Ravensbrück, sus descendientes y otras personas, principalmente mujeres, dedicadas al trabajo de memoria en torno a este dominio particular. A partir de la teoría social del trauma de Jeffrey Alexander, se presentarán unos ejemplos del intenso trabajo cultural y político necesario para crear un trauma compartido. Con base en el análisis de los datos creados durante la investigación etnográfica multisitio, el artículo explorará los aspectos éticos del proceso de recordar y la fabricación de un trauma colectivo.Palabras clave: Ravensbrück, teoría social del trauma de Jeffrey Alexander.Abstract: This article deals with collective memory of a women’s concentration camp in Nazi Germany. The objective of this text is to examine the possibility of the construction of a shared memory by survivors of the concentration camp Ravensbrück, their descendants and other persons, mainly women, engaged in the memory work around this particular site of memory. Drawing on Jeffrey Alexander’s social theory of trauma, a number of examples of the intensive cultural and political work necessary for creating a shared trauma will be presented. Based on the data created during multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork, the article will explore ethical aspects of the process of remembering and the fabrication of collective trauma.  Keywords: Ravensbrück, Jeffrey Alexander’s social theory of trauma.
Distribuição das patentes municipais do sul do Brasil: uma análise espacial, com ênfase nos efeitos locais
Authors: Barros Pedro Henrique Batista de , Freitas Junior Adirson Maciel de , Raiher Augusta Pelinski , Stege Alysson Luiz
Published: April 2019

Este trabalho analisa a distribuição espacial das patentes municipais entre os municípios do sul do Brasil, investigando um possível processo de convergência no período 2001-2014. Para isso, utilizaram-se a análise exploratória de dados espaciais, a econometria espacial e a regressão ponderada geograficamente. Como corolário, a distribuição de patentes não apresentou aleatoriedade espacial, evidenciando um padrão de concentração espacial das inovações, o qual se intensificou no decorrer dos anos. Ademais, constatou-se a existência de um processo de homogeneização na distribuição de patentes, especialmente no entorno daqueles municípios que já detinham inicialmente um alto grau de inovação, confirmando uma tendência de convergência.
From:User2CyberNinja
Authors: Moses Joshua
Published: April 2019

Everything a user needs to become a Cybersecurity Engineer
A Pedagogia da Alternância nas licenciaturas em Educação do Campo: olhar sobre as produções acadêmicas
Authors: Saul Tamine Santos , Rodrigues Ricardo Antonio , Auler Neiva Maria Frizon
Published: April 2019

Este trabalho tem como objetivo investigar como vem sendo discutida a Pedagogia da Alternância nas Licenciaturas em Educação do Campo, nas produções acadêmicas. Para isso, em um primeiro momento, foi realizado um estudo bibliográfico dos históricos das Licenciaturas em Educação do Campo e da Pedagogia da Alternância e, posteriormente, o mapeamento das produções acadêmicas no Banco de Teses e Dissertações da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES). O recurso metodológico utilizado foi a Análise Textual Discursiva (ATD), organizada em três componentes: unitarização, categorização e metatexto. As análises permitiram identificar como vem sendo discutido o Regime de Alternância, nas formações iniciais em Educação do Campo, segundo as produções acadêmicas analisadas.
Palavras-chave: Pedagogia da Alternância, Formação Inicial em Educação do Campo, Teoria e prática.
 
The Pedagogy of Alternation in degree in Rural Education: look at academic productions        
ABSTRACT. This article had as objective to investigate how has been discussed the Pedagogy of Alternation in the Degree in Rural Education, in the academic productions. To this end, a bibliographic study was carried out on the history of the Undergraduate Courses in Countryside Education and Pedagogy of Alternation, and later the mapping of academic productions in the Thesis and Dissertation Bank of the Coordination for the Higher Level (CAPES). The methodological resource used was the Discursive Textual Analysis (DTA), organized into three components: unitarization, categorization and metatext. The analyzes allowed to identify how has been discussed the Alternating Regime, in the initial formations in Countryside Education, according to the academic productions analyzed.
Keywords: Pedagogy of Alternation, Initial Formation in Countryside Education, Theory and Practice.
 
