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The Use of Islamic History Videos through Swell Strategy to Improve Senior High Students’ Narrative Writing Achievement
Authors: WARNI JUNA
Published: April 2019

The objectives of this study were to find out: (1) whether or not there was a significant improvement on students’ narrative writing achievement between before and after the students were taught by using Islamic history videos through SWELL Strategy, and (2) whether or not there was a significant difference on students’ narrative writing achievement between the students who were taught by using Islamic history videos through SWELL Strategy and those who were not. The population of this study was all the eleventh grade students of Senior High School Nurul Iman Palembang which consisted of 65 students. The sample of this study was taken by using total sampling. Thus, the total number of the sample was 65 students. The sample was XI Science class (control group) which consisted of 33 students and XI Social Science class (experimental group) which consisted of 32 students. In collecting the data, written test was used. The test was given twice to both experimental and control group, as a pretest and posttest. To verify the hypotheses, the data of students’ pretest and posttest of both groups were analyzed by using paired sample t-test and independent sample t-test in SPSS. The findings showed that the p-output (sig 2-tailed) from paired sample t-test was 0.000 which was lower than 0.05, and the t-value 7.954 which was higher than t-table 2.040 (with df= 31). Then, p-output from independent sample t-test was 0.021 which was lower than 0.05, and t-value 2.371 which was higher than t-table 1.998 (with df= 63). Therefore, it could be inferred that narrative writing by using Islamic history videos through Social-Interactive Writing for English Language Learners (SWELL) Strategy gave significant improvement on the students’ narrative writing achievement, and gave significant difference between students’ who were taught by using Islamic history videos through SWELL Strategy and those who were not.
The Use of Gallery Walk to Enhance Speaking Ability of the Eleventh Grade Students of State Madrasyah Aliyah
Authors: OTOYO KERISNIN
Published: April 2019

The objectives of the study were to find out (1) the significant improvement on the eleventh grade student’s speaking ability before and after being taught using Gallery Walk strategy at one State Madrasyah Aliyah in Palembang, South Sumatera, Indonesia; and (2) the significant difference on the eleventh grade students’ speaking ability between those who were taught by using Gallery Walk Strategy and those who were not at State Madrasyah Aliyah in Palembang. Quasi experimental with pretest and posttest non equivalent-group design was used. There were 301 students at eleventh grade students of State Madrasyah Aliyah Palembang in academic year of 2016/2017 who were used as the population of the study. 76 students were taken as sample by using purposive sampling. 38 students from the first class of eleventh grade students were chosen as experimental group and 38 students from the second class of eleventh grade students were chosen as control group. This study used speaking performance test to collect the data in a form of oral test. There were two kinds of test which  administered in this study. They were pretest and posttest for both experimental and control groups. The results of the test were analyzed by using paired sample t-test and independent t-test. The result of this study showed that (1) significant improvement on the eleventh grade students’ speaking ability before and after the treatment at was found since the p-output was lower than 0,05; and (2) significant difference from students’ posttest score in experimental and control group on the eleventh grade students’ speaking ability taught by using Gallery Walk Strategy and teacher’s strategy were found since the p-output was lower than 0,05. In short, Gallery Walk strategy can be implemented as one of the strategies since it can enhance students’ speaking ability.
Eğirdir Yöresinde Bulunan Linyit Kömürlerine Fizikokimyasal İşlemler Uygulanarak Elde Edilen Adsorbent ile Boyar Madde Gideriminin Araştırılması
Authors: Acar Saadet , Kılıç Mehmet
Published: April 2019

Bu
çalışmada metilen mavisi boyar maddesinin sulu çözeltilerden kolay bulunabilir,
az maliyetli ve etkili malzemeler kullanılarak uzaklaştırılabilirliği
araştırılmıştır. Bu amaçla adsorbent olarak, Eğirdir yöresinde bulunan linyit
kömürleri kullanılmıştır. Deneysel çalışmalar ham kömür, ZnCl2 ile muamele
edilen kömür ve ZnCl2+sonik dalga ile muamele sonucu hazırlanan
kömürlerle gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmada adsorpsiyona; karıştırma hızının, pH
değerlerinin, temas süresinin, adsorban dozlarının ve dozların sıcaklık ile
değişiminin etkileri araştırılmıştır. Denge verileri Langmuir ve Freundlich
izotermlerine uyarlanmıştır. Buna göre izoterm verilerinin Langmuir modeline
daha fazla uygun olduğu belirlenmiştir. Adsorpsiyon kinetiğinin ise Pseudo II.
derece reaksiyon kinetik modeline uygunluk gösterdiği saptanmıştır. Standart
entalpi, entropi ve Gibbs serbest enerjisi değişimi gibi çeşitli termodinamik
parametreler değerlendirilerek, adsorpsiyonunun uygulanabilir, kendiliğinden
olan ve endotermik olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Adsorbent hazırlama işlemlerinde
ZnCl2 ve sonik dalganın etkili olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Hazırlanan
adsorbentler SEM görüntüleri, FTIR spektroskopisi ve BET yüzey alanı analizleri
ile karakterize edilmiştir. Araştırmanın sonuçları hazırlanan adsorbent ile
metilen mavisi boyar maddesinin giderimi için uygun bir adsorban olduğunu
göstermiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlar daha önce yapılan benzer çalışmaların
sonuçları ile karşılaştırılarak, adsorpsiyon araştırmalarına yönelik katkılarda
bulunulmuştur.
Istraživanja uloge medija za političku participaciju
Authors: Vozab Dina
Published: April 2019

