bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Relationship Between Evidence Requirements, User Expectations, and Actual Experiences: Usability Evaluation of the Twazon Arabic Weight Loss App (Preprint)
Authors: Alnasser Aroub , Kyle Janet , Alkhalifah Abdulrahman , Marais Debbi
Published: January 2018

BACKGROUND

Saudi Arabia has faced a steady growth in the prevalence of obesity. The concurrent and ubiquitous use of mobile technology, such as smartphones and apps, provides an opportunity for the implementation of mHealth technology, a method for delivering behavioral interventions. Despite their effectiveness in promoting lifestyle and diet modification, culturally adapted weight loss apps and related interventions are lacking in Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

OBJECTIVE

The objective of our study was to identify the relationship between adherence to evidence-informed practices, potential user expectations, and actual user experiences in order to enhance the understanding of the overall usability of the Twazon Arabic weight loss app.

METHODS

In 2 previous studies, 39 Saudi women were recruited for focus group discussions and 240 Saudi women were recruited for an app-based weight loss intervention. Usability of the Twazon Arabic weight loss app was evaluated by analyzing the opinions and experiences of 26 participants who engaged with the Twazon app for 4 months; the System Usability Scale (SUS) and word clouds were used. The results were triangulated with potential user expectations obtained in the focus group discussion and with the findings from an Arabic app screening for evidence-informed practices.

RESULTS

The average reported SUS score was 69.3. The most favored features were the calorie counter, step counter, and physical activity calorie counter. The features in need of improvement were the social network, notifications, and the Twazon Saudi Food Database. Twazon users preferred and found useful 7 of the 13 evidence-informed weight loss practices that were integrated into the features of the app.

CONCLUSIONS

Triangulation identified the most notable relationship to be the disparity between user experience and 2 of the evidence-informed practices, namely a minimum weight loss goal of 0.5 to 1 kg/week and social support; no relationship was found between user expectations and evidence-informed weight loss practices. The overall usability of the Twazon Arabic weight loss app ranged between high marginal and acceptable, indicating that some improvements to the app should be considered for implementation in future app-based weight loss interventions of this kind.
Extended Standing — Enhanced Accountability? Judicial Review of Commonwealth Environmental Decisions
Authors: Edgar Andrew
Published: January 2018

The general test for standing in Australia requires an applicant to have a ‘special interest‘ in the subject matter of the action. It is well known that under this test environmental groups face challenges in being granted standing. So what happens when legislation extends standing to allow these groups to bring judicial review proceedings? The cases and academic literature suggest that there may be a number of consequences. It may be that other aspects of the litigation process such as costs, non-justiciability, or powers to stay proceedings for being an abuse of process operate to curb inappropriate proceedings. It is also possible that standing-related issues are handled by the grounds of judicial review, such as procedural fairness or failure to consider a relevant matter. This could occur in two different ways. Judges may be wary of being drawn into what they regard as political disputes and take a restrained approach to the grounds of review that emphasises orthodox limitations.
Proroguing the Parliament of Australia: The Effect on the Senate and the Conventions that Constrain the Prerogative Power
Authors: Olivier Eliot
Published: January 2018

Political controversies in New South Wales and Canada recently have focused public attention on the constitutional practice of proroguing parliament. They have also shone a light on two lingering areas of uncertainty that surround its operation under the Commonwealth Constitution. This article seeks to clarify these two muddy areas of the law concerning prorogation. The first is the effect of prorogation on the Senate and its committees. Since Federation, the Senate has purported to authorise its committees to continue to function notwithstanding a prorogation of the Parliament. However, it is argued that this practice is unsupported by the provisions of the Constitution and the Senate has no such power. Second, the article examines the operation of the conventions that constrain the Governor-General's power to prorogue. Prorogation generally is exercised on the advice of the Prime Minister. However, this article contends that where a Prime Minister seeks to prorogue Parliament to avoid a vote of no confidence, the Governor-General will have a discretion to reject the advice. It may also be open to the Governor-General to reject an advice to prorogue where the purpose is to avoid scrutiny of a fundamental constitutional illegality. In Australia, the uncertainties that surround prorogation, coupled with the now precarious political landscape in Canberra, create the very real possibility of a prorogation crisis at the Commonwealth level. This article provides a response to these uncertainties. In doing so it offers a solution to how a prorogation crisis can be resolved, whilst maintaining the fine balance of power in our constitutional system.
Justifications for Initiating a Constitutional Amendment to Establish an Australian Republic: An Empirical Study
Authors: Patmore Glenn
Published: January 2018

