bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Development of 3DPageflip Service System to Improve Performance Customer Services in Bank
Authors: Juniadi Roki , Astuti Indri , Fadillah Fadillah
Published: April 2019

This study aims to produce a 3Dpageflip service system design in the learning of customer service material, the final product of a 3Dpageflip service system to improve Customer Service performance, through learning activities using a 3Dpageflip service system is expected to help skilled Customer Service in serving customer satisfaction at the Bank. This research is a research on the development of a 3Dpageflip service system by using the Borg and Gall development stage, and the subject of the research is Customer Service. The design of the model is developed using the ADDIE model. From the results of the media expert validation and expert service model validation, and Customer Service questionnaires about the 3Dpageflip service design system, the 3Dpageflip service system is well used in learning customer service material at the Bank. The results showed that the average response value of 83.92 3Dpageflip service system meant that it was well received, tested and feasible to use in the material of the customer service system in improving Customer Service performance.
The behaviour of Bombus impatiens (Apidae, Bombini) on tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill., Solanaceae) flowers: pollination and reward perception
Authors: Nunes-Silva Patrícia , Hrncir Michael , Shipp Les , Kevan Peter , Imperatriz-Fonseca Vera Lucia
Published: April 2019

The foraging behaviour of pollinators can influence their efficiency in pollinating certain plant species. Improving our understanding of this behaviour can contribute to an improvement of management techniques to avoid pollination deficits. We investigated the relationship between the number of visits of bumble bees (Bombus impatiens) to tomato flowers (Lycopersicon esculentum) and two variables related to the quality of the resulting fruits (weight, number of seeds), as well as the relationship between foragers’ thoracic weights, physical characteristics of thoracic vibrations (main frequency, velocity amplitude), amount of pollen removed from flowers, and the quality-related variables. In addition, we studied the capability of foragers to assess the availability of pollen in flowers. Tomato weight and seed number did not increase with the number of bee visits, neither were they correlated with the foragers’ thorax weight. Thorax weight also did not correlate with the amount of pollen removed from the flowers nor with the physical characteristics of vibration. Vibration characteristics did not change in response to the amount of pollen available on tomato flowers. Instead, foragers adjusted the time spent visiting the flowers, spending fewer time on flowers from which some pollen had already been removed on previous visits. The quantity and the production-related variables of tomatoes are not dependent on the number of bee visits (usually one visit suffices for full pollination); bigger foragers are not more efficient in pollinating tomato flowers than smaller ones; and B. impatiens foragers are capable of evaluating the amount of pollen on a flower while foraging and during pollination.
Aggressive displacement of Xylocopa nigrita carpenter bees from flowers of Lagenaria sphaerica (Cucurbitaceae) by territorial male Eastern Olive Sunbirds (Cyanomitra olivacea) in Tanzania
Authors: Ollerton Jeff , Nuttman Clive
Published: April 2019

Male Eastern Olive Sunbirds (Cyanomitra olivacea) and Xylocopa nigrita carpenter bees in Tanzania both utilise the flowers of male plants of Lagenaria sphaerica (Cucurbitaceae) as a source of nectar. The sunbirds set up territories defending this nectar resource.  Observations of interactions between the sunbirds and the carpenter bees show that the bees are aggressively displaced from flowers when spotted by the birds.  Only the bees can be considered as legitimate pollinators as the birds do not contact the anthers of the male flowers and were never seen visiting nectarless female flowers of Lagenaria sphaerica.  Such territory defence may have implications for the frequency of movement and composition of pollen being transferred from male to female flowers which warrants further research.
Taraxacum officinale pollen depresses seed set of montane wildflowers through pollen allelopathy
Authors: Loughnan Deirdre , Thomson James D. , Ogilvie Jane E. , Gilbert Benjamin
Published: April 2019

Plant species that share pollinators can suffer from interspecific pollen deposition. Male reproductive success is inevitably reduced by the loss of pollen to flowers of another species. Female reproductive success can be affected by reduced stigmatic area or, more strongly, through allelopathic effects by which the admixture of some foreign pollen reduces seed or fruit set. We tested for allelopathic effects of Taraxacum officinale (Asteracaeae) pollen on the seed set of montane wildflowers Erythronium grandiflorum (Liliaceae) and Erysimum capitatum (Brassicaceae), by hand-pollinating plants with pollen mixtures. Taraxacum is a common invasive species, which produces allelopathic chemicals in its root and vegetative tissue, making it a likely candidate for pollen allelopathy. Flowers of both species produced fewer well-developed seeds when pollinated with pollen mixtures containing Taraxacum pollen. The pollen-allelopathic potential of weedy dandelion may add to its ability to disrupt communities that it invades.
Relative floral density of an invasive plant affects pollinator foraging behaviour on a native plant
Authors: Iler Amy Marie , Goodell Karen
Published: April 2019

