bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The effect of virtual reality-based balance training on motor learning and postural control in healthy adults: a randomized preliminary study
Authors: Prasertsakul Thunyanoot , Kaimuk Panya , Chinjenpradit Wipawee , Limroongreungrat Weerawat , Charoensuk Warakorn
Published: September 2018

Background

Adults with sedentary lifestyles seem to face a higher risk of falling in their later years. Several causes, such as impairment of strength, coordination, and cognitive function, influence worsening health conditions, including balancing ability. Many modalities can be applied to improve the balance function and prevent falling. Several studies have also recorded the effects of balance training in elderly adults for fall prevention. Accordingly, the aim of this study is to define the effect of virtual reality-based balance training on motor learning and postural control abilities in healthy adults.

Methods

For this study, ten subjects were randomly allocated into either the conventional exercise (CON) or the virtual reality (VR) group. The CON group underwent physical balance training, while the VR group used the virtual reality system 4 weeks. In the VR group, the scores from three game modes were utilized to describe the effect of motor learning and define the learning curves that were derived with the power law function. Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test was performed to analyze the postural control in five standing tasks, and data were collected with the help of a force plate.

Results

The average score was used to describe the effect of motor learning by deriving the mathematical models for determining the learning curve. Additionally, the models were classified into two exponential functions that relied on the aim and requirement skills. A negative exponential function was observed in the game mode, which requires the cognitive-motor function. In contrast, a positive exponential function was found in the game with use of only the motor skill. Moreover, this curve and its model were also used to describe the effect of learning in the long term and the ratio of difficulty in each game. In the balance performance, there was a significant decrease in the center of pressure parameters in the VR group, while in the CON group, there was a significant increase in the parameters during some foot placements, especially in the medio-lateral direction.

Conclusion

The proposed VR-based training relies on the effect of motor learning in long-term training though different kinds of task training. In postural analysis, both exercise programs are emphasized to improve the balance ability in healthy adults. However, the virtual reality system can promote better outcomes to improve postural control post exercising.

Trial registration Retrospectively registered on 25 April 2018. Trial number TCTR20180430005
Line survey joint denoising via low-rank minimization
Authors: Liu Zhao , Ma Jianwei , Yong Xueshan
Published: September 2018

Prestack seismic data denoising is an important step in seismic processing due to the development of prestack time migration. Reduced-rank filtering is a state-of-the-art method for prestack seismic denoising that uses predictability between neighbor traces for each single frequency. Different from the original way of embedding low-rank matrix based on the Hankel or Toeplitz transform, we have developed a new multishot gathers joint denoising method in a line survey, which used a new way of rearranging data to a matrix with low rank. Inspired by video denoising, each single-shot record in the line survey can be viewed as a frame in the video sequence. Due to high redundancy and similar event structure among the shot gathers, similar patches can be selected from different shot gathers in the line survey to rearrange a low-rank matrix. Then, seismic denoising is formulated into a low-rank minimization problem that can be further relaxed into a nuclear-norm minimization problem. A fast algorithm, called the orthogonal rank-one matrix pursuit, is used to solve the nuclear-norm minimization. Using this method avoids the computation of a full singular value decomposition. Our method is validated using synthetic and field data, in comparison with [Formula: see text] deconvolution and singular spectrum analysis methods.
Observations and suggested mechanisms for generation of low-frequency seismic anomalies: Examples from the Johan Sverdrup field, central North Sea Norwegian sector
Authors: Ahmad Suhail Sayyid , Weibull Wiktor W. , Brown R. James , Escalona Alejandro
Published: September 2018

Using 3D broadband seismic data, we have investigated low-frequency seismic amplitude anomalies associated with and below various geologic formations in the Johan Sverdrup oil field situated in the central North Sea. Low-frequency anomalies are observed below the Intra-Draupne and the Heather and Hugin reservoirs, at the Svarte and Tor Fms, and below shallow channels. The Intra-Draupne Fm is the main oil reservoir of interest in the field, and it is relatively homogeneous, with observed low [Formula: see text] values of approximately 25–30. The Heather and Hugin reservoirs, which underlie the Intra-Draupne, are heterogeneous and oil bearing. We performed three-layer elastic modeling on a simple reservoir model based on the properties of the Intra-Draupne Fm, and the results suggest that as the thickness of the middle oil-bearing layer increases the dominant frequency decreases due to the tuning effect. The Svarte and Tor Formations are shallower in the section and are fractured. Low-frequency anomalies associated with these formations seem to indicate a clear correlation with zones of increased fracture density interpreted from high-resolution most-negative-curvature attribute maps. Low-frequency anomalies are also observed below shallow gas channels consisting of stratified sandy and shaly intervals with vertical variations in porosity and permeability. In addition, stacking tests using coarse and fine velocity analysis indicate no noticeable difference in the characteristics of the low-frequency anomalies, in general, at all levels. We conclude, therefore, that the observed low-frequency anomalies are unrelated to stacking issues.
Nonstationary blind deconvolution of seismic records
Authors: Haghshenas Lari Hojjat , Gholami Ali
Published: September 2018