Under section 128 of the Australian Constitution federal parliamentarians have the power to initiate constitutional amendments. This paper examines the justifications of politicians and public figures for proposing a referendum to introduce an Australian republic. From interviews conducted between 2008 and 2011, three important justifications for proposing change emerged: promoting a new national identity; success in passing a referendum and in re-election; and timeliness. An examination of these justifications raised additional questions, including: what reasons did politicians and public figures think were significant? How did their justifications form and develop? What were the reasons that inspired political action? The reasons for initiation of a referendum for a republic, and recognition of indigenous people in the Australian Constitution are also compared. The paper adds to the literature on formal constitutional change, and also offers a critique of the field.
The Race Power — Its Replacement and Interpretation
Authors: Twomey Anne
Published: January 2018

The Expert Panel on the Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians has recommended the repeal of the ‘race power’ in the Constitution and its replacement with a power to make laws with respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This article analyses that recommendation, the assumptions that underlie it and the way the new provision might be interpreted by the High Court. In doing so, it uses archival material to shed new light on the 1967 referendum and whether it was intended only to permit ‘beneficial’ laws. The article concludes that there is a disjunction between the intention of the Expert Panel and the likely effect of its proposed amendment.
Can A Theoretical Consideration of Australia's Anti-Discrimination Laws Inform Law Reform?
Authors: Hewitt Anne
Published: January 2018

Anti-discrimination law in Australia is at a crossroads. After four decades of proliferation of legislation to regulate discrimination, national attention has turned from increasing regulation to legislative consolidation and reform. This article contributes a theoretical analysis to the reform debate. Two liberal theoretical justifications for prohibiting discrimination, harm and redistributive justice, are considered. This investigation assists to determine when the state should intervene in order to restrict discrimination, and whether state and territory anti-discrimination regimes have a legitimate continuing role in Australia's legislative landscape.
Water Accounting Information and Confidentiality in Australia
Authors: McKay Clare , Gardner Alex
Published: January 2018

A key objective of Australia's recent national water reforms is to keep water licence and entitlement holders accountable for the amounts of water they extract, trade and use. Water metering and the recording and reporting of water extraction and trading data are processes designed to ensure this accountability, and are central to Australia's water accounting regimes. Yet much of the data necessary to ensure compliance with water licences and access entitlements is not publicly available in Australia. This absence of publicly accessible information is due to a lack of rigour and transparency in statutory water accounting regimes. There are also restrictions imposed by water legislation and the laws of privacy and confidentiality that prevent public access to water accounting data, except in aggregated form. Consequently, commercial and industrial water consumers in Australia are not kept accountable for their consumptive water use and water market objectives are unfulfilled, contrary to the express provisions of the Intergovernmental Agreement on a National Water Initiative (‘NWI’). This article argues that statutory and policy frameworks for water accounting in most Australian jurisdictions fail to meet the NWI objectives for national water accounting. In response, it advocates legislative reforms that would facilitate the achievement of these objectives.
The Nature of Merits Review: A Bold Vision Realised in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Authors: Allars Margaret
Published: January 2018

This article examines the nature of merits review, focusing upon the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Some forms of merits review are less than full merits review and some are hybrid merits review. It is contended that a proper appreciation of merits review may expose misperceptions concealed in some claims that judicial review resembles merits review.
Disclosing Lawyers: Questioning Law and Process in the Admission of Australian Lawyers
Authors: Bartlett Francesca , Haller Linda
Published: January 2018

Australian lawyers are assessed and admitted to practise at a state and territory level. An important part of that assessment is an applicant's ‘suitability’ for professional practise; also referred to as the ‘character test’ of personal morality. This test requires applicants for admission to disclose relevant information about themselves including past conduct and (in at least one state) mental health status. Very little information about the process of admission is available. Around the country, we do not know how the character test is currently administered, how many applicants reveal past conduct, and how many are refused admission.

