bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effect of metformin on the improvement of prostate cancer in diabetic rats
Authors: Hou Kaijian , Ke Wansheng , Xiong Jianping
Published: June 2019

This study was designed to investigate the effect of metformin on the improvement of prostate cancer in diabetic rats. A total of 20 Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were equally divided into control and intervention groups. The intervention group received intragastric metformin 200 mg/kg, while the control group was given intragastric drinking water for 4 weeks. Tumor volumes were compared, all tumor specimens underwent routine pathological examination, immunohistochemical detection of E-cadherin and N-cadherin, and western blot assay. The tumor volume of control and intervention group was 462.15 ± 45.67 and 23.46 ± 5.32 mm3, respectively. Hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining showed partial visible glandular structure with deepened nuclear staining in the intervention group. Immunohistochemistry showed high expression (6.5 ± 0.28 vs 3.8 ± 0.26, P < 0.05) of E-cadherin and low expression (3.4 ± 0.12 vs 7.8 ± 0.34, P < 0.05) of N-cadherin in the intervention group. Western blot assay showed higher expression of E-cadherin, while low N-cadherin in the intervention group. Metformin can effectively alleviate lesion extent of prostate cancer and mechanism may be related to upregulation of E-cadherin and downregulation of N-cadherin expression.
An improved synthesis of a cyclopropene-based molecule for the fabrication of bioengineered tissues via copper-free click chemistry
Authors: Meloni Marco M , Barton Stephen , Kaski Juan C , Song Wenhui , He Taigang
Published: June 2019

Background:

Since its introduction in the field of biological imaging, the use of copper-free click chemistry has been extended to produce improved materials for vascular surgery, ophthalmology, environmental, and automotive applications. This wide applicability suggests that larger quantities of the chemical reagents for copper-free click chemistry will be required in the future. However, the large-scale synthesis of such chemicals has been barely investigated. A possible reason is the shortage of reliable synthetic protocols to obtain large quantities of these building blocks. We therefore present in this paper an improved synthetic protocol to obtain a cyclopropene-based carbonate, a key building block for the well-known copper-free click chemistry.

Method:

Our protocol builds upon an already available method to obtain a cyclopropene-based carbonate. When scaled up, several parameters of this method were changed in order to obtain an improved yield. First, the use of lower temperatures and slower addition rates of the chemicals avoided the formation of detrimental hotspots in the reaction system. Second, the use of less hygroscopic solvents minimized the decomposition of the cyclopropene carbonate. Finally, chromatographic purifications were minimized and improved by using deactivated silica.

Results:

We obtained the compound (2-methylcycloprop-2-en-1-yl)methyl (4-nitrophenyl) carbonate, a key building block for copper-free click chemistry, in an unprecedented 60% overall yield on a six-gram scale.

Conclusions:

Our improved synthetic protocol demonstrates the potential of large-scale production of improved materials using click chemistry, with potential future applications in the fields of molecular imaging, vascular surgery, ophthalmology, and theranostics.
Locus Minoris Resistentiae in Coccidioidomycosis: A Case Series
Authors: Sherpa Namgyal , Shah Rushabh , Nordstrom Brian , Palmares Christine , Heidari Arash , Johnson Royce
Published: June 2019

Locus minoris resistentiae refers to decreased resistance in any internal organ or external body region, leaving it more vulnerable to disease processes than other regions. These changes, either congenital or acquired, alter the defense capacity. The concept of locus minoris resistentiae is widely accepted in the medical field and presents itself across specialties. Antecedent trauma is a known risk factor for hematogenous dissemination of infection; this also applies to coccidioidal species. In this article, we describe 2 patients who suffered from pulmonary coccidioidomycosis with subsequent trauma resulting in osseous dissemination to the site of injury.
Transcriptome Profiling of Adipose Tissue Reveals Depot-Specific Metabolic Alterations Among Patients with Colorectal Cancer
Authors: Haffa Mariam , Holowatyj Andreana N , Kratz Mario , Toth Reka , Benner Axel , Gigic Biljana , Habermann Nina , Schrotz-King Petra , Böhm Jürgen , Brenner Hermann , Schneider Martin , Ulrich Alexis , Herpel Esther , Schirmacher Peter , Straub Beate K , Nattenmüller Johanna , Kauczor Hans-Ulrich , Lin Tengda , Ball Claudia R , Ulrich Cornelia M , Glimm Hanno , Scherer Dominique
Published: June 2019

Context

Adipose tissue inflammation and dysregulated energy homeostasis are key mechanisms linking obesity and cancer. Distinct adipose tissue depots strongly differ in their metabolic profiles; however, comprehensive studies of depot-specific perturbations among patients with cancer are lacking.

Objective

We compared transcriptome profiles of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) from patients with colorectal cancer and assessed the associations of different anthropometric measures with depot-specific gene expression.

Design

Whole transcriptomes of VAT and SAT were measured in 233 patients from the ColoCare Study, and visceral and subcutaneous fat area were quantified via CT.

