bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Mixed Plastic Waste and De-Inked Residue Composite from Recycled Paper Waste Products
Authors: Makenji K. , Goodship V. , Christmas P. , Smith G. , Pearce B
Published: September 2018

During paper recycling, two types of waste are typically derived as a result of extracting cellulose fibre from paper. The first is known as de-inked residue (DIR), and the second is mixed waste plastic (MWP). One office paper recycling facility alone can produce 30 000 t of DIR and 3000 t of MWP per annum. These wastes are usually disposed of by means of landfilling or by incineration. In this paper, plastic extrusion is evaluated as a disposal method for these wastes. The DIR was dried to a moisture content of <8%. The MWP was prepared for the experiments by grinding to 6 mm diameter and cleared of ‘foreign debris’ before being dried to a moisture content of <8%. Samples were processed in a twin-screw extruder at three varying material ratios of the waste materials (75:25, 25:75, and 50:50). Tensile, flexural, and Charpy impacts were carried out to establish the mechanical properties of the samples. It was found that 75% loadings of DIR did not consolidate. Of the other two blends, higher loading of DIR produced better strength and modulus properties, but with reduced elongation and toughness. The project demonstrated that waste byproduct materials from the paper recycling industry can be effectively prepared and extruded into suitable sample components. However, the highly variable nature of the MWP provides potential problems for further utilisation of this technology without plastic sorting.
Pyrolysed Wax from Recycled Crosslinked Polyethylene as a Warm-Mix Asphalt (WMA) Additive for Crumb-Rubber-Modified Asphalt
Authors: Shang L. , Wang S.
Published: September 2018

Recycled polyethylene wax is a kind of pyrolysed wax obtained from recycled polyethylene. Effects of recycled pyrolytic polyethylene wax (RPPW) on the properties of crumb-rubber-modified asphalt (CRMA) were investigated. The effects of RPPW and Sasobit wax on asphalt performance were also compared. RPPW showed a superior viscosity-decreasing effect on CRMA at high temperature (>100°C). The addition of RPPW increased the softening point and the complex modulus but reduced the phase angle of CRMA. The results show that CRMA modified with RPPW exhibits remarkable construction performance at lower temperature for warm-mix asphalt. Therefore, this study represents a novel attempt to deal with the rapid increase in quantities of waste crosslinked polyethylene, which is significant from both environmental and economic standpoints.
Study on Polyaniline NanoStructures Synthesized Using Rapidly Mixed Reaction Method and its Anticorrosion Performance on Mild Steel
Authors: Chen Ting , Zhang Guicai , Yang Xiaogang , Ge Jijiang , Hou Baorong
Published: September 2018

High quality polyaniline nanostructures with good anti-corrosion performance were synthesized using rapidly mixed reaction method in the presence of sulfur acid as dopant and ammonium persulfate as oxidant. The morphology of product, structure of molecular and anticorrosion performance were characterized by SEM, FTIR, UV-Visible and electrochemical measurement. It showed that polyaniline nanostructures had fibers morphology and the average diameter of nanofibers was 60 to 100 nm and the length was 500 nm to several micrometers. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy revealed that the polyaniline nanofibers could protect mild steel from corrosion for a certain period.
Dynamic response and damage character of road embankment under strong earthquake
Authors: Wang Jian , Li Qimin , Yang Changwei , Zhou Caizhi
Published: September 2018

Dynamic response of road embankment under strong earthquake was explored by site investigation, shaking table tests, and discrete element method simulations, which shows that the distribution of responded accelerations strongly depends on the amplitude of input ground motion and the height of road embankment. When the peak ground acceleration of ground motion is small, peak ground acceleration amplification factors will linearly increase from the toe to the top of the slope; then, it will step into non-linear amplification; when the peak ground acceleration of ground motion is large enough, it will transform from amplification to attenuation. There is a logarithmic relationship between the magnitude of acceleration and the slope amplification factor, and the critical acceleration making the peak ground acceleration transform from amplification to attenuation increases with the raise of embankment height and connects with spectral characteristics of ground motion. There is a logarithmic relationship between the input ground acceleration and the amplification ratio of slope top to toe, and the critical acceleration making the peak ground acceleration transform from amplification to attenuation increases with the raise of embankment height and connects with spectral characteristics of ground motion. The results found should be useful for aseismic of road embankment as well as railway subgrade.
Comparison of Short-Term Outcomes Between Robotic-Assisted and Laparoscopic Surgery in Colorectal Cancer
Authors: Zhu Xiao-Long , Yan Pei-Jing , Yao Liang , Liu Rong , Wu De-Wang , Du Bin-Bin , Yang Ke-Hu , Guo Tian-Kang , Yang Xiong-Fei
Published: September 2018

