bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Adapting to Learner Errors with Minimal Supervision
Authors: Rozovskaya Alla , Roth Dan , Sammons Mark
Published: September 2017

This article considers the problem of correcting errors made by English as a Second Language writers from a machine learning perspective, and addresses an important issue of developing an appropriate training paradigm for the task, one that accounts for error patterns of non-native writers using minimal supervision. Existing training approaches present a trade-off between large amounts of cheap data offered by the native-trained models and additional knowledge of learner error patterns provided by the more expensive method of training on annotated learner data.

We propose a novel training approach that draws on the strengths offered by the two standard training paradigms—of training either on native or on annotated learner data—and that outperforms both of these standard methods. Using the key observation that parameters relating to error regularities exhibited by non-native writers are relatively simple, we develop models that can incorporate knowledge about error regularities based on a small annotated sample but that are otherwise trained on native English data.

The key contribution of this article is the introduction and analysis of two methods for adapting the learned models to error patterns of non-native writers; one method that applies to generative classifiers and a second that applies to discriminative classifiers. Both methods demonstrated state-of-the-art performance in several text correction competitions. In particular, the Illinois system that implements these methods ranked at the top in two recent CoNLL shared tasks on error correction. 1 We conduct further evaluation of the proposed approaches studying the effect of using error data from speakers of the same native language, languages that are closely related linguistically, and unrelated languages. 2
Facial Types in Painting and Recognition Skills: Laymen as Connoisseurs
Authors: Schenk Astrid , Stumpel Jeroen
Published: September 2017

The history of art attribution in painting demonstrates that connoisseurs compare faces and facial features in their efforts to ascribe paintings to regions, schools, workshops and specific artists. Connoisseurs do not generally reflect on their application of face recognition or its importance. Since connoisseurs apply both specialist perception skills (recognising a brushstroke technique, for instance) and generic perception skills, an experiment was performed aiming to eliminate a connoisseur’s specialist skills. The experiment was performed using laymen observing faces, derived from paintings, that were stripped from all contextual information (i.e., cut-out faces). Thus, only generic skills could be applied in order to categorise these pictures. The results show how laymen arrive at the same categorisation of paintings as connoisseurs do, without prior training in matters of artistic connoisseurship.
New Black Fungus Gnats (Diptera, Sciaridae) of North America. Part IV. Genera Eugnoriste Coquillett and Keilbachia Mohrig
Authors: MOHRIG WERNER , KAUSCHKE ELLEN
Published: September 2017

In the Nearctic region the genus Eugnoriste includes 7 species currently. Four of them are new to science. These are Eugnoriste brachycostalis sp. n., Eug. florea sp. n., Eug. hirsuta sp. n. and Eug. ptilosis sp. n. The male of Eug. brevirostris Coquillett, which has been unknown until now, was identified and described herein. Moreover, an additional description and figures were given for Eug. occidentalis Coquillett. Eugnoriste villosoabdominalis Mohrig is reported as new for North America. The genus Keilbachia includes three species in the Nearctic region presently. Two of them are new to science. These are Keilbachia americana sp. n. and K. semiacuta sp. n.        All species presented here were diagnosed, keyed and illustrated by figures as well as data of their distribution provided.
Disparrhopalites naasaveqw n. sp. from caves at Wupatki National Monument, Arizona, synonymy of Dietersminthurus Palacios-Vargas, Cuéllar & Vázquez, 1998 with Disparrhopalites Stach, 1956 and composition of Songhaicinae
(Collembola: Sminthuridae)
Authors: BERNARD ERNEST C. , WYNNE J. JUDSON
Published: September 2017

Disparrhopalites naasaveqw n. sp. is described from a cave at Wupatki National Monument, Arizona. It differs from D. patrizii (Cassagnau & Delamare Deboutteville, 1953) in having pigment and a well-developed ungual cavity, and from D. tergestinus Fanciulli, Colla & Dallai, 2005 by having pigment, 8+8 eyes and a well-developed ungual tunica. Dietersminthurus enkerlinius Palacios-Vargas, Cuéllar & Vázquez, 1998 is transferred to Disparrhopalites Stach, 1956 as D. enkerlinius (Palacios-Vargas, Cuéllar & Vázquez, 1998) n. comb. The sminthurid subfamily Songhaicinae Sánchez-García & Engel, 2016 (type genus Songhaica Lasebikan, Betsch & Dallai, 1980) is redefined and the genera Disparrhopalites, Gisinurus Dallai, 1970, Soqotrasminthurus Bretfeld, 2005 and Varelasminthurus Da Silva, Palacios-Vargas & Bellini, 2015 are transferred to this subfamily. A key is provided for separation of included genera. Effects of climate change on presumed cases of cave restriction in the American Southwest are discussed.
Issue Yield and Party Strategy in Multiparty Competition
Authors: De Sio Lorenzo , De Angelis Andrea , Emanuele Vincenzo
Published: September 2017