Results

VAT compared with SAT showed elevated gene expression of cytokines, cell adhesion molecules, and key regulators of metabolic homeostasis. Increased fat area was associated with downregulated lipid and small molecule metabolism and upregulated inflammatory pathways in both compartments. Comparing these patterns between depots proved specific and more pronounced gene expression alterations in SAT and identified unique associations of integrins and lipid metabolism–related enzymes. VAT gene expression patterns that were associated with visceral fat area poorly overlapped with patterns associated with self-reported body mass index (BMI). However, subcutaneous fat area and BMI showed similar associations with SAT gene expression.

Conclusions

This large-scale human study demonstrates pronounced disparities between distinct adipose tissue depots and reveals that BMI poorly correlates with fat mass–associated changes in VAT. Taken together, these results provide crucial evidence for the necessity to differentiate between distinct adipose tissue depots for a correct characterization of gene expression profiles that may affect metabolic health of patients with colorectal cancer.
Transcription factor autoregulation is required for acquisition and maintenance of neuronal identity
Authors: Leyva-Díaz Eduardo , Hobert Oliver
Published: June 2019

The expression of transcription factors that initiate the specification of a unique cellular identity in multicellular organisms is often maintained throughout the life of the respective cell type via an autoregulatory mechanism. It is generally assumed that such autoregulation serves to maintain the differentiated state of a cell. To experimentally test this assumption, we used CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome engineering to delete a transcriptional autoregulatory, cis-acting motif in the che-1 zinc-finger transcription factor locus, a terminal selector required to specify the identity of the ASE neuron pair during embryonic development of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. We show that che-1 autoregulation is indeed required to maintain the differentiated state of the ASE neurons but that it is also required to amplify che-1 expression during embryonic development to reach an apparent minimal threshold to initiate the ASE differentiation program. We conclude that transcriptional autoregulation fulfills two intrinsically linked purposes: one in proper initiation, the other in proper maintenance of terminal differentiation programs.

This article has an associated ‘The people behind the papers’ interview.
Reversed Micelles Formed by Polyfluorinated Surfactant II; the Properties of Core Water Phase in Reversed Micelle
Authors: Takagi Shinsuke , Arakawa Kyosuke , Shimada Tetsuya , Inoue Haruo
Published: June 2019

The properties of water phase in reversed micelle formed by (CF3CONH(CH2)2N+(CH3)2(CH2)15CH3 Br− (C1F)) were investigated. The polarity and pH of water phase in reversed micelle were studied by dye probe method using porphyrin derivatives and alizarin red S. The mobility of water phase was studied by 1H NMR spectroscopy measuring the longitudinal relaxation time (T1) of water in the reversed micelle, and by near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy measuring absorption due to OH vibration. The effects of the w value (w = [water]/[C1F]) change on the polarity, pH, and mobility of water were examined. These measurements supported the biphase structure model of water in the reversed micelle. According to the analysis of polarity, the free water phase was estimated to be less polar than boundary water phase. The pH of water around the probe molecule in the reversed micelle was acidic and was not affected by the change of the w value. NIR spectroscopy of the reversed micelle indicated that OH vibration was much affected by the size of the water pool in the reversed micelle. The shift of absorption λmax due to OH vibration can be explained by the strong interaction between water and the ammonium group of the surfactant molecule.
Allatini Dormitory, 3 Paraskevopoulou Street: Despair and Hope in Salonika after the Shoah
Authors: Benveniste Henriette-Rika
Published: June 2019

The Jews who lived in Salonika in 1945 and who survived the extermination will of the Nazis form an exception. The article explores the life of camp survivors returning to their home city. Practical relief was mainly organised by the Jewish community. Besides mourning for the loss of entire families, economic hardship, scarcity of material resources and political insecurity were the main characteristics of those years. The article focuses on the life in a building belonging to the Jewish community, the former Allatini Orphanage, which became a “dormitory” to shelter about 60 homeless Jews, mostly camp survivors. It examines the extreme poverty, the demands, the sociability and the migration choices of men and women who depended on the community’s care. Their voices, their mourning and their thirst for a new life can be heard piercing the paperwork of the bureaucracy of a welfare system and will help us reconstruct a difficult return to “normality”.
Being Leftist and Jewish in Greece during the Civil War and its Aftermath: Constraints and Choices
Authors: Beze Eleni
Published: June 2019

After the end of the Second World War, and as a result of the ensuing Greek Civil War (1946–1949), former resistance members went through a period of generalised, severe persecution. In this context, Jews who had survived the Shoah by taking part in the resistance in some way or by going into hiding under the protection of the resistance forces had to denounce their former comrades or communist rescuers. How did Greek Jews who had been influenced by leftist ideology respond to the politics of the civil war and its aftermath? How were their responses affected by the attitudes of the Greek state, Jewish community and State of Israel towards them? Following the traces left mainly in a) the archives of the Jewish Museum of Greece, the Jewish communities of Athens and Salonica, and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee; b) the Greek Jewish press of the period; c) personal accounts, essays and literature, I will attempt to explore the multiplicity of responses of leftist Greek Jews to the political and personal dilemmas of the post-Shoah period. I argue that despite different postwar (and prewar) political attitudes and experiences, leftist Greek Jews expressed two main tendencies: a tight relationship with the country’s Jewish communities and, at the same time, a strong tendency to leave for other countries, mainly Israel.
Postwar Identity in the Making: Hidden Children in Volos (Greece)
Authors: Hantzaroula Pothiti
Published: June 2019