Aim. The robotic technique has been established as an alternative approach to laparoscopy in colorectal surgery. The aim of this study was to compare short-term outcomes of robot-assisted and laparoscopic surgery in colorectal cancer. Methods. The cases of robot-assisted or laparoscopic colorectal resection were collected retrospectively between July 2015 and October 2017. We evaluated patient demographics, perioperative characteristics, and pathologic examination. A multivariable linear regression model was used to assess short-term outcomes between robot-assisted and laparoscopic surgery. Short-term outcomes included time to passage of flatus and postoperative hospital stay. Results. A total of 284 patients were included in the study. There were 104 patients in the robotic colorectal surgery (RCS) group and 180 in the laparoscopic colorectal surgery (LCS) group. The mean age was 60.5 ± 10.8 years, and 62.0% of the patients were male. We controlled for confounding factors, and then the multiple linear model regression indicated that the time to passage of flatus in the RCS group was 3.45 days shorter than the LCS group (coefficient = −3.45, 95% confidence interval [CI] = −5.19 to −1.71; P < .001). Additionally, the drainage of tube duration (coefficient = 0.59, 95% CI = 0.3 to 0.87; P < .001) and transfers to the intensive care unit (coefficient = 7.34, 95% CI = 3.17 to 11.5; P = .001) influenced the postoperative hospital stay. The total costs increased by 15501.48 CNY in the RCS group compared with the LCS group ( P = .008). Conclusions. The present study suggests that colorectal cancer robotic surgery was more beneficial to patients because of shorter postoperative recovery time of bowel function and shorter hospital stays.
Flame stability limits of premixed low-swirl combustion
Authors: Xiao Yinli , Cao Zhibo , Wang Changwu
Published: September 2018

The objective of this study is to gain a fundamental understanding of the flow-field and flame behaviors associated with a low-swirl burner. A vane-type low-swirl burner with different swirl numbers has been developed. The velocity field measurements are carried out with particle image velocimetry. The basic flame structures are characterized using OH radicals measured by planar laser-induced fluorescence. Three combustion regimes of low-swirl flames are identified depending on the operating conditions. For the same low-swirl injector under atmospheric conditions, attached flame is first observed when the incoming velocity is too low to generate vortex breakdown. Then, W-shaped flame is formed above the burner at moderate incoming velocity. Bowl-shaped flame structure is formed as the mixture velocity increases until it extinct. Local extinction and relight zones are observed in the low-swirl flame. Flow-field features and flame stability limits are obtained for the present burner.
A study on spring-back in U-draw bending of DP350 high-strength steel sheets based on combined isotropic and kinematic hardening laws
Authors: Tong Van-Canh , Nguyen Duc-Toan
Published: September 2018

In this article, a numerical model for predicting spring-back in U-draw bending of DP350 high-strength steel sheet was presented. First, the hardening models were formulated based on combined isotropic–kinematic hardening laws, along with the traditional pure isotropic and kinematic hardening laws. A simplified method was proposed for determining the material parameters. Comparison of stress–strain curves of uniaxial tests at various pre-strains predicted by the numerical models and experiment showed that the combined isotropic–kinematic hardening model could accurately describe the Bauschinger effect and transient behavior subjected to cyclic loading conditions. Then, a finite element model was created to simulate the U-draw bending process using ABAQUS. Simulations were then conducted to predict the spring-back of DP350 high-strength steel in U-draw bending with geometry provided in the NUMISHEET’2011 benchmark problems. It was shown that the predictions of spring-back using the proposed model were in good agreement with the experimental results available in the literature. Finally, the effects of various tool and process parameters such as punch profile radius, die profile radius, blank holding force, and punch-to-die clearance on the spring-back were investigated. The simulation results suggested the significance of tool and process parameters on the final shape of the formed parts influenced by the spring-back.
Going critical: Toward a modified nuclear one worldism
Authors: Deudney Daniel H
Published: September 2018

Nuclear weapons posed a profound conceptual problem for classical realism, forcing into collision two of its long-standing core dictums: oppose world government as a source of insecurity and un-freedom, and exit anarchy into authoritative government when levels of violence interdependence in particular spaces become very high. Initially, leading realists (Burnham, Morgenthau, and Herz) chose world government, hoping internal restraints (analogous to the role played by the balance of power in anarchies with lesser levels of violence interdependence) could overcome its threat to freedom and its political impracticality. But this option reached a conceptual and practical dead end. Building on Herz’s suggestion of a generalized historical materialist base-superstructural model to theorize security practices and orders, the actual materiality of the nuclear situation (previously dimly understood) points toward the obsolescence of the statist mode of protection, and toward arms control, as the practices of an alternative, republican-federal, mode of protection whose operation gradually moves world order from anarchy, but not toward a world state. Until this shift is complete, world order remains in fundamental contradiction with the nuclear forces of destruction.
Bedside contrast-enhanced ultrasound diagnosing cessation of cerebral circulation in a neonate: A novel bedside diagnostic tool
Authors: Hwang Misun , Riggs Becky J , Saade-Lemus Sandra , Huisman Thierry AGM
Published: September 2018