The issue yield model introduced a theory of the herestethic use of policy issues as strategic resources in multidimensional party competition. We extend the model by systematically addressing the specificities of issue yield dynamics in multiparty systems, with special regard to parties’ issue yield rankings (relative position) and issue yield heterogeneity (differentiation) on each issue. Second, we introduce a novel research design for original data collection that allows for a more systematic testing of the model, by featuring (a) a large number of policy issues, (b) the use of Twitter content for coding parties’ issue emphasis, and (c) an appropriate time sequence for measuring issue yield configurations and issue emphasis. We finally present findings from a pilot implementation of such design, performed on the occasion of the 2014 European Parliament election in Italy. Findings confirm the soundness of the design and provide support for the newly introduced hypotheses about multiparty competition.
Influence of graphene oxide and multiwalled carbon nanotubes on the dynamic mechanical properties and heat buildup of natural rubber/carbon black composites
Authors: Zhang H , Wei YT , Kang ZR , Zhao GZ , Liu YQ
Published: September 2017

In this study, graphene oxide (GO) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were incorporated into natural rubber (NR) to study the influence of each of these materials when substituted for carbon black (CB) on the structure and properties of NR/CB composites. The influence of stirring time on the composites used to prepare the masterbatch was also studied. Morphological observations revealed that the dispersion of the filler was improved by partially substituting GO and MWNTs for CB. Improvements in the static mechanical properties and dynamic properties were achieved when the concentration of GO or MWNTs was 1 phr. The highest modulus and hardness was found in the composites with a short stirring time used for the preparation of the masterbatch. When compared to CB-filled vulcanizates, composites with GO had a greater tensile strength and equivalent heat buildup, which is mainly attributed to the larger cross-link density. In this article, compared with the MWNTs, GO is more beneficial to the preparation of rubber composite with high mechanical properties and low heat buildup. This is mainly due to the common functional groups carboxyl, hydroxyl, and epoxide in the GO can improve the dispersion of GO within a matrix.
Springback predictions for three-dimensional thick-walled tubes based on the cylindrical helix splines
Authors: Li Feifan , Wu Jianjun , Li Yang , Zhang Zengkun , Wang Yongan , Hui Yu
Published: September 2017

This article analyzed the forming process of thick-walled three-dimensional tubes under combined bending and twisting loads and performed the springback predictions based on the cylindrical helix splines. The equations to calculate the two kinds of moments consider the hardening effect, and they can be well applied to most materials. The cylindrical helix spline is adopted creatively to approximate the objective tube axis, and the curvature and the torsion of each cylindrical helix segment can represent the bending angle and the twisting angle per unit length of the corresponding tube element, respectively. All the cylindrical helix segments after springback are obtained based on the calculated moments and the final shape of the tube axis is achieved by connecting all of them through an appropriate splicing technology. Then, the whole deviations of the calculated shapes can be obtained. The method proposed is applied on a typical three-dimensional tube forming and it has got good effect.
Braidotti, Spinoza and disability studies after the human
Authors: Abrams Thomas
Published: September 2017

Disability studies has begun to employ Rosi Braidotti’s posthumanism, as a means to challenge the exclusionary model of man, dominant both in the academy and in everyday life. Braidotti argues that we must embrace a new form of subjectivity to effectively address the academic, environmental and species challenges characterizing the posthuman condition. This critical posthuman subject is inspired, in part, by Baruch de Spinoza, read as a monistic philosopher of difference. In this article, I compare Braidotti’s posthuman philosophy with Spinoza’s Ethics, read through a Deleuzian lens. The two projects are extremely different. My arguments are twofold: first, that Braidotti’s subjective reading overlooks Spinoza’s anti-subjective rationalism; and, second, that we must be cautious about Braidotti’s demands that we jettison all vestiges of man from philosophy, exploring disability or anything else. I make my case using the example of phenomenology. I end by asking what an expanded understanding of Spinoza’s philosophy means for disability studies, for posthumanism and for other forms of radical philosophy in the future.
Scientific output in library and information science: A comparative study of the journals Anales de Documentación and BiD textos universitaris en biblioteconomia i documentació
Authors: Vàzquez Mercè , Ardanuy Jordi , López-Borrull Alexandre , Ollé Candela
Published: September 2017

In recent years, academic journals have evolved to become a vehicle for scientific communication that is acknowledged by the official organizations that certify their quality. This enables assessments to be performed, determining how a discipline has evolved through the analysis of bibliometric indicators and the keywords used to index the articles. In the field of library and information science, it is particularly interesting to study the articles published in the journals specializing in this area but few studies have performed an in-depth analysis of the discipline. In order to gain a detailed view of the evolution of library and information science, we have carried out a bibliometric and thematic study of the journals Anales de Documentación (AD) and BiD textos universitaris en biblioteconomia i documentació (BiD) between 2000 and 2013. The analysis focuses on the number of articles and authors, the evolution of the sections and the contents. In addition, a thematic study determines the level of similarity between the two journals’ contents, the subject areas they belong to and whether there is any subject continuity during the period analysed. The results confirm that in BID, practitioner-focused subject matter is double that of the academic content, unlike AD, which shows a preference for academic content. The thematic study confirms that there is little similarity between the content of the two publications; that the subjects where there is overlap are basically concerned with information units, information technologies, auxiliary sciences and techniques, and library science; and that there is little continuity in the subjects covered during the period analysed.
To screen or not to screen? Vitamin D deficiency in chronic mental illness
Authors: Goluza Ivana , Borchard Jay , Wijesinghe Nalin , Wijesinghe Kishan , Pai Nagesh
Published: September 2017

Objectives:

The objective of the current study was to examine the pathology test utilisation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) within an Australian inpatient psychiatric setting.

