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Обумовленість ЄС як рушійна сила європейської інтеграції країн Західних Балкан
Authors: Rudik Oleksandra О.
Published: August 2018

На основі результатів аналізу розробленої Європейською Комісією стратегії «Надійна перспектива розширення та посилення співпраці ЄС з країнами Західних Балкан» досліджено роль обумовленості ЄС в процесі європейської інтеграції країн регіону. В стратегії чітко зазначено, що сьогодні у країн регіону відкрилось історичне «вікно можливостей», щоб твердо і однозначно пов’язати своє майбутнє з ЄС. ЄС вимагає від західнобалканських країн рішучих дій та термінового подвоєння зусиль щодо проведення життєво важливих реформ – особливо в сфері верховенства права, незалежності судової системи, основоположних прав людини та громадянина, належного врядування – для завершення своїх політичних, економічних та соціальних перетворень. Для забезпечення належної підтримки трансформаційних процесів в регіоні ЄС зобов’язується вдосконалювати політику розширення та інструменти передвступної допомоги. Стратегія визначає План дій із шістьма флагманськими ініціативами, спрямованими на конкретні сфери взаємного інтересу: верховенство права, безпека та міграція, соціально-економічний розвиток, комунікації, цифрові технології, примирення та добросусідські відносини. Встановлено, що обумовленість ЄС залишається рушійною силою європейської інтеграції країн Західних Балкан. В політиці розширення Європейська Комісія продовжує керуватись так званою моделлю зовнішнього стимулювання, поєднуючи у відносинах з країнами регіону певні винагороди і покарання.
Status of the chairman of the local government administration in Ukraine: experience of legislative definitions
Authors: Borodin Y. I.
Published: August 2018

The article deals with the issue of determining the status of heads of local state administrations in Ukraine in the context of the history of public service. The author focuses on such important aspects as assigning the positions of heads of state executive bodies to the general competence of the regional and subregional levels into the civil service, imposing restrictions on political activity, defining the role of the president, the government and the prime minister in appointing and dismissing said officials, application of competitive procedures, etc. On the basis of the analysis of legislative acts of 1992-2017, comparison and generalization of information from different sources shows how the question arose about the status of heads of local state administrations, which changes occurred in the process of creating the constitutional principles of public administration, the adoption of legislation on civil service, activities government, local state administrations, prevention of corruption, etc. Particular attention is paid to the current state of affairs, which is characterized by the presence of contradictions in the Ukrainian legislation; an increase in the uncertainty of the status of heads of local state administrations as a result of changes to the civil service law (November 2017) regarding their removal from the civil service, removal of restrictions on political activities, etc.The author concludes that there is a lot of experience of the state authorities of Ukraine in this area, the contradictory nature of the actions of the subjects of determining the status of heads of local state administrations, which has manifested itself in the recent period, the need to define the conceptual principles of the consideration of the issue and to make concerted changes to the Ukrainian legislation.
The state personnel in conditions of reform of public administration in Ukraine
Authors: Vytkо T. Y.
Published: August 2018

The peculiarities of the implementation of the public administration reform have been characterized, focusing on such areas of the reform as modernization of the civil service and human resources management. The article deals with the civil servant, who is the main object of the reform of the civil service, and its subject. The requirements for candidates for entering to civil service have been analyzed, namely, academic degree, general and special qualification, capability.The main aspects of the civil servant career in Ukraine are depicted graphically; the detailed analysis is done considering the provisions of the current legislation and implementation practice in Ukraine and some foreign countries. Some rights, duties and restrictions on civil servants, which are defined in the current legislation, are described. The main problem aspects of professional activity of civil servants in the context of adapting current legislation to European standards (conducting competition for civil service positions, evaluating the results of official activity, promotion, raising the level of professional competence, remuneration of labor, etc.) have been revealed. The analysis of the involvement of public associations and independent experts in personnel processes, as well as the issue of remuneration of civil servants. It is noted that the civil servant must meet the established requirements, actively react to all the challenges of society, act in accordance with the current legislation, and constantly increase his level of professional competence and be a single entity with the system of public administration. The emphasis is placed on the lack of an effective automated human resources management system in the civil service and the importance of its creation for the effectiveness of the civil service of Ukraine and the professional activity of civil servants in particular.
Organizational directions of improving the institutional model of the treasury service of Ukraine
Authors: Yukhnenko M. A.
Published: August 2018