The high percentage of Jewish Holocaust survivors from Volos, compared to the devastating death rate in the rest of Greece, makes the city a case of its own. Scholars have analysed the factors that contributed to the survival rate of 74 percent of Volos’ Jewish population and dealt with survivors’ struggles to rebuild their lives after the Shoah. Yet, less attention has been paid to the construction of the memory of survivors, its complex reworking and its importance in shaping the lives and identities of communities. The study of the “exceptional” case of Volos through a microhistorical approach offers an opportunity to understand the variety, as well as the commonalities, of experiences of survivors among various communities in postwar Greece. Thus, questions such as postwar reintegration in the city, relations with the Christian population, the role of antisemitism in shaping postwar identities, and mixed marriages can be better understood when situated in a comparative perspective. The persistence of antisemitism in Volos against a highly assimilated community shows that there are no easy equations, either between survival and assimilation or between help by non-Jewish locals and a lack of antisemitism. By focusing on child survivors that went into hiding during the Shoah and by exploring the mutual relations and perceptions between the non-Jewish and Jewish population, the article aims to understand the ways in which such relationships and perceptions shaped postwar Jewish identities.
Evdoxios Doxiadis, State, Nationalism and the Jewish Communities of Modern Greece
Authors: Patrikiou Alexandra
Published: June 2019

Review of Evdoxios Doxiadis, State, Nationalism and the Jewish Communities of Modern Greece. London: Bloomsbury, 2018. 251 pp.
Dimitra Vassiliadou, Στον τροπικό της γραφής: Οικογενειακοί δεσμοί και συναισθήματα στην αστική Ελλάδα, 1850–1930 [The tropic of writing family ties and emotions in modern Greece, 1850–1930]
Authors: Matthaiou Anna
Published: June 2019

Review of Dimitra Vassiliadou. Στον τροπικό της γραφής: Οικογενειακοί δεσμοί και συναισθήματα στην αστική Ελλάδα, 1850–1930 [The tropic of writing family ties and emotions in modern Greece, 1850–1930]. Athens: Gutenberg, 2018. 292 pp.
Case Report: Cetuximab use in advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma resistant to chemotherapy
Authors: Sernicola Alvise , Lampitelli Salvatore , Grassi Sara , Richetta Antonio Giovanni , Calvieri Stefano
Published: June 2019

We present the case of a 60-year-old man with unresectable cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) of the sternal area, which was not amenable to radiation therapy. The treatment history of this patient is remarkable as the disease had progressed through all lines of conventional therapy established in the literature. We decided to initiate treatment with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor cetuximab and we reassessed the patient after 12 weeks with a whole-body CT scan, documenting stability in the size and radiologic features of the disease. Cetuximab, like all current treatments for advanced cSCC, is administered off-label and proved effective in preventing further progression of disease in our patient.
On the Legalization of Activities of Self-Employed Citizens in the Russian Federation
Authors: Гарнов Андрей , Garnov Andrey , Тишкина Н. , Tishkina N.
Published: June 2019

The article describes the category of “self-employed citizens”, outlines their role in the socio-economic structure of society, and studies the main stages of legislative changes related to the legalization of taxation of incomes of selfemployed. The analysis of foreign experience in solving the problem of taxation of self-employed is given. The reasons for which the self-employed remain in the shadow sector of the economy are identified. The authors consider the positive and negative effects of the introduction of tax on professional income.
Looking after the end-of-life patient: four case studies
Authors: Malik Aneesa , Gregersen Suzen
Published: June 2019

Patients that are in the fifth life stage (end-of-life) often present with multiple problems, which makes them challenging cases. Often, these patients are very vulnerable, and this is sometimes overlooked. This article aims to provide a brief and basic overview of looking after the end-of-life patient, whether at home or in hospital, by utilising a framework adapted from the 2016 International Association of Animal Hospice and Palliative Care, and American Animal Hospital Association Guidelines (IAAHPC/AAHA).
571. El espacio público en periferias desfavorecidas: Añaza y Santa Clara paradigmas de vulnerabilidad socioespacial en Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Authors: García-Hernández Juan Samuel
Published: June 2019

Se examina el significado que adquiere el espacio público en la vida cotidiana de los residentes en dos barrios de la periferia urbana de Santa Cruz de Tenerife. El objetivo es determinar, mediante el análisis de caso, la incidencia de estos lugares de relación en la vulnerabilidad socioespacial de los barrios más desfavorecidos. Con esa finalidad se estudian, mediante técnicas cualitativas, las pautas de frecuentación, así como las actividades que los vecinos llevan a cabo en los espacios públicos seleccionados y los sentimientos de pertenencia que hacia ellos desarrollan.
572. Turismo urbano e industrial en la periferia “postindustrial”: Imaginarios y narrativas desde los habitantes de la Margen Izquierda del Nervión en el Bilbao metropolitano
Authors: González Durán Sandra
Published: June 2019