Method:

A retrospective audit of 300 random hospital files of those admitted as inpatients between Nov 2014 and Nov 2015 was undertaken. Data was quantitatively analysed and described.

Results:

The number of inpatients who had a vitamin D determination during their admission was 37/300 (12.33%). The mean vitamin D level of those tested was 51.63 nmol/l. Of those that were tested, 18/37 (48.6%) were mildly to moderately deficient. There was a statistically significant difference in age and length of stay between those that were and were not tested for vitamin D levels, p-value <0.001 and 0.017, respectively. In addition, a simple linear regression indicated a weak association between length of stay and vitamin D levels.

Conclusion:

This audit highlights vitamin D screening inadequacy. More research is recommended to establish tangible benefits of supplementation, while local practice provides valuable data for education and policy purposes.
Psychometric Evaluation of Three Psychosocial Measures Associated With Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls
Authors: Ling Jiying , Robbins Lorraine B.
Published: September 2017

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of a Perceived Benefits Scale, a Perceived Barriers Scale, and a Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale with data from a group randomized controlled trial (RCT) and a test–retest study with 1-week interval. In the group RCT at baseline and Week 17, 1,012 fifth- to eighth-grade girls completed an iPad-delivered survey and wore 7-day accelerometers measuring moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). In the test–retest study, 91 fifth- to seventh-grade girls completed the iPad-delivered survey at Times 1 and 2. Benefits, barriers, and enjoyment scales had Cronbach’s αs of .75, .86, and .78 and test–retest reliability of .83, .88, and .79, respectively. Benefits Scale had a two-factor structure (physical and psychosocial benefits), while the remaining two had a one-factor structure indicating construct validity. Barriers ( r = −.16) and enjoyment ( r = .17) were correlated with MVPA indicating concurrent validity. Baseline MVPA and psychosocial benefits positively, while physical benefits negatively, predicted MVPA at Week 17 indicating predictive validity. The measures demonstrated satisfactory psychometric properties.
Medication Management in Schools: 2015 Survey Results
Authors: Maughan Erin D. , McCarthy Ann Marie , Hein Maria , Perkhounkova Yelena , Kelly Michael W.
Published: September 2017

The increasing prevalence of chronic conditions in children, for both common and rare conditions, over the past 30 years, and the increase in the number and range of medications used to manage these conditions, has contributed to the need to address medication management in schools. The purpose of this article is to present the key findings from a national survey on medication administration in schools. A nonexperimental cross-sectional design was used in this descriptive study. An online survey was sent to school nurses across the country. Responses from a total of 6,298 school nurses were used in the analysis. Results of the survey related to prescription and nonprescription medications, medication storage, student’s carrying their medications, delegation of medication administration, documentation, and medication errors are discussed. The article concludes that many different medications are administered during the school day. School nurses must advocate for proper policies and procedures to guard the safety of students.
Effect of Preoperative Deformity on Arthroscopic and Open Ankle Fusion Outcomes
Authors: Schmid Timo , Krause Fabian , Penner Murray J. , Veljkovic Andrea , Younger Alastair S. E. , Wing Kevin
Published: September 2017

Introduction:

Coronal deformity is considered a relative contraindication for arthroscopic ankle fusion. This study assessed whether preoperative coronal ankle joint deformity influenced the outcome of arthroscopic ankle fusion.

Methods:

Ninety-seven patients had 62 arthroscopic and 35 open ankle fusions between 2005 and 2012. Clinical outcomes were prospectively recorded with use of the Ankle Osteoarthritis Scale (AOS) and Ankle Arthritis Scale (AAS) preoperatively and at 6, 12, and 24 months and final follow-up. Radiological alignment was measured using the tibiotalar angle, the tibial plafond angle, the lateral talar station, and the lateral tibiotalar angle. Both groups had the same demographics.

Results:

Preoperative deformity was the same regarding sagittal alignment and overall coronal alignment, but the arthroscopic group had less tibial deformity (tibial plafond angle range 0-19 degrees vs 0-43 degrees). At final follow-up, the mean AOS was 34.2 for arthroscopic (95% confidence interval [CI], 23.3-45.2) vs 33.9 for open (95% CI, 17.8-49.9). The AAS at final follow-up was 26.0 for arthroscopic (95% CI, 21.0-31.0) vs 27.5 for open (95% CI, 19.7-35.2). Both groups had the same tibiotalar angle, lateral talar station, and lateral tibiotalar angle at follow-up. Regression analyses revealed no influence of type of surgery, preoperative deformity, postoperative radiological alignment, age, sex, body mass index, smoking status, etiology of the arthritis, and need for bone grafting on outcome scores (all P > .05).