The article actualizes the system of organizational measures, the implementation of which functionally ensures the work of the State Treasury Service of Ukraine. Preliminary analysis made it possible to establish the existence of two main stages in the organization of the institutional model of the treasury service in the mechanisms of public financial management in Ukraine, information on which is briefly systematized in the material of the drawing. Using the Government’s Priority Action Plan for 2016, the Action Plan for 2017-2018. on the implementation of the Concept of the Development of Electronic Democracy and the Concept of the Development of Electronic Governance in Ukraine until 2020, an information matrix for optimizing the work of the Treasury of Ukraine was compiled. Data processing of the information matrix of the expediency of optimizing the work of the Treasury of Ukraine on the basis of the initial data made it possible to determine four alternatives and eight criteria for their comparison. Alternatives and criteria were used to formalize the initial data to determine the priority of actions in the processes of optimizing the work of the Treasury of Ukraine and proposed to adhere to the established sequence. The characteristics of ranking criteria prioritization for each alternative of realizing the areas of optimization of the work of the Treasury of Ukraine are given. Interim results of transformation of organizational directions of improving the institutional model of the treasury service of Ukraine are given. Consequently, the system should share the revenues between Central and Local budgets for the date supplied by the user according to the current sharing rates defined in the system. Moreover, today the development of internal control and internal audit in the public sector bodies of Ukraine is one of criteria for assessment of international experts of reforms in the PIFC sphere within implementation by Ukraine of undertaken commitments for realization of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU. As a result the Treasury Institutional Model described in this document gives guidelines for the design of automated treasury systems for government aimed at two groups of people: authorities within government and their advisors who are engaged in planning and implementing such systems; and software designers and suppliers from the private sector – or even in-house developers of treasury software. It is important that these aspects be taken explicitly into account in the design and implementation of Ukrainian treasury system.
Соціальні стереотипи в структурі управлінської діяльності соціальних служб: регіональний аспект
Authors: Bukanov G. N.
Published: August 2018

Розглянуто особливості соціальних стереотипів в структурі управлінської діяльності соціальних служб. В структурі управлінської діяльності соціальних служб виокремлено соціальні стереотипи, які можуть бути пов’язані з: 1) особливостями соціального сприйняття (перцептивні стереотипи); 2) раціональною інтерпретацією управлінських фактів (когнітивні стереотипи); 3) соціальними установками стосовно значимих об’єктів управління (диспозиційні стереотипи); 4) ціннісним ставленням до значимих об’єктів управлінського контексту (аксіологічні стереотипи); 5) особливостями соціального оцінювання (оцінні стереотипи); 6) особливостями інформаційної взаємодії (інформаційні стереотипи); 7) особливостями організаційної діяльності (організаційні стереотипи); 8) особливостями технології здійснення управлінських функцій (технологічні стереотипи). Визначено, що особливе значення в управлінській діяльності мають соціальні стереотипи, що пов’язані зі службово-статусними відносинами, мотивацією якісної та ефективної роботи, ставленням до конфліктів в організації і способів їх розв’язання. Представлено результати емпіричного дослідження серед керівників та співробітників соціальних служб на регіональному рівні, на основі яких визначено такі управлінські стереотипи: сприйняття керівника соціальної служби («технократ» чи «гуманітарій»), мотиваційні стереотипи уникнення і досягнення, позиційні стереотипи активно-конструктивного ставлення до конфліктів і їх врегулювання.
Втілення в радянському художньому кіно образів «ворога» та «героя» періоду Української революції 1917-1921 рр.
Authors: Pyzhyk A. М.
Published: August 2018

Проаналізовано втілення в радянських художніх фільмах 1920-х – 1950-х рр. образів «ворога» та «героя» доби Української революції. Спираючись на підходи історичної імагології, відображено специфіку формування та пропагування кінематографічних образів, тематично пов’язаних із 1917–1921 рр. Підкреслено, що на думку партійних ідеологів кінематограф мав стати знаряддям поширення комуністичної ідеології та формування в суспільстві уявлень про революційне минуле. Встановлено, що зображення революційних подій через призму ідеологічних вимог влади було одним із провідних напрямків радянського кінематографа. Фільми різних жанрів відображали боротьбу більшовиків за встановлення та утримання влади у 1917–1921 рр., формували у глядачів стійкі візуальні образи «ворога» революції та «героя». З’ясовано, що ці образи мали відмінне змістове наповнення та екранне втілення у різні періоди розвитку радянського кінематографа. Так, у 1920-х роках у художніх фільмах «Остап Бандура» (1924 р.), «Пілсудський купив Петлюру» (1926 р.), «Два дні» (1927 р.), «Звенигора» (1927 р.), «Арсенал» (1929 р.) та ін. «ворогів» представляли підступними, продажними, безжальними і водночас жалюгідними та комічними. «Герої», не дивлячись на непривабливий зовнішній вигляд, показані близькими до глядача та переконаними в перемозі під час боротьби за революційну правду. У 1930-х роках, в умовах сформованої тоталітарної системи, протилежні образи зазнають певних змін і отримують додаткові риси. Так, у фільмах «Щорс» (1939 р.) та «Вершники» (1939 р.) «вороги» все більш скритні та лицемірні, а «герої» – відверті, цілеспрямовані, прямолінійні, впевнені в рішеннях і діях партійного керівництва. Встановлено, що головним персоніфікованим «ворогом» у радянському художньому кіно довоєнної доби став Симон Петлюра. У роки німецько-радянської війни та в післявоєнний період у фільмах «Олександр Пархоменко» (1942 р.) та «Правда» (1957 р.) «ворогів» зображували менш емоційно, але більш зневажливо – як невпевнених і безвольних, а революційних «героїв», навпаки – свідомими, врівноваженими, які діють за планом, розробленим вождями комуністичної партії. Доведено, що впродовж всього існування радянського кінематографа, протиставлення образів «ворога» і «героя» дозволяло показати неминучість поразки українських національних сил і перемоги більшовиків.
Просторова диспозиція агентів комунікації в соціальних мережах
Authors: Dіdyk L. A.
Published: August 2018