Cilj ovog rada je prikazati tradiciju istraživanja odnosa medija i političke participacije u disciplini političke komunikacije, te izazove koje društvene, tehnološke i političke promjene stvaraju za tu disciplinu. Zbog ograničenosti discipline na usko paradigmatsko područje, politička komunikacija teško prilagođava teorijske koncepte i metodološke pristupe umreženom medijskom okolišu „visokog izbora“ (Castells 2009; Chadwick 2013; Prior 2007; Van Aelst et al. 2017), ali i promjenama u društvenoj strukturi i krizi političke reprezentacije. Osim toga, najvećim se dijelom fokusira na minimalističku dimenziju participacije, a mnogo manje se bavi širim poimanjem političkog ili maksimalističkom dimenzijom participacije koja postaje sve rašireniji oblik građanskog angažmana. U ovom preglednom radu prikazat će se istraživanja koja se bave odnosom medija i političke participacije u njezinoj minimalističkoj dimenziji i odnosom digitalnih medija i participacije u maksimalističkoj dimenziji.
Mouse intestinal organoid time-course experiments from single cells
Authors: Serra Denise , Mayr Urs , Boni Andrea , Lukonin Ilya , Rempfler Markus , Meylan Ludivine Challet , Stadler Michael B. , Strnad Petr , Papasaikas Panagiotis , Vischi Dario , Waldt Annick , Roma Guglielmo , Liberali Prisca
Published: April 2019

Organoids recapitulate the self-organizing capacity of stem cells and the tissue organization of the original organ in a controlled and trackable environment. Intestinal organoids, in particular, can develop from a single cell into a fully-grown structure that contains most of the cell types, patterns, and morphogenetic properties of the adult intestine. Here we present a protocol for high-throughput organoid culture in multi-well plate format combined with high content immunofluorescence imaging and RNA extraction. Our protocol allows recording and analysis of thousands of organoids during several days of development.
Hydrogen promotes the activation of Cu, Zn superoxide dismutase 1 in a rat corneal alkali-burn model
Authors: Arima Takeshi , Igarashi Tsutomu , Uchiyama Masaaki , Kobayashi Maika , Ohsawa Ikuroh , Shimizu Akira , Takahashi Hiroshi
Published: April 2019

Background

Although interest in the field of hydrogen (H2) medicine is growing, few reports have described the effects of H2 in the activation of Cu, Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD) 1 in an ophthalmological context. This study aimed to investigate the effects of H2 on SOD1 activation in a rat model of corneal alkali burn.

Methods

In each rat, one cornea was subjected to alkali exposure. Physiological saline (saline group) or H2-dissolved saline (H2 group) was instilled continuously on the cornea for 5 minutes before and after alkali exposure. Inflammatory cells, neovascularization, and cytoplasmic SOD1 levels were evaluated immunohistochemically in enucleated eyes from both groups. Additionally, three-dimensional ultrastructural tissue changes in the eyes were analyzed using low-vacuum scanning electron microscopy.

Results

The numbers of both inflammatory and vascular endothelial cells were significantly reduced in the corneas of the H2 group. Furthermore, H2 treatment increased both cytoplasmic SOD1 levels and activity in corneal epithelial cells. Notably, the SOD1 activity level in the H2 group was approximately 2.5-fold greater than that in the saline group.

Conclusions

H2 treatment suppressed inflammation and neovascularization in the injured cornea and indirectly suppressed oxidative insult to the cornea by upregulating the SOD1 enzyme protein level and activity.
A Study on Chinese Guizhou Tea
Authors:   Association for International Tea Culture, Lee Ju-Hyeon
Published: April 2019

This study was conducted to examine the culture of tea from Guizhou Province, including the history, the producing areas and the kinds of Guizhou tea, which is emerging as a new interest.
China, the hometown of tea, has abundant human and material resources and there are countless kinds of tea produced here. The Southwestern area of China is the origin of tea tree and tea grown and produced in 26 provinces, China ranks top in the area and the production, globally.
Based on the regional and cultural history in the major tea producing areas, the production and the area of luxury tea with the best quality are rapidly increasing.
In addition to Fujian Province, Zhejiang Province, Anhui Province, Hunan Province and Yunnan Province that have risen to the rank of the top tea producing areas, this study is focused on the tea industry of Guizhou Province, where is coming into the spotlight these days.
Guizhou Province, located in Yungui Plateau(雲貴高原) of the Southwestern area of China, is recognized as the origin of tee tree and according to 『The Classic of Te a』, historically, this is recorded as the producing area of luxury tea. This tea was also a tribute to the imperial family.
Due to many circumstances, this province did not come to the front as the producing area of luxury tea, But with the fastest expansion of the tea production area, this province has the widest cultivation area and it seems the increase is
accelerating more.
The reason why this is possible is as the tea cultivation area, Guizhou has the best nature, the tea culture has its own historical tradition and the government of Guizhou Province has actively been supporting and managing.
The ultimate purpose of this study is to examine Zunyi City, Meitan County and Fenggang County, where are the major tea producing regions of Guizhou Province, the major tea producing district(tea sea, tea sea s heart) and the representative tea brand, tree green one red(Three green tea and One red tea: 三綠一紅), and to understand the situation of the tea industry in Guizhou.
The study on the pattern of drinking Tea in the era of the last period of Goryeo and the early days of Chosun dynasty -In the case of Mok Eun. Lee, Saek-
Authors:   Association for International Tea Culture, Lee Jin-mee
Published: April 2019