Conclusion:

Arthroscopic and open ankle fusion yielded equivalent results for both patient-reported outcome measure and radiographic alignment in patients with coronal and sagittal joint deformity. Patients with higher tibial plafond angles more often underwent open fusion.

Level of Evidence:

III, comparative series.
Identifying crash risk factors and high risk locations on an interstate network
Authors: Gibson Kaitlin E. , Heaton Matthew J. , Tass E. Shannon Neeley
Published: September 2017

Highway safety improvement projects are identified by using either (i) a site-specific or (ii) a systemic approach. In the site-specific approach, locations for improvements are ranked according to different performance measures such as critical crash rate, expected crash rate or equivalent property damage only. Alternatively, in the systemic approach, roadway characteristics such as number of lanes, shoulder width, etc. are flagged as a ‘risk’ (or ‘preventative’) feature that increases (decreases) the risk of negative outcomes. Using the Highway Safety Information System database, we seek to merge the two approaches by, first, identifying roadway factors associated with an increased occurrence of car crashes (features we call ‘risk factors’) and, subsequently, identifying roadway segments with a higher crash risk. Specifically, we model the locations of crashes as a realization from a spatial point process. We then parameterize the associated intensity surface of this spatial point process as the sum of a regression on roadway characteristics and spatially correlated error terms. Thus, through the regression piece, we identify hazardous roadway features and through the spatially correlated error terms, we identify locations of high risk.
Oral and oropharyngeal cancer in Oceania
Authors: Pollaers Katherine , Kujan Omar , Johnson Newell W , Farah Camile S
Published: September 2017

Objectives:

Lip, oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer (OCC-OPC) represents a significant global health burden. The epidemiology and prediction of future burden of these cancers in Oceania is reported along with a critical description of cancer registries in the region.

Methods:

Data are extracted from GLOBOCAN 2012 and from published literature, as well as from local cancer registries, where available.

Results:

In Oceania in 2012, GLOBOCAN estimates the age-standardized incidence rates per 100,000 per annum for OCC-OPC to be 12.6 and 5.9 for males and females, respectively. Age-standardized mortality rates are predicted to have been 4.0 per 100,000 for males and 2.2 per 100,000 for females. Papua New Guinea is recorded as having the highest incidence rate of OCC-OPC in the world. It is predicted that 6500 new cases of OCC-OPC will be diagnosed in Oceania overall by 2030, an almost 45% increase compared to the 2012 incidence.

Conclusion:

Future research and resource allocation is needed to establish or improve the quality of cancer registries in the island nations of Oceania. Prevention as a primary intervention should be promoted by local authorities to control the increasing burden of lip plus OCC-OPC in this region.
A fusion approach based on infrared finger vein transmitting model by using multi-light-intensity imaging
Authors: Chen Liukui , Chen Hsing-Chung , Li Zuojin , Wu Ying
Published: September 2017

An infrared transmitting model from the observed finger vein images is proposed in this paper by using multi-light-intensity imaging. This model is estimated from many pixels’ values under different intensity light in the same scene. Due to the fusion method could be applied in biometric system, the vein images of finger captured in the system, we proposed in this paper, will be normalized and preserved the intact of the vein patterns of the biometric data from tested human’s body. From observed pixels under multi-light-intensity, the curve of the transmitting model is recovered by sliding both of the sampled curve segments and using curve-fitting. The fusion method with each pixel level weighting based on the proposed transmitting model curve is adopted by the smooth spatial and estimation of the block quality. Finally, the results shown that our approach is a convenient and practicable approach for the infrared image fusion and subsequent processing for biometric applications.
Crowds in Nineteenth-Century Fiction and Historical Writing
Authors: Palmer Alan , Stier Adam
Published: September 2017

An internalist perspective on the mind stresses those aspects that are inner, introspective, private, solitary, individual, psychological, mysterious, and detached. An externalist perspective stresses those aspects that are outer, active, public, social, behavioral, evident, embodied, and engaged. This article uses the term social mind to describe those aspects of the whole mind that are revealed through the externalist perspective. It applies the concept of a social mind to descriptions of crowd behavior in Walter Scott's Heart of Midlothian, Thomas Macaulay's History of England, and Charles Dickens's Barnaby Rudge. In particular, it examines the behavior of crowds as a whole, individuals (especially leaders), and subgroups in terms of the key notions of agency, moral responsibility, organization, and action. Finally, it places this debate within the context of nineteenth-century historiography to explore potential differences between fictional and historiographical treatments of crowds. It concludes that, while histories tend to be pragmatically inclined to treat crowds as social minds, the distinctive affordances of fiction allowed nineteenth-century novelists to be more flexible and to choose either to treat crowds as social minds where appropriate or, as Dickens did in Barnaby Rudge, to complicate or undermine this notion.
Activated Carbon Monolith Derived from Amygdalus Pedunculata Shell and Polyacrylonitrile for Supercapacitors
Authors: Shu Yu , Maruyama Jun , Iwasaki Satoshi , Shen Yehua , Uyama Hiroshi
Published: September 2017