Проведено аналіз досліджень та публікацій науковців щодо визначення поняття «соціальна мережа» та запропоновано власне трактування даного поняття. Автор статті вважає, що соціальна мережа – це коло агентів (людей), де самі агенти є центрами соціальних мереж, а їхні знайомі (зв’язки) будують мережеві гілки, вступаючи у соціальні відносини. Встановлено особливості мережевої комунікації: об’єднання «багато з багатьма»; емерджентні властивості (відсутність централізованого управління, самостійність та високий рівень підключеності субодиниць, павутинна нелінійність впливу один на одного); динаміка в поведінці мережі; отримання і створення соціального капіталу. З’ясовано, що соціальний капітал є основним джерелом розвитку соціальних мереж, оскільки він може проявляти себе в якості особливого виду реальних і потенційних ресурсів; властивостей та інформаційної спрямованості мережі. Охарактеризовано загальносистемні закономірності розвитку соціальних мереж: різноманітність, складність, поширеність, стійкість, емерджентність як неможливість звести сукупність властивостей системи до властивостей окремих елементів та їх неідентичність. Визначено стрімкий розвиток комерційної складової соціальних мереж – створення професійних співтовариств і мереж практиків, які знайшли застосування в багатьох областях людської діяльності у сучасному світі. Проаналізовано причини, які впливають на зміну форм взаємодії агентів комунікації, та висловлено власну думку, що вони змінюються в ході задоволення агентами базових просторових потреб: комунікативної, пізнавальної, ігрової. Визначено, що в Україні соціальні мережі почали набирати популярності з 2006 р. – доступ до Одноклассники.ru, ВКонтакте.ru та Connect.ua. З 2015-2016 рр. – етап популярності Facebook.com (11 млн користувачів) та Instagram.com (7,3 млн користувачів), що пов’язано з політичними змінами у відносинах між Україною та Росією. Проаналізовано інформацію щомісячного дослідження Kantar TNS CMeter та визначено, що у 2018 р. Facebook.com знаходиться на третьому місці по відвідуваності серед популярних сайтів, якими користуються українці.
Українська пісня у поліфонічних творах для бандури (презентація нотного видання
Authors: Гусіна О. Н.
Published: August 2018

Бандура – інструмент унікальних можливостей – оригінальна не лише за формою і зовнішнім виглядом, але і за внутрішнім змістом, адже народжена на нашій землі, на її струнах звучить українська душа. Бандура надихає на написання музики, яка торкається струн серця, вражає своєю щирістю і мелодійністю.
Виконавча поліція Катеринославщини як об’єкт джерелозавчого аналізу (друга половина ХІХ – початок ХХ століття)
Authors: Коротенко Д. В.
Published: August 2018

Стаття присвячена аналізу джерельної бази з вивчення функціонування виконавчої поліції Катеринославщини в другій половині ХІХ – на початку ХХ ст.
ФОРМУВАННЯ ТЕХНОЛОГІЇ ОЧИСТКИ РОСЛИННОЇ ОЛІЇ В УМОВАХ МІНІ-ЦЕХІВ
Authors: Осадчук Петро Ігорович , Дударев Іван І.
Published: August 2018

Створено комплекс технічних засобів, що включає обладнання і блоки пресування насіння, адсорбентної рафінації, гідратації і коагуляції, центрифугування і дезодорації, очищення і мікрофільтрації олії. Конструкції технічних засобів дозволяють компонувати окремі складові частини поблочно (модульно), враховуючи умови їх розміщення у мало контурних цехах. У технологічному процесі, за необхідності використовується ультразвуковий кавітатор для зниження кислотності олії. Сформований за цим принципом комплекс забезпечує одержання екологічно чистої рослинної олії за безвідхідною технологією, що актуальна для фермерських господарств. Олія такої якості відноситься до категорії кашерних продуктів.  To obtain high-quality edible oils, these should be as much as possible cleaned from concomitant substances, mechanical impurities, phosphatides, waxes, soap and hydrophobic fractions. This process can be realized on the basis of physical methods developed by us with the help of special centrifugal devices, ceramic microfilters, hydration means for purifying phosphatidic concentrate with subsequent belting filtration of mono-dibasic unsaturated acids A complex of technical means was developed, including equipment and blocks for pressing the seed, adsorbent refinement, hydration and coagulation, centrifugation and deodorization, cleaning and microfiltration of oils. Structures of technical means allow to compose separate components of a unit (modular), taking into account the conditions of their placement in small contour workshops. In the technological process, if necessary, an ultrasonic cavitator is used to reduce the acidity of the oil. The complex formed on this principle ensures the production of ecologically pure vegetable oil in the non-waste technology and in the conditions of the farms. Oil of this quality belongs to the category of casserole products.The technological process involves pressing the seeds, then feeding to a centrifuge for purification from mechanical impurities, for removing water and lightly flowing fractions into a vacuum chamber and microfiltration and lighting in the super-cleaner unit, an ultrasonic cavitator is used to reduce the acidity of the oil. The vegetable oil retains its organoleptic qualities and the nutritional value of the product. Such an effect is achieved by the use of only the production of oils, physical and mechanical processes, without chemical treatment. The technology is implemented by a compact small-scale technical complex, executed in a modular-block type, which is easy to control.
ОБҐРУНТУВАННЯ ЕНЕРГОЕФЕКТИВНИХ РЕЖИМІВ РОБОТИ БАРАБАННОЇ СУШАРКИ КОМПЛЕКСУ ВИРОБНИЦТВА КОМПОЗИЦІЙНОГО БІОПАЛИВА
Authors: Корінчук Дмитрий Николаевич , Снєжкін Юрій Федорович , Бунецький В. О.
Published: August 2018