Imaging diagnosis of brain death is performed with either four-vessel cerebral angiography or radionuclide cerebral blood flow studies. Unfortunately, timely performance of either study at a critically ill period is not only cumbersome but not feasible in many cases. We present a case of a 6-month-old male three hours status post-cardiac arrest of unknown etiology who underwent contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for diagnosis of near absent perfusion, or near brain death. The patient passed away 30 minutes after the exam and clinical diagnosis of brain death was confirmed. The case report highlights the utility of CEUS for diagnosis of brain death. This can have significant clinical implications in neonates who may not be eligible for commonly used, cumbersome radiologic studies for diagnosis of brain death.
Embedding video technology in enhancing the understanding of the biology concept of breathing: A Brunei perspective
Authors: Fan Lim Chu , Salleh Sallimah , Laxman Kumar
Published: September 2018

This study was carried out in an attempt to investigate the impact of embedding video technology into classroom lessons designed using technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) framework in improving students’ conceptual understanding, focused on the concept of breathing. This study hypothesized that embedding video technology into classroom teaching would assist students in visualizing the dynamic biological processes, while improving students’ conceptual understanding of the biology concept of breathing. This study sought to answer two research questions: (1) What are the students’ misconceptions on breathing? (2) Does the integration of technology in lesson improve students’ understanding of the concept? In this study, participants underwent four cycles of interventions, reflecting on the four knowledge dimensions of the TPACK framework (declarative, procedural, schematic and strategic). Mixed research method was employed in this study. Drawing–writing technique, pre- and post-tests and students’ interviews were used to collect data. The quantitative data derived from the students’ pre- and post-tests scores were analysed using SPSS paired sample t-test, while the qualitative data obtained from the drawing–writing technique and students’ interviews were thematically analysed based on the content. Results of this study indicated that there was a significantly greater improvement in students’ conceptual understanding of the biology concept of breathing after the interventions, thus demonstrating the positive impact of embedding video technology into classroom lessons planned using TPACK framework.
Socializing children into pop culture: A visit to Santa
Authors: Theobald Maryanne , Busch Gillian , Danby Susan
Published: September 2018

Investigating children’s pop cultures that rely on myth-making provide understandings about how children are active agents in the socialization into cultural and moral practices in their everyday lives. An annual visit to Santa Claus is important in children’s pop culture in the Western world, however, the social practices associated with the continuation of the myth are under-reported. Drawing on the related methodologies of ethnomethodology, conversation analysis and membership categorization analysis, this article examines video-recordings of children talking to Santa at a North American shopping mall. An inherent problem for Santa across the interactions is how to talk about the children’s wished-for item without actually promising the gift. Analyses show that Santa manages this problem through the design of his turn and responses, which allows him to mitigate and propose why certain items might not be delivered. Despite the infrequency of the interaction between Santa Claus and a child, a visit to Santa highlights the interplay between child, adult and societal agendas. Findings presented focus on how culture-in-action is produced through the resources of conversation and permeating cultural practices.
Popular culture’s enduring influence on childhood: Fairy tale collaboration in the young adult series The Lunar Chronicles
Authors: Lykissas Alexandra
Published: September 2018

Fairy tales have a long history of providing educational morals for young women, particularly children. The lessons from older fairy tales have long influenced the metanarratives regarding how women should act in our culture and contemporary versions are no different. Contemporary adaptations of these fairy tales, however, have moved the genre beyond restrictive metanarratives and are now offering new solutions to 21st-century problems like authoritarian rulers. In Marissa Meyers’ Lunar Chronicle series (2012–2015), the characters interact and work together to overcome the villain. This collaborative fairy tale is a new type of fairy tale adaptation in which the characters work together instead of focusing on their individual happily-ever-afters. My article uses postmodern and feminist literary theories along with close-reading literary analysis to examine how this young adult series shows how young adult literature has become political and is able to address adult problems in ways that are easier to process for younger readers. I focus on how the series uses the character of Levana to examine how authoritarian rulers maintain control over the populace, in order to show how the characters then work together to overthrow Levana to free the people from her oppression. This series uses collaboration to show the reader how to resolve possible problems within their own lives. Working in community then becomes as a solution for young adults who may feel disenfranchised or lonely in our increasingly divisive world. Cooperation also becomes a transgressive move against the tendency to become segregated from those around us.
Turning Words Into Consumer Preferences: How Sentiment Analysis Is Framed in Research and the News Media
Authors: Puschmann Cornelius , Powell Alison
Published: September 2018