The pattern of drinking tea in the era of the last period of Goryeo and the early days of Chosun dynasty is closely related to the social and political changes. Since the change of dynasty, the ideas of ruling moved to confucianism from Buddhism.
The style of drinking tea also followed the step of the social and political situations in that era. Therefore, it is the pivotal role to closely look at the changing pattern of tea culture through Mok Eun. Lee, Saek who was a representative scholar in that era. This study designed to follow his poems to find out any changes on the style of drinking tea. Four specified characteristics on his poems related with styles of tea drinking is identified as follows:
Firstly, Lee, Saek fascinated with drinking tea in everyday his lives and a tea specialist affected by his father, Lee, Kok and a his teacher, Lee, Jae Hyun. He was also Eager to sequelize ‘Dabo’. It is not hard to find his outstanding features of tea specialist on his poems.
Secondly, Lee, Saek had considerable insights in fields of Buddhism and Taoism.
His poem showed his eagerness to the world of Taoist hermit and enlightenment while drinking tea and intimating with monks. It is said that Buddhism and drinking tea thrived in the era of Goryeo.
Thirdly, Lee, Saek was a confucian scholar although keened to Buddhism and Taoism. That might be closely matched to his life that linked to Goryeo and Chosun.
He practiced an act of confucianism and his poem that was Dawhosokyong(茶後小詠) and Jeondageoksa(煎茶卽事) showed the way of practicing confucianism and drinking teas.
Lastly, Lee, Saek was a unique scholar who had lived two eras and having dualstyles of drinking tea through Goryeo and Chosun. Drinking tea in the era of Goryeo was more linked to the idea of reaching the spiritual realm that was expressed ‘flower teapot’ in his poem. In the other hand, small tea pot and boiling tea in the shabby small caldron was a metaphor in the way of practicing confucianism in daily lives.
Peculiarly, Lee, Saek was a confucian scholar, although he had closely intimated with monks and had a discussion with them about the ideas of ruling. We need to understand that Lee, Saek lived in the era of Goryeo and Chosun those ruling ideas
were totally different from each other. Interestingly, the way of enjoying tea in daily
lives were strongly affected by depending on the ruling ideas. Therefore, this study is the pivotal role to provide the style of drinking tea in two era through the poems of Lee, Saek.
A Study on the Formation and Development of Indian Tea Industries
Authors:   Association for International Tea Culture, Jun Jung-ae
Published: April 2019

This paper discuss on the forming and development of the Indian tea industry, and the characteristics of the distinctive tea culture of the India. The Indian tea industry was started by the United Kingdom. The main reason to grow tea in their colony India was to prevent the monopoly of Chinese tea. As tea consumption grew steadily, Britain conducted an experimental study on the formation of a tea industry in India.
Workers sincere spirit was a major factor in the Indian tea industry.
India s tea industry has greatly developed thanks to Britain s national policy.
These active policies and the launching of the World Expo have led to success in India s tea industry. Since then, steadily researched the production of high-quality tea by gradually spreading the production area.
Indian workers also played a role as producers of tea, as well as consumers, using low-graded teas that could not be commodities. They created new tea called ‘Chai’ that made from Indian spices and milk. and formed Indian tea culture. Now developing Chai Tea bags, which are easily consumed by many tea companies around the world.
The massive production of tea in India led to a decline of tea prices and the activation of tea consumption, which contributed to the consumption of cheap tea by consumers. This not only became a real factor in the spread of the Indian tea industry, but also affected exports, which led to the development of Indian tea industry worldwide.
The Cultural Politics of East-West Exchanges : Okakura Kakuzo and Japanese Tea Ceremony in American Culture
Authors:   Association for International Tea Culture, Cho Eun-young
Published: April 2019