Seismic deconvolution used for improving the bandwidth of data is inherently nonstationary, mixed phase, and blind. Due to some restricting assumptions imposed by conventional deconvolution methods, they are either stationary or semiblind. A fully nonstationary blind deconvolution method is proposed that is able to simultaneously take into account different sources of nonstationarity and to improve the bandwidth of highly nonstationary seismic data in a fully blind manner. Based on the concept of block convolution and the overlap method, the convolutional model of seismic data is generalized to consider nonstationary cases and to model nonstationary data. This generalized convolutional model is then used for nonstationary blind deconvolution, in which the statistical characteristics of the wavelets are allowed to arbitrarily change in the vertical and horizontal directions. Given a nonstationary seismic record, several time-space-varying wavelets are simultaneously determined with the reflectivity model in an alternating direction algorithm using a variational approach. Numerical tests are presented showing the high performance of our nonstationary blind deconvolution for improving the temporal resolution of data in comparison with their stationary counterparts. The results indicate that in comparison with patched deconvolution, our nonstationary method is more robust and stable for different window sizes and it produces better results with a higher signal-to-noise ratio.
The assertive approach to clozapine: nasogastric administration
Authors: Till Alex , Selwood James , Silva Edward
Published: September 2018

Aims and method

An ‘assertive approach’ to clozapine, where nasogastric administration is approved, is assessed through a case-load analysis to provide the first systematic description of its use and outcomes worldwide.

Results

Five of the most extremely ill patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia were established and/or maintained on clozapine, resulting in improvements to their mental state; incidents were reduced, segregation was terminated and progression to less restrictive environments was achieved.

Clinical implications

Despite being underutilised and rarely enforced, in extreme circumstances, an assertive approach to clozapine can be justified. Nasogastric clozapine can be safely delivered and the approach itself, rather than actual nasogastric administration, may be enough to help establish and maintain patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia on the most effective treatment.

Declaration of interest

E.S. has received speaker fees from Jansen Pharmaceuticals and Novartis.
Sterols regulate endocytic pathways during flg22-induced defense responses in Arabidopsis
Authors: Cui Yaning , Li Xiaojuan , Yu Meng , Li Ruili , Fan Lusheng , Zhu Yingfang , Lin Jinxing
Published: September 2018

The plant transmembrane receptor kinase FLAGELLIN SENSING 2 (FLS2) is critical for innate immunity. Although previous studies have reported FLS2-mediated signal transduction and endocytosis via the clathrin-mediated pathway, whether additional endocytic pathways affect FLS2-mediated defense responses remains unclear. Here, we showed that the Arabidopsis thaliana sterol-deficient mutant steroid methyltransferase 1 displays defects in immune responses induced by the flagellin-derived peptide flg22. Variable-angle total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (VA-TIRFM) coupled with single-particle tracking showed that the spatiotemporal dynamics of FLS2-GFP changed on the millisecond time scale and the FLS2-GFP dwell time at the plasma membrane increased in cells treated with a sterol-extracting reagent, compared with untreated counterparts. We further demonstrated that flg22-induced FLS2 clustering and endocytosis involves the sterol-associated endocytic pathway, which is distinct from the clathrin-mediated pathway. Moreover, flg22 enhanced the co-localization of FLS2-GFP with the membrane microdomain marker Flot 1-mCherry and FLS2 endocytosis via the sterol-associated pathway. This indicates that plants may respond to pathogen attacks by regulating two different endocytic pathways. Taken together, our results suggest the key role of sterol homeostasis in flg22-induced plant defense responses.
E-cadherin expression pattern during zebrafish embryonic epidermis development
Authors: Sampedro María Florencia , Izaguirre María Fernanda , Sigot Valeria
Published: September 2018

Background: E-cadherin is the major adhesion receptor in epithelial adherens junctions (AJs). On established epidermis, E-cadherin performs fine-tuned cell-cell contact remodeling to maintain tissue integrity, which is characterized by modulation of cell shape, size and packing density. In zebrafish, the organization and distribution of E-cadherin in AJs during embryonic epidermis development remain scarcely described.

Methods:Combining classical immunofluorescence, deconvolution microscopy and 3D-segmentation of AJs in epithelial cells, a quantitative approach was implemented to assess the spatial and temporal distribution of E-cadherin across zebrafish epidermis between 24 and 72 hpf.

Results:increasing levels of E-cadh protein parallel higher cell density and the appearance of hexagonal cells in the enveloping layer (EVL) as well as the establishments of new cell-cell contacts in the epidermal basal layer (EBL), being significantly between 31 and 48 hpf.

Conclusions:Increasing levels of E-cadherin in AJs correlates with extensive changes in cell morphology towards hexagonal packing during the epidermis morphogenesis.
Therapeutic interventions for osteoarthritis of the wrist: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Dean Benjamin , Henari Shwan , Thurley Neal , Little Chris , McNab Ian , Riley Nicholas
Published: September 2018

Background: In order to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for osteoarthritis of the wrist in adults we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods: The MEDLINE and EMBASE via OVID, CINAHL and SPORTDiscus via EBSCO databases were searched from inception to 25th April  2018.All randomised controlled clinical trials (RCTs) and any prospective studies of adults with wrist osteoarthritis investigating any intervention with a comparator were included.  Data were extracted and checked for accuracy and completeness by pairs of reviewers. Primary outcomes were pain and function. Comparative treatment effects were analysed by random effects at all time points.

Results: Three RCTs were identified for inclusion after screening and all had a high risk of bias. Two compared proximal row carpectomy (PRC) with four corner fusion (4CF) for post-traumatic osteoarthritis, while the other compared leather with commercial wrist splints in patients with chronic wrist pain, of which a small group had wrist osteoarthritis. 

Conclusion: There is no prospective study comparing operative to non-operative treatment for wrist osteoarthritis, while there is a paucity of prospective studies assessing the effectiveness of both non-operative and operative interventions.  Further research is necessary in order to better define which patients benefit from which specific interventions.