Sentiment analysis is an increasingly popular instrument for the analysis of social media discourse. Sentiment scores seemingly represent an objective means of assessing the mood of social media users, consumers, and the public at large. Similar to other computational tools, sentiment analysis promises to reduce complexity and mitigate information overload, and to inform the decisions of marketers, pollsters, and scholars with reliable data. This article argues that the assumptions encoded into sentiment analysis as a method are accompanied by a number of constraints, both regarding its technical limitations (in terms of what sentiment analysis can and cannot accomplish) and conceptually (in terms of what the notion of sentiment implicitly represents), constraints which are often de-emphasized in public discourse. After providing an overview of its history and development in computer science as well as psychology and the social sciences, we turn to the role of sentiment as a currency in the attention economy. We then present a brief study of common framing of sentiment analysis in the news media, highlighting the expectations that exist regarding its analytical capabilities. We close by discussing the kind of conceptual work that takes place around computational methods such as sentiment analysis in specific cultural environments, highlighting their influence on the public imaginary.
Classification of Osteoporotic Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures: Recommendations of the Spine Section of the German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma (DGOU)
Authors: Schnake Klaus John , Blattert Thomas R. , Hahn Patrick , Franck Alexander , Hartmann Frank , Ullrich Bernhard , Verheyden Akhil , Mörk Sven , Zimmermann Volker , Gonschorek Oliver , Müller Michael , Katscher Sebastian , Saman Andre El , Pajenda Gholam , Morrison Robert , Schinkel Christian , Piltz Stefan , Partenheimer Axel , Müller Christian W. , Gercek Erol , Scherer Michael , Bouzraki Nabila , Kandziora Frank ,   the Spine Section of the German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma
Published: September 2018

Study Design:

Expert opinion.

Objectives:

Osteoporotic vertebral fractures are of increasing medical importance. For an adequate treatment strategy, an easy and reliable classification is needed.

Methods:

The working group “Osteoporotic Fractures” of the Spine Section of the German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma (DGOU) has developed a classification system (OF classification) for osteoporotic thoracolumbar fractures. The consensus decision followed an established pathway including review of the current literature.

Results:

The OF classification consists of 5 groups: OF 1, no vertebral deformation (vertebral edema); OF 2, deformation with no or minor (<1/5) involvement of the posterior wall; OF 3, deformation with distinct involvement (>1/5) of the posterior wall; OF 4, loss of integrity of the vertebral frame or vertebral body collapse or pincer-type fracture; OF 5, injuries with distraction or rotation. The interobserver reliability was substantial (κ = .63).

Conclusions:

The proposed OF classification is easy to use and provides superior clinical differentiation of the typical osteoporotic fracture morphologies.
An Unusual Cause of Acute Heart Failure: A Case Report of Iliocaval Venous Stent Migration
Authors: Elmahdy Sherif , Shults Christian C. , Alhaj Moustafa Muhamad
Published: September 2018

Stent migration is an uncommon complication of endovascular stenting procedures. It could cause serious cardiovascular complications. In this article, we describe an interesting case of acute heart failure as a result of stent embolization from the left common iliac vein into the right ventricle and how it was identified and managed.
Book review: Ghazala Jamil, Accumulation by Segregation: Muslim Localities in Delhi
Authors: Chandola Tripta
Published: September 2018

Ghazala Jamil, Accumulation by Segregation: Muslim Localities in Delhi. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2017, 264 pp., ₹750. ISBN: 9780199470655.
History Matters: Chinese Urbanisation as an Emergent Space
Authors: Sun Yimin , Lisaia Daria
Published: September 2018

This article explores the process of urbanisation in China in the context of three historical transformations spanning the period 1840–2017. During the first two transformations urbanisation took place slowly, with the fragmented development of cities without a systemic character. This laid the foundation for the third historical transformation, the policy of reforms and openness in 1978, which opened up opportunities for the development of cities and stimulated a wave of internal labour migration. Over the last 30 years, urbanisation in China has acquired a huge scale, becoming a powerful tool for the development of the country’s economy. Initially a spontaneous development, in the 2000s urbanisation began to acquire a strategically planned approach. In 2014, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC Central Committee) announced the adoption of a ‘National New-Type Urbanisation Plan’ (2014–2020), which marked a qualitative transition in terms of the management of the urbanisation process. This article argues that a nuanced historical analysis of China’s urbanisation is key to studying its urban future.
National Trends and Factors Associated With Inpatient Mortality in Adult Patients With Opioid Overdose
Authors: Burton Brittany N. , Lin Timothy C. , Said Engy T. , Gabriel Rodney A.
Published: September 2018

BACKGROUND:

The prevalence of opioid misuse and opioid-related mortality has increased dramatically over the past decade. There is limited evidence on factors associated with mortality from opioid overdose in the inpatient setting. The primary objective was to report national trends in opioid overdose and mortality. The secondary objectives were to explore factors associated with inpatient mortality and report differences in prescription opioid overdose (POD) versus illicit opioid overdose (IOD) cohorts.

METHODS:

Using the 2010–2014 Nationwide Inpatient Sample, we performed a cross-sectional analysis and identified a weighted estimate of 570,987 adult patients with an International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision, or External Cause of Injury code of POD or IOD. We performed multivariable logistic regression to identify predictors of inpatient mortality. The odds ratio (OR) and their associated 95% confidence interval (CI) are reported.