En las regiones “postindustriales” el turismo es central para los contemporáneo modos empresariales de gestión de lo urbano con el rol de tractor de la revitalización, principalmente desde el ocio y el consumo. Tomando el espacio como producto social desde los “modos de hacer” de sus habitantes este artículo analiza cómo éstos se relacionan —asimilan, (re)significan, resisten y/o cuestionan— con los emergentes y potenciales flujos turísticos que lo atraviesan. El análisis de los imaginarios y las narrativas de los habitantes de la Margen Izquierda del Nervión en el Bilbao metropolitano —País Vasco, España— en torno al presente turismo urbano y al potencial turismo industrial patrimonial, nos aproxima a las paradojas y dificultades de esta periferia “postindustrial”.
607. Desafiando la gentrificación. Resistencias a los desplazamientos en los centros históricos de Quito y Cuenca
Authors: Marulanda Hernandez Alejandra , Martí Marc
Published: June 2019

Una de las principales consecuencias de la gentrificación es el desplazamiento de población vulnerable. Algunos autores afirman que es posible oponerse a dicho desplazamiento mediante las acciones de protesta de movimientos sociales, sin embargo, las investigaciones sobre este tema son escasas. En la presente investigación se realiza un análisis comparativo sobre dos movimientos de resistencia en las ciudades ecuatorianas de Quito y Cuenca con el fin entender los procesos de organización y oposición ante diferentes tipos de desplazamientos generados por procesos de gentrificación en centros históricos patrimoniales. En ambos casos se evidencia una estructura de oportunidades favorable para los movimientos; fortalezas y debilidades puntuales respecto a la movilización de recursos y dificultades importantes en la construcción de identidad y marcos interpretativos. Como consecuencia, estos movimientos resultan efectivos para frenar los desplazamientos directos y la cadena de desplazamientos, pero incapaces de evitar la presión de desplazamiento y el desplazamiento excluyente.
Desempeño de un material granular estabilizado con cemento cuando se aplica carga a compresión
Authors: Sánchez Cotte Edgar Humberto , Torres Chueco Gleidys María , Esquivel Ramírez Rodrigo Elías
Published: June 2019

Contexto: Esta investigación evalúa la resistencia a la compresión de un material granular mezclado compuesto por arcilla y arena, con el objetivo de optimizar su diseño.

Métodología: Los factores estudiados fueron el contenido de cemento, la humedad, los golpes de compactación y la relación arcilla/arena. Además, se realizó un diseño experimental inical de 24.

Resultados: Los resultados permitieron identificar que el factor significativo es el contenido de cemento. Por otro lado, se exploró para la optimización un diseño de un solo factor con tres niveles (175; 200; y 225 Kg/m3) y dos réplicas.

Conclusiones: El diseño experimental permitió identificar el valor óptimo del factor contenido de cemento en la frontera de la región de experimentación seleccionada (150 Kg/m3).
Uso de materiales reciclados en compuestos cementicios
Authors: Xargay Hernán , Ripani Marianela , Caggiano Antonio , Folino Paula , Martinelli Enzo
Published: June 2019

Contexto: La producción de hormigón se caracteriza por una importante demanda de energía y materias primas, emitiendo grandes cantidades de gases de efecto invernadero (GEI). Asimismo, la construcción, mantenimiento y demolición de edificios genera enormes cantidades de residuos que requieren costosos y ambientalmente sensibles procedimientos de disposición final. Por tanto, en la actualidad se están investigando diversas soluciones para reducir el impacto ambiental de los procesos asociados al ciclo de vida del hormigón.

Metodología: Se estudiaron, mediante ensayos experimentales, las propiedades físicas y mecánicas de los siguientes materiales sustentables: hormigón con agregados reciclados, hormigón con reemplazo parcial de cemento Portland por cenizas volantes y compuestos cementicios reforzados con fibras recicladas.

Resultados: El uso de agregados gruesos reciclados degradó las características mecánicas del hormigón debido a su mayor porosidad y capacidad de absorción de agua. Sin embargo, su combinación con cenizas volantes mostró un efecto sinérgico, mitigando las consecuencias adversas mencionadas. La respuesta posfisuración del hormigón reforzado con fibras de acero recicladas se caracterizó por una menor tenacidad y ductilidad respecto a los compuestos con fibras industriales. Específicamente, las mezclas con fibras recicladas mostraron una etapa de ablandamiento más pronunciada. Esto reveló una eficiencia menor de las fibras recicladas con respecto a las industriales.

Conclusiones: Los resultados experimentales demostraron que la incorporación de materiales reciclados condujo a un deterioro en el comportamiento físico y mecánico-resistente de los compuestos analizados. No obstante, las propiedades resultantes superaron los valores mínimos recomendados para su aplicación como materiales estructurales.
Etične dileme pri izvajanju zdravstvene nege v enoti intenzivne terapije
Authors: Kalender Smajlović Sedina
Published: June 2019