Activated carbon monolith (ACM) was obtained from Amygdalus pedunculata shell (APS) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) via a template-free approach. APS was uniformly distributed into the monolith matrix and an interconnected network was fully established. The present study greatly promotes the close contact between desert reclamation and green energy storage.
BeerDeCoded: the open beer metagenome project
Authors: Sobel Jonathan , Henry Luc , Rotman Nicolas , Rando Gianpaolo
Published: September 2017

Next generation sequencing has radically changed research in the life sciences, in both academic and corporate laboratories. The potential impact is tremendous, yet a majority of citizens have little or no understanding of the technological and ethical aspects of this widespread adoption. We designed BeerDeCoded as a pretext to discuss the societal issues related to genomic and metagenomic data with fellow citizens, while advancing scientific knowledge of the most popular beverage of all. In the spirit of citizen science, sample collection and DNA extraction were carried out with the participation of non-scientists in the community laboratory of Hackuarium, a not-for-profit organisation that supports unconventional research and promotes the public understanding of science. The dataset presented herein contains the targeted metagenomic profile of 39 bottled beers from 5 countries, based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequencing of fungal species. A preliminary analysis reveals the presence of a large diversity of wild yeast species in commercial brews. With this project, we demonstrate that coupling simple laboratory procedures that can be carried out in a non-professional environment, with state-of-the-art sequencing technologies and targeted metagenomic analyses, can lead to the detection and identification of the microbial content in bottled beer.
Evaluation of maxillary anterior endodontically treated teeth restored with different types of crowns
Authors: Al Moaleem Mohammed , A Mobaraky Abdulrahman , A Madkhali Hassan , R Gohal Muneera , M Mobaraki Amna , H Adawi Ebithag , M Kariri Fahad , H Judayba Musab , M Qohal Mosaab , Alghazali Nabiel
Published: September 2017

Statement of the problem: restoring endodontically treated teeth (ETT) is one of the major treatments provided by a dentist. Glass fiber posts (GFP) showed good clinical performance during last few years.Aim of the study; to assess and compare the clinical as well as the radiographic performance of different types of ceramic crown systems used in restoration of maxillary anterior teeth over a cemented GFP and composite resin core.Materials and methods: 50 ETT with GFP were included in this study. These teeth were divided into four gropes (composite resin. Porcelain fused to metal (PFM), e. max and zirconia restorations). Both the clinical and radiographic assessments were done for the restoration at a period of one week, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after composite build up and crown's cementations. All data were registered and analyzed by SPSS program using percentages and Kaplan-Meyer analysis. Fisher’s exact test was used for categorical values while log-rank test was used for descriptive statistical analysis.Results: the clinical assessment showed no changes in the one week, 3 and 6 months in the four groups. While during the 9 and 12 months, a movement of the crown margin under finger pressure was present in one case, loss or retention in 2 cases of zirconia, the periodontal status with violation of biological width was present in one case of PFM and finally the color changes were obvious in one case of PFM and 2 cases of composite restoration. All the restorations in the four groups had no radiographic changes in the one week and three-month assessments. While during six-month follow-up, a loosed of retention in one case of the zirconia crown was detected. At the 9 and 12 months, two cases showed recurrent caries at the cervical margin of the composite restoration, cases with periapical infection and other with loss of retention of the post were recorded in the PFM restoration.Conclusion: e. Max and zirconia all ceramic crowns showed better clinical and radiographic performance than the PFM and composite restorations over 12 months recall.
Pengembangan Alat Peraga Sistem Tata Surya Bagi Siswa Tunanetra di SLB-A Yaat Klaten Kelas IX
Authors: Rahmawati Putri Elliza Efina , Winarti Winarti
Published: September 2017

Blind students have restrictiveness on their sight so it is difficult for them to know solar system concepts which demand a visual role actively. Based on this reality, the innovation of solar system props that was designed specifically for blind students is needed. This research purposes are: (1) developing solar system props as a physics learning media for students of SLB-A YAAT on 9th grade, (2) knowing the quality of solar system props as a physics learning media, (3) knowing the quality of solar system material recording as a physics learning media, and (4) knowing blind students response toward solar system props and material recording as a learning media for solar system material.This research is R & D with 4-D model according to Thiagarajan, Semmel, and Semmel that was confined to extent test in Develop step. The research was done in SLB-A YAAT Klaten. Testing subject on this research are 3 students of 9th grade on limit test and 4 students of 9th grade on extent test. Instrument of data collection in this research are instrument and product validation sheet, product quality appraisal sheet for material expert, media expert, and SLB-A YAAT physics teacher by using Likert scale in checklist. Instrument for students is students response questionnaire by using Guttman scale in checklist. Analyzing data technique that was used in this research is descriptive quantitative.Based on appraisal of media expert, the props and material recording have Very Good quality with percentage 87,50% and 86,67%.Whereas appraisal of material expert has Very Good quality with percentage 87,50% and 82,35%. Appraisal of SLB-A YAAT physics teacher has Very Good quality with percentage 90,27% and 81,52%. The result of students response on limit test for the props and material recording are Very Good with percentage 95,24% and 100%. On extent test, the response is Very Good with percentage 92,86% and 100%.
Metode Evaluasi Pembelajaran Inklusif Bagi Peserta Didik Difabel Netra
Authors: Wibowo Hendro Sugiyono
Published: September 2017