RESULTS:

Of the 570,987 patients with opioid overdose, 13.8% had an admissions diagnosis of IOD, and the remaining had POD. Among all opioid overdose admissions, the adjusted odds of IOD admissions increased by 31% per year (OR, 1.31; 95% CI, 1.29–1.31; P < .001); however, the adjusted odds POD admissions decreased by 24% per year (OR, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.75–0.77; P < .001). The mortality was 4.7% and 2.3% among IOD and POD admissions, respectively. The odds of inpatient mortality increased by 8% per year among IOD admissions (OR, 1.08; 95% CI, 1.02–1.14; P < .007). The odds of inpatient mortality increased by 6% per year among all POD admissions (OR, 1.06; 95% CI, 1.03–1.09; P < .001). Those with IOD compared to POD had higher odds of mortality (OR, 2.03; 95% CI, 1.79–2.29; P < .001). Patients with age ≥80 years of age and those with a diagnosis of a solid tumor malignancy had higher odds of mortality. Odds of inpatient mortality were decreased in African American versus Caucasian patients and in patients undergoing alcohol rehabilitation therapy.

CONCLUSIONS:

The increase in mortality provides a strong basis for further risk reduction strategies and intervention program implementation. Medical management of not only the opioid overdose but also the comorbidities calls for a multidisciplinary approach that involves policy makers and health care teams.
Intraoperative Mortality in Malawi
Authors: Prin Meghan , Pan Stephanie , Phelps Janey , Phiri Godfrey , Li Guohua , Charles Anthony
Published: September 2018

BACKGROUND:

Surgical care is essential to improving population health, but metrics to monitor and evaluate the continuum of surgical care delivery have rarely been applied in low-resource settings, and improved efforts at benchmarking progress are needed. The objective of this study was to measure the intraoperative mortality at a Central Referral Hospital in Malawi, evaluate whether there have been changes in intraoperative mortality between 2 time periods, and assess factors associated with intraoperative mortality.

METHODS:

This was a retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing surgery at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi. Data describing daily consecutive operative cases were collected prospectively during 2 time periods: 2004–2006 (early cohort) and 2015–2016 (late cohort). The primary outcome was intraoperative mortality. Inverse probability of treatment weighting was used to analyze the association of intraoperative mortality with time using logistic regression models. Multivariable logistic models were performed to evaluate factors associated with intraoperative mortality.

RESULTS:

There were 21,090 surgeries performed during the 2 time periods, with 15,846 (75%) and 5244 (25%) completed from 2004 to 2006 and 2015 to 2016, respectively. Intraoperative mortality in the early cohort was 57 deaths per 100,000 surgeries (95% confidence interval [CI], 26–108) and in the late cohort was 133 per 100,000 surgeries (95% CI, 56–286), with 76 per 100,000 surgeries (95% CI, 44–124) overall. After applying inverse probability of treatment weighting, there was no evidence of an association between time periods and intraoperative mortality (odds ratio [OR], 1.6; 95% CI, 0.9–2.8; P = .08). Factors associated with intraoperative mortality, adjusting for demographics, included American Society of Anesthesiology physical status III or IV versus I or II (OR, 4.4; 95% CI, 1.5–12.5; P = .006) and emergency versus elective surgery (OR, 7.7; 95% CI, 2.5–23.6; P < .001).

CONCLUSIONS:

Intraoperative mortality in the study hospital in Malawi is high and has not improved over time. These data demonstrate an urgent need to improve the safety and quality of perioperative care in developing countries and integrate perioperative care into global health efforts.
Perioperative Considerations for Evolving Artificial Pancreas Devices
Authors: Long Micah T. , Coursin Douglas B. , Rice Mark J.
Published: September 2018

Type 1 diabetes mellitus is a lifelong condition. It requires intensive patient involvement including frequent glucose measurements and subcutaneous insulin dosing to provide optimal glycemic control to decrease short- and long-term complications of diabetes mellitus without causing hypoglycemia. Variations in insulin pharmacokinetics and responsiveness over time in addition to illness, stress, and a myriad of other factors make ideal glucose control a challenge. Control-to-range and control-to-target artificial pancreas devices (closed-loop artificial pancreas devices [C-APDs]) consist of a continuous glucose monitor, response algorithm, and insulin delivery device that work together to automate much of the glycemic management for an individual while continually adjusting insulin dosing toward a glycemic target. In this way, a C-APD can improve glycemic control and decrease the rate of hypoglycemia. The MiniMed 670G (Medtronic, Fridley, MN) system is currently the only Food and Drug Administration–cleared C-APD in the United States. In this system, insulin delivery is continually adjusted to a glucose concentration, and the patient inputs meal-time information to modify insulin delivery as needed. Data thus far suggest improved glycemic control and decreased hypoglycemic events using the system, with decreased need for patient self-management. Thus, the anticipated use of these devices is likely to increase dramatically over time. There are limited case reports of safe intraoperative use of C-APDs, but the Food and Drug Administration has not cleared any device for such use. Nonetheless, C-APDs may offer an opportunity to improve patient safety and outcomes through enhanced intraoperative glycemic control. Anesthesiologists should become familiar with C-APD technology to help develop safe and effective protocols for their intraoperative use. We provide an overview of C-APDs and propose an introductory strategy for intraoperative study of these devices.
Anthropology in the Meantime
Authors: Fischer Michael M. J.
Published: September 2018