Registration: The review protocol was registered with PROSPERO under the registration number CRD42018094799.
Importance of human demographic history knowledge in genetic studies involving multi-ethnic cohorts
Authors: Kulohoma Benard W.
Published: September 2018

Paucity of data from African populations due to under-representation in human genetic studies has impeded detailed understanding of the heritable human genome variation. This is despite the fact that Africa has sizeable genetic, cultural and linguistic diversity. There are renewed efforts to understand health problems relevant to African populations using more comprehensive datasets, and by improving expertise in health-related genomics among African scientists. We emphasise that careful consideration of the sampled populations from national and within-continental cohorts in large multi-ethnic genetic research efforts is required to maximise the prospects of identifying and fine-mapping novel risk variants in indigenous populations. We caution that human demographic history should be taken into consideration in such prospective genetic-association studies.
“Nine Dimensions”: A multidisciplinary approach for community engagement in a complex postwar border region as part of the targeted malaria elimination in Karen/Kayin State, Myanmar
Authors: Tangseefa Decha , Monthathip Krishna , Tuenpakdee Naruemol , König Andrea , Kajeechiwa Ladda , Thwin May Myo , Nosten Suphak , Tun Saw Win , Ma Kayin , Hashmi Ahmar , Lwin Khin Maung , Cheah Phaik Yeong , von Seidlein Lorenz , Nosten Francois
Published: September 2018

Background:In light of growing antimalarial drug resistance in Southeast Asia, control programmes have become increasingly focused on malaria elimination, composed of mass drug administration coupled with prompt diagnosis and treatment of symptomatic cases. The key to a successful elimination programme centres on high participation rates in targeted communities, often enhanced by community engagement (CE) efforts. Social science research was conducted to develop a conceptual framework used for CE activities in the Targeted Malaria Elimination programme, as a cross-border operation in Karen/Kayin State, Myanmar.

Methods:Data was collected from three main sources: (1) participant observation and semi-structured interviews of CE team members; (2) participant observation and semi-structured interviews with villagers; and (3) records of CE workshops with CE workers conducted as part of the TME programme.

Results:Interviews were conducted with 17 CE team members, with 10 participant observations and interviews conducted with villagers and a total of 3 workshops conducted over the course of this pilot programme in 4 villages (November 2013 to October 2014). Thematic analysis was used to construct the nine dimensions for CE in this complex, post-war region: i) history of the people; ii) space; iii) work; iv) knowledge about the world; v) intriguing obstacle (rumour); vi) relationship with the health care system; vii) migration; viii) logic of capitalism influencing openness; and ix) power relations.

Conclusions:Conducting CE for the Targeted Malaria Elimination programme was immensely complicated in Karen/Kayin State because of three key realities: heterogeneous terrains, a post-war atmosphere and cross-border operations. These three key realities constituted the nine dimensions, which proved integral to health worker success in conducting CE. Summary of this approach can aid in infectious disease control programmes, such as those using mass drug administration, to engender high rates of community participation.
Sexual abuse in the home: Helping children disclose
Authors: Pyburn Siobhan
Published: September 2018

Abuse within the family home is difficult to detect. Siobhan Pyburn explains how school nurses can help children to speak out, based on her experience.
Teenage dating violence: An overview of the risk factors
Authors: Enson Stephanie
Published: September 2018

In recent years, there has been an increase in teenage dating violence. In this first article of a two-part series, Stephanie Enson looks at the impact and risk factors.
Designing a health and wellbeing centre that meets the needs of the whole school
Authors: Sim Jane
Published: September 2018

Jane Sim, shares her experience and priorities in the development of a new health and wellbeing centre in a secondary school in Glasgow, and looks at the impact it has had so far.
School nurses lead training for school staff members across the city of Stoke on Trent
Authors: Lee Dawn
Published: September 2018

Dawn Lee shares her team's success in designing and delivering a city-wide training service for teachers to help schools meet the needs of children with medical conditions.
Supporting students who experience sleep problems
Authors: Thornton Stephanie
Published: September 2018

Sleep is essential for cognitive function and emotional wellbeing; however, many teenagers experience sleep problems. Stephanie Thornton looks at the risks of insufficient or excessive sleep and offers strategies to help students improve their sleeping patterns.
Keeping hold of your gnashers
Authors: Neville Sarah
Published: September 2018

Friday 5th October marks World Smile Day, which provides a timely reminder about the need to look after our teeth, but also links to fun activities and storytelling opportunities.
Which face will you wear today?
Authors: Francis-Pester Dawn
Published: September 2018

Halloween is fast approaching, but children can enjoy masks at any time of year. We suggest spooky and non-spooky options to fuel their imaginations as autumn approaches.
The challenges facing our rural primary schools
Authors: Rowley Imogen
Published: September 2018

As new research sheds light on the ‘perfect storm’ of challenges that rural schools face, Imogen Rowley provides some practical tips on keeping your rural school afloat
Topics to focus on in your first weeks as headteacher
Authors: Frostick Helen
Published: September 2018

Are you embarking on your first term as a headteacher? National Leader of Education Helen Frostick urges you to seek the support of an effective mentor and lists some of the areas you should focus on in the first weeks of your tenure…
Newly qualified health visitor: Is society a barrier to breastfeeding?
Authors: Bewick Jessica
Published: September 2018

As World Breastfeeding Week 2018 draws to a close, Jessica Bewick reflects on her experiences of supporting women and their families with infant feeding
Advantages of assertiveness training in team building
Authors: Hinde John
Published: September 2018