Проведений аналіз конвеєрних апаратів для забезпечення необхідного вологовидалення сипкої сільськогосподарської сировини дозволив обґрунтувати ефективність вібраційних конвеєрних схем. Класичні віброконвеєрні машини базуються на електромагнітному віброзбудженні та використанні жорсткого вантажонесучого органу, що вимагає значних витрат енергії та матеріалу. Дана проблема вирішується за рахунок використання механічного віброзбудження та недеформувального транспортуючого елементу, що притаманні віброхвильвим конвеєрним апаратам. Представлена прин-ципова схема віброхвильової терморадіаційної сушарки, яка дозволяє ефективно вирішити проблеми достатньо інтенсивної та рівномірної обробки при мінімізації енерго- та матеріаловитрат, поміроного термічного навантаження на шари продукції та максимального збереження її вихідних властивостей. На основі експериментальних досліджень розробленої дослідної моделі даної сушарки було складено критеріальне рівняння тепломасобміну, що дозволяє проектувати сушарки із заданими параметрами процесу.
АПАРАТИ ДЛЯ РОЗДІЛЕННЯ ПРОДУКТІВ ВИНОРОБСТВА
Authors: Ковалевський К. А. , Валько М. І. , Мамай О. І. , Кузьмина Т. О. , Яковенко Т. О.
Published: August 2018

В статті наводяться результати досліджень щодо застосування гідроциклонів для відокремлення твердих частинок з виноградного сусла, виноградного насіння з вичавок, а також для освітлення дифузійного соку після екстракції виноградних вичавок, стічних вод та інших забруднених рідин. В результаті проведених досліджень визначені оптимальні параметри гідроциклонів при відокремленні різних твердих частинок. Запропоновано режими роботи гідроциклонів, при яких досягаються максимальні ефекти розподілу. Для розподілу використовуються різні конструкції гідроциклонів, з регулюванням отвору виходу осадів з обертовим активатором, тощо.The article presents the results of research on the use of hydrocyclones for the separation of solid grapevine particles, grape seeds from squashes, as well as for the diffusion juice illumination after the extraction of grape vinegar, sewage and other contaminated liquids. Studies were conducted on the separation of grape seeds mixed with yeast bard.To achieve the desired effect of separation on the hydrocyclone it is necessary to thoroughly analytically ground and experimentally determine the necessary parameters of the size of its parts. One way to regulate the separation of solid particles from winemaking products is to change the size of the opening of the lower drain fitting or to change the design of the conical part.The construction of a hydrocyclone with a controlled opening of sediments was found to be used to separate solids from grape and fruit berries (juice), separation of lime vine. In addition, with this design, it is possible to determine the structural dimensions of the hydrocyclones for other products, for example, to separate the grape seed from the flow of water with squeegees.As a result of the researches, optimal parameters of the hydrocyclones were determined at separation of various solid particles. The modes of operation of hydrocyclones, in which the maximum distribution effects are achieved, are proposed. Different structures of the hydrocyclones are used for distribution, with adjustment of the opening of sediment release with a rotary activator, and others like that. Due to the improvement of flow distribution at the entrance to the hydrocyclone, increasing the speed of the flow of the activator, the effect of cleaning the suspension from impurities increases by 15-20%.The use of a hydrocyclone for the separation of suspensions of tartaric lime makes it possible to completely separate impurities with minor losses.To study the efficiency of the distribution of each product it is necessary to conduct a test of hydrocyclone with increased height and diameter of the cylindrical part of the body, the conical part with different angles of conicality and the size of the aperture for the lower drain of glass.
Characteristics of Modern Safari Tourism in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Authors:   The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, Kim Ju-Rak
Published: August 2018