In Anthropology in the Meantime Michael M. J. Fischer draws on his real world, multi-causal, multi-scale, and multi-locale research to rebuild theory for the twenty-first century. Providing a history and inventory of experimental methods and frameworks in anthropology from the 1920s to the present, Fischer presents anthropology in the meantime as a methodological injunction to do ethnography that examines how the pieces of the world interact, fit together or clash, generate complex unforeseen consequences, reinforce cultural references, and cause social ruptures. Anthropology in the meantime requires patience, constant experimentation, collaboration, the sounding-out of affects and nonverbal communication, and the conducting of ethnographically situated research over longitudinal time. Perhaps above all, anthropology in the meantime is no longer anthropology of and about peoples; it is written with and for the people who are its subjects. Anthropology in the Meantime presents the possibility for creating new narratives and alternative futures.
Experimental Practice
Authors: Papadopoulos Dimitris
Published: September 2018

In Experimental Practice Dimitris Papadopoulos explores the potential for building new forms of political and social movements through the reconfiguration of the material conditions of existence. Rather than targeting existing institutions in demands for social justice, Papadopoulos calls for the creation of alternative ontologies of everyday life that would transform the meanings of politics and justice. Inextricably linked to technoscience, these “alterontologies”—which Papadopoulos examines in a variety of contexts, from AIDS activism and the financialization of life to hacker communities and neuroscience—form the basis of ways of life that would embrace the more-than-social interdependence of the human and nonhuman worlds. Speaking to a matrix of concerns about politics and justice, social movements, matter and ontology, everyday practice, technoscience, the production of knowledge, and the human and nonhuman, Papadopoulos suggests that the development of alterontologies would create more efficacious political and social organizing.
Mind the Gap: A Review of The Health Gap: The Challenge of an Unequal World by Sir Michael Marmot
Authors: Lleras-Muney Adriana
Published: September 2018

The Health Gap documents the large and persistent health gaps that exist across and within relatively rich countries today. Marmot argues that in developed countries, poor health does not cause low incomes; rather, low socioeconomic status leads to poor health, but not because of proximate factors like differential health care access, which can explain only a small portion of these gaps. Therefore, to eliminate health gaps, policy should focus on the deep causes of disease: poverty, education, and occupational mobility, among others. While Marmot’s ethical arguments are quite compelling, his recommendations are too strong given the current evidence. Policies need to be based on a clearer understanding of why things work, when, and for whom. (JEL H51, I10, I13, I15, I18, I28)
Collecting family planning intentions and providing reproductive health information using a tablet-based video game in India
Authors: Bertozzi Elena , Bertozzi-Villa Amelia , Kulkarni Praveen , Sridhar Aparna
Published: September 2018

Background: In response to a Grand Challenges in Global Health call for action to collect data about family planning intentions and increase the uptake of family planning methods in India, our team designed, developed, and piloted the My Future Family video game in Karnataka Province. The game educates adolescents about human sexuality and reproduction while asking players when they would like to achieve five important family planning milestones.  Participants were also asked to report who influences them the most when making family planning decisions.

Methods: Focus groups were conducted and the resulting data used to design the game which was iteratively tested and then piloted in 11 schools in rural and urban areas of southern India. Data was collected throughout gameplay and cross-checked with paper questionnaires. 

Results: In August 2017, we successfully piloted the game with 382 adolescents and validated its efficacy both as an educational tool and as an innovative means of accurate data collection. 

Conclusion: It has historically been problematic to gather accurate data about adolescents in India on this culturally sensitive topic for a variety of reasons. These include difficulties obtaining consent, developing appropriate survey methods, and framing questions in language that young people can understand. Our game met these challenges by working within a single school system with approval from senior administration, delivering information via a game environment which freed players from societal constraints, and communicating information via images and audio in addition to text in both English and Kannada (the local language).
Theory of state and law
Authors: Попова Анна , Popova Anna
Published: September 2018

The content of the textbook consistently reveals the necessary definitions, history and research methods of the discipline "Theory of state and law" in accordance with the work program.
This publication is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Federal state educational standard of higher education of the last generation.
The textbook is designed for students enrolled in the specialty "Jurisprudence", postgraduates and lecturers of law universities and faculties, and anyone interested in legal issues.
FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG BERPENGARUH TERHADAP AUDIT DELAY PADA PERUSAHAAN DAGANG DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA
Authors: Sulistiyanto Andi , Yuniarto Arif Sapta
Published: September 2018