Evaluation is an important process as it determines whetheror not the learning process has been successful.Therefore, It should carefully take into account the various aspects of students’ performances and styles of learning in order to provide an accurate description of the progress of each individual student.This is particularly true for students with disabilities who are diverse in terms of their physical, mental, sensory, and motor ability. Such a situation necessitates that teachers develop evaluation methods that corresponds to these differences.Some educational institutions have indeed made an attempt to modify their evaluation method to address the specific needs of students with disabilities. Some modifications include computer-based evaluation, use of screen readers (for those with visual impairment), oral exam, or providing a reader and note taker. In the implementation however, effective communication between students and the teacher/ lecturer is required to ensure that the best evaluation method is selected for individual students.[Dalam dunia pendidikan, evaluasi pembelajaran memiliki peranan penting dalam menentukan sukses atau tidaknya suatu proses pembelajaran. Untuk itu, evaluasi pembelajaran perlu dilaksanakan secara seksama agar dapat memberikan gambaran ideal tentang perkembangan masing-masing individu peserta didik. Namun begitu, kondisi peserta didik yang berbeda-beda dilihat dari segi latar-belakang fisik, mental, sensorik,, dan motoric membuat media dan bentuk evaluasi yang dibutuhkan berbeda antar satu peserta didik dengan lainnya. Kondisi ini menuntut adanya kesadaran dari pendidik untuk dapat melakukan berbagai modifikasi inovatif terkait dengan bentuk dan media evaluasi pembelajaran untuk menjawab permasalahan di atas.Beberapa bentuk modifikasi media dan bentuk evaluasi pembelajaran sudah pernah dilakukan oleh beberapa institusi pendidikan dalam melayani peserta didik difabel. Di antara modifikasi-modifikasi media dan bentuk evaluasi pembelajaran yang dilaksanakan untuk melayani peserta didik difabel (khususnya difabel netra) meliputi ujian mandiri dengan bantuan komputer bicara, ujian dengan pendamping resmi, ujian dengan pendamping bebas, dan ujian lisan. Bentuk-bentuk ujian tersebut merupakan alternative yang dapat diterapkan sesuai dengan kebutuhan peserta didik. Untuk itu, dalam penerapannya dibutuhkan komunikasi yang efektif antara pendidik dan peserta didik. Sebab, kesalahan memilih bentuk dan media dalam melaksanakan evaluasi pembelajaran akan berakibat fatal terhadap hasil evaluasi itu sendiri.Tulisan ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dimana fenomena-fenomena yang diungkap dijelaskan dengan narasi deskriptif. Adapun untuk teknik pengumpulan data penulis menggali dari tulisan-tulisan lain yang berhubungan dengan dunia pendidikan dan difabilitas. Disamping itu, penulis juga melakukan beberapa wawancara untuk melengkapi data yang dibutuhkan.]
How to Recognize Revenues from Gross Written Premium: Some Evidence from Insurance Companies Operating in Cee Markets
Authors: Bokšová Jiřina , Strouhal Jiří
Published: September 2017

The research objective of this paper is to compare the current approaches in reporting of gross written premium in selected Central and Eastern European countries. Under current Czech regulations, the gross written premium in majority of Czech insurance companies is charged under the payment method set in the contract (i.e. annually, quarterly, monthly, etc.), however revenues from gross written premium for the accounting period are always shown in the proper amount. Our research confirmed that presented information about gross written premium in various jurisdictions is based on different methodologies and proved that for the comparability of data and for their information capability there is crucial to develop a precise definition of gross written premium; only in such case there would be possible to ensure the credibility of statistical data. Using these incomparable data may lead in many cases to misleading conclusions when evaluating the level of insurance in various countries and regions.
Statistical Evaluation Of Work Performance Factors
Authors: Maňák Radim
Published: September 2017

The paper deals with work performance as a complex of different areas and views. The goal of the presented paper is to evaluate the dependences between various work performance aspects and various types of companies. It is based on an empirical research, which was realized with help of a written questionnaire, and statistical evaluation of gained data. The results should show to which extend the type of company influences approach to work performance and the correlations between individual aspects of performance.
Theory of Patronized Goods. Liberal Evolution of Paternalism
Authors: Rubinstein Aleksandr Yakovlevich
Published: September 2017

The neo-classical principles of rational behavior are considered in the context of the nature of paternalism as the basis of the Theory of patronized goods. The formation of society’s normative interests is discussed in concern of political aspects. The article illustrates the theoretical and the practical aspects of the concept of consociation democracy, providing liberalization of the institutions for making political and economic decisions. The results of analysis reveal a pattern of paternalism drifting towards institutional liberalization. Proposed a hypothesis explaining why the economic policy in modern Russia still remains somewhere between archaic and merit paternalism.
The Use of ICT Platforms to Promote Knowledge Exchange in Project-Based Organisations
Authors: Priyono Anjar
Published: September 2017