Staff in care homes tend to work as a team, but in order to build an efficient one, everyone should feel like they can express their views. John Hinde explores the benefits of assertiveness training for team-based organisations.
Technology and patient-centred care
Authors: Hancock Dave
Published: September 2018

Healthcare services across the UK are being encouraged to make the most of new digital tools to encourage ‘patient empowerment’. Dave Hancock takes a look at the implications for practice managers
Changing the rules: The tier 2 visa cap
Authors: Wiberg Vikki
Published: September 2018

In June 2018, newly appointed Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, took a welcome step towards addressing increasingly vocal concerns about the lack of flexibility under the tier 2 general visa cap. What effect will the changes have on recruitment?
Practice mergers: Why have warranties?
Authors: Cumberlege Justin
Published: September 2018

Justin Cumberlege of law firm Cripps explains the need for confirming warranties before merging your GP practice
Inspection and observation: A checklist for class teachers
Authors: Burnage Steve
Published: September 2018

What does Ofsted expect? This is still a central question in the minds of classroom teachers in schools being inspected. Steve Burnage offers a checklist to help teachers prepare
System based on the contrast of Purkinje images to measure corneal and lens scattering
Authors: Santos Pau , Martínez-Roda Juan A. , Ondategui Juan C. , Díaz-Doutón Fernando , Cazal Jorge A. Ortiz , Vilaseca Meritxell
Published: September 2018

Current methods to measure intraocular scattering provide information on the total scattered light, which consists of the combined contributions originating from different ocular structures. In this work, we propose a technique for the objective and independent assessment of scattering caused by the cornea and the lens based on the analysis of the contrast of the third and fourth Purkinje images. The technique is preliminarily validated first by using artificial eyes with different levels of corneal and lens scattering; second, it is validated in eyes wearing customized contact lenses to simulate corneal scattering and eyes with nuclear cataracts. Finally, it is tested on a larger population of eyes with cataracts and corneal disorders to prove its clinical usefulness.
Rank reversal in females hierarchy in semi-free ranging capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella)
Authors: Falótico Tiago , Verderane Michele P. , Resende Briseida D. , Ottoni Eduardo B. , Izar Patricia
Published: September 2018

Benefits and costs of group living may not be equally distributed among all group members when they are organized in dominance hierarchies. In capuchin monkeys, higher-ranking individuals often have privileged access to food sources and reproductive partners. Other group members, particularly females, can benefit from proximity with the alpha male, gaining privileged access to the resources and also protection in the case of conflicts. In this study, a group with 17 individuals was observed for seven months and during this time data on activities and interindividual distances up to 10 meters were collected using animal-focal sampling method. Data were analysed through minimum spanning trees of interindividual distances and shortest directed trees of grooming and agonistic behavior. Dominance hierarchy in capuchins is generally considered stable, without reversions. However, during this study we observed a hierarchy reversal. It involved a period of increase in frequencies of agonistic behavior, caused mainly by conflict among females, and during this time the dominant female was threatened and sometimes attacked by a coalition of three other females. After this period the dominant female moved away from the group centre and the former beta female clearly took over the alpha position. The reversal was probably caused by transition to adulthood by one female and low grooming rates directed to the alpha male and adult females by the former alpha female.
FT-IR, FT-Raman, Homo-Lumo and UV-Visible Spectral Analysis of E-(N′-(1H-INDOL-3YL) Methylene Isonicotinohydrazide)
Authors: Sumathi D. , Saleem H. , Nathiya A. , RameshBabu N. , Usha D.
Published: September 2018

A combined experimental and theoretical study on molecular and vibrational structure of E-N¢ (ICINH) had been carried out. The FTIR, FT-Raman and UV-Vis spectra of ICINH were recorded in the solid phase. The optimized geometry was calculated by B3LYP method with 6-311++G(d,p) level of basis set. The harmonic vibrational frequencies, IR intensities and Raman scattering activities of the title compound were calculated at same level of theory. The scaled theoretical wavenumber showed very good agreement with the experimental values. The mulliken charges and thermodynamic functions of the ICINH were also performed at same level of theory. NLO and a study on the electronic properties such as excitation energies and wavelength, were performed by TD-DFT approach. HOMO–LUMO energy gap was also calculated and interpreted.
Analysis of Implementation of SMEs Tax Enforcement: The effects of tax justice dimensions, understanding of tax accounting on SMEâ€™s tax compliance
Authors: Setyorini Christina Tri , Susilowati Dewi
Published: September 2018

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of understanding on tax accounting, tax justice toward tax compliance on SMEs tax. The research method applied in this study is quantitative deductive method. The population taken were SMEs registered in Department of Cooperatives SMEs, Trade and Industry in Banyumas, Purbalingga and Cilacap. The data were collected by using convenience sampling. They were collected through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with 115 SMEs. The finding shows that the SMEs tax compliance is influenced by understanding on tax accounting and tax justice. In addition, this study also reveals that the majority of SMEs have lack of understanding about tax accounting and most respondents still doubt about tax justice. Thus, the recommendation of this research is to conduct a judicial review of Government Regulation No. 46 Year 2013 to conform to the principle of tax fairness, transparency in the field of taxation should be improved, and the bottom-up approach must be conducted prior to issuing regulations by the government, especially given the economic capacity of SMEs.
Nicolas Charles – Enseignement supérieur et justice sociale. Sociologie des expériences étudiantes en Europe
Authors: Ballatore Magali
Published: September 2018

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Moritz Hunsmann, Sébastien Kapp (dir.) – Devenir chercheur. Écrire une thèse en sciences sociales
Authors: Cacciari Joseph
Published: September 2018