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Japanese art and culture exhibitions at the world expositions served as a catalyst for widely spreading Japanese taste, called Japonisme, in the West for about 40 years. These exhibitions included Japanese teas, tea ceremonies, ceramics, and ukiyoe prints. Interest in Japanese tea ceremony in the United States was maximized in the early twentieth century, especially in the New England region, centering on the elite community of the culture and arts, including the so-called Boston Brahmins, as wealthy, white patrons utilized Japanese cultural objects as a means to signify their refined and eclectic taste. The individual mainly responsible for this phenomenon was Okakura Kakuzo (Okakura Tenshin), a strong advocate of the cha-no-yu, Japanese traditional tea ceremony and author of The Book of Tea. This article focuses on the role of Okakura Kakuzo in the Japanese tea ceremony spreading among the intellectuals and the upper class society in the Boston area during this period of cultural politics of East-West exchanges. It also explores why his book, The Book of Tea, published in English for Western readers is considered a classic for understanding Japanese culture theory in Western academia and art world to this day, and how, with his other book, The Ideals of the East, it provides a framework for forming debates and discourses on his viewpoints or tendency for Japanese nationalism and Asianism.
A Study on Boseong Tea Blending
Authors:   Association for International Tea Culture, Lee Jin-mee
Published: April 2019

Our green tea is produced mainly in the hand processing, and the flavor and aroma of tea are excellent, which can be a standard for differentiation in blending. First of all, tea in Boseong is distinguished from other tea producing countries because of the geographical and environmental factors characteristic of Terroir. The geographical indication utilizing this regional characteristic of Boseong is divided into functional blending and culture blending which combines cultural elements. In addition, the study for the blending of Boseong tea is a way to complement the characteristic taste and aroma and to take advantage of the advantage of the domestic Tea The first is blending according to tea picking time. Depending on the tea picking time, the nutrients of different tea leaves are condensed and the characteristic flavor and ingredients are different. For this reason, it will be possible to secure the
stability of the product value if it is difficult to impart a certain level of taste. The second is blending through sensory evaluation after processing. It is a way to make use of the characteristic that it has an excellent fragrance because tea is produced in the hand made. Because these made by the traditional processing, There is a unique fragrance of the tea. The third is blending with other materials that take advantage of the tea s functionality. The tea s functionality is characterized by the fact that the nutritional and pharmacological efficacy of the tea is not due to any one ingredient but because it has a wide range of functions due to the supplementary effect, which is a combination of ingredients other than tea. Finally, the image of British tea brand with history and tradition suggests It can be said that it is big. It may be helpful to improve Boseong image and blending research.
Study on Tea Cultures of Nomadic People
Authors:   Association for International Tea Culture, Jeong Hye-ri
Published: April 2019

The purpose of this research is to study the aspect of tea culture among nomadic people s living culture and to present a new viewpoint. Admittedly, the nomads living in Central Asia, including Mongolia, are commonly perceived as uncivilized race. In an effort to present an alternative perspective, we examined the ways in which
nomadic people harmonize with nature, rationally maintain the culture of life, and enjoy tea culture as well as the patterns of customs that have persisted. The Khan of Mongolia used clean water to make tea, and tea played an important role as a food that maintains life. The Mongols was a people with concrete, rational, and systematic order in the way of drinking and using tea among others.
A Study on Inscriptions on Buncheong Sagi -Focusing on those with the inscription of Kyungseung-bu excavated in Jangdae-ri-
Authors:   Association for International Tea Culture, Kwon Sang-in
Published: April 2019

This study is about the designs and inscriptions on the surfaces of Buncheong Sagi articles, which were in their heyday during the reigns of Taejong and Sejong in the early days of Joseon Dynasty. An inscription refers to the name of a government office of the dynasty or provincial country or township engraved on the surface of Buncheong Sagi with the inlaying technique. In this paper, taking note of those porcelain fragments inlaid with Chinese
characters such as Kyungseung-bu, Sason, Insu-bu, Jangheungo, and Samga among the fragments of the Buncheong Sagi relics excavated when the kiln sites in Jangdae-ri, Hapcheon-gun was being dug, the motives and times of inlaying such inscriptions on the inner and outer surfaces of the articles were stated referring to the contents of Goryosa, the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, and the geography in the record of King Sejong.
Although four pieces of Buncheong Sagi with the inscription of Kyungseung-bu have been handed down until now, the findspot could not be known. As fragments of Buncheong Sagi with the inscription of Kyungseung-bu after failure in firing were excavated for the first time in the dump site of Jangdae-ri kiln sites recently, the probability of the fabrication of Buncheong Sagi with the inscription of Kyungseung-bu in Jangdae-ri became to be raised.
Therefore, this study compared and analyzed the composition of the patterns stamped and inlaid on the surface of the four pieces relics with the inscription of Kyungseung-bu that have been handed down thus far and the characteristics of the font of the inscriptions with those on the fragments with the inscription of Kyungseung-bu excavated in Jangdae-ri to prove that the time of production of the pieces of Buncheong Sagi with the inscription of Kyungseung-bu that have been handed down is limited to April 1417-June 1418 and the production site is Jangdae-ri, Gahoe-myeon, Hapcheon-gun.
The Effect of the Tea Ceremony Meditation Program on the Self-Efficacy of Young Children
Authors:   Association for International Tea Culture, Lee Yong-Gyo , Moon Geum-Ja
Published: April 2019