This study aims to investigate the use of information and communication technology (ICT) to support knowledge exchange in project-based organisations. The primary ICT tool investigated in this research is WhatsApp, a messaging application that has been widely used since its introduction. An ethnographic case study method was utilised to analyse qualitative data collected from interviews and focus group discussions. Three projects in an Indonesian university with a duration ranging from 8 months to 2 years were examined as object of investigations. Broadly, the findings show that ICT tools are generally useful in supporting knowledge exchange, which ultimately positively affects project performance. The project teams relied on WhatsApp for the success of the projects. Although face-to-face meetings were rare, team communication was highly intensive, supported by WhatsApp. In addition, managers are encouraged to promote knowledge exchange between team members. Through knowledge exchange, there will be knowledge development, which facilitates the invention of new techniques and methods for promoting project success. The most prominent findings are presented using direct quotations to provide first hand insight from the field. At the end of the paper, recommendations regarding what project managers should do during and after the project has been completed are presented. The recommendations are classified based on the knowledge management life cycle, representing a structured method to manage knowledge in project-based organisations.
Comparison Shopping Agents and Czech Online Customers’ Shopping Behaviour
Authors: Pilik Michal , Klimek Petr , Jurickova Eva , Palka Premysl
Published: September 2017

The internet has changed the lifestyles and shopping behaviours of customers. Online purchasing enables people to obtain information about products and services provided more effectively and easily, with the result that home shopping has become ordinary and usual. This paper presents part of a research focusing on online shopping customers’ behaviour in the Czech Republic. The article pertains to comparison shopping agents (CPAs), a tool which provides information to customers and helps find the best offer. The research was conducted on the basis of an online questionnaire available on an internet web page. The main results confirmed a dependency between online purchasing and the use of shopping agents, which are very popular in the Czech Republic. Almost two-thirds of online shoppers use CPAs when they engage in internet shopping. The final part of the paper addresses references and customers’ reviews as an important factor for the selection of online retailer.
Empirical Evidence of Entrepreneurial Competencies and Firm Performance: A Study of Women Entrepreneurs of Nigeria
Authors: Mohammed Kabir , Ibrahim Hazril Izwar , Mohammad Shah Khairul Anuar
Published: September 2017

The purpose of current study is to investigate the effects of entrepreneurial competencies on firm performance of businesses owned by Nigerian women entrepreneurs. The 200 respondents of this study are women entrepreneurs operating micro-business units in Kaduna state, Nigeria. Survey questions was used to collect data. The study utilises SPSS and SmartPLS 2.0 to analyse the data. The findings indicated that strategic, opportunity and organizing competencies significantly affect the firm performance of women entrepreneurs in Nigeria.
Competition Intensity and Fatigue in Elite Fencing
Authors: Turner Anthony N. , Kilduff Liam P. , Marshall Geoff J.G. , Phillips James , Noto Angelo , Buttigieg Conor , Gondek Marcela , Hills Frank A. , Dimitriou Lygeri
Published: September 2017

Turner, AN, Kilduff, LP, Marshall, GJG, Phillips, J, Noto, A, Buttigieg, C, Gondek, M, Hills, FA, and Dimitriou, L. Competition intensity and fatigue in elite fencing. J Strength Cond Res 31(11): 3128–3136, 2017—As yet, no studies have characterized fencing competitions. Therefore, in elite male foilists and across 2 competitions, we investigated their countermovement jump height, testosterone (T), cortisol (C), alpha-amylase (AA), immunoglobulin A (IgA), heart rate (HR), blood lactate (BL), and rating of perceived exertion (RPE). Average (±SD) scores for RPE, BL, and HR (average, max, and percentage of time ≥80% HRmax) were highest in the knockout bouts compared with poules (8.5 ± 1.3 vs. 5.7 ± 1.3, 3.6 ± 1.0 vs. 3.1 ± 1.4 mmol·L, 171 ± 5 vs. 168 ± 8 b·min−1, 195 ± 7 vs. 192 ± 7 b·min−1, 74 vs. 68%); however, only significant (p ≤ 0.05) for RPE. Countermovement jump height, albeit nonsignificantly (p > 0.05), increased throughout competition and dropped thereafter. Although responses of C, AA, and IgA showed a tendency to increase during competition and drop thereafter (T and T:C doing the opposite), no significant differences were noted for any analyte. Results suggest that fencing is a high-intensity anaerobic sport, relying on alactic energy sources. However, some bouts evoke BL values of ≥4 mmol·L and thus derive energy from anaerobic glycolysis. High HRs appear possible on account of ample within- and between-bout rest. The small competition load associated with fencing competitions may explain the nonsignificant findings noticed.
Effects of Two Different Self-Adapted Occlusal Splints on Electromyographic and Force Parameters During Elbow Flexors Isometric Contraction
Authors: Limonta Eloisa , Arienti Chiara , Rampichini Susanna , Venturelli Massimo , Cè Emiliano , Veicsteinas Arsenio , Esposito Fabio
Published: September 2017