Interactions between invasive and native plants for pollinators vary from competition to facilitation of pollination of native plants. Theory predicts that relative floral densities should account for some of this variation in outcomes, with facilitation at low floral densities and competition at high floral densities of the invader. We tested this prediction by quantifying pollination and female reproductive success of a native herb, Geranium maculatum, in three experimental arrays that varied in floral density of the invasive shrub Lonicera maackii: control (no L. maackii), low floral density of L. maackii, and high floral density of L. maackii. A low density of L. maackii flowers was associated with an increase in pollinator visitation rate to G. maculatum flowers and an increase in conspecific pollen deposition compared to controls and high density arrays. Increased visitation rates were not associated with an increase in the number of visitors to low density arrays, suggesting instead that a behavioural switch in visitation within the array accounted for increased pollen deposition. In contrast, the only evidence of competition in high density arrays was a shorter duration of visits to G. maculatum flowers relative to the other treatments. The number of seeds per flower did not vary among treatments, although trends in seeds per flower were consistent with patterns of pollinator foraging behaviour. Given increased pollinator visits and pollen deposition at a low density of the invader, our study indicates that complete eradication of invasives as a management or restoration technique may have unintended negative consequences for pollination of native plants.
A test of density-dependent pollination within three populations of endangered Pentachaeta lyonii
Authors: Holt Jocelyn R. , Wilson Paul , Brigham Christy A.
Published: April 2019

A major concern with endangered plants is that they might attract insufficient numbers of pollinators, produce low numbers of seeds, and decline towards extinction. We examined effects of density as it varied within populations on the pollination of Pentachaeta lyonii, an endangered species that requires pollinators for seed set. Generalist bee-flies and bees were abundant pollinators at three sites for two years. Per-capita visitation rates did not decline at sparse points or for plants placed on the order of 10 m away from other flowering individuals. Seed production was not pollinator-limited within patches, but seed set was low beyond 10 m from neighbours. Considering prior findings, factors such as habitat loss, competition with alien plants, and poor establishment of new populations likely contribute to the rarity of P. lyonii more than pollination failure.
Floral scent and pollinators of the holoparasite Pilostyles thurberi (Apodanthaceae)
Authors: Sipes Sedonia D , Huff Hartz Kara E. , Amin Hardik , Nickrent Daniel L.
Published: April 2019

Floral scent is likely important to the pollination of parasitic plants, despite that it has not been well-studied. We studied the pollination ecology of the North American stem holoparasite Pilostyles thurberi (Apodanthaceae) at two field sites in Texas. To identify effective pollinators, we collected floral visitors to P. thurberi flowers, observed their foraging behavior, and looked for P. thurberi pollen on their bodies. Augochloropsis metallica bees (Halictidae) and eumenine potter wasps (Vespidae) were pollinators. P. thurberi flowers are visually inconspicuous but produce a strong fruity fragrance. GC/MS analysis of whole floral extracts and dynamic headspace samples revealed the fragrance to be an unusually simple bouquet of raspberry ketone and several eugenols. Comparison of scent profiles to those from uninfected host plants (Dalea formosa) allowed putative separation of parasite and host volatiles. This is the first report of the constituents of floral fragrance in Apodanthaceae.
Pollinators may not limit native seed set at puget lowland prairie restoration nurseries
Authors: Husby Jennie F. , LeRoy Carri J. , Fimbel Cheryl
Published: April 2019

Land managers often rely on large-scale production of native seeds in nurseries for replanting into natural environments as part of restoration strategies. Nursery managers question if unmanaged insects can be sufficient to pollinate large increases in native forbs planted into young nurseries in non-native landscapes. This study investigated pollination of deltoid balsamroot (Balsamorhiza deltoidea Nutt.) and sicklekeel lupine (Lupinus albicaulis Douglas) at a native seed nursery compared to dense patches of native plants at a natural Puget lowland prairie to determine if insect visitation affected viable seed production for those two species. In 2011 and 2012, insect visitation rates were recorded for each plant species at more than 62 plots within two study areas. In 2012, seeds were collected from hand-pollinated and naturally-pollinated inflorescences and tested for viability. Overall visitation rates were significantly higher at the nursery than the prairie for both plant species. However, pollen limitation was not evident for either plant species at either site. Natural pollination by insects and supplemental hand-cross-pollination treatments did not yield different quantities of viable seed. Factors other than pollinator visitation, such as soil nutrients and seed handling practices, may be influencing seed viability, but increasing insect visitation will not likely significantly increase seed viability for these two species at this restoration nursery. Planting dense rows of native plant species may be enough to attract a sufficient amount of unmanaged insects to provide adequate pollination for seed production for some species at even young nurseries.
Temporary incidence of polygamomonoecy in the biodiesel plant Jatropha curcas L. is associated with style polymorphism promoting automatic self-pollination
Authors: Vaknin Yiftach , Samocha Yael , Eisikowitch Dan
Published: April 2019

Polygamomonoecy – the occurrence of perfect flowers alongside staminate and pistillate ones – in the monoecious biodiesel plant Jatropha curcas L. was reported as rare and often dismissed as having no specific functionality. Here we report that the incidence of perfect flowers is almost exclusively limited to a short period at the beginning of the blooming season and is directly associated with stigmas bending over fertile anthers, as early as in the mature bud stage. All perfect flowers have bent stigmas, while this trait is completely absent from female flowers produced later in the blooming season. In light of this species’ self-compatibility, we suggest that the occurrence of perfect flowers with bent stigmas promotes automatic self-pollination, thus enhances reproductive success when conditions are unfavourable for pollination.
Flobots: Robotic flowers for bee behaviour experiments
Authors: Essenberg Carla Jean
Published: April 2019