La Pedagogía de la Alternancia en las licenciaturas en Educación del Campo: mirada sobre las producciones académicas
RESUMEN. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo investigar cómo se está discutiendo la Pedagogía de la Alternancia en las Licenciaturas en Educación del Campo, en las producciones académicas. Para eso, en un primer momento, se realizó un estudio bibliográfico de los históricos de las Licenciaturas en Educación del Campo y de la Pedagogía de la Alternancia, y posteriormente el mapeo de las producciones académicas en el Banco de Tesis y Disertaciones, de la Coordinación de Perfeccionamiento de Personal de Nivel Superior (CAPES). El recurso metodológico utilizado fue el Análisis textual Discursivo (ATD), organizado en tres componentes: unitarización, categorización y metatexto. Los análisis permitieron identificar cómo se está discutiendo el Régimen de Alternancia, en las formaciones iniciales en Educación del Campo, según las producciones académicas analizadas.
Palabras clave: Pedagogía de la Alternancia, Formación Inicial en Educación del Campo, Teoría y práctica.
Macromolecular Modeling and Design in Rosetta: New Methods and Frameworks
Authors: Koehler Leman Julia , Weitzner Brian D , Lewis Steven M , Consortium RosettaCommons , Bonneau Richard
Published: April 2019

The Rosetta software suite for macromolecular modeling, docking, and design is widely used in pharmaceutical, industrial, academic, non-profit, and government laboratories. Despite its broad modeling capabilities, Rosetta remains consistently among leading software suites when compared to other methods created for highly specialized protein modeling and design tasks. Developed for over two decades by a global community of over 60 laboratories, Rosetta has undergone multiple refactorings, and now comprises over three million lines of code. Here we discuss methods developed in the last five years in Rosetta, involving the latest protocols for structure prediction; protein–protein and protein–small molecule docking; protein structure and interface design; loop modeling; the incorporation of various types of experimental data; modeling of peptides, antibodies and proteins in the immune system, nucleic acids, non-standard chemistries, carbohydrates, and membrane proteins. We briefly discuss improvements to the energy function, user interfaces, and usability of the ­­software. Rosetta is available at www.rosettacommons.org.
Statistical Mechanics-Based Schrodinger Treatment of Gravity
Authors: Plastino Angelo , Rocca M. C.
Published: April 2019

The entropic gravity conception proposes that what has been traditionally interpreted as unobserved dark matter might be merely the product of quantum effects. These effects would produce a novel sort of positive energy that translates into dark matter via $E=mc^2$. In the case of axions, this perspective as been shown to yield quite sensible, encouraging results [DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.17894.88641] . There, a simple Schrodinger mechanism was utilized, in which his celebrated equation is solved with a potential function based on the microscopic Verlinde's entropic force advanced in [Physica A {\bf 511} (2018) 139]. In this effort we revisit such technique with regards to fermions' behavior (specifically, baryons).
Assessment of a Geriatric Hip Fracture Program
Authors: Blood Travis D. , Deren Matthew E. , Goodman Avi D. , Hayda Roman A. , Trafton Peter G.
Published: April 2019

Background:

The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of adding a geriatric comanagement program to the care of geriatric patients with a hip fracture at our hospital. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Global Trigger Tool (GTT) was used to follow the frequency and severity of adverse events occurring in hospitalized patients and to examine the effectiveness of a comanagement program (the Geriatric Hip Fracture Program [GHFP]).

Methods:

Data were collected for patients treated for a hip fracture from 2010 to 2014, which was 1 year prior to (October 2010 to September 2011) and 2 years after the implementation of the GHFP, and were grouped into 3-month intervals for analysis. The patients treated prior to the implementation of the GHFP were compared with those treated following the implementation of the program. The frequency and severity of adverse events were collected using the GTT.

Results:

There were 75.9 patients with an adverse event and 160.7 adverse events per 100 admissions. After the institution of the GHFP, there was a significant decrease in the number of patients with adverse events and the number of adverse events per 100 admissions over time. The rate of adverse events decreased by 12% per year when acute blood loss anemia was excluded. Similarly, the number of adverse events (excluding blood loss anemia) decreased significantly over time, from 128.7 per 100 admissions before the GHFP to 34.2 in the last quarter. Multivariable analysis (excluding acute blood loss anemia) demonstrated a trend toward a decreased likelihood of a patient experiencing an adverse event after the institution of the GHFP as well as a trend toward a decrease in the number of adverse events per patient. The length of the hospital stay was significantly shorter after the implementation of the GHFP.

Conclusions:

The implementation of the GHFP reduced the number of adverse events over time. Increasing age and the Carlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) were predictors of adverse events, while only age was a predictor of readmissions and CCI was a predictor of death in our study. The implementation of the GHFP has played an important role at our institution in quantifying the decrease in adverse events over a 2-year period, and we believe that it is essential for improving care of geriatric patients with a hip fracture.