Limonta, E, Arienti, C, Rampichini, S, Venturelli, M, Cè, E, Veicsteinas, A, and Esposito, F. Effects of two different self-adapted occlusal splints on electromyographic and force parameters during elbow flexors isometric contraction. J Strength Cond Res 32(1): 230–236, 2018—The study was aimed at determining the acute effects of 2 types of occlusal splints on maximum isometric strength and fatigue of the elbow flexors muscles. The hypothesis was that splint-induced masticatory muscle repositioning might improve primary muscles recruitment by stretching masticatory muscles especially with the thicker splint. On 9 physically active volunteers with no temporomandibular joint and masticatory muscles disorders, we assessed maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) of the elbow flexors with diurnal (OSD, 1-mm thick) and sport (OSSP, 3-mm thick) splints, and without splint (control, Ctrl). On different days, participants performed 60 seconds of isometric contraction at 100% MVC (100%60s) and 80% MVC contraction until exhaustion (80%exh) under OSD, OSSP, and Ctrl in random order. Time of force output within target (t-target), force distance from target (ΔF), and force coefficient of variation were calculated. Percentage of force decay (ΔFi-Fe) was determined during 100%60s. From the electromyographic (EMG) signal, root mean square (EMG RMS) and mean frequency (EMG MF) were determined. Neuromuscular efficiency (NE) was calculated as the ratio between force and EMG RMS. MVC contraction and NE were significantly higher in OSSP and OSD than in Ctrl. During MVC, EMG MF was significantly lower in both splint conditions, and EMG RMS showed a nonstatistical tendency to lower values under both splint conditions. During 80%exh, t-target was longer in OSD and OSSP (+7.8% and +5.2%, respectively) than in Ctrl. ΔFi-Fe was lower in OSSP than in Ctrl and OSD. These results support the hypothesis of a NE improvement of the elbow flexors possibly induced by acute, splint-induced masticatory muscles repositioning.
Validity and Reliability of the Stages Cycling Power Meter
Authors: Granier Cyril , Hausswirth Christophe , Dorel Sylvain , Le Meur Yann
Published: September 2017

Granier, C, Hausswirth, C, Dorel, S, and Le Meur, Y. Validity and reliability of the stages cycling power meter. J Strength Cond Res 34(12): 3554–3559, 2020—This study aimed to determine the validity and the reliability of the Stages power meter crank system (Boulder, United States) during several laboratory cycling tasks. Eleven trained subjects completed laboratory cycling trials on an indoor cycle fitted with SRM Professional and Stages systems. The trials consisted of an incremental test at 100 W, 200 W, 300 W, 400 W, and four 7-s sprints. The level of pedaling asymmetry was determined for each cycling intensity during a similar protocol completed on a Lode Excalibur Sport ergometer. The reliability of Stages and SRM power meters was compared by repeating the incremental test during a test-retest protocol on a Cyclus 2 ergometer. Over power ranges of 100–1,250 W, the Stages system produced trivial to small differences compared with the SRM (standardized typical error values of 0.06, 0.24, and 0.08 for the incremental, sprint, and combined trials, respectively). A large correlation was reported between the difference in power output (PO) between the 2 systems and the level of pedaling asymmetry (r = 0.58, p < 0.001). Recalculating PO of the Stages system according to the level of pedaling asymmetry provided only marginal improvements in PO measures. The reliability of the Stages power meter at the submaximal intensities was similar to the SRM Professional model (coefficient of variation: 2.1 and 1.3% for Stages and SRM, respectively). The Stages system is a suitable device for PO measurements, except when a typical error of measurement <3.0% over power ranges of 100–1,250 W is expected.
Factors Influencing Spike Jump Height in Female College Volleyball Players
Authors: Ikeda Yusuke , Sasaki Yusuke , Hamano Rena
Published: September 2017

Ikeda, Y, Sasaki, Y, and Hamano, R. Factors influencing spike jump height in female college volleyball players. J Strength Cond Res 32(1): 267–273, 2018—The purpose of this study was to examine factors influencing spike jump (SPJ) performance by female competitive volleyball players through comparisons of the kinematic data of SPJ with those of the standing long jump (SLJ) and vertical jump (VJ). Seventeen female competitive volleyball players were asked to perform SPJ, SLJ, and VJ. Motion data of SPJ including the approach phase were recorded. Regarding SLJ and VJ, jumping motion and ground reaction force were recorded during each performance. The results obtained showed that SPJ height correlated with vertical velocity at take-off, horizontal velocity at third step contact, and the deceleration of horizontal velocity from third step contact to take-off. Regarding the relationship among SPJ, SLJ, and VJ, the relationship between SPJ and SLJ was stronger than that with VJ. The contributions of the hip, knee, and ankle muscles to the propulsive phase of SLJ were 39.7%, 21.1%, and 39.2%, respectively, whereas their contributions to VJ were 36.2%, 30.2%, and 33.6%, respectively. The vertical velocity of SPJ at take-off correlated with hip work and ankle peak power in SLJ and knee peak power in VJ. These results suggest the importance of enhancing horizontal and vertical jumping abilities separately to improve the height of SPJ because the primary generator for power production seems to depend on jump direction.