Uvod: Medicinske sestre v enotah intenzivnih terapij se soočajo z zahtevnostjo zdravstvene oskrbe kritično bolnih pacientov. Namen raziskave je bil ugotoviti etične dileme, ki se pojavljajo pri izvajanju zdravstvene nege v enotah intenzivne terapije.Metode: Uporabljen je bil sistematični pregled znanstvene literature. Vključena je bila literatura iz obdobja od 2007 do 2017. Pregled zajema naslednje baze: COBIB.SI, CINAHL in PubMed. Iskanje je potekalo z uporabo ključnih besed: »etične dileme«, »medicinske sestre«, »etična načela«, »kritično bolni pacienti«, »zdravstvena nega v intenzivni terapiji« v slovenskem in angleškem jeziku. Iz iskalnega nabora 78 zadetkov je bilo v končno analizo vključenih 14 člankov. Izvedena je bila vsebinska analiza spoznanj raziskav.Rezultati: Medicinske sestre med najbolj pogostimi etičnimi dilemami navajajo dileme v povezavi z zdravljenjem in aktivnostmi zdravstvene nege, organizacijo zdravstvene oskrbe in paliativno oskrbo. Med najbolj pogostimi etičnimi načeli navajajo neškodljivost, dobronamernost in avtonomijo kritično bolnih pacientov.Diskusija in zaključek: Ugotovitve raziskave prispevajo k prepoznavanju najbolj pogostih etičnih dilem pri izvajanju zdravstvene nege v enoti intenzivne terapije. Pomembno bi bilo podrobneje raziskati posamezne etične dileme medicinskih sester, ki se pojavijo v času izvajanja zdravstvene nege pri kritično bolnih pacientih.
Perubahan Sosial-Ekonomi Masyarakat Petani di Sekitar Pelabuhan Perikanan Pantai Sadeng Gunung Kidul Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta
Authors: Lathifah Af’idatul , Christianti Lydia
Published: June 2019

ONE -- of the infrastructure development project was a port that has been done by the government of Indonesia, Sadeng Beach Fishery Port, in Girisubo District Gunung Kidul Regency, Yogyakarta. The emergence of ports in the area of Sadeng Beach Gunung Kidul brought changes to the community around Sadeng Beach area, considering the population in the area is not a fishing area. This research is an ethnographic research, within the researchers directly involved in various community activities in PPP Sadeng. Initially, the government brought fishermen from Gombong regency, Central Java to initiate the operation of the port. The construction of the harbor at Sadeng Beach is a government effort to improve the economy of the people around Sadeng Beach. However, the construction of ports in the middle of the farming community brings the consequences of socio-economic changes in the community around Sadeng Beach, especially the changes in the economic pattern of farmers to fisherman and the emergence of various types of fishermen in PPP Sadeng, the social cohesion changed among the community including the local fishermen with newcomers, and the emergence of new traditions.
Spirit Budaya Islam Nusantara dalam Konstruks “Rubu’ Mujayyab
Authors: Sakirman Sakirman
Published: June 2019

THIS --  paper examines the rubu 'mujayyab as a classical instrument and the work of ulama archipelago. Rubu 'mujayyab keeps the scientific treasures as the primary reference for the development of advanced Islamic astronomical tools. The methodology used in rubu 'mujayyab is the science of a spherical triangle connected with the concept of the earth round. Urgency rubu 'mujayyab in Islamic tradition is as a measuring tool one of them is to determine the distance and altitude. Rukyat al-hilal and the direction of Qiblah is one part that can be measured by rubu 'mujayyab. With the base of the surface point of the earth can be expressed in two coordinates, namely longitude and latitude. Through this paper submitted that rubu 'mujayyab as a measuring instrument of rukyat al-hilal and direction of Qiblah in his time is an accurate and precise tool. However, after a study with contemporary tools the calculation of rubu 'mujayyab did not reach the minute scale. In the process of calculation also requires a long process, because there are several steps that must be taken. Meanwhile, calculations using the scientific calculator method can include data processed with a formula that can produce high accuracy calculations. Yet the spirit of Islamic archipelago in the development of scientific treasures through rubu 'mujayyab still must be preserved.
Jurnalisme Multikultural: Gagasan Mengembangkan Cara Pendekatan Pengkajiannya
Authors: Amirudin Amirudin
Published: June 2019

THIS- article is meant to provoke how the discourse of multiculturalism as a cultural conception can be realized in journalism practice on TV stations. This idea is important to conclude how multiculturalism can be represented in newscast products in which produced by media actors. Through the concept of field (Bourdieu 1993, 2005), which explains how this ideas can be practiced into some models of multicultural journalism that can create some cultural products in the form of multicultural news on TV stations. The method used is certainly the ethnography to reveal how the practice of multicultural journalism among media people at TV stations is already on the certain level, by conducting interviews and close observation on every movement of news actors especially for religious, cultural, and political issues.
Religiusitas Gunung Merapi
Authors: Hendro Eko Punto
Published: June 2019

The concept of 'manunggaling kawula gusti', which had developed in Java in ancient times, until now still colored the behavior of people living around Mount Merapi, which among others demanded the full devotion of the people to the Sultan and his magical companions, namely Baurekso Mount Merapi and Nyi Rara Kidul in the southern sea. Mbah Marijan and some of her descendants and followers still show loyalty, so in order to keep their Merapi they offer to the Sultan as the ruler of the human world, which is often regarded as the incarnation of Gods / Lords of the rulers of the universe. In this way they believed that their spirits would later merge with Gusti as their worship, as a form of uniting the people's physical body to the king and to rule over nature. The purpose of this study is to find out more about the meanings contained in Mount Merapi, namely the mountain that is feared and sacred by the people of Yogyakarta, and especially those who live on the slopes of Merapi.
Potret Pekerja Kerajinan Seni Ukir Relief Jepara
Authors: Alamsyah Alamsyah
Published: June 2019