Studies of pollinator foraging behaviour often require artificial flowers that can refill themselves, allowing pollinators to forage for long periods of time under experimental conditions.  Here I describe a design for inexpensive flowers that can refill themselves upon demand and that are easy enough to set up and clean that they can be used in arrays of 30 or more flowers.  I also summarize of a variety of artificial flower designs developed by other researchers.
Fostering Self and Peer Learning Inside and Outside the Classroom through the Flipped Classroom Approach for Postgraduate Students
Authors: M. W. Ng Eugenia
Published: April 2019

Aim/Purpose: The flipped classroom approach is one of the most popular active learning approaches. This paper explores the effectiveness of a new pedagogy, known as FOCUSED, for postgraduate students.

Background: The flipped classroom approach is a trendy blended learning pedagogy which capitalizes on the flexibility of online learning and the stimulating nature of face-to-face discussion. This article describes a pilot study involving post-graduate students who experienced the flipped classroom approach in one of their courses.

Methodology: In additional to online activities, students adopted a newly learned approach to solve a related problem that was given by another group of students during classes. Quantitative data were collected from pre- and post-tests for both self-learned online materials and group discussion during classes so that the effectiveness of the flipped classroom pedagogy could be examined from the perspective of a holistic learning experience.

Findings: It was found that the average scores for the post-test for the self-learned online video were much higher than for pre-test, even though the post-tests for both online and face-to-face learning were higher than the respective pre-tests. The qualitative data collected at the end of the flipped classroom activities further confirmed the value of the flipped classroom approach. Even though students could self-learn, more students valued peer interactions in the classroom more than the flexibility of online learning.
Identifikasi Tingkat Stress Setelah Dilakukan Biblioterapi pada Anak yang Dilakukan Tindakan Invasif di Rumah Sakit
Authors: Ilmiasih Reni
Published: April 2019

Children treated in hospitals have problems stressing the impact of hospital care, especially invasive actions. The efforts of pain management have been carried out mostly is the management of physical pain and the results of the research obtained are not fully optimal. Psychological children also need to be prepared besides physical management. Anxiety, fear and not understanding the procedure will contribute to the perception of pain. The purpose of this study was to identify stress levels in children who were infared after bibliotherapy. The research method chooses descriptive research with 15 quota sampling techniques. The data analysis used is descriptive analytic. Phase 1 of the Basic Scientific Research (PDK) research by performing psychological pain management using bibliotherapy, the storytelling method was obtained after bibliotherapy with a description of patients in the hospital as much as 2x a day and 50% of respondents experienced mild stress. This is because the bibliotherapy process with stories of children being treated in hospitals is able to make a picture of the situation that can be understood in preparing mentally for infasive actions. Keywords: Stress, Children, Bibliotherapy, invasive measures
PENGARUH BUDAYA ORGANISASI DAN LOCUS OF CONTROL TERHADAP KINERJA PEGAWAI CABANG PT. PEGADAIAN (PERSERO) TARANDAM PADANG
Authors: Hidayat Miftahul , Dewi Aminar Sutra
Published: April 2019

The purpose of this study to determine how the influence of organizational culture and locus of control on the performance of PT.Pegadaian (Persero) Tarandam Padang. The research method used is descriptive causative. The sampling technique used is the total sampling so that the population is taken as many as 39 respondents. Data analysis technique used is test of validity, reliability, classical assumption test, multiple linear regression test, F test and t test. Based on multiple linear regression analysis, organizational culture variable and locus of control on the performance of PT. Pegadaian (Persero) Tarandam Padang obtained Y = 13,260 + 0,896 X1 + 0,428 X2 + 0,05. From the result of t test, it is found that organizational culture variables have significant effect on employee performance with significant value 0.000 < 0,05, so Ho is rejected and H1 accepted, while locus of control variable has no significant effect to PT. Pawnshop (Persero) Tarandam Padang because significant value 0,037 < 0.05, so Ho accepted and H2 rejected. From result of F test proved that organizational culture variable and locus of control simultaneously have significant influence to PT. Pegadaian (Persero) Tarandam Padang performance with significant value 0,000 < 0,05. While Adjusted R Square result is 0,368, it means free variable influence to variable 36,8% the rest 63,2% is explained by other variable not used in this research.
PENGARUH LIKUIDITAS DAN SOLVABILITAS TERHADAP PROFITABILITAS PADA PERUSAHAAN MAKANAN DAN MINUMAN YANG TERDAFTAR DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA PERIODE 2013-2015
Authors: Sari Dia Permata , Dewi Aminar Sutra
Published: April 2019