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Marc Perrenoud (dir.) – Les mondes pluriels de Howard S. Becker
Authors: Forner-Ordioni Elsa
Published: September 2018

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Martin Deleixhe – Aux bords de la démocratie. Contrôle des frontières et politique de l’hospitalité
Authors: Simonneau Damien
Published: September 2018

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David Lemmings – Law and Government in England during the Long Eighteenth Century. From Consent to Command
Authors: Dhondt Frederik
Published: September 2018

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L’évitement du politique. Comment les Américains produisent l’apathie dans la vie quotidienne
Authors: Gain Vivien
Published: September 2018

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Geoffrey Pleyers, Brieg Capitaine – Mouvements sociaux. Quand le sujet devient acteur
Authors: Le Goff Jean
Published: September 2018

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Agnès Roche – Des vies de pauvres. Les classes populaires dans le monde rural
Authors: Rinaldy Alicia
Published: September 2018

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David Le Breton – Disparaître de soi. Une tentation contemporaine
Authors: Bédard Samuel
Published: September 2018

Dans cet ouvrage phare portant sur les contraintes engendrées par l’individualité

contemporaine, David Le Breton évoque le malaise qu’éprouvent les Occidentaux à te-

nir les rôles qui leur sont socialement assignés.
PROSES PEMBERDAYAAN DENGAN MODEL EPE (ENGAGEMENT–PARTICIPATION–EMPOWERMENT) DALAM PEMBANGUNAN INFRASTRUKTUR DESA DI KABUPATEN TEGAL
Authors: Sofiah Noor , Sunarti Sunarti
Published: September 2018

PPIP merupakan salah satu program pembangunan infrastruktur berbasis pemberdayaan masyarakat. Meskipun dalam setiap program berbasis pemberdayaan sudah ada pedoman pelaksanaannya, namun pada pelaksanaan kegiatan PPIP di Kabupaten Tegal, terdapat perbedaan proses pemberdayaan antardesa satu dengan lainnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji proses pemberdayaan dikaitkan dengan proses pemberdayaan model EPE (Engagement–Participation–Empowerment) pada PPIP di Kabupaten Tegal. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian kualitatif, dengan pendekatan studi multi kasus. Peneliti mengambil dua kasus pada dua lokasi berdasarkan topografi wilayahnya yaitu lokasi di daerah perdesaan di pegunungan (Desa Dukuhbenda) dan daerah perkotaan di daerah dataran rendah (Desa Slawi Kulon). Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa berdasarkan analisis dengan model EPE diketahui pada Desa Dukuhbenda (perdesaan) proses pemberdayaan berproses secara linier sesuai tahapannya. Sedangkan pada Desa Slawi Kulon (perkotaan) proses pemberdayaan berproses tidak sesuai dengan tahapannya, fase pemberdayaan terputus pada fase partisipasi.
EVALUASI PROGRAM PENYEDIAAN RUMAH LAYAK HUNI BAGI MASYARAKAT MISKIN DI KABUPATEN BELITUNG
Authors: Winarno Bambang
Published: September 2018

Permasalahan pemenuhan rumah bagi masyarakat miskin merupakan hal rumit karena faktor ekonomi, kurangnya partisipasi dan tidak menarik dari sisi bisnis, serta ketidakmampuan berusaha karena usia. Pemerintah sebagai fasilitator penyediaan perumahan yang layak bertanggung jawab atas hal tersebut, sehingga muncul pertanyaan bagaimana penyediaan rumah layak huni bagi masyarakat miskin? Tujuan penelitian adalah mengevaluasi penyediaan rumah layak huni di Kabupaten Belitung. Hal ini penting untuk mengetahui kesesuaian sasaran program dan mekanisme bantuan bagi masyarakat miskin. Metode yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif, melalui penjelasan suatu fenomena secara mendalam. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa bantuan penyediaan rumah layak huni bagi masyarakat miskin di Kabupaten Belitung sesuai sasaran, namun perlu dilakukan penelitian lanjutan terkait pengelolaan rumah layak huni pasca pembangunan.
KAPASITAS PEMERINTAH KOTA BANDUNG DALAM PENYEDIAAN TAMAN TEMATIK GUNA MEWUJUDKAN KOTA LAYAK HUNI
Authors: Widyahantari Rani , Rudiarto Iwan
Published: September 2018

RTH merupakan tuntutan dasar yang jika tidak dipenuhi maka dapat menunjukan ketidakmampuan pemerintah dalam meningkatkan kualitas kehidupan kota dan keseimbangan ekologi. Pemerintah Kota Bandung berupaya memenuhi RTH dengan membangun taman tematik yakni taman yang diberi daya tarik agar dapat merubah taman yang semula pasif menjadi taman aktif. Taman tematik dibangun untuk meningkatkan indeks kebahagiaan warga serta mewadahi aktivitas komunitas dalam rangka mewujudkan kota layak huni. Sebanyak 30 taman tematik telah dibangun namun lokasinya masih terfokus di pusat kota. Penelitian ini hendak melihat kapasitas pemerintah daerah dalam penyediaan taman tematik yang dianalisis menggunakan kerangka tata kelola ruang publik meliputi komposisi, pemangku kepentingan, sarana serta tugas pemerintah. Dalam mewujudkan kota layak huni, pemerintah harus memegang peran utama dengan melakukan kolaborasi bersama stakeholders lainnya untuk percepatan penyediaan ruang publik terutama dalam hal anggaran. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa kapasitas Pemerintah Kota Bandung cukup baik terutama dalam hal anggaran dan SDM, namun ketersediaan lahan masih menjadi kendala utama sehingga belum dapat menyediakan taman tematik yang merata di seluruh wilayah Kota Bandung.
DZIEWCZYNA Z SZAFY, CHŁOPAK NA DACHU – NIEPEŁNOSPRAWNOŚĆ PSYCHOSPOŁECZNA W POETYCE REALIZMU MAGICZNEGO
Authors: Kołodziejczyk Dorota
Published: September 2018