The existence of relief carvings in Jepara is marked by the presence of white coral ornaments found in the Mantingan Mosque. These ornaments show that the craft of relief carving has been around for hundreds of years in Jepara. The existence and development of relief carvings are thanks to the contributions of workers or relief engravers. With the ability to carve it out, they can preserve and develop this craft. Most of the relief carving skills were obtained from the apprenticeship process from the carver that had been around his house since he was in elementary school. A sculptor needs a long process to become a relief engraver because of not all engravers can be relief engravers. The ability of the relief engraver was getting better after the establishment of the Technical School in the 1930s. Relief engravers who get a formal education will be able to integrate self-taught and theoretical abilities. The development of relief carving art grew rapidly during the independence period, the new order, and the reform order. Relief engravers need high carving abilities and complicated technical abilities so they can carve a fragment of a story or theme and have a naturalist pattern. At the beginning of the 21st century, the number of relief engravers was fewer and dominated by the older generation because the younger generation was reluctant to learn carving. Although relief engravers are increasingly scarce, their skills have not been rewarded with high wages.
Cerita Si Kuncung: Membaca Relasi Kuasa dalam Majalah Anak-anak Indonesia
Authors: Hadi Atika S.
Published: June 2019

Si Kuncung is the first kid's magazine that officially accepted as a national kid's magazine by the Indonesian government in the era of President Soeharto. Aside from being a media for education and culture, the government also helped Si Kuncung's publications, especially in marketing and financing. The relationship between the publishers and the government expanded the deployment of Kuncungand strengthened its position in the national children's reading materials. However, on the other hand, Si Kuncung who dissolved in the leadership of power also faded along with the collapse of the New Order era.
Pengaruh Social Media Marketing, Brand Awareness Terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Dengan Minat Beli Sebagai Variabel Intervening Pada J.Co Donuts & Coffee Semarang
Authors: Kurniasari Meatry , Budiatmo Agung
Published: June 2019

The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of social media marketing and brand awarenessof purchasing decisions through buying interest as an intervening variable J.CO Donuts & Coffee in Semarang City. This type of research is explanatory research. Sampling technique using non probability sampling technique with purposive sampling and Accidental sampling method. The number of samples taken as many as 100 respondents with a ratio of 40:60 in both branches J.CO Donuts & Coffee Semarang. In this study assisted by SPSS 16.0 system. The results showed that social media marketing influence on buying interest by contributing 15.6% while the rest influenced by factors other than social media marketing. Brand Awareness influences buying interest by contributing 31.3% while the rest is influenced by factors other than brand awareness. Meanwhile, buying interest influences the purchasing decision by contributing 23.3% while the rest is influenced by factors other than buying interest. Based on result of regression analysis of two stages known that variable of buying interest can be intervening variable from social media marketing and brand awareness to purchasing decision. It means that the better social media marketing and brand awareness, the higher the buying interest and the better the buying interest, the higher the purchasing decision of J.CO Donuts & Coffee in Semarang City.
Xylan accessibility of bleached eucalypt pulp in alkaline solutions
Authors: Gomes Teresa M.P. , Mendes de Sousa António P. , Belenkiy Yuri I. , Evtuguin Dmitry V.
Published: June 2019

The accessibility of glucuronoxylan from a refined, bleached Eucalyptus globulus industrial kraft pulp in 0–18% aqueous NaOH solution at room temperature (25°C) was studied. The extraction profile revealed a maximum extraction of xylan in the pulp at about 10–12% NaOH concentration and was explained by the maximum swelling of the pulp according to the Gibbs-Donnan equilibrium. The kinetics of xylan removal and the monitoring of its structural features were performed at 5 and 10% NaOH concentrations. The maximum yields of xylans with 10% and 5% NaOH were as high as 90% and 60% for 2 h extraction, respectively. The structural features of xylan were assessed by acid methanolysis and one-dimensional (1D)/two-dimensional (2D) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and the molecular weight by size exclusion chromatography (SEC). The xylan extracted with 10% NaOH had a slightly higher molecular weight and a lower branching with uronic moieties than the xylan extracted with 5% NaOH. The former was less pure (contained more β-cellulose) than the latter. Structural studies by NMR resulted in the conclusion that there are at least two types of xylans removed from the pulp: one xylan with relatively high 4-O-methyl-α-D-glucuronosyl [MeGlcA-(1→] and [→2)-MeGlcA-(1→] substituents and another xylan with a much lower substitution with uronic residues.
Fault Detection and Location of Broken Power Line Not Touching the Ground
Authors: Nuthalapati Bhanuprasad , Sinha Umesh Kumar
Published: June 2019

Occurrences of High Impedance Faults are common in Power Distribution between substation to substation, substation to rural area and within rural area. High Impedance Faults are detected based on Fault current measured by Fault Detection devices But an important fault is the Downed or Broken power line Fault not touching the ground cannot be detected when there is not enough faults current to operate fault detection devices in Over Head power distribution. Many methods to find High Impedance Faults exist. However, no proper method exists to find the Detection and location of Downed or broken power line Fault not touching the ground .Such a condition represents no electrical abnormality and till now its detection would probably have to depend on visual sighting. This paper proposes methods F-PLCCG and Hybrid AD method going to solve above problem.
Analysis of electricity generation efficiency in photovoltaic building systems made of HIT-IBC cells for multi-family residential buildings
Authors: Węgierek Paweł , Pietraszek Justyna
Published: June 2019