The purpose of this study is to characterize safaris as modern nature tourism that are hidden behind the romantic discourse of nature and primitiveness. This study is based on insights derived from qualitative research methodologies including participant observation of safaris in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya and in-depth interviews with tour agencies as producers and tourists as consumers. As a result, three characteristics were identified. First, by exploring how a safari is produced and operated by an agency, the characteristic of the modern tourism industry operating according to rationality was found. Secondly, by investigating the way the Masai Mara National Reserve and safaris are managed and controlled, this study shows that the Masai Mara grassland has become an object of management and consumption by humans as a place where safaris, a modern form of nature tourism, are played out. Lastly, by examining the way tourists experience safaris, the characteristics of today's tourists, who seek authentic experiences while favoring familiarity and comfort, are identified. This study is differentiated in the aspect that tourism research has focused on practical aspects through quantitative research methodologies. It is also meaningful that the subject and geographic scope of the research are expanded by studying African safaris, which have rarely been discussed in tourism research.
A Study on the Relationships Among Casino Employee Job Burnout, Customer Orientation, and Close Monitoring
Authors:   The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, Choi Hong-Yeol , Park Eun-Kyung , Choi Byoung-Kil
Published: August 2018

This study examined the relationship among casino employee job burnout, customer orientation, and close monitoring by their supervisors and CCTVs. First, the emotional exhaustion factor did not significantly affect customer orientation. Second, this study demonstrated that the depersonalization and reduced accomplishment of casino workers significantly influenced customer orientation. Third, reduced accomplishment led to lower customer orientation than depersonalization. Fourth, close monitoring (by supervisors and CCTVs) played a moderating role in the relationship among emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced achievement of casino employees and their customer orientation. In particular, close monitoring by supervisors only, not by CCTVs. significantly improved customer orientation. Therefore, this study suggests theoretical and practical implications through the effect of casino employee burnout on customer orientation and the moderating effect of surveillance on the relationship. Also, the research offers useful information and ways to effectively manage human resources engaged in the service industry. Furthermore, the results and limitations of this study are discussed from various perspectives for service workers in the future.
Associations between three XRCC1 polymorphisms and the hepatocellular carcinoma risk: a meta-analysis of case-control studies v1
Authors: Xiong Yao , Zhang Qian , Ye Jiaxiang , Pan Shan , Ge Lianying
Published: August 2018

Conflicting results have been obtained regarding the association between X-ray repair cross complementation group 1 (XRCC1) and susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In this study, associations between HCC and three polymorphisms (Arg194Trp, Arg280His, and Arg399Gln) were evaluated using a meta-ananlysis approach. PubMed, Web of science, Cochrane Library, the Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, and the Wanfang standard database were systematically searched to identify all relevant case-control studies published through March 2018. A total of 32 case-control studies, including 13 that evaluated Arg194Trp, 14 that evaluated Arg280His, and 26 that evaluated Arg399Gln, were analyzed. In the entire study population, XRCC1 Arg399Gln was significantly associated not only with the overall risk of HCC (homozygous model, OR = 1.53, 95% CI: 1.34–1.76, P = 0.00; recessive model, OR = 1.31, 95% CI:1.15–1.49, P = 0.00), but also with the risk of HCC in Chinese patients (homozygous model, OR = 1.78, 95% CI: 1.53–2.08, P = 0.00; recessive model, OR = 1.47, 95% CI: 1.27–1.70, P = 0.00). Limiting the analysis to studies demonstrating Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium (HWE), the results were consistent and robust. Similarly, a significant association between XRCC1 Arg399Gln and HCC risk was found in healthy controls in the general population but not in hospital controls. Trial sequential analysis (TSA), the false-positive report probabilities (FPRP) and the combined genotype analysis revealed that XRCC1 Arg399Gln is mainly associated with susceptibility to liver cancer. However, there was no association between Arg194Trp or Arg280His and the risk of HCC. These results, indicating that the Arg399Gln polymorphism of XRCC1 is associated with the risk of HCC in the Chinese population, provide a basis for the development of improved detection and treatment approaches.
Protocols for chromosome-level genome assembly of the spotted sea bass, Lateolabrax maculatus v1
Authors: Shao Changwei
Published: August 2018

Background: The spotted sea bass (Lateolabrax maculatus) is a valuable commercial fish that is widely cultured in China. While analyses using molecular markers and population genetics have been conducted, genomic resources are lacking. Finding: Here, we report a chromosome-scale assembly of the spotted sea bass genome by high-depth genome sequencing, assembly and annotation. The genome scale was 0.62 Gb with contig and scaffold N50 length to be 31 Kb and 1,040 Kb, respectively. Hi-C scaffolding of the genome resulted in 24 pseudochromosomes containing 77.68% of the total assembled sequences. A total of 132.38Mb repeat sequences were detected, accounting for 20.73% of the assemble genome. 22,015 protein-coding genes were predicted, of which 96.52% were homologous to proteins in various databases. In addition, we constructed a phylogenetic tree using 1,586 single-copy gene families and identified 125 unique gene families in the spotted sea bass genome. Conclusions: We assembled a spotted sea bass genome, which will be a valuable genomic resource to understand the biology of the spotted sea bass, and will also lead to the development of molecular breeding techniques to generate spotted sea bass with better economical traits.
Energy Efficiency Metrics of University Data Centers
Authors: Hernandez Lenonel , Jimenez Genett , Marchena Piedad
Published: August 2018