This study aims to determine there is influence of liquidity and solvency ratio on profitability. This type of research is quantitative research that is data in the form of numbers. Population in this study are all food and beverage companies listed on the Indonesia stock exchange amounted to 14 companies. The sampel in this study amounted to 12 food and beverage companies listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange. The technique of data analysis that is used is multiple linear regression by using program Eviews. From the results of tests conducted show that : 1) liquidity has a positive and significant impact on profitability, which is shown by probability > 0,05 is 0,9744. 2) Solvency has a positive and significant effect on profitability, which is shown by probability > 0,05 that is 0,5041. Where the R2 (R-Square) value is 1,36%.
The interpretation of syntactically unconstrained anaphors in Turkish heritage speakers
Authors: Gračanin-Yuksek Martina , Lago Sol , Şafak Duygu Fatma , Demir Orhan , Kırkıcı Bilal
Published: April 2019

Previous work has shown that heritage grammars are often simplified compared to their monolingual counterparts, especially in domains in which the societally-dominant language makes fewer distinctions than the heritage language. We investigated whether linguistic simplification extended to the anaphoric system of Turkish heritage speakers living in Germany. Whereas the Turkish monolingual grammar features a three-way distinction between reflexives (kendi), pronouns (o), and syntactically-unconstrained anaphors (kendisi), German only distinguishes between two categories, pronouns and reflexives. We examined whether heritage speakers simplified the Turkish anaphor system by assimilating the syntactically unconstrained anaphor kendisi to either of the two categories attested in the societally-dominant language, German. Speakers’ sensitivity to grammatical distinctions in comprehension was assessed using an offline antecedent selection task and an online self-paced reading task. Our results showed that heritage speakers retain the three-way anaphoric distinctions of the monolingual grammar but there were also differences between the results of the offline and the online tasks. We suggest that processing paradigms are a useful complement to judgment tasks when studying how heritage speakers use grammatical distinctions involving optionality, as online measures can reveal distinctions that are allowed, even if dispreferred by comprehenders.
PENGARUH TINGKAT INFLASI, SUKU BUNGA DAN NILAI KURS DOLLAR AS TERHADAP INDEKS HARGA SAHAM GABUNGAN PADA BURSA EFEK INDONESIA (BEI) PERIODE 2011-2015
Authors: Viska Vira Yulia , Dewi Aminar Sutra
Published: April 2019

This research conducted to find out either simultaneously or partially the influence of the inflation rate, the interest rate and the exchange rates of the US Dollar on composite stock price indeks in Indonesia Stock Exchange. This type or research is quantitative research. Data analysis technique used is multiple linear regression using the program eviews. The results of this study indicite that : 1) inflation rate variable has negative effect that is not significant to composite stock price indeks, 2) the interest rate variable has negative effect significantly to composite stock price indeks, 3) the exchange rates of the US Dollar variable effect significantly positive to the exchange rates of the US Dollar. Determination of coefficient test result shows that the three variable used may explain the variable composite stock price indeks 40,86% while the remaining 59,14% influenced by other variables outside this research model.
Would Stronger Seat Belt Laws Reduce Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths? A Semi-Bayesian Analysis
Authors: Harper Sam
Published: April 2019

Background: For policy questions where substantial empirical background information exists, conventional frequentist policy analysis is hard to justify. Bayesian analysis quantitatively incorporates prior knowledge, but is not often used in applied policy analysis. Methods: We combined 2000-2016 data from the Fatal Analysis Reporting System with priors based on past empirical studies and policy documents to study the impact of mandatory seat belt laws on traffic fatalities. We used a Bayesian data augmentation approach to combine information from prior studies with difference-in-differences analyses of recent law changes to provide updated evidence on the impact that upgrading to primary enforcement of seat belt laws has on fatalities. Results: After incorporating the evidence from past studies, we find limited evidence to support the hypothesis that recent policy upgrades affect fatality rates. We estimate that upgrading to primary enforcement reduced fatality rates by 0.37 deaths per billion vehicle miles traveled (95% posterior interval -0.90, 0.16), or a rate ratio of 0.96 (95% posterior interval 0.91, 1.02), and increased the proportion of decedents reported as wearing seat belts by 7 percentage points (95% posterior interval 5, 8), or a risk ratio of 1.18 (95% posterior interval 1.13, 1.24). Conclusion: Bayesian methods can provide credible estimates of future policy impacts, especially for policy questions that occur in dynamic environments, such as traffic safety.
Novel styryl and aza-styryl cyanine dyes: Synthesis and spectral sensitization evaluation
Authors: Int Chem , Shindy Hassan Abazied
Published: April 2019

Novel styryl cyanine dyes and aza-styryl cyanine dyes having the nucleus of furo[(3,2-d)pyrazole;(3',2'-d)oxazole] iodide salt were prepared. Spectral sensitization evaluation for all the synthesized styryl and aza-styryl cyanine dyes was carried out through investigating their electronic visible absorption spectra in 95% ethanol solution. The dyes were thought to be better spectral sensitizers when they absorb light at longer wavelength bands (bathochromic shifted and/or red shifted dyes). Consequently the spectral sensitization of the dyes decreased when they absorb light at shorter wavelength bands (hypsochromic shifted and/or blue shifted dyes). The results discussed in this study revealed that the spectral sensitization properties of the examined dyes is highly effected by the type of the X substituted in the phenyl ring system for the styryl cyanine dyes and by the type of the phenyl and/or the naphthyl ring system for the aza-styryl cyanine dyes. Structural confirmations were identified by elemental analysis, visible spectra, IR and 1H NMR spectroscopic data.
Bioassays based on higher plants as excellent dosimeters for ecotoxicity monitoring: A review
Authors: Int Chem , Iqbal Munawar
Published: April 2019