Time difference between financial statement and auditing opinion date indicates the amount of time needed in auditing settlement period. This condition can affect the punctuation of the information published and will inflence market reaction towards the lengthy information. It will also the level of uncertainly based on the published information in the auditor’s financial. Statement in which containing company’s profit information. This study aims to measure the factors which affect audit delay. They are profitability, company size, and the size of the public accountant. The population of the study is the trading companies registered in Indonesian Stock Exchange in the period 2006-2010. Sampling technique employed in this study is the purposive sampling with the total sample of 23 companies. The result of the study shows that the profitability, company size, and the size of the public accountant have significant influence towards audit delay.
MODERASI PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT DAN TRANSPARANSI KEBIJAKAN PUBLIK DALAM PENGARUH PENGETAHUAN ANGGOTA DPRD TENTANG ANGGARAN TERHADAP PENGAWASAN KEUANGAN DAERAH
Authors: Winata Candra , Amalia Dewi
Published: September 2018

A change in the characteristics of the traditional budget to budget performance requires legislators to understand the changes. This causes the function of members of parlement to be very important in the process of preparation, approval, and oversight the budget. Independent variable are knowledge of local legislators about the budget. Dependent variable is local financial control. Moderating variable are public participation and public policy transparancy.Respondents in this study are legislative assembly at regency and city of Bima, Nusa Tenggara Barat Province. The data was collected by the survey. Data analysis techniques using simple linear regression and using moderated regression analysis. The result of this study indicated that first, knowledge of the legislators about the budget have effect to the local financial control.  Second,  public participation able to moderate the effect of participation in knowledge of legislators about the budget to the local financial control. Third, the transparency of public policy able to moderate the effect of knowledge of legislators about the budget to the local financial control.
PENGARUH SKILL, PENGETAHUAN, DAN KARAKTERISTIK TERHADAP MINAT MAHASISWA AKUNTANSI UNTUK MENEMPUH PENDIDIKAN PROFESI AKUNTANSI
Authors: Ratnawati Tika , Sumaryanto Sumaryanto
Published: September 2018

Professional education is organized additional education after studying Strata one with intent to obtain a degree accountant, which aims to produce graduates who master the skill of the accounting profession and provide professional accounting competence. The main causes of accounting graduate students want to go to the Accounting Profession (PPAK) due to the various motivations they have. The purpose of this research is to investigate the influence of skills, knowledge, and characteristics of students interest in accounting for the accounting profession was educated at the University of Ahmad Dahlan Yogyakarta. Samples taken in this study using purposive sampling of students majoring in accounting semester V and VII, which already took a course auditing. The sample in this study 137 respondents Ahmad Dahlan University students. Variable are of interest to accounting students studying accountancy profession, skill, knowledge, and characteristics. Analysis using multiple regression analysis technique. Results of multiple regression analysis shows the level of the coefficient of determination (adjusted R2) of 0.050. This is the high percentage of variable skill, knowledge, and characteristics in explaining the variables of interest to accounting students studying accountancy profession at 5% and the remaining 95% is explained by variables or other factors outside the study. Based on the regression F test to prove that there skiil influence, knowledge, and characteristics significantly to the interest of students studying accounting for the accounting profession is shown by the F probability value <α (0.05). Testing individuals (t test on regression) provide empirical evidence that the skills and knowledge that do not affect the interest of students to study accountancy profession dedicated to the probability value t> α (0.05), whereas only characteristics affect student interest in accounting for studying the accounting profession is shown by the probability value t> α (0.05).
PERSEPSI MAHASISWA AKUNTANSI TERHADAP ETIKA PENYUSUNAN LAPORAN KEUANGAN SYARI’AH SESUAI PSAK No. 101
Authors: Siregar Wasilaturahmi , Hidayah Khusnul
Published: September 2018

This research to determine differences in accounting students perceptions of the ethics financial shari’ah statement in accordance with SFAS No. 101. The analysis was based on respondents answers were obtained through questionnaires distributed at Private Colleges and Universities Public Islam. Population of this study is that accounting students are in Private Colleges and Universities Public Islam. This study uses purposive sampling method. Samples were taken from six semesters of accounting students and eight who have taken courses Accounting Theory. To test the validity of the data used Pearson correlation, to test the reliability of the data used Cronbach Alpha while the data used to test the normality Kolmogorov-Smirnov, and the data used to test for differences Independent samples t-test. The results are hypothesis 1, hypothesis 2, hypothesis 4, and 5 are acceptable hypothesis that there are differences in the perception of earnings management, misstatements in the financial statements, cost-benefit, and responsibility to the users of financial statements Shariah between accounting students at university Private Higher Islam and Higher Education General. And hypothesis 3 was rejected, ie there is no difference between the perceptions of disclosure of accounting students in Private Colleges and Universities Public Islam.
ANALISIS POTENSI DAN KONTRIBUSI PAJAK BUMI DAN BANGUNAN SEKTOR PERDESAAN DAN PERKOTAAN (PBB P2) DI KABUPATEN GUNUNGKIDUL
Authors: Hatta Fitriani , Amalia Dewi
Published: September 2018