The data centers are fundamental pieces in the network and computing infrastructure, and evidently today more than ever they are relevant. Since they support the processing, analysis, assurance of the data generated in the network and by the applications in the cloud, which every day increases its volume thanks to technologies such as Internet of Things, Virtualization, and cloud computing, among others. Precisely the management of this large volume of information makes the data centers consume a lot of energy, generating great concern to owners and administrators. Green Data Centers offer a solution to this problem, reducing the impact produced by the data centers in the environment, through the monitoring and control of these. The metrics are the tools that allow us to measure in our case the energy efficiency of the data center and evaluate if it is friendly to the environment. These metrics will be applied to the data centers of the ITSA University Institution, Barranquilla and Soledad campus, and the analysis of these will be carried out. In previous research, the most common metric (PUE) was analyzed to measure the efficiency of the data centers, to verify if the University's data center is friendly to the environment. It is planned to extend this study by carrying out an analysis of several metrics to conclude which is the most efficient and which allows defining the guidelines to update or convert the data center in a friendly environment.
Cartelización de empresas y centralización del capital la lógica del desarrollo capitalista
Authors: Silva Colmenares Julio , Padilla Pardo Carolina
Published: August 2018

The emergence of global companies with the corresponding power they hold at an economic and political level, leads to the analysis of the functioning of the capitalist system and free competition. This article argues that the process of transnationalization and globalization of companies is not a market failure but the logical result of the centralization of capital, as a process that is developed by the circulation sphere. And that in parallel to this process occurs the cartelization of companies as a result of the concentration and monopolization in the production sphere. In this sense, the authors describe the interrelations between this processes and heterodox explanations that support their arguments in economic theory.
Evaluation of anti-lipoxygenase activity of Cassia fistula linn leaves using in vitro methods
Authors: Gopi Anju , Jisho Manju
Published: August 2018

Background: Numerous plants are claimed to possess anti-inflammatory phytoconstituents in folk medicine, however, one among them is Cassia fistula linn leaves. The tree is 6-9 m high with straight trunk and smooth bark. It is pale green when young and gets rough and dark when old. The leaves are 23-30cm long and have got 4-8 pairs of oblong leaflets. Due to lack of specific scientific reports regarding its use for its anti-lipoxygenase property, this particular plant was selected for this particular study with the aim to bring scientific evidence for its therapeutic use.Methods: The anti-lipoxygenase study as carried by using 5-lipoxygenase(5-LOX) assay and 12-lipoxygenase(12-LOX) assay. In both the methods, absorbance of various concentrations of the tests and the control solutions were measured at 234nm.Results: Preliminary phytochemical study showed the presence of flavonoids, glycosides, tannins and phenolics. It was found that both the 5-LOX and 12-LOX were inhibited by the extract with a 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 6.23mg/ml obtained for the 5-LOX assay and an IC50 of 3.22mg/ml attained for the 12-LOX assay.Conclusions: The methanolic extract of the plant’s leaves showed anti-lipoxygenase activity similar to Indomethacin, thus ensuring that it could be used as an effective anti-inflammatory medicine.
Ethnic differences in allele, genotype distributions and lung cancer risk of polymorphisms of gemcitabine metabolic pathway genes in south Indian population
Authors: Tirumalasetty Devika , Shewade Deepak Gopal , Dubashi Biswajit , Katiboina Srinivasa Rao
Published: August 2018

Background: Gemcitabine is a widely used cytotoxic drug in the treatment of a number of solid tumors, for instance, lung, pancreatic as well as breast cancer. As a consequence of the progressive genomic instability, the efficiency rates have eventually lowered. Genetic approach targeting one or several genes in drug targeting pathways facilitates substantially more valuable details in explaining the association between variants and also the efficacy of gemcitabine therapy. In addition, several researchers have reported ethnic discrepancies in clinical response to gemcitabine. Thus, the present study was aimed to establish the normative frequencies of genes associated with the metabolic pathway of Gemcitabine (RRM1 -37C>A (rs12806698), RRM1 -524T>C (rs11030918), CDA 79A>C (rs2072671) and CDA 435 C>T (rs1048977) in South Indian healthy population and compared with 1000 genome population. Additionally, the association of these SNPs with the risk of developing lung cancer was also evaluated.Methods: This study was carried out on 184 healthy subjects and 123 lung cancer patients of South Indian origin and genotyping was done using RT-PCR (Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction). The frequencies of the above polymorphisms were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (p >0 .05).Results: The minor allele frequencies of the SNPs RRM1 -37C>A (rs12806698), RRM1 -524T>C (rs11030918), CDA 79A>C (rs2072671) and CDA -435 C>T (rs1048977) were 31.3, 36.7, 24.5 and 22.0 respectively.Conclusions: There was a significant difference observed between the genotype and allele frequencies of south Indians with the 1000 genome populations. We also found that SNPs of RRM1 were significantly associated with lung cancer risk.
Intensive care unit prophylaxis and its outcome in a rural tertiary care hospital: an observational study
Authors: Ananth P. Vijai , Bouddh Surendra Kumar
Published: August 2018