In this study, the purpose of the study was to develop a tea ceremony meditation program that maximizes meditation through the process of tea life, tea preparation, tea ceremony, tea drinking. In order to accomplish the purpose of this study, we watched he tea ceremony meditation program how to make self-control and the self-efficacy in children. In order to accomplish the purpose of this study, 26 kindergartens were selected as experiment group from March 2014 to March 2015 and 23 kindergartens were selected as control group. The experimental group applied the tea ceremony meditation program developed in this study, but the control group did not take any action. Before the meditation program was applied to infants, the independent sample t-test was conducted on the sub-items of self-regulation and self-efficacy in order to secure group homogeneity. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 21.0 to solve the research problem of this study. The results of this study can be summarized as follows. First, as a result of applying the tea ceremony meditation program, it was found that the posttest score of total self-control and the sub-actors of self-control ability (plan, check and evaluate, emotion recognition, emotion suppression, dealing with emotion), As a result of the verification the experimental group was significantly higher than the control group. Therefore, it can be seen that the experimental group applying the tea ceremony meditation program is effective in improving the self-control ability. Second, as a result of applying the tea ceremony meditation program, t-test on post-test scores of post-test scores and self-efficacy sub-factors (cognitive, physical ,social and emotional parts) were significantly higher than the group. Therefore, it can be seen that it is effective to improve the self-efficacy of the experimental group applying the tea ceremony meditation program.
A Consideration of Hadong Ttuium Tea Development Plans
Authors:   Association for International Tea Culture, Kim Eun-hee
Published: April 2019

Hadong ttuium tea is a newly developed tea manufacturing method in Hadong, based on the existence of Korean traditional tea manufacturing method. Korean people possess wisdom to make food, as ttuium, helpful for health promotion by lengthening the preservation period and removing toxicity. This wisdom of ttuium was applied to the tea manufacturing process and after a long study on the ttuium fermentation process, Hadong ttuium tea manufacturing method was completed. In other words, the tea manufacturing method passed down in Akyang area of Hadong was combined with the process of floating used for food by our ancestors. This study is intended to study Hadong ttuium tea which contains history, tradition, creativity, and practicality, based on uniqueness internalizing the regionality of Hadong and suggest activation plans to develop Hadong ttuium tea as a cultural and tourist product. The final policy for development plans of Hadong ttuium tea is part of the sixth industrialization launch and this study presents a strategy for establishing fundamental manufacture infrastructure. Prior to that, this study examines the background of the sixth industrialization for Hadong ttuium tea and relevant policies and considers basic orientation for brand development as a marketing strategy for the sixth industrialization
Two span bridge under moving load
Authors: Kuchárová Daniela , Melcer Jozef
Published: April 2019

The dynamic effect of the moving load on the bridge construction is the subject of the solution in this article. The bridge is modeled as two span continuous beam with two degrees of freedom. The assumption describing the dynamic deflection curve and the assumption describing the load distribution on individual lumped masses are adopted at the creation of bridge computational model. The plane computational model of heavy vehicle with five degrees of freedom is adopted. The problem is described by ordinary differential equations which are solved numerically by using MATLAB. The results are presented by graphical and numerical form.
The vibration reduction design of single-cylinder engine based on the balance shaft
Authors: Yu Feng , Xie Jun , Xu Zhong Ming
Published: April 2019

A 3d model of crank connecting rod of a single cylinder internal combustion engine (ICE) is established, whose force analysis was carried out in ADAMS/VIEW using virtual prototyping method. It was found that the results between the analysis and the theoretical calculation results were basically consistent, indicating that the established model is correct and reliable. In order to reduce the inertia force and torque of this ICE, the uniaxial balance method was used to carry out the vibration reduction design based on the balance shaft. The results of virtual experiments showed that the single cylinder internal combustion engine with a balance shaft can greatly reduce the inertia excitation force as well as improve the vibration.
Numerical simulation of the variable diameter pipe based on abrasive flow machining
Authors: Liu Hongbo , Li Junye , Yan Wenduan , Hu Jinglei , Zhang Xinming , Wang Xinpeng
Published: April 2019

Based on the numerical analysis model of abrasive flow polishing, the effects of fluid turbulent kinetic energy, turbulent intensity and turbulent viscosity on the quality of polishing on polishing quality are studied and analyzed by taking variable diameter pipe as an example. The results of numerical simulation show that the polishing quality becomes better with the decrease of aperture. Therefore, the optimal processing parameters can be simulated according to the specific size of the workpiece, which can provide technical support for the production.
An interactive environment for teaching a watch crew to act properly in case of wind and wave perturbation
Authors: Sedova Nelly , Sedov Viktor , Bazhenov Ruslan , Luchaninov Dmitry , Glagolev Vladimir
Published: April 2019