All sorts of pollution on the planet can be traced back to development of industries and the most important among them is water pollution. Clean technologies, management practices and regular monitoring of effluents could be helpful to minimize the contamination of watersheds. Allium cepa (A. cepa) has been recognized as a promising genetic model to detect the toxicity of industrial wastewater, contaminated soil, river water, nuclear contamination and even for those systems which are considered non toxic. A. cepa is distinguished as a low cost test, easy to handle and sensitive to both in vivo and in vitro models. It offers the detection of damages in genetic material quantitatively and the results can be generalized for other biological and ecological systems. Moreover, the pollutants can be classified on the basis of this test present in industrial effluents and their mechanism of action on genetic material. This review focuses on the studies undertaken to evaluate the toxicity of industrial wastewater, contaminated river and soils.
Immobilization of cobalt doped rutile TiO2 on carbon nanotubes walls for efficient photodegradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol under visible light
Authors: Monazzam Pejman , pirbazari azadeh ebrahimian , Kisomi Behnam Fakhari , Khodaee Ziba
Published: April 2019

In this work, we focused on improvement of rutile-type TiO2 degradation efficiency by cobalt doping and decorating on carbon nanotubes walls (CNTs) (Co-TiO2/CNTs). X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), and nitrogen physisorption were used to characterize the prepared samples. The XRD results indicated after cobalt doping, we obtained rutile phase as the major phase for cobalt containing samples. The band gap energy of the synthesized samples were calculated by Kubelka-Munk equation using diffuse reflectance spectra. The surface area of the samples was obtained by BET model and average pore diameter and pore volume of the samples were extracted from desorption branch of BJH model. The effectiveness of the samples was examined through degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) as a model of organic pollutants under visible light. We achieved 27% and 50% visible light degradation of 2,4-DCP in the presence of pure TiO2 and Co-TiO2/CNTs after 180 min irradiation, respectively. The high visible light activity of Co-TiO2/CNTs sample can be approved that the presence of cobalt and CNTs reduce the band gap energy and sensitize TiO2 surface to visible light respectively. The mechanism for degradation of 2,4-DCP by Co-TiO2/CNTs photocatalyst under visible light is proposed.
ANALISIS PENENTUAN PUSAT-PUSAT PERTUMBUHAN EKONOMI DI KABUPATEN SIMALUNGUN
Authors: redo Ermenilda susanti
Published: April 2019

ANALISIS JURNAL GEOGRAFI EKONOMI
Establishing an infrastructure for collaboration in primate cognition research
Authors: Bohn Manuel , Schmitt Vanessa , Sanchez-Amaro Alejandro , Keupp Stefanie , Hopper Lydia , Völter Christoph , Altschul Drew , Fischer Julia , Fichtel Claudia , Beran Michael J. , Kano Fumihiro , Call Josep , Watzek Julia , Joly Marine , Hernandez-Aguilar R. Adriana
Published: April 2019

Inferring the evolutionary history of cognitive abilities requires large and diverse samples. However, such samples are often beyond the reach of individual researchers or institutions, and studies are often limited to small numbers of species. Consequently, methodological and site-specific-differences across studies can limit comparisons between species. Here we introduce the ManyPrimates project, which addresses these challenges by providing a large-scale collaborative framework for comparative studies in primate cognition. To demonstrate the viability of the project we conducted a case study of short-term memory. In this initial study, we were able to include 176 individuals from 12 primate species housed at 11 sites across Africa, Asia, North America and Europe. All subjects were tested in a delayed-response task using consistent methodology across sites. Individuals could access food rewards by remembering the position of the hidden reward after a 0, 15, or 30-second delay. Overall, individuals performed better with shorter delays, as predicted by previous studies. Phylogenetic analysis revealed a strong phylogenetic signal for short-term memory. Although, with only 12 species, the validity of this analysis is limited, our initial results demonstrate the feasibility of a large, collaborative open-science project. We present the ManyPrimates project as an exciting opportunity to address open questions in primate cognition and behaviour with large, diverse datasets.
The usefulness of Bayesian graphical modelling with neuropsychological data
Authors: Rasero Javier , Rivera Diego , Mohammadi Reza , Wit Ernst , Cortes Jesus M , Arango-Lasprilla Juan Carlos
Published: April 2019