The purpose of this article is to analyze the efficiency of electricity generation in photovoltaic systems located on the building made on the basis of HIT-IBC cells for multi-family residential buildings. The comparative analysis of the efficiency of electricity generation by photovoltaic (PV) installations made of two cell types -Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin-layer-Interdigitated Back Contact (HIT-IBC) and classical mono-crystalline silicon (mono-Si) - showed that the efficiency of HIT-IBC cells is 60% higher. These cells were selected for use as photo-voltaic systems located on the building to cover the demand for electricity through an exemplary multi-family residential building, consisting of 35 apartments divided into two, three and four-person households. Considering the previous calculations, in which it was shown that a PV installation made of HIT-IBC cells (PV1) is able to generate 192,75 kWh/(m2·y), annual electricity production was calculated by the indicated photovoltaic installation. It was found that the photovoltaic installation located on the roof of the building, based on HIT-IBC cells, will allow to cover the total electricity demand by a selected multi-family building. In addition, the installation’s payback period of 9 years was calculated, which takes a high place in the lifespan of photovoltaic installations of 20-25 years and thus ensuring the economic efficiency of the adopted technical solutions.
Bidirectional chemotherapy allowing surgery and HIPEC for malignant peritoneal mesothelioma
Authors: Noiret Barbara , Eveno Clarisse
Published: June 2019

Background

This case report aims to describe the impact of the bidirectional chemotherapy (BDC) on resecability for initially unresectable malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM).

Methods

We report a case of 55-year-old male with the diagnosis of initially unresecable MPM. The BDC combined intravenous (IV) chemotherapy (Cisplatin–Pemetrexed) and intra peritoneal (IP) chemotherapy (Cisplatin). The response to chemotherapy was assessed by CT – scan and laparoscopy.

Results

Initial evaluation classed the disease as unresecable with PCI at 39. At the reevaluation, CT – scan and laparoscopy showed a macroscopic response, allowing surgery consisting of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intra peritoneal chemotherapy (Doxorubicin and Cisplatin).

Conclusions

BDC (IV and IP) has promising results and allows to undergo surgery for selected patients with borderline or initially unresectable MPM.
Preparation and characterization of Ni-Cu composite nanoparticles for conductive paints
Authors: Bai Liuyang
Published: June 2019

Ni and Cu are the two most promising alternatives to noble metals used in electrical conductive materials. However, Cu is susceptible to oxidation, while Ni exhibits poorer electrical conductivity. To solve this problem, Cu-Ni composite nanoparticles have been prepared in the present work by successive hydrazine reduction based on the different oxidation potential between Cu (II) and Ni (II). The as-prepared products were characterized by XRD, FE-SEM, EDS, and TG, and the electrical resistivity of which was measured by four-probe method. A formation process of the composite particles was proposed and demonstrated. The Cu-Ni composite nanoparticles have a uniform diameter of about 50nm, and exhibit higher oxidation temperature than Cu and lower electrical resistivity than Ni. This novel Ni-Cu structure and method might help solve the problems associated with the oxidation of Cu and the low electrical conductivity of Ni, which would further promote the application of base metal conductive powders.
Crystal Plasticity Study of Heterogeneous Deformation Behavior in γ Matrix Channels during High Temperature Low Stress Creep of Single Crystal Superalloys
Authors: Hariharan Avinash , Kanjarla Anand K.
Published: June 2019

Single crystal nickel-based superalloys have high temperature creep resistance due to particle strengthening by high volume fraction of coherent γ′ precipitates distributed within nickel-based solid solution γ matrix. In the high temperature low stress regime, published experimental studies reveal that the creep deformation mechanism during the secondary stage is predominantly by dislocation glide in the γ matrix only, and that there is a preferential motion of dislocations in the matrix, oriented in a direction perpendicular to the stress. In this work, the crystal plasticity finite element method is employed to perform creep simulations on a representative volume element in the high temperature and low stress regime. A sine-hyperbolic–based material creep model was used for the matrix, while the precipitates are assumed to be elastic. A softening model incorporating the evolution of mobile dislocation density was used to capture the transition from secondary to tertiary creep. The predicted creep curves agree well with the published experimental measurements on single crystal superalloy CMSX-4. The simulations predict a higher creep strain distribution in the horizontal channel of the matrix (perpendicular to the applied stress) as compared with the vertical channel (horizontal to the applied stress). Local creep strain distributions in the channels were found to be greater than twice their average creep strain. The results provide key insights into the distribution of macroscopic creep strain in the local channels of the γ matrix to further aid in the microstructural design of creep-resistant superalloys.
Effects of Proximity Potentials on the Cross-Sections of 6,8He + 65Cu Halo Fusion Reactions
Authors: Aygun M.
Published: June 2019