An interactive environment is supposed to be one of the most important technologies for developing teaching systems for a deck crew. It enables modeling different interworking scenarios (excursions) among marine crafts as well as responding maritime facilities to operator performance, etc. The ship crew is possible to be taught in order to know how to act effectively in alarm or challenging situations in such an environment. A virtual polygon can also be used as a decision making support system to forecast growing threats and then choose the best behavior strategy/policy. The paper illustrates the findings of a virtual polygon development for simulating navigation safety problems with Blender environment applied for a three-dimensional graphic image representation, Delphi programming language for software support of the developed methods and a user interface design. The authors explained a layout algorithm for constructing three-dimensional offshore surface vessels. Moreover, the researchers simulated various situations in different weather effects and wind and wave perturbation in their study.
Dynamic analysis of rectangular tank using response spectra
Authors: Uhlirova Lenka , Jendželovský Norbert
Published: April 2019

. Reinforced concrete tanks are currently used to store various substances and products. Most often they serve as drinking water reservoirs, to sewage treatment or to store various technical fluids. Although rectangular tanks are less used, they have advantages, such as less sensitivity to one-sided loading and better utilization of space when using a group of tanks. Rectangular tank which is the matter of interest in this paper is for the purposes of analysis considered as fulfilled with water. Dynamic analysis of the tank considering fluid-structure interaction (FSI) was the matter of interest here. Deformations and bending moments of walls were obtained.
Wind loads and their reduction on mesh fabrics
Authors: Hubová Oľga , Franek Michal , Macák Marek
Published: April 2019

The presented contribution deals with evaluation of wind loads on various layouts of plastic and steel mesh fabric. To obtain real wind effects and loads, the experimental measurement in the Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel (BLWT) in Bratislava has been prepared. The goal of an investigation is the determination of wind loads on permeable materials – plastic and steel fabric, using wind load reduction factor k. The mean wind pressure on the permeable material is obtained by multiplying the wind pressure to the impermeable surface by the reduction factor k depending on the Reynolds number. The experimentally determined reduction factor can be applied for design of the safety mesh fabric. Wind loads were obtained from measurement of wind velocity by Hot-Wire anemometry (HWA).
Comparison of the performance of friction pendulums with uniform and variable radii
Authors: Malin Cristian-Tatian , Nedelcu Dorian , Gillich Gilbert-Rainer , Petrica Adrian , Padurean Ioan
Published: April 2019

The paper presents research done by means of numerical simulation on a rigid structure isolated with friction pendulums. To this aim, we design friction pendulums which differ by the shape and dimension of the cylindrical sliding surface, respectively by the friction coefficients. Our target was to find out how the structure responds to a given excitation when the structure is equipped with diverse friction pendulums. A sinusoidal excitation with the frequency of 1 Hz is applied and the response in terms of displacements is captured. We found that the frequency of the structure does not change with the FP radius but the amplitude of the displacement is strongly dependent on this parameter. Because the circular and elliptical sections of the FP provide the structure with different natural frequencies, the resonance is achieved at other radii.
Contribution to new numerical integration in dynamics
Authors: Tvrdá Katarína
Published: April 2019

The problem of time integration in the dynamics of building structures is primarily a mathematical problem of the accuracy of the numerical integration of the acceleration time course. All existing methods are trying more or less successfully to master this problem. The best known and most widely used is the Newmark method, which by its very nature is only a trapezoidal rule applied to both acceleration and speed. The most effective method of numerical integration of repeated integrals was introduced mathematically [1], namely the modification of numerical integration methods of the Gaussian type for use on repeated integrals. In this work is introduced their simple use in problem solution of mechanics and dynamics of structures and consequently comparison of the results with the traditional Newmark Direct Time Integration method is presented.
Considering of a simplified model of passing train causing dynamic effects on railway bridge for SHM purposes
Authors: Sokol Milan , Márföldi Monika , Venglár Michal
Published: April 2019

The aim of the structural health monitoring (SHM) is to provide useful information about the state of the structures. However, the data collected from monitoring needs to be first translated into actionable, quantitative or qualitative based characteristics, that indicate the condition of a bridge. The paper proposes a methodology for comparison of regularly measured data to monitor the state of stringers and floorbeams. Also, the dynamic factor is evaluated and compared with code values.
Determination of the elimination costs of vibrations and dust transmission in refurbishment healthcare buildings works in Spain
Authors: García-Sanz-Calcedo Justo
Published: April 2019

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the average cost of preventive measures for noise insulation, vibrations and dust transmission in healthcare buildings, which guarantee environmental biosafety in renovation infrastructure works. 30 hospital reformation works carried out between 2004 and 2010 in Spain were analyzed. The average impact of the environmental biosafety measures incorporated in the project was 1.07 % of the budget. The average cost of the actions was 5.5 €/m2 in works in critical areas and 0.9 €/m2 in the rest. In critical areas, the sectoring meant an average cost of 26.89 % of the budget of the work and in the rest of areas of 29.48 %. It was concluded that the management of environmental biosafety in the works means a minimum cost, which reduces the transmission of noise, vibrations and dust, reducing the probability of nosocomial infection.
Simulation analysis of underwater structure based on local cylindrical acoustic holography
Authors: Gu Gaoquan , Zhang Jing , Shi Yingchao
Published: April 2019