Artykuł podejmuje dyskusję na temat reprezentacji niepełnosprawności psychospołecznej jako przestrzeni naprawczej. Autyzm, bo najczęściej ta niepełnosprawność pełni rolę radykalnej odmienności w narracyjnych formach takich jak film, powieść, (auto)biografia lub gatunki graniczne takie jak esej, jako niepełnosprawność wynikająca z niedostatków umiejętności społecznych i komunikacyjnych podmiotu, na poziomie fabularnym jest zagadką ludzkiego umysłu. Na poziomie retorycznym owa zagadka realizowana jest jako problem nieprzetłumaczalności – do umysłu osoby z autyzmem nie można dotrzeć, bo nie ma wspólnych kodów, które pozwoliłyby na komunikację. Postać z autyzmem jest albo opisywana z zewnątrz, albo „tłumaczona” przez obrazy sensorycznych zniekształceń, które mają przybliżyć stan powodowany tą niepełnosprawnością. Artykuł pokazuje, jak aktualne zmiany w ustawodawstwie dotyczącym integracji osób niepełnosprawnych (szkolnictwo, prawo wyborcze) bezpośrednio wynikają z określonej postawy społecznej względem niepełnosprawności – jest nią tolerancja, która jednak nie opiera się na uznaniu. Tę kluczową kombinację etyczną: tolerancja wyłącznie, jeśli towarzyszy jej uznanie różnicy – zaleca Charles Taylor w eseju The Politics of Recognition (1994). W analizie filmu Bodo Koksa Dziewczyna z szafy (2012) autorka pokazuje, jak retoryka magicznorealistyczna otwiera w filmie alternatywną przestrzeń dla autyzmu i innych niepełnosprawności psychospołecznych. Przestrzeń ta ujawnia głęboką niewspółmierność świata normy i niepełnosprawności oraz wykluczenie jako podstawową formę interakcji w obrębie tej hierarchii. Jako przestrzeń alternatywna pokazuje ona deficyty normy, a więc odwraca hierarchię, w której niepełnosprawność jest zazwyczaj wpisana w dyskurs braku, i pokazuje niepełnosprawność jako przeciwieństwo braku. Jest to jednocześnie przestrzeń etycznego wyzwania dla normy.
BARBARZYŃCY I KOCZOWNICY. MARZENIA I FOBIE
Authors: Pálfalvi Lajos
Published: September 2018

W esejach Jerzego Stempowskiego i Stanisława Vincenza znajdujemy opisy reliktów prastarej kultury rolniczej zagrożonej przez koczowników. W mitologii słowiańskiej są oni utożsamiani z takimi „katami Słowian” jak Árpád. W tożsamości europejskiej mieszczą się tradycja klasyczna i cywilizacja barbarzyńska. Ta ostatnia została nobilitowana w syntezie Karola Modzelewskiego pt. Barbarzyńska Europa, natomiast koczownictwo nadal pozostaje obcym elementem. W historiografii węgierskiej pierwszej połowy XX wieku powstała zaś pogłębiona refleksja na temat koczownictwa. Wybitny historyk, Tibor Joó (1901–1945), w monografii pt. Nacjonalizm węgierski (Magyar nacionalizmus, 1941) rekonstruował i interpretował na nowo zapomniane tradycje węgierskie.
SARMATYZM – PROJEKT NIEDOKOŃCZONY?
Authors: Nakoneczny Tomasz
Published: September 2018

Artykuł podejmuje zagadnienie aplikowalności sarmatyzmu, jego ideologii, wrażliwości i obyczajowości etc., do współczesnego polskiego dyskursu tożsamościowego. Odniesieniem dla podjętych rozważań są głównie prace Ewy Thompson i Jana Sowy. Naczelna idea artykułu wyraża się w przekonaniu, że traktowanie sarmatyzmu jako projektu autonomicznego (Thompson) bądź jako formy tożsamości, którą da się zrestytuować (neosarmatyzm), jawi się jako bezcelowe. Każda (re)interpretacja sarmatyzmu powinna być obliczona na realizację w ramach określonej celowości (kultura artystyczna, dyskurs akademicki etc.).
PARANOJA I SADYZM INSTYTUCJI. O BIESIADZIE U HRABINY KOTŁUBAJ WITOLDA GOMBROWICZA
Authors: Warkocki Błażej
Published: September 2018

Artykuł prezentuje „bliskie czytanie” (close reading) opowiadania Biesiada u hrabiny Kotłubaj Witolda Gombrowicza z jego debiutanckiego tomu Pamiętnik z okresu dojrzewania z 1933 roku. Zasadza się na dwóch na dwóch konceptach teoretycznych: z jednej strony jest to narracja paranoiczna w znaczeniu, jakie nadała temu pojęciu Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, a z drugiej strony – sadyzm (jako niekomplementarny w stosunku do masochizmu) w znaczeniu Gilles’a Deleuze’a (z eseju Chłód i okrucieństwo). Autor poszukuje subwersji społecznej w tej groteskowej wizji obrazów klas u Gombrowicza i odnajduje ją w sadyzmie instytucji arystokracji, która przesuwa głównego bohatera opowiadania na „pozycję paranoiczną”.
KULT-DICHTER VS. KULT DES DICHTERS: DAS PORTRÄT TARAS SCHEWTSCHENKOS IN „DIE VERHINDERTE REDE VON KIEW“ VON FRIEDRICH DÜRRENMATT
Authors: Voloshchuk Ievgeniia
Published: September 2018