Level of Evidence:

Therapeutic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Modular Fluted Titanium Stems in Revision Hip Arthroplasty
Authors: DeRogatis Michael J. , Wintermeyer Elke , Sperring Thomas R. , Issack Paul S.
Published: April 2019

➤ Modular fluted titanium stems have become the implant of choice for most femoral component revisions as they have a lower risk of subsidence, thigh pain, femoral fracture, and stress shielding compared with previously used extensively coated cobalt-chromium stems.

➤ Modularity of the femoral component allows for optimal and independent fit and fill of the proximal and distal femoral segments, permitting immediate axial and rotational stability in shorter diaphyseal segments (<4 cm of scratch fit), thus reducing the risk of subsidence. Modularity also allows for independent adjustment of version of the proximal body relative to the distal stem, thus improving joint stability. The ability to make small adjustments in vertical and lateral offset further reduces the potential for instability and leg-length discrepancy, and the use of a titanium implant minimizes the risk of stress shielding compared with cobalt-chromium stems.

➤ In several retrospective case series, excellent mid-term to long-term outcomes and low complication rates have been observed with the use of modular fluted titanium stems in femoral revisions.

➤ The major disadvantages to the routine use of modular fluted titanium stems are the potential for taper junction failure (corrosion or fracture) and the increased cost of these stems compared with nonmodular stems.
Three-Dimensional Corrective Osteotomy for Malunited Fractures of the Upper Extremity Using Patient-Matched Instruments
Authors: Oka Kunihiro , Tanaka Hiroyuki , Okada Kiyoshi , Sahara Wataru , Myoui Akira , Yamada Tomomi , Yamamoto Michiro , Kurimoto Shigeru , Hirata Hitoshi , Murase Tsuyoshi
Published: April 2019

Background:

Medical image processing has facilitated simulation of 3-dimensional (3-D) corrective osteotomy, and 3-D rapid prototyping technology has further enabled the manufacturing of patient-matched surgical guides and implants (patient-matched instruments, or PMIs). However, 3-D corrective osteotomy using these technologies has not been the standard procedure. We aimed to prospectively verify the efficacy and safety of PMIs in corrective osteotomy for deformities of the upper extremity.

Methods:

We enrolled 16 patients with a total of 17 bone deformities in the upper extremity. Eight patients had distal radial malunion; 5, distal humeral malunion; and 3, forearm diaphyseal malunion. All cases underwent 3-D corrective osteotomy with PMIs. The primary end point was the residual maximum deformity angle (MDA), which was calculated from 2 deformity angles—1 on the anteroposterior and 1 on the lateral postoperative radiograph. Secondary end points included the deformity angle on radiographs, 3-D error between the preoperative planning model and the postoperative result, range of motion, grip strength, pain measured with a visual analog scale (VAS), patient satisfaction, and Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) score.

Results:

The average MDA significantly improved from 25.5° preoperatively to 3.3° at the final follow-up (p < 0.001). The angular deformity was within 5° in all cases, except for 1 with distal radial malunion who had a higher angle on the anteroposterior radiograph. The error between the correction seen on the postoperative 3-D bone model and the planned correction was <1° and <1 mm. Flexion and extension of the wrist and pronation of the forearm of the patients treated for distal radial malunion improved significantly, and pronation improved for those treated for forearm diaphyseal malunion. The average VAS score, grip strength, and DASH score significantly improved as well. Of the 16 patients, 15 were very satisfied or satisfied with the outcomes.

Conclusions:

Corrective osteotomy using PMIs achieved accurate correction and good functional recovery in the upper extremity. Although our study was limited to cases without any deformity on the contralateral side, 3-D corrective osteotomy using PMIs resolved treatment challenges for complex deformities in upper extremities.

Level of Evidence:

Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
CALCIUM OXIDE CHARACTERISTICS PREPARED FROM AMBUNTEN’S CALCINED LIMESTONE
Authors: Munawaroh Fatimatul , Muharrami Laila Khamsatul , Triwikantoro Triwikantoro , Arifin Zaenal
Published: April 2019