The local cylindrical acoustic holography technology is introduced, and its application in identifying and locating the column is introduced. The implementation algorithm of local cylindrical holographic reconstruction is given. In engineering operations, columnar sound sources such as electric motors, water pipes, and underwater structures are common noise sources in engineering. Therefore, this paper is of great significance for the location identification and control of such sound sources. The simulation results show that the proposed local cylindrical acoustic holography algorithm is useful to identify the noise source and reconstruct the sound field correctly.
Research on vibration characteristics of marine power-spilt gear system
Authors: Wei Wei , Guo Wenyong , Han Jianggui , Wu Xinyue
Published: April 2019

In order to carry out a more in-depth study on the vibration characteristics of the marine power-spilt gear system, a nonlinear dynamic model of a certain type of marine gearbox was established, taking into account factors such as dynamic backlash and time-varying mesh stiffness. The numerical simulation method was used to calculate the variation of the system vibration response with input speed, the torsional stiffness of the linkage shaft and the stiffness of the output shaft under different backlach. The results show that the system will occur resonance as the input speed increases; the torsional stiffness of the linkage axis has an optimal value, so that the vibration response amplitude of the system is the smallest; as the support stiffness of the output shaft increases, the vibration acceleration of the output shaft does not change much, while the vibration displacement is significantly reduced.
Vibration of thin elastic FGM plates with multi-gradation effects
Authors: Sator Ladislav , Sladek Vladimir , Sladek Jan
Published: April 2019

In this paper we investigate the vibration response of thin elastic FGM plates with combination of transversal and/or in-plane gradation of various material parameters subjected to transient tension loading. The equations of motion and initial-boundary conditions for transient problems are derived within Kirchhoff-Love plate theory. For numerical modelling of plates with dynamic multi-gradation coupling effects, it is developed the strong formulation with using the meshless approximation of field variables by the Moving Least Square (MLS) approximation scheme. Several numerical examples are presented for illustration of the multi-gradation coupling effects in vibration response of elastic FGM plates.
Unsolved issues of providing medical care to patients with hemophilia with inhibitors in Russia
Authors: Zozulya N. I. , Chernov V. M. , Tarasova I. S. , Rumyantsev A. G.
Published: April 2019

The implementation of the state program “7 highcost nosologies” and the active work of Russian hematologists have significantly improved the specialized care for children and adults with Hemophilia. Russian hemophilia patient registry as of 10.25.2018 contained information about 7433 patients, of whom with hemophilia A – 6525 people. About 400 people were diagnosed with hemophilia with inhibitors. The inhibitor predominantly appeared at child and young age (up to 20 years). There is a high supply of coagulation factors concentrates for the treatment of hemophilia in the Russian Federation – 8.1 IU of coagulation factor VIII per capita in 2018, which corresponds to the graduation “full integration into society” according to the scale proposed by the World Hemophilia Federation. Due to the sufficient availability of coagulation factors, it is possible to conduct elimination of inhibitors by immune tolerance induction. Treatment with antiinhibitor coagulant complex and eptacog alfa (activated) requires a good venous access and is not always effective. Treatment results remain unsatisfactory in 67 % of adult patients with severe hemophilia with low inhibitor titer due to the number of bleeding per year exceeds 4. Unsatisfactory treatment results are noted in more than 1/ 3 patients with a high inhibitor titer, despite the ongoing prophylaxis with bypassing agents. Currently, clinical studies of fundamentally new drugs for hemophilia treatment, including the inhibitory form, are ongoing. One such drug is emicizumab, which is a bispecific humanized monoclonal antibody that bridges activated factor IX and factor X to restore the function of missing activated factor VIII Emicizumab is not neutralized by inhibitors to FVIII, which allows it to be successfully used in the inhibitory form of hemophilia A. The results of HAVEN 1 and HAVEN 2 studies showed the advantages of using emicizumab in prophylactic regimen in children and adults with the inhibitory form of hemophilia A compared with bypassing agents.
F359C mutation of the BCR-ABL1 gene in adolescent with chronic myeloid leukemia. Case report
Authors: Borisevich M. V. , Savitskaya T. V.
Published: April 2019

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in children is rare, less than 3 % of all cases of leukemia in pediatric practice. Along with the successes achieved in the treatment of CML with imatinib, it’s necessary to study of molecular factors in predicting resistance to therapy. According to the literature, about 30 % of adult patients with imatinib resistance have point mutations in the kinase domain of BCR-ABL1 gene. The number of reports about mutation spectrum of the BCR-ABL1 gene in children with resistant forms of CML is limited. This article describes the clinical case of secondary resistance to imatinib in a 15-year-old girl with the F359C mutation of BCR-ABL1 gene and a review of the literature.
Case of congenital adrenocortical cancer
Authors: Karaseva L. R. , Privalova L. P. , Novopoltseva E. G. , Radovsky V. V.
Published: April 2019

The article presents a unique clinical observation of adrenocortical cancer (ACC) in a newborn baby, whose mother suffered from a recurrent form of maxillary fibrosarcoma and had a burdened obstetric and gynecological history, but was not examined by a geneticist. Complications of ACC in the presented patient were secondary hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with obstruction of the exit paths of both ventricles, Itsenko– Cushing syndrome. Despite the surgical treatment carried out according to vital indications (tumoradinectomy on the right with hormonal support with a Solu-Cortef), the child died during the progression of multiple organ failure and sepsis.
Cardiovascular Disease in Spondyloarthritides
Authors: Papagoras Charalampos , Voulgari Paraskevi V. , Drosos Alexandros A.
Published: April 2019