Background: Intensive Care Unit is used to treat patients closer to their beds, in order to observe them more as distinct people to almost all the critically-ill patients.Methods: One hundred admitted patients in the ICU, 25 each sets of the patients observed their prophylactic management to prevent stress ulcer, pressure ulcer, UTI and chest infection, observations noted for the 7 days, directly by seeing and by cross-checked patient’s case-sheets.Results: There were 2 (8%) patients developed stress ulcer, 1 (4%) Catheter associated bacteriuria, 2 (8%) patients grade II pressure ulcer, and 5 (20%) patient’s done endotracheal intubation. All these 5 (20%) report of sputum culture found Ps. Aeruginosa, Klebsiella sensitive for Ceftriaxone + Sulbactum. The standard nursing care done by the on duty nursing staffs, i.e., no one given Ryle’s tube feeding for the stress ulcer cases, advised soft, palatable, non-spicy oral diet, Pressure ulcer’s 8% patients shifted on the air-bed mattress, ulcer’s cleaned with normal water soaked soft-napkin and applied sterile pad compressed dressing locally. For the ventilator in-situ patient’s, endotracheal tube cleaned 8-12 times within 12 hours. The Inbuilt Ventilator tube cleaned, and its filter changed and kept ready by the following standard aseptic precaution before using the ventilator. The chest physiotherapy was done by the chest medicine specialist of the all 5 ventilated patients. Prophylactic medication provided, i.e., Injection Pantoprazole 40mg once daily, Injection Ciprofloxacin 400mg twice daily, and Injection Inj. Ceftriaxone + Sulbactum gm 12 hourly interval administered daily.Conclusions: From this study, we can conclude that Gentamicin is more nephrotoxic and causes greater fall in creatinine clearance although the dose of Gentamicin administered is much lower compared to Amikacin.
Drug development and open access: approaches and perspectives
Authors: Debabov Dmitri V. , Debabova Maria D.
Published: August 2018

The development of a new medicine is a process that requires enormous time and tremendous financing. It takes 10-15 years from the discovery of an active compound to the launch of its production and the start of drug marketing with the total costs of the project reaching 1.8 billion US dollars. These large time and financial costs stem from repeated testing and elimination of a large percentage of compounds over the course of screening at each stage of preclinical and clinical trials. Many investors have lost interest in financing new drug discovery projects (or pharmaceutical start-up companies) due to the high risk and extensive time required to produce a return on investments. Since all the research data are considered confidential by pharmaceutical companies and thus never shared with scientific community, different scientific groups waste significant resources repeating the same costly experiments in drug discovery. In this article, we discuss new approaches to drug discovery involving open access to the research data and alternative financing that could significantly streamline the search for new cures for human diseases.
Assessing Stress Factors and Coping Strategies among Primary Schools Adolescents in Moshi District, Tanzania
Authors: Mwananzila Edith , Mueni Muteti Catherine
Published: August 2018

The purpose of the study was to determine factors attributed to primary schools adolescents’ stress and common stress coping strategies they use. Four research questions guided this study. The study employed mixed research approach. Descriptive cross-sectional design was used. Participants were 225 primary schools’ adolescents and 15 primary class teachers and five primary heads of schools. Data were collected through structured questionnaire, semi structured interviews and focus group discussion. Data were analysed using both content and thematic analysis. The findings of the study reveal that, most of adolescents had experienced stress even though some of them were not sure whether they were stressed or not due to lack of knowledge regarding stress and the sources of stress. Furthermore, the study found that two thirds of primary school adolescents often experienced symptoms of stress implying that they had high stress levels. Similarly, the study found that majority of the pupils often employed positive coping strategies. The study concludes that primary school adolescents in Moshi municipality were subjected to high levels of stress which affects their psychological wellbeing although they had not been able to address the sources of stress. Adolescents lacked the awareness of signs and symptoms of stress which increased the level of stress among them. Moreover, the pupils reported nervousness, anger, anxiety, sickness and lack of concentration during class hours. Primary schools adolescents were not able to device relevant coping strategies against stress. The Ministry of Education should put more emphasis on the issue of stress and coping strategies in primary schools by introducing well-structured formal support systems. The family should learn to support and be helpful for adolescents faced with stress, no matter how they are adapting to the stress. Moreover, schools should pay attention to students’ trouble with learning and apply appropriate strategies to enhance their learning effectiveness
Impact of Material Training, Instructor, Facilities, Infrastructure in Implementation of Internship Program with Participants of Courses and Job Training (Study Program Implementation Internship in Central Java)
Authors: . Jakino , . Wirawan , Supriyadi Edy
Published: August 2018

The purpose of this research is to know the training materials, instructur/educator, facilities and infrastructure, in the implementation of the apprenticeship program of course students and training on the word of work (study implementation of internship program in central java). The methods used in this research is a method of quantitative deskriptif. Design research is depicted in the form of graphs or flow correlation studies. The population in this study are all the employees leaner apprenticeship progrem in 2016 and 2017 in central jawa of 750 people. The sampling technique used is a non probability sampling with a sampling of saturated, so the whole population was made a sample in this study. The method of collection through, the question form, interviews, observations,tests, documentation and so on. This research analyzed quantitatively through multivariate, methods of engineering Structural Equation Models (SEM) use the program smart pls 2. The results showed that the variable training materials positive effect knowledge  and skills of apprentices and the wordl of work Variable characteristics knowledge and skills positive effect skills enhancement. Variable characteristics of training materials no effect to the world of work. Variable instructor/educator has no effect the world and of work but has a positive relationship direction.Variable facilities and infrastructure  positive effect  the internship program
A Study of Consumer Attitudes towards Mobile Advertising among the Undergraduates of University of Jaffna Srilanka
Authors: S Sivanenthira , E Ratnam , D Sabina
Published: August 2018