Neuropsychological functioning is assessed using a network approach, inwhich links are defined by the relation between the scores of different neu-ropsychology tests. Although neurobiology has shown that a balance betweensegregation and integration achieves respectively high specialisation and inter-communication in brain circuits, it is not known whether segregation and in-tegration exist in neuropsychological networks. Indeed, the assessment of seg-regation require the elimination of conditional dependencies as scores betweendifferent tests that are highly correlated each other, i.e., those participantsperforming well, do the same in almost all tests. A novel method based onBayesian graphical modelling valid for non-Gaussian data is applied to showthat the neuropsychological functioning measured by 23 different tests scoresin a population of N = 1632 children is organised into seven segregated do-mains: 1. Verbal memory and comprehension, 2. Visual constructional skills,3. Verbal letter fluency, 4. Verbal category fluency, 5. Language, 6. Attentionand processing speed, and 7. Executive function. These results are importantfor several reasons. First, the employed method is data-driven and does notassume any prior knowledge in neuropsychology, nor about the possible de-pendencies between tests. Second, the method results from rigorous Bayesiangraphical modelling accounting for the strong non-Gaussianity present in thescores of neuropsychological tests. Third, the seven domains are obtained afterevaluation of a very large population, overcoming sample-size effects. Fourthand last, the method provides a recommendation for clinical neuropsychol-ogists, namely, the need of assessing at least one test in each of the sevendomains for a more comprehensive and efficient evaluation.
Do Grants Improve the Outcomes of University Students in a Context with High Dropout Rates? Evidence from a Matching Approach.
Authors: Facchini Marta , Triventi Moris , Vergolini Loris
Published: April 2019

We investigate whether grants improve the academic outcomes of students from socioeconomicallydisadvantaged families and, by this way, contribute to reducing inequalitiesof educational opportunities. Differently from most previous studies, we focus on Italy, acontext with high dropout rates and prolonged duration of higher education studies. Toestimate the causal effect of the grant we followed a counterfactual approach relying ona three-step reweighting matching procedure, applied to survey data collected at nationallevel by ISTAT on a sample of upper secondary school graduates in 2004 and 2007. We?find that grants reduce drop-out and increase timely graduation, with larger effects amongmales and students in Central-Southern Italy, those who are more at risk of withdrawalfrom university.
The Value Students and Instructors Place on Multimodal Composition within Academic Life
Authors: Alghamdi Majed , Reed Michael C.
Published: April 2019

This mixed methods research-based study was conducted to investigate the advantages and possible disadvantages of using multimodal compositions (MMCs) in the English as a Second Language (ESL) writing classroom. The conveniently selected participants were thirteen ESL learners and a native speaker of English instructor. Two data collection instruments were employed to gather the primary data for this research study. The first instrument was a student survey to explore the perceptions and beliefs of the students about MMCs. The second measure involved a set of semi-structured interviews with four students and their instructor. The results of the statistical data analysis of the student survey indicated that the majority of the student participants expressed their preference for using MMCs because this writing approach enabled them to more completely and professionally explain their meanings to others. The findings from the analysis of the data gathered from the semi structured interviews demonstrated that the students believed that MMCs made writing easier than writing with words only. However, the perception of the teacher was that some students believe that MMCs add an extra burden to their writing assignments and do not constitute an integral part of an assignment itself. Suggestions and recommendations for the more effective use of MMCs in ESL writing classrooms in the USA context, based on this research study, are provided at the end of this study.
Montagnes Russes and Calicot
Authors: Davis Peggy
Published: April 2019

Restoration-era discourse on the montagnes russes—early roller coasters—reveals
how leisure activity could become a lightning rod for perspectives on public space,
tensions among social groups, and expressions of patriotism. Eager to profit from the montagnes
russes craze, boulevard theaters hosted a number of plays on the subject. Through the
buffoonish character M. Calicot, one such comedy—entitled The Battle of the Mountains—
caricatured young clothing-trade salesclerks who frequented roller-coaster parks. The play
provoked the ire of some of these men, who “waged war” on the Variety Theater, where the
play was performed. The conflict in turn sparked satires in print, visual, and other media.
These cultural productions both reflected the short-lived mania for roller coasters and shaped
attitudes in their own right, all while employing laughter to deal with postwar trauma.
The Battle of the Mountains
Authors: Haynes Christine
Published: April 2019

At the beginning of the Second Restoration, Paris was swept by a mania for
roller coasters, which were dubbed montagnes russes after a Russian tradition of sledding
on ice hills. Situating this phenomenon in the context of the military occupation of France
following the defeat of Napoleon, this article analyzes one of the many plays featuring
these “mountains,” Le Combat des montagnes (“The Battle of the Mountains”), and especially
two of its main characters, La Folie (Folly) and Calicot (Calico Salesman). The “battle” over
the roller coasters, it argues, was really a contest over how to redefine national identity
around consumer culture rather than military glory. Through the lens of the montagnes
russes, the article offers a new perspective on the early Restoration as an aftermath of war.
The Domestication of Souls
Authors: Millán Saúl
Published: April 2019