Calcium oxide (CaO) and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) are widely used in industry. CaO and CaCO3 can be synthesized or derived from limestone. The purpose of this study to determine the characteristics of CaO calcined limestone from Ambunten Sumenep. Lime in calcined at 850 ° C for 6 hours. Characterization of X-ray fluorescence (XRF) was conducted to determine the chemical composition of limestone, X-ray diffraction test (XRD) to find the lime crystalline phase and FTIR test to determine the absorption of wave number. XRF test results showed that the limestone chemical composition consisted of Ca of 95.37% as the dominant element, Mg of 4.1%, Fe 0.17% and Y by 0.39%. The XRD test results showed that the limestone crystal phase is ankerite (Ca [Fe, Mg] [CO3] 2) and after the calcined phase calcination is vaterite (Ca [OH] 2), calcite (CaO) and calcite (CaCO3). While the FTIR test results show that the CaO spectra are seen at 3741.24, 1417.12 and 874.14 cm-1.
STUDENTS MISCONCEPTION: THE DEVELOPING OF SOCRATIC DIALOGUE MEDIA ON TEMPERATURE AND HEAT
Authors: Sujito Sujito , Pebriana Irvany Nurita , Pratiwi Hestiningtyas Yuli , Hayyi Abdul , Masjkur Kadim , Asim Asim , Sutopo Sutopo
Published: April 2019

This purpose of this study is to improve media of Socratic dialogue that has been developed by the previous researcher and to determine the effect of the Socratic dialogue in enhance understanding of heat concept. As a result of prior research, showed students still have a misconception. Data collected from one institution of high school in Malang City using pre and posttest. Student’s conceptual changes that occur previous, during, after will be analyzed based on pretest and posttest scores and rethinking sequence of used record Socratic dialogue media. To explore more in-depth, the researcher conducted interviews with students on this concept. This result showed Socratic dialogue media could help students be aware mistakes or students become convinced if their opinion is correct. This study is important because it uses to improve student’s comprehension to move from the false toward the right concept. In some cases, the result of this study used for recovery and prevent to misconception. It can solve with appear cognitive conflict in the minds of students through Socratic dialogue.
Social Meaning of Mangara Banua Tongkonan Ceremony in Toraja Society
Authors: Mukramin Sam'un , Ismail Lukman
Published: April 2019

As the background of this research, there was an existence of a mismatch between idealism and reality. Social change that lead to a negative change of Westernization or a change that lead to cultural destruction, but in reality therewere  many cultures that had been preserved. In this case, the researchers studied the local culture that existed until now. For example, Mangrara Banua Tongkonan ceremony, the researchers saw that only the major of young generation in Tanah Toraja people knew specifically the meaning of Mangrara Banua Tongkonan Ceremony. The type of research was descriptive qualitative research that a method in research the status of community, an object, an event. The location of this research was conducted in Ariang Village, Makale Sub-district, Tana Toraja Regency, with data collection technique were observation and interview with respondents .The results obtained about the meaning of social Mangrara Banua Tongkonan ceremony in Tana Torajawas analyzed descriptively qualitative, it can be concluded that the cause of Mangrara Banua Tongkonan ceremony was still preserved until now because of the value, tradition and the active participation of the community. While the meaning in Mangrara BanuaTongkonan ceremony was connotative and denotative meanings.
Motif Wanita Rawan Sosial dan Ekonomi Dalam Komunitas Ikatan Janda Muslimah Ponorogo (IJMP)
Authors: Hilman Yusuf Adam
Published: April 2019

This research was conducted in Ponorogo Regency on the organization of the Ponorogo Muslimah Widow Association (IJMP). To obtain data, this study used interview techniques with purposive sampling technique. The results of this study show that there are 2 (two) models of actions that become the motives of IJMP members, namely: 1) rational actions, and 2) non-rational actions. Rational actions are divided into two, namely, instrumental rational actions, which describe conscious choice, and value-oriented actions, which describe efficiency and effectiveness. Non-rational actions are also divided into two, actions that are related to customs and beliefs, and actions that are dominated by personal feelings. The reason must be a strong woman: to survive and believe in religious teachings. HJMP members have consideration of rational and non-rational actions and in groups they try to maintain their chosen social actions.
Konsumsi Menuju Konstruksi Masyarakat Konsumtif
Authors: Umanailo M. Chairul Basrun , Nawawi Mansyur , Pulhehe Sukainap
Published: April 2019

This article aims to analyze public consumption actions as a practice model that will create a new model in understanding consumption patterns to become consumptive. The pattern of public consumption in its development has shifted due to the availability of modern technology and facilities. The approach used in this paper is library research, with data analysis techniques in the form of content analysis with the aim of obtaining valid inferences and can be re-examined based on the context. the presence of technology as a representation of facilities in meeting needs is able to encourage the creation of social change, such as the spread of consumerism culture, changes in dress and lifestyle modes where these conditions are institutionalized in the cultural structure of society so that consumption of goods is not based solely on the logic of needs, but will include substantial someone's emotions. The situation systematically shifts traditional values and leads to global behavior. Consumption towards the construction of consumptive society is a conceptual and historical illustration for all of us to further understand the shifting consumption into consumptive practices.
Virtual training leads to real acute physical, cognitive and neural benefits on healthy adults: study protocol for a randomized-controlled trial
Authors: Burin Dalila , Yamaya Noriki , Ogitsu Rie , Kawashima Ryuta
Published: April 2019