The paper focuses on the essay “My Stumbling Speech in Kyiv” by Friedrich Dürrenmatt which hitherto has been on the sidelines of Dürrenmatt studies. The literary portrait of a well-known Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko as a cultural “Other” and the self-projection of the essay’s author have been analyzed here in their interrelations with various cultural and political contexts.
ETNOOBRAZY I STEREOTYPY NARODOWE W POWIEŚCI FANTASY NIKI RAKITINEJ GONITWA I POWIEŚCI SENSACYJNEJ ANDRZEJA KURKOWA DOBRY ANIOŁ ŚMIERCI
Authors: Kowalow Siergiej
Published: September 2018

Artykuł dotyczy funkcjonowania etnoobrazów i stereotypów narodowych w rosyjskojęzycznej literaturze Białorusi i Ukrainy na przykładzie powieści fantasy młodej pisarki białoruskiej Niki Rakitinej Gonitwa oraz powieści sensacyjnej znanego pisarza ukraińskiego Andreja Kurkowa Dobry anioł śmierci. Wybrane do analizy utwory należą do różnych literatur narodowych i reprezentują odmienne gatunki literackie, mimo to przekonująco świadczą o artystycznym potencjale związanym z wykorzystaniem przez pisarzy współczesnych tradycji narodowych oraz podejmowaniem gry literackiej z narodowymi kodami i obrazami.
DROGI I BEZDROŻA POLSKIEGO POSTKOLONIALIZMU
Authors: Nakoneczny Tomasz
Published: September 2018

DROGI I BEZDROŻA POLSKIEGO POSTKOLONIALIZMU
Marginal Cost of Public Funds: From the Theory to the Empirical Application for the Evaluation of the Efficiency of the Tax-Benefit Systems
Authors: Figari Francesco , Gandullia Luca , Lezzi Emanuela
Published: September 2018

We estimate the marginal cost of public funds (MCF) as an overall indicator of the efficiency of tax-benefit systems and their reforms. The novelty of our work is the calculation of a MCF indicator fully based on empirical micro-data representative of the Italian population. This indicator combines the incentives embodied in the tax-benefit system at the intensive and extensive margins with the respective elasticities of labour supply at both margins. Our results first show the importance of taking into account the heterogeneity of the population with women (both single and in couples) facing a more inefficient system than men. Second, our micro-data based indicator shows the potential bias of MCF indicators based on stylized and hypothetical measures of work incentives.
Investigation of Compact Dielectric Monopole Antenna Integrated with 3D Printed Horn for UWB Applications
Authors: Kumar Pramod , Dwari Santanu , Kumar Jitendra , Kumar Amitesh , Singh Shailendra
Published: September 2018

A novel broadband portable Dielectric Resonator Antenna (DRA) with integrated unshorted horn and broadside radiation pattern is implemented for ultra-wideband (UWB) and Electromagnetic sensor applications. A rectangular DRA composed of TMM 10i (Dielectric constant 9.8 and loss tangent 0.002) material is mounted over four supporting pillars to separate the DRA from the ground plane. A conical shaped horn with the copper foil conductor is used as a reflector to increase the gain and realize stable radiation pattern over the wide frequency range. The horn and supporting pillars are fabricated by a 3-D printer using light weight thermoplastic composite polymer Poly-Lactic Acid (PLA). The proposed antenna contributes measured VSWR (2:1) impedance bandwidth of 106 % ranging from 6.8 GHz to 22.2 GHz for a Quasi-TM111 mode with a low cross-pol level which ensures its linear polarization. The measured peak gain of the DRA is 7.8 dBi at 14 GHz, while estimated average efficiency is more than 88 %. The measured average group delay of the proposed antenna is ~ 1.5 ns within operation band. The proposed antenna is suitable for UWB operation and other broadband applications having omnidirectional coverage and stable radiation pattern ranging from C-band to K-band.
Morphometry of lunette dunes in the Tirari Desert, South Australia
Authors: Liu Zhengyao , Dong Zhibao , Cui Xujia
Published: September 2018

Morphometry and formation processes are key research problems in the study of aeolian sandy landforms. Based on morphometric parameters inferred from satellite images and the calculation of the drift potential (DP), we examined general characteristics of lunette dunes in the Tirari Desert, South Australia, along with their morphometry and formation processes to determine how this landform type initially formed and its relationship to surrounding linear dune distribution. Results show that the morphometric parameters of lunette dunes and connective lake systems exhibit moderate correlations. It suggests that the morphology of these dunes is controlled by the lakes. Spatially, the lunette dunes present regular arrangement, and the strike of their alignment are approximately in accordance with the linear dunes. The calculated DP implies that the lunette dunes developed under a low-wind-energy environment, which is a wind regime similar to that required for the formation of the surrounding linear dunes. Even though, the resultant DP demonstrates that the summer wind should be responsible for the growth of the lunette dunes. However, accompanied with the repeated drying of lakes and even its disappearance during the dune development process, it not only contributes to the development of lunette dunes but also promotes their transformation to linear dunes.
Ground-motion prediction equation and site effect characterization for the central area of the Main Syncline, Upper Silesia Coal Basin, Poland
Authors: Mendecki Maciej Jan , Duda Angelika , Idziak Adam
Published: September 2018

The aim of the study was to find the best model of ground-motion prediction equation (GMPE) forecasting peak ground acceleration (PGA) caused by induced seismicity. The maximum values of PGA on the surface are a major seismic threat for the infrastructure, especially in the highly urbanized areas, such is the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Area.