The spondyloarthritides are a group of chronic systemic inflammatory joint diseases, the
main types being ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Evidence accumulating during
the last decades suggests that patients with AS or PsA carry an increased risk for cardiovascular
disease and cardiovascular death. This risk appears to be mediated by systemic inflammation over and
above classical cardiovascular risk factors. The excess cardiovascular risk in those patients has been
formally acknowledged by scientific organizations, which have called physicians’ attention to the matter.
The application by Rheumatologists of new effective anti-rheumatic treatments and treat-to-target
strategies seems to benefit patients from a cardiovascular point of view, as well. However, more data are
needed in order to verify whether anti-rheumatic treatments do have an effect on cardiovascular risk and
whether there are differences among them in this regard. Most importantly, a higher level of awareness
of the cardiovascular risk is needed among patients and healthcare providers, better tools to recognize
at-risk patients and, ultimately, commitment to address in parallel both the musculoskeletal and the cardiovascular
aspect of the disease.
The Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Clinical Outcomes of Asthmatic Children with Vitamin D Insufficiency
Authors: Kalmarzi Rasoul N. , Ahmadi Sivan , Rahehagh Ramesh , Fathallahpour Asadollah , Khalafi Behzad , Kashefi Hajar , Roshani Daem , Zaryan Rama N. , Mohamadi Shilan , Kooti Wesam
Published: April 2019

Background:

The extensive impacts of vitamin D on the immune system has gathered the attention of scholars in last years. In this regard, studies about vitamin D and incidence of asthma have showed various results. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of vitamin D supplements on clinical outcomes in asthmatic children with vitamin D insufficiency.

Materials & Methods:

This before-after interventional study was conducted on all asthmatic children who attended the Be'sat Hospital, Iran. Serum levels of 25(OH)D, asthma severity and pulmonary function tests before and after therapeutic prescription of vitamin D were evaluated. Serum levels of 25(OH)D were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Results:

The mean age of the samples was 10.69±9.78 years and 39 subjects (57.4%) were male. The primary mean level of serum 25(OH)D (18.21±8.22, ng/mL) has significantly (p<0.05) increased after treatment (35.45±9.35, ng/mL). Also, asthma severity, forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), and FEV1/FVC indicators were significantly (p<0.05) increased after treatment.

Conclusion:

We can conclude that therapeutic prescription of vitamin D is very effective in improving the clinical status of asthmatic children.
Program Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction untuk Menurunkan Kecemasan pada Individu dengan Penyakit Jantung Koroner
Authors: Munazilah Munazilah , Hasanat Nida Ul
Published: April 2019

Abstract. This study was conducted in individuals with chronic diseases, namely coronary heart disease (CHD). Individuals with CHD experience changes in various aspects of life that create stress in the form of anxiety. The MBSR program can improve the parasympathetic nervous system, reduce the production of adrenaline and epinephrine so that symptoms of stress and anxiety can decrease. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program on reducing anxiety in individuals with CHD. The research method used a quasi-experiment with the design of the one group pretest-posttest design. Data analysis with Sign-Rank Wilcoxon Test non-parametric test. The results showed that there was a significant decrease in anxiety in CHD individuals with a value of Z = -2.023 and p = 0.043 (p <0.05). Based on these results, the MBSR program has been proven to reduce individual anxiety with CHD.
Real Option, Debt Agency Conflicts and Corporate Investment Decisions
Authors: Peng Cheng , Zhou Huiling , Chang Huan
Published: April 2019

This paper studies enterprise investment decisions under debt agency conflicts by the method of real option. It is different from the existed literatures that this paper considers not only the influence of investment goals alienation on investment decisions without bankruptcy agency, but also analyzes the investment decisions distortion under bankruptcy agency conflicts. The study result shows that enterprises with debt usually exist overinvestment; on the one hand, the overinvestment comes from excessive pursuing of the tax benefits under the investment goals alienation, on the other hand, it comes from the protection for shareholders’ investment risk under strategic default bankruptcy. What’s more, under the lower debt level, the former is the dominant mechanism for investment decisions distortion; while under the higher debt level, the influence of the later is prominent.
The Relation between the Education and Culture Activities in the Community Center, in Which the Employees were Partners of the Organization Policy Determination and the Satisfaction of the Employees and the Community Which the Community Center Serves
Authors: Mansour Faraj
Published: April 2019

The inspiration for the research

“Built to last” is a book written by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras, was published at 1995. Six years later (2001) Jim Collins published the sequel “Fly Wheel—good to great”. These two books are my inspiration for the research. They dealt mainly with economic organizations and worldwide companies. I was wondering if the models that were represented in these two books are valid for work in social organizations. Can these models or parts of them embed in social organizations? Can their assimilation lead to the success of the social organizations? There is a lot of questions that I would like to check and research.