Since the development of communication technology. The mobile advertisement has played a major role in the day today life. Currently around 4.9 billion people in the world own 7.19 billion mobile subscriptions, consequently as a developing country Sri Lanka the number of mobile phone use is 22.1 million. Especially youth has used the mobile devices rapidly and active with mobile advertisements. More over University undergraduates very much spend time with the mobile phones and searching the advertisements and entertainment activities via mobile phone and WAP (wireless application protocol) facilities helps to involve the UOJSL (University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka) undergraduates to more user friendly with mobile phones. In this research the deductive approach has been implemented in order to answer the research questions.  Quantitative data has been collected through a questionnaire. The statements used in the questionnaire are based on previous studies and theories. The data retrieved through the questionnaire has been analysed using SPSS. The results of this study showed the UOJSL undergraduates mainly consumer based acceptance drivers and innovation based acceptance driver’s levels are highly determining on attitudes towards mobile advertising. Furthermore, it was found that the more positive the attitude toward advertising in general is, and the more the consumer likes searching for product information. The main purpose of this research was to find out what the attitudes of the UOJSL undergraduates are toward mobile advertising. The statistical results showed a positive attitude toward mobile advertising.
Communicative Competence in Mlayokaken Tradition of Banyuwangi “Using” Community
Authors: Haryono Akhmad
Published: August 2018

'Melayokaken' which means abducting a woman who has been loved by a man but they are not approved by the woman's parents. The tradition takes place among Banyuwangi Using community (BUC) that has been going on for long time from generation to generation. This event can certainly make a conflict among families and in the community. In general, this study aims at exploring and describing the communicative competence in melayokaken tradition. In particular, it will explore the linguistic knowledge that is used by melayokaken actors; the application of interaction skill used by the actors involved in the melayokaken tradition; the cultural knowledge applied in melayokaken tradition.The method used to achieve the research objectives is qualitative method, with the focus on ethnographic study of communication. The data collected through participant observation, interview, and recording are transcribed into written data and then analyzed using speech component analysis with communication ethnography method. The study result finds that the communicative competence possessed by the people involved in melayokaken tradition (the young man abducting, the abducted woman, the woman's parents, the man’s parents, and the mediator called colok) can be well categorized from the linguistic knowledge, interaction skills, and cultural knowledge in the process of melayokaken tradition. From this finding, it is very important for the people involved in melayokaken tradition, especially for the colok, to have these communicative competence features in order the conflict among Using community will not happen.
The Role of UN and Major Powers in Recognition of Kosovo
Authors: Perera Sandesha
Published: August 2018

The recognition of states is a legal issue associated with international law, at present, it has become a political issue in the world. According to the international law, there are traditional and modern criteria to be considered when giving recognition to states. An entity has to be considered as a State in the international system if those criteria are satisfied. In contrary, major powers in the international system together with the United Nations play a significant role in giving recognition to states. The objective of this study is to find out the reasons for the United Nations and Major Powers’ reluctance to bestow recognition to the entity discussed in this study. The Major Power focused in this paper is Russia. This research is a qualitative research based on secondary data. The data analysis procedure is done through the case study method. The case that is used in this study is Kosovo which is not fully recognized as an independent state in the international system, specially by the United Nations and Russia. In analyzing the case, the international law provisions in giving recognition to states, the United Nations role in giving recognition to states and the Major Powers’ role in giving recognition to the entity is discussed. While getting in to this conclusion it was evident that Kosovo did not fully satisfy the international law provisions regarding the statehood criteria while Russia, China and Serbia strongly opposed granting recognition to Kosovo. According to the findings, all these entities are reluctant to bestow recognition to Kosovo due to power politics. Likewise this paper will pay attention mainly to the issue in Kosovo and the reasons for non-recognition of Kosovo.
The Analysis of Supervision Perception at the Elementary School in Aceh Besar, Indonesia
Authors: Fahmi Cut Nurul , Nurliza Eli , AR Murniati , Usman Nasir
Published: August 2018

This research aimed to examine the school supervisors, principals and teachers’ perception towards the supervision implementation conducted by the supervisors from the education authority. This study used a descriptive method using a qualitative analysis approach. The findings of this study showed that the supervisors’ perception to the supervision implementation toward the principals and teachers was in line with the supervision principles and it has contributed to the quality of education. Meanwhile, the principals and teachers’ perception to the supervision implementation conducted by the school supervisors was different. The principals and teachers’ perception showed that the school supervisors only examined for the completion of the learning administration without concerning about the optimal guidance and coaching, therefore, the contribution of school supervisors did not meet the principals and teachers’ expectations.