The comprehensive theoretical study is performed to determine the best proximity potentials in reproducing 6,8He + 65Cu fusion reactions. Twenty three different versions of proximity potentials that consist of Prox 66, Prox 76, Prox 77, Prox 79, Prox 81-I, Prox 81-II, Prox 81-III, Prox 84, Prox 88, Mod-Prox-88, Prox 95, Prox 2003-I, Prox 2003-II, Prox 2003-III, Prox 2010, BW 91, AW 95, Bass 73, Bass 77, Bass 80, CW 76, Ngo 80, and D are used. The theoretical results are compared with experimental data on 6,8He + 65Cu fusion reactions. The appropriate proximity potentials are determined.
Propagation of the Measurement Error and the Measured Mean of a Physical Quantity for Elementary Functions ax and loga x
Authors: Rode G. G.
Published: June 2019

Rules have been obtained for the propagation of the error and the mean value for a measured physical quantity onto another one with a functional relation of the type ax or loga x between them. In essence, these rules are inherently based on the Gaussian weight scheme. Therefore, they should be valid in the framework of a real Gaussian weight scheme applied to discrete data of a real physical experiment (a sample). An analytical form that was used to present the rules concerned (“analytical propagation rules”) and their character allow the processing and the analysis of experimental data to be simplified and accelerated.
Peculiarities of the Energy Transfer of Electronic Excitation in Carbazolyle-Containing Polymers
Authors: Skryshevski Yu. A. , Vakhnin A. Yu.
Published: June 2019

Luminescence spectra of poly-N-vinylcarbazole (PVK), poly-N-epoxypropylcarbazole (PEPK), poly-N-vinyl-3-chlorocarbazole (Cl-PVK), and polystyrene (PS) films doped with bis[2-(2′-benzothienyl)-pyridinato-N,C3′](acetylacetonate) iridium [Btp2Ir(acac)] have been studied. The indicated carbazole-containing polymers are promising for the application in electroluminescence devices. The quantum yield of sensitized phosphorescence by Btp2Ir(acac) molecules in carbazole-containing polymer matrices is found to be lower than at their direct excitation in the PS matrix. The additional doping of the PVK-based composite with benzophenone, which transforms some of singlet excitons into triplet ones, diminishes the intensity of the sensitized phosphorescence of Btp2Ir(acac) molecules, which testifies that the efficiency of energy transfer via singlet excitons is higher than via triplet ones. The results obtained can be explained by a competition between the process of energy transfer onto the acceptor site, on the one hand, and the processes of exciton localization at the tail energy states and the trapping of triplet excitons by the products of polymer oxidation, on the other hand. The quantum yield of sensitized phosphorescence by Btp2Ir(acac) molecules in the PVK matrix is found to be almost 1.5 times lower than in the PEPK one. A conclusion is drawn that, in the PVKmatrix, the process of singlet exciton autolocalization at excimer-forming centers followed by the creation of sandwich-like excimers competes with the process of excitation energy transfer onto the acceptor.
Evangelical, Charismatic and Pentecostal in Israel
Authors: Kirchner Anna
Published: June 2019

Among Arab Christians in Israel there is an intense dispute about identity, which is tangible in the use of names such as "Evangelical", "Charismatic" and "Pentecostal". By understanding these names as local political considerations, this paper shows how and why these names are used or rejected. In 2005, the Association of Baptist Churches, Church of the Nazarene, Assemblies of God and Open Brethren, as well as several para-church institutions, united as the Convention of Evangelical Churches in Israel. This Convention represents the context Arab Evangelicals find themselves in: between a local, mostly Catholic and Orthodox Christianity and global Evangelicalism. In this global-local entanglement, the name "Evangelical" emerges. Meanwhile a "Pentecostalization" or "Charismatization" can be seen in almost all the churches, these churches feel uncomfortable with both these designations even though "Charismatic" is less vehemently refused compared to "Pentecostal" as self-designation. Rather, "Evangelicals" exclude those within their circles who promote strong Charismatic actions as "Pentecostals", in order not to endanger their fragile position within the broader Christian community in Israel.
Negotiating Evangelicalism and Pentecostalism
Authors: Maltese Giovanni , Bachmann Judith , Rakow Katja
Published: June 2019

Pentecostal studies seems to be caught in a deadlock with regard to its subject matter of research. Most definitions of Pentecostalism appear either too broad or too narrow compared with the inclusive sense in which "Pentecostalism" is used in academia. Scholars admit that Pentecostal is a "fuzzy category", but still, they opt for a combination of essentialist definitions, rarely investigating whether their empirical data could open up fresh perspectives on how to conceptualize the subject matter of Pentecostal studies. Others postulate a "Pentecostalization" of Christianity and/or tend to dissolve Pentecostal studies into the study of Evangelicalism and/or Catholicism for other reasons. Still others prefer to speak of Pentecostalisms in the plural or seem to have given up on finding a consensus. The introduction to this special issue proposes an alternative approach. Drawing on Michael Bergunder's work, it suggests to conceptualize Pentecostalism as a name that keeps together various equivalential chains. As the articles collected in this special issues show, this means to investigate the meaning "Pentecostalism" assumes in specific research contexts as product of local identity politics and analyse its entanglement in a global discourse about "Pentecostalism".
FAIMAU, Gabriel and William O. LESITAOKANA (eds). New Media and the Mediatisation of Religion: An African Perspective
Authors: M’fundisi-Holloway Naar
Published: June 2019

FAIMAU, Gabriel and William O. LESITAOKANA (eds). New Media and the Mediatisation of Religion: An African Perspective. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018. 185pp. ISBN: 9781527509023. £38.42.