BACKGROUND

Keeping a certain level of physical activity has beneficial effects on the body itself but also, surprisingly, on cognition: specifically, physical high-intensity intermittent aerobic exercise (HIE) can show improvement on cognitive executive functions. Although, in some cases performing strength or aerobic training is problematic or not feasible. Immersive virtual reality (IVR) can induce the illusory feeling of ownership and agency over a moving virtual body, showing therefore comparable physiological reactions: for example, if a subject is sitting on a chair but the own virtual body climbs a hill, the subject’s heart rate increases coherently, as if he’s actually walking.

In this study, we want to investigate whether this same illusion can show beneficial consequences on the body but also on executive functions (using the colour-word matching Stroop task) and on its neural substrates (using the functional near infrared spectroscopy, fNIRS).

METHODS

In a cross-over randomized controlled trial, 30 healthy young adults will experience a HIE training in IVR (i.e., the virtual body will perform eight sets of 30 seconds of running followed by 30 seconds of slow walking, while the subject is completely still) according to two random-ordered conditions: during the experimental condition, the virtual body is displayed in the first-person perspective (1PP), while in the control condition, the virtual body is displayed in third-person perspective (3PP). To confirm that in 1PP (and not in 3PP) subjects have the illusion of ownership and agency over the virtual body, we will record the heart rate, in addition to subjective questionnaires. Before and after every IVR sessions (one week apart), we will measure cortical hemodynamic changes in the participants’ prefrontal cortex (PFC) using the fNIRS device during the Stroop task’s execution.

DISCUSSION

From a theoretical perspective, we could prove that the sense of body ownership and agency can modulate physical and cognitive parameters, even in absence of actual movements; from a clinical perspective, these results could be useful to train cognition and body simultaneously, in a completely safe environment.

Trial registration
University Hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trial Registry, UMIN000034255. Registered on 1st October 2018.
Nitrogen Fertilizer Management for Maize Production under Tropical Climate
Authors: Lucas Fábio Teixeira , Borges Bernardo Melo Montes Nogueira , Coutinho Edson Luiz Mendes
Published: April 2019

Core Ideas

Untreated urea was as efficient as one treated with NBPT and DMPP.

Maize yield was similar for split and single N application strategies.

Critical level and maximum yield were reached at 110 and 185 kg ha−1 N.

High maize (Zea mays, L.) yields require an adequate supply of N fertilizer. As an alternative, fertilizers with nitrification and urease inhibitors have emerged onto the market to increase N supply to crops. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of urea treated with nitrification and urease inhibitors on plant growth and grain yield. The experiment was performed in a weathered tropical soil, in the 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 crop seasons. Fertilizer treatments were four N levels (0, 50, 100, and 200 kg ha−1 N); three urea treatments (urea with urease inhibitor: [N‐(N‐butyl) thiophosphoric triamide]–NBPT; urea with nitrification inhibitor: (3,4‐dimethylpyrazole‐phosphate)–DMPP; and conventional urea) and two application strategies (total N applied at sowing; and 30 kg ha−1 N at sowing and the remainder topdressed once plants had four completely developed leaves). Critical levels for chlorophyll index (CI), leaf N concentration, leaf area index (LAI), and N levels were 52.7, 27.5 g kg−1, 4.3 m2 m−2 and 110 kg ha−1, respectively. Addition of inhibitors and split N application did not increase growth, nutrition or yield compared to conventional urea and total N applied at sowing. However, increase of N levels increased grain yield by up to 185 kg ha−1 N. On the other hand, agronomic N use efficiency linearly decreased as N levels increased. It can be concluded that N sources and application strategies were not significant factors in grain yield. Therefore, N from conventional urea might be applied solely at sowing.
Estimation of Variance for Reciprocal General and Specific Combining Ability Effects by EM‐AI Algorithm
Authors: Marçal Tiago de S. , Rocha João R. do A. S. de C. , Salvador Felipe V. , dos Anjos Rafael S. R. , da Silva Adriel C. , Carneiro Pedro C. S. , Carneiro José E. de S.
Published: April 2019