Following the distinction between horizontal and vertical shamanism
originally proposed by Stephen Hugh-Jones, this article examines
the concept of nagualism in different Mesoamerican indigenous
societies and the role that animal domestication has played in these
conceptions. Through a comparative study of indigenous societies like
the Nahua, Huave, and Tzotzil Maya, different relationships between the
human and animal worlds are analyzed in order to show the changes
in ontological frameworks that took place during the colonial period,
through the introduction of extensive livestock farming. As a protective
institution, post-colonial nagualism developed in indigenous societies
that have domesticated animals because farmers see their relationship
with their flocks similarly to the connection between themselves and
their protecting spirits.
Development of Sales Modules for Agricultural E-Commerce Using Dynamic System Development Method
Authors: Delima Rosa , Santoso Halim Budi , Aditya Gerry Herbiyan , Purwadi Joko , Wibowo Argo
Published: April 2019

E-Commerce is a process model of selling and buying goods using information and communication technology. This business model offers a broad market for products owned by the seller. However this sales model is not yet common for agricultural products. Most of the process of buying and selling agricultural products is still done conventionally. The lack of agricultural e-commerce sites is the main reason for the research conducted. This research will develop an agricultural e-commerce system. This system has two main modules that are sales module and purchasing module. This article specifically develops sales modules for agricultural e-commerce. In the development of modules applied Dynamic System Development Method. The used of this model is based on characteristic of the project which have limited number of development team and short development time. The development stages consist of pre-project, feasibility study, business study, functional model iteration, and design and build iteration. In this study a prototype has been produced for the sales module on agricultural e-commerce that is being developed
STIMULASI PENGEMBANGAN KECERDASAN VERBAL-LINGUISTIK ANAK USIA DINI MELALUI METODE PEMBELAJARAN PAUD
Authors: Haryati Dwi
Published: April 2019

Everyone has their own intelligence on him. The scale of intelligence that has been used has many limitations so that it can not predict a successful performance in one's future. Intelligence possessed by a person needs to get attention in providing stimulation so as to develop optimally. Each individual has a different way of developing the various intelligences. That's why in the process of education and learning, especially every child must get different treatment according to the potential of intelligence that exist in each self. A person with high verbal linguistic intelligence can pay attention to a suitable language mastery. The storytelling method, the singing method, the role playing method, and the method of conversation are methods that can be done by the teacher in stimulating the verbal-linguistic intelligence of early childhood
Pengaruh pH Larutan Terhadap Nukleasi dan Pertumbuhan Kristal Barium Sulfat Didalam Pipa Beraliran Laminar: Pengamatan Kristal Menggunakan SEM-EDX dan XRD
Authors: Dera Santy
Published: April 2019

Kerak barium sulfat merupakan kasus yang sangat umum terjadi di dalam industry minyak dan gas bumi. Adanya kerak ini mempengaruhi produksi minyak dan gas bumi, sehingga menimbulkan masalah teknis yaitu dapat menghambat laju alir, sehingga tekanan pada pipa akan semakin tinggi dan menyebabkan pipa akan pecah dan rusak. Hasil penelitian ini menyajikan tentang pengendapan kristal barit dibawah pengaruh nilai pH (6,8,10) larutan, konsentrasi Ba2+ (2500ppm, 3000ppm, 3500ppm) dan konsentrasi aditif asam lauric (5,10,20 ppm) dengan suhu konstan 300C dan laju alir 30ml/menit. Dalam kegiatan penelitian ini percobaan pengerakan BaSO4 di dalam pipa uji dilakukan dengan mereaksikan BaCL2.2H2O dan Na2SO4. Larutan dialirkan pada pipa beraliran laminar. Adapun pipa uji berisi lima kupon terbuat dari baja tahan karat (stainless steel). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Penambahan zat aditif asam laurat dan meningkatnya nilai pH memperpanjang waktu induksi sehingga semakin lama terbentuknya inti kristal. Hal itu di akibatkan karena pH larutan mampu meningkatkan protonasi gugus asam karboksilat dari aditif sehingga mampu menghambat laju pertmbuhan kristal. Analisa SEM menunjukkan bahwa morfologi kristal BaSO4 berbentuk seperti bunga yang mengindikasikan bahwa bentuk kristal ini merupakan ciri khas kristal barit. Hasil analisis EDX menunjukkan bahwa elemen utama yang terbentuk pada sample adalah Ba, S, dan O. Sementara hasil analisis XRD memastikan bahwa kristal barium sulfat (barite), ini membuktikan kerak yang terbentuk adalah kristal barite sebagai kerak padat.
Epidemiology of Fracture Dislocations 1 Year Trend at a Peripheral Hospital in India
Authors: Sarla Gurmeet Singh
Published: April 2019