According to the law number 28 year 2009 on local taxes and levies, building and land tax is 5 types namely P2 and P3. PBB P2 is the rural and urban areas, PBB P3  is the agricultural sector, fisheries, and mining. PBB P2 central tax formerly be transferred to local taxes. The regulation is effective from the beginning of 2014. Several regions had already been made since the transitional PBB P2 2012. One of the regions that conducted the transfer is in Yogyakarta. The purpose of this research was to study, analyze and concluded about potential of tax in Kabupaten Gunungkidul PBB P2 in 2014 and about the contribution of the PBB P2 in Kabupaten Gunungkidul last year until the year 2014. Based on calculations on the results of potential PBB P2 2104 year, the determination of the target and the realization of tax revenue PBB P2 in 2014 is far from the existing potential. A comparison of potential PBB P2 and the target of PBB P2 is 24,49 %,  it means the determination of the target of PBB P2 is far from the existing potential. A comparison of the potential and the PBB P2 is 21,06 percent, it means the realization of tax revenue PBB P2 is far from the existing potential. In accordance with the results of the calculation of the potential research Abdullah (2012) said that when the budget income, the head of units tend to determine the target under the potential income actually.  The calculation on the contribution indicate the percentage of PBB P2 in Kabupaten Gunungkidul from 2011 up to 2013 has been steadily declining. It means the role of PBB P2 or other contributions to the local revenue starting the year 2011 up to 2013 the less. This is because the realization of local revenue in Kabupaten Gunungkidul from 2011 until 2013 also rose, so as to cause the contribution of PBB P2 to local government revenue decline, although the realization of tax revenue PBB P2 increase from year 2011 up to 2013 .
Sun protection is essential to prevent skin cancer and premature ageing
Authors: Haswell Natalie
Published: September 2018

Summer may be coming to an end this month, but the skin is exposed to ultraviolet radiation all year round. Patient education is key to individuals taking the most effective measures to protect their skin from damage and reduce the risk of developing skin cancer. Natalie Haswell outlines who is at risk, recommends ways to stay safe in the sun and explores whether once-daily sunscreens work
The contest of queerbaiting: Negotiating authenticity in fan–creator interactions
Authors: McDermott Michael
Published: September 2018

Queerbaiting emerged as a named phenomenon through fan communities challenging the purportedly intentional exploitation of their queer sensibilities and desires. Analysing how this dynamic is staged through fan–creator interactions is paramount to understanding queerbaiting. I suggest that ownership over and claim of a single, authentic textual meaning and story is at the heart of the contest of queerbaiting. I employ fans and creators of the television shows Supernatural and Teen Wolf as case studies and analyse their interactions in online videos of fan conventions. I argue that the authenticity and commitment to a supposedly singular meaning is negotiated in these interactions through the humorous sexualization of the actors and characters. My central argument is that fan–creator contestations demonstrate that accusations of queerbaiting ultimately rely on notions of authorial intention and control.
‘Smile, Derek. Why don’t you smile more?’: The objectification of Derek Hale and queerbaiting in MTV’s Teen Wolf
Authors: Elliott Jaquelin , Fowler Megan
Published: September 2018

Holding in mind Barbara Creed’s assertion that the werewolf is a ‘feminized male monster, a queer creature aligned to the primal uncanny’, this article explores gender trouble and queerbaiting in MTV’s Teen Wolf – a series infamous in online fan circles for baiting fan favourite pairing Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski (dubbed ‘Sterek’ by fans) while largely failing to fulfil its promises of dynamic, three-dimensional LGBTQ representation. This article enumerates the queer cues embedded in Stiles and Derek’s narratives, paying special attention to Stiles’ implied bisexuality and Derek’s constant objectification by the camera, repeated sexual victimization, and the often queered repositioning of his body into the role of ‘damsel in distress’. By doing so, this article attempts to contextualize Teen Wolf fans’ reasons for shipping Sterek and will argue that this queer reading is indeed not a ‘willful misreading’, but one drawing upon a complex web of queer affect and queerbaiting in the show. This article will also examine the ways in which fans use both fan works and social media not only to explore readings of Derek and Stiles as queer and fight back against queerbaiting, but also to articulate the reparative potential of a consensual relationship with Stiles for Derek’s healing from his repeated trauma.
Controlling stereocomplexation, heat resistance and mechanical properties of stereocomplex polylactide films by using mixtures of low and high molecular weight poly(D-lactide)s
Authors: Srisuwan Yaowalak , Baimark Yodthong
Published: September 2018

Stereocomplex polylactide (scPLA) films were prepared by blending poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) and poly(D-lactide) (PDLA) solutions before solvent evaporation. The PLLA/PDLA ratios were 80/20 and 60/40 (w/w). PDLAs with low and high molecular weights (M.W.) were used as PDLA mixtures. The scPLA films with different low/high M.W. PDLA ratios were investigated for both the 80/20 and 60/40 (w/w) scPLA film series. Stereocomplexation, heat resistance and the mechanical properties of the scPLA films were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and tensile testing, respectively. The results indicated that low M.W. PDLA can enhance the stereocomplexation and heat resistance of scPLA films while the high M.W. PDLA can improve tensile properties of scPLA films. It was concluded that the stereocomplexation, heat resistance and tensile properties of scPLA films could be controlled by adjusting the low/high M.W. PDLA ratio in PDLA fraction.