The forecasting equations were estimated based on the values of PGA, epicenter distances and mining tremor energy registered by 14 surface seismometer stations located in the central area of the Main Syncline of the Upper Silesia Coal Basin. Data were collected within the period from January 2010 to December 2016, and the total number of seismic events used in the calculations was 15 541. The final model predicted the PGA values and amplification coefficients representing the characteristics of the site effects under seismometer stations.
DNA barcoding authentication for the wood of eight endangered Dalbergia timber species using machine learning approaches
Authors: He Tuo , Jiao Lichao , Yu Min , Guo Juan , Jiang Xiaomei , Yin Yafang
Published: September 2018

Reliable wood identification and proof of the provenance of trees is the first step for combating illegal logging. DNA barcoding belongs to the promising tools in this regard, for which reliable methods and reference libraries are needed. Machine learning approaches (MLAs) are tailored to the necessities of DNA barcoding, which are based on mathematical multivaried analysis. In the present study, eight Dalbergia timber species were investigated in terms of their DNA sequences focusing on four barcodes (ITS2, matK, trnH-psbA and trnL) by means of the MLAs BLOG and WEKA for wood species identification. The data material downloaded from NCBI (288 sequences) and taken from a previous study of the authors (153 DNA sequences) was taken as dataset for calibration. The MLAs’ effectivity was verified through identification of non-vouchered wood specimens. The results indicate that the SMO classifier as part of the WEKA approach performed the best (98%~100%) for discriminating the eight Dalbergia timber species. Moreover, the two-locus combination ITS2+trnH-psbA showed the highest success rate. Furthermore, the non-vouchered wood specimens were successfully identified by means of ITS2+trnH-psbA with the SMO classifier. The MLAs are successful in combi- nation with DNA barcode reference libraries for the identification of endangered Dalbergia timber species.
Weak adjectives need not be definite
Authors: Ratkus Artūras
Published: September 2018

In Gothic and, more generally, early Germanic, adjectives can be declined for gender, number, case and determination. The latter category refers to a morphologically realised distinction (opposition) of indefiniteness and definiteness, traditionally presented in terms of the strong (indefinite) and weak (definite) types of inflection: cf. strong ubils‘evil’ vs. weak sa ubila‘the evil (one)’. The definite (weak) form of the adjective is conventionally said to be triggered by the definite determiner (pronoun) that precedes it. By examining the evidence of variation between determined and undetermined weak forms of adjectives in the Gothic Bible, I argue that the weak inflection performs a broader range of functions than conventionally assumed. In particular, I show that the weak form of the adjective is indefinite in the presence of a classifying or identifying feature. However, it accompanies a D-word projected from a noun (which may be null) bearing a definite feature. In other words, the weak inflection is not an autonomous carrier of definiteness and is definite only by association with the determiner. The evidence of variation between Lithuanian short (indefinite) and long (definite) forms of adjectives provides compelling support for this presentation of the Gothic facts.
Interrogative stems in Hittite and Tocharian
Authors: Peyrot Michaël
Published: September 2018

Hittite and Tocharian share an interrogative pronominal stem in m-next to the well known Proto-Indo-European interrogative *kʷi-, *kʷe-, *kʷo-. In Tocharian, the m-interrogative is especially frequent as a formative element in several interrogative, relative and indefinite stems. In this paper, these stems are investigated in detail, and it is argued that the Tocharian A interrogative stem ā-posited by Sieg, Siegling & Schulze in their Tocharische Grammatikis a ghost. Although the reconstruction of the m-interrogative for the oldest stage of Proto-Indo-European is beyond any doubt, it is difficult to use this Anatolian-Tocharian isogloss as an argument for the phylogenetic structure of the Indo-European family tree since in the other branches the m-interrogative may have been lost independently.
Zur Analyse von νῦν bei Homer
Authors: Conti Luz
Published: September 2018

In Homer, νῦν generally functions as an adverb referring to the present or the immediate future of the speaker. Apart from this use as a temporal adverb, νῦν has also developed a use as a discourse marker: it functions as a marker of discourse topic shift and as an adversative particle; besides these two values, νῦν also functions, as we will try to demonstrate, as an illustrative particle. The line between the use of νῦν as a temporal adverb or a discourse marker is blurred, as could be expected, but contexts in which the verb expresses past states of affairs totally exclude an interpretation of νῦν as a temporal adverb. This paper aims at determining the factors that have triggered the development of νῦν as a discourse marker. It will also describe the conditions that allow the use of νῦν in the description of states of affairs that took place in a distant past.
On the pronominal feminine plural in Tocharian
Authors: del Tomba Alessandro
Published: September 2018

Tocharian had a large number of demonstrative pronouns and determiners, whose basic element derives from the Proto-Indo-European genderdifferentiated pronoun *so(masc.), *seh₂(fem.), *tod(nt.) ‘this, that’. This article is chiefly concerned with the diachronic evolution of the endings and forms of these demonstratives, paying particular attention to the inflection of the feminine and the subsequent evolution of the category of gender. I argue that the feminine plural paradigm of both Tocharian A and B can be derived directly from Proto-Indo-European, with further analogical adjustments within Tocharian B.