In diallel analysis, using mixed models, it is possible to estimate the variance components of general combining ability (GCA), specific combining ability (SCA), reciprocal GCA (RGCA), reciprocal SCA (RSCA), and parents, even in unbalanced datasets. These variances can be estimated by likelihood maximization via numerical algorithms (e.g., expectation maximization [EM] and average information [AI]), which have different advantages. Thus, the objective of this study was to describe and implement the EM‐AI algorithm (combination of EM and AI) in R software to estimate the variance components of RGCA, RSCA, and parents effects in diallel analysis. Two real datasets and three diallel models (Griffing's Model 1, Griffing's Model 1 + RGCA, and Model 3, a general diallel model with the effects of GCA, SCA, RGCA, RSCA, and parents) were used to evaluate the efficiency of the algorithms AI, EM, and EM‐AI. The AI algorithm failed to converge for the three diallel models in both datasets. The other algorithms (EM and EM‐AI) converged normally, and the estimated variance components with these algorithms were similar for the three diallel models in both datasets. However, the EM‐AI algorithm was more efficient than the EM algorithm, and the general diallel model (Model 3) provided more accurate estimates of variance parameters. Thus, the EM‐AI algorithm with routine implemented in R has potential for use in diallel analyses in plant breeding.
Menguak Prasangka Homoseksualitas dalam Kisah Sodom dan Gomora: Kajian Hermenutik Kejadian 19:1-26
Authors: Ngahu Silva S. Thesalonika
Published: April 2019

The issue of homosexuality tends to be avoided in the public discourse in Indonesia. Heteronormative constructions based on religious teachings lead to a negative stigma against homosexuals, producing injustice and discrimination. The story of Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19:1-26 considered as a reference for punishment against homosexuals is used as an excuse to legitimize discrimination and hatred by particular grups of Christians. This study uses historical criticism method in the biblical hermeneutic work and qualitative methods in the field research. The finding show that the story is a criticism of the xenophobic attitude of the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah as well as a way of promoting the importance of the culture of hospitality.
Penciptaan dalam Perspektif Sumba: Suatu Upaya Berteologi Ekologi Kontekstual
Authors: Natar Asnath Niwa
Published: April 2019

Today, the increase of global warming has made humans and nature difficult to live comfortably. Human activities damage the ecology and create global warming as the consequence. Humans exploit natural resources at the expense of the sustainability of nature. To respond to that ecological problem, this article draws forth the Sumba local wisdom embedded in the culture of the community for ages. The aim is to construct a contextual theological perspective promoting an equal relationship between humans and nature based on justice, love, and solidarity instead of domination and exploitation.
Diffusion in generalized hydrodynamics and quasiparticle scattering
Authors: De Nardis Jacopo , Bernard Denis , Doyon Benjamin
Published: April 2019

We extend beyond the Euler scales the hydrodynamic theory for quantum
and classical integrable models developed in recent years, accounting
for diffusive dynamics and local entropy production. We review how the
diffusive scale can be reached via a gradient expansion of the
expectation values of the conserved fields and how the coefficients of
the expansion can be computed via integrated steady-state two-point
correlation functions, emphasising that {\mathcal PT}𝒫T-symmetry
can fully fix the inherent ambiguity in the definition of conserved
fields at the diffusive scale. We develop a form factor expansion to
compute such correlation functions and we show that, while the dynamics
at the Euler scale is completely determined by the density of single
quasiparticle excitations on top of the local steady state, diffusion is
due to scattering processes among quasiparticles, which are only present
in truly interacting systems. We then show that only two-quasiparticle
scattering processes contribute to the diffusive dynamics. Finally we
employ the theory to compute the exact spin diffusion constant of a
gapped XXZ spin-1/2−1/2
chain at finite temperature and half-filling, where we show that spin
transport is purely diffusive.
Peran Dosen dalam Mengembangkan Karakter Mahasiswa
Authors: Bali Markus Masan
Published: April 2019

Character building education today is non-negotiable for the character building of students in college. One important element in the character education of students in college is lecturers. Lecturers have an important role in character education in college. In carrying out the main task of the Tri Dharma University, which is doing the teaching, research, and community service, a lecturer does a process of internalization of the noble values which later become the campus culture. Lecturers are the main actors in the formation and development of the students’ character with exemplary. Before educating the students’ character, a lecturer at least has the character corresponding to the main task of a teacher. In addition, a very important role of which is not overlooked is to educate, teach, train, guide, and evaluate.