Introduction: The epidemiology of fracture dislocations is poorly understood. In this study we aimed to evaluate the prevalence and distribution of various fracture dislocations in the department of General Surgery in a peripheral hospital in Nasik. Material and methods: Fracture dislocation cases who underwent closed reduction by a general surgeon where no orthopaedician was available at a peripheral hospital in Devlali, Nasik from January 2017 to December 2017, were recorded. The demographic details of the patients who reported to this hospital were extracted and the type and site of fracture dislocations were classified according to their age and gender groups. Results: Out of the 47 patients, 30 patients (63.82%) were male and 17 patients (36.17%) were female. The highest incidence, 13 patients (27.65%) occurred in the age group of 20-30 years. In males, the highest incidence i.e. 10 patients (33.33%) occurred in the age group of 20-30 years. In females, the highest incidence i.e. 6 patients (12.76%) occurred in the age group of 60-70 years. A total of 11 cases (23.40%), the highest incidence occurred in the month of February. 31 cases of fracture dislocation were right sided (65.95%) and 16 patients had fracture dislocation on the left side (34.04%). 14 cases (29.78%) were of fracture lower end of radius which was the most common fracture encountered. Conclusion: Fracture lower end of radius was the most common fracture encountered; males sustained higher incidence of fracture dislocations and the age group of 20-30 years was most commonly involved. In females, the highest incidence occurred in the age group of 60-70 years. Left upper limb was more commonly involved in fracture dislocations of our series. The highest incidence occurred in the month of February.
Internalized Homophobia and Coming out Process in Adolescence: A Case Report
Authors: Set Zeynep
Published: April 2019

For homosexual individuals, on the basis of self-directed homophobic attitudes and difficulties experienced during the coming out process, their society’s heterosexual and homophobic attitudes are specifically considered to play an essential role. Numerous difficulties and pressures in reconciling our differences, depending on various reasons, may lead to the increase in some psychopathologies of homosexuals compared to heterosexual individuals. Additionally, individuals with different sexual orientations, instead of a dominant heterosexual orientation, may face several challenges such as the process of coming out. Relative to heterosexuals, these individuals are supposed to explore, define and explain themselves in this sense. This study focuses on how mental health professionals can help adolescents to manage their coming out process through affirmative and positive therapeutic interventions. A case report was presented in order to examine the responses given to individuals with different sexual orientations i.e. how the individuals internalize these responses, the adverse effects of this internalization on mental health, models explaining the development of homosexual identity in adolescence and how these issues can be practiced in therapeutical settings.
OLD AGE AND THE AGEING INDIVIDUAL: SOCIAL AND LINGUISTIC ASPECTS
Authors: Holyk Snizhana
Published: April 2019

The article addresses the issues of representation of old age and the ageing individual in the discourse of sociology. The topicality of such works is quite obvious, since with the increase in life expectancy, many academic studies have focused on old age and its new meanings in societies from different perspectives. This predetermines the need for the interdisciplinary analysis of old age and the ageing self. Also, this study closely examines vocabulary units that are used to designate an older person in English. The material for the analysis has been selected from present-day lexicographical sources. We conducted a qualitative study using the analysis of dictionary definitions and defined attitudes and perceptions of ageing and older adults as encoded in language units. The research highlights that as a socio-cultural product, language is influenced by two views on ageing: successful ageing, ignoring the physical dimensions, and that of decline, creating negative stereotypes of ageing, associated with weakening, diseases and dependence of the person. The paper addresses the above questions from the perspective of linguistic ageism, manifested in vocabulary units describing older people as silly, incompetent, eccentric, with outmoded fixed ideas, attitudes or tastes. Viewed in a positive light, ageing individuals are represented in language as experienced people, with wisdom and respect, when old age means transformation and continued self-fulfilment, rather than decline. The findings of the analysis provide implications or further studies of old age in different discourses that will contribute to a deeper understanding of the notion old age in its social and cultural contexts, as well as the concept OLD AGE in general.
COMMUNICATIVE INFLUENCE IN ENGLISH IDEATION DISCOURSE: RESPONSIVE STRATEGIES (BASED ON TED INTERNET PLATFORM)
Authors: Kaysina Darya
Published: April 2019

The article focuses on identification and description of the responsive strategies realized by the subjects of English ideation discourse. The term English ideation discourse encompasses a process and result of the communicants’ interaction in the social-cultural context of a public speech. The subjects of such a discourse are the ideator and the recipient(-s) who take part in the cognitive-communicative activity in order to accept and apply the idea that is the object of this interaction. The idea refers to a mental structure translated into verbal and non-verbal means of communication. The ideator’s global socially relevant communicative aim is to exert communicative influence on the recipients, so that they will put the idea into social action. This aim is achieved through the initial communicative strategies of informing, persuading and instructing that govern the sub-strategies: informative, informative-persuasive, persuasive, persuasive-instructive, and instructive. Sub-strategies are aimed at different spheres of the recipients’ consciousness – rational reasoning (informative, informative-persuasive), emotions (persuasive), volition (instructive) or at the subconsciousness (persuasive-instructive). Responsive communicative actions of the recipients are divided into instant (verbal: exclamations, short answers; non-verbal: laughter, applause, gestures) and delayed (verbal: rating an ideation speech by choosing three out of fourteen available adjectives of positive / negative evaluation; non-verbal: general and average monthly number of views of the video recording of an ideation speech). The study is pioneering a systematic cognitive-communicative methodology which reveals constitutive features of a new object of linguistic analysis – English ideation discourse – and provides the tool of inferential analysis to identify and describe rational, emotional, volitional communicative influence with relevant to this influence responsive strategies that are exerted by the subjects of the ideation discourse and are manifested in their verbal and non-verbal actions.