This article focuses on the three largest jurisdictions of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. It traces their varying approaches to admission; from legislative provision, court interpretation to administrative approach. It also examines some rare data about disclosure patterns on applying for admission. The resulting analysis raises concerns about a range of matters relating to admission to legal practice in Australia. It is argued that the secrecy of process is unjustified; and there is lack of confidentiality, certainty, and possibly fairness, ensured for applicants, particularly where issues of mental health arise. Finally, it is argued that there is a great difference in law and process between the states considered. While the ostensible goal of protection of the public is the same, the approach is far from that.
In A Fix: Fixed-Term Parliaments in the Australian States
Authors: Congdon Peter
Published: January 2018

Constitutional systems of Westminster heritage are increasingly moving towards fixed-term parliaments to, amongst other things, prevent the Premier or Prime Minister opportunistically calling a ‘snap election’. Amongst the Australian states, qualified fixed-term parliaments currently exist in New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria. Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia have also deliberated over whether to establish similar fixed-term parliaments. However, manner and form provisions in those states' constitutions entrench the Parliament's duration, Governor's Office and dissolution power. In Western Australia and Queensland, unlike Tasmania, such provisions are doubly entrenched. This article considers whether these entrenching provisions present legal obstacles to constitutional amendments establishing fixed-term parliaments in those two states. This involves examining whether laws fixing parliamentary terms fall within section 6 of the Australia Acts 1986 (Cth) & (UK). The article concludes by examining recent amendments to the Electoral Act 1907 (WA) designed to enable fixed election dates in Western Australia without requiring a successful referendum.
Higgins' Argument for Section 116 of the Constitution
Authors: Beck Luke
Published: January 2018

The argument that led to the inclusion of s 116 of the Constitution, a provision that provides a limited guarantee of religious freedom in Australia, has not been properly understood. The standard account of the argument presented by the proponent of the clause, Henry Bournes Higgins, holds that it was included to ensure that no inferential power to legislate with respect to religion could be drawn from the religious words of the constitutional preamble. This article argues that the standard account of Higgins' argument is wrong and that the substance of Higgins' concern was a realisation that the Commonwealth's enumerated powers were wide enough to authorise legislation dealing with religion.
Is the Net Cast Too Wide? An Assessment of Whether the Regulatory Design of the 457 Visa Meets Australia's Skill Needs
Authors: Howe Joanna
Published: January 2018

With increasing use of skilled temporary migration by employers and its significant influence upon Australia's permanent migration intake, the 457 visa has far-reaching implications — both for the domestic labour market and for the long-term composition of the Australian population. The scheme was introduced in 1996 to facilitate the temporary migration of skilled overseas workers to alleviate domestic skill shortages. Predicated upon a premise of business demand, the scheme allows employers to sponsor overseas workers whose occupations are on the Consolidated Sponsored Occupation List. Verification of whether the employer's attestation of a skill shortage is genuine is provided through employer-conducted labour market testing for certain occupations and the market salary rates requirement. This article questions whether these regulatory mechanisms are effective for ensuring the 457 visa program meets its objectives.
Asylum Adjudication, Mental Health and Credibility Evaluation
Authors: Hunter Jill , Pearson Linda , Roque Mehera San , Steel Zac
Published: January 2018

This article examines the central role that credibility assessment plays in refugee determinations. It draws on the authors' own empirical study, Tales of the Unexpected, to display the complex ways in which applicants' poor mental health can affect their capacity to present a 'coherent and plausible‘ account of their experiences. The authors then explore the significant issues arising from the tendency revealed in the Tales study for decision makers to dismiss expert opinions expressed in reports tendered by applicants from psychologists specialising in cross-cultural mental health assessment. For example, consider the decision maker who observed that

[The] psychologist reported that the Applicant was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and depression and that this psychological state was likely to affect his ability to answer questions at an RRT hearing …. [Nevertheless] [Mr S] did not display any difficulty in understanding or answering questions. … He [appeared] alert, engaged, and is clearly an intelligent man. I do not accept that he had any difficulty in understanding proceedings or answering questions.
The Role of the Technology in the Making of a Thesis Whisperer
Authors: Trembath Jodie-Lee , Mewburn Inger
Published: January 2018

This paper explores the notion of the human-technology hybrid, seeking to understand how ‘smart’ technologies are enmeshed with humans in their fleshier forms to assemble different identities from moment to moment. One participant - the Director of Research Training (DRT) at a high-ranking research-intensive university - was shadowed as she interacted with the human and non-human actants within her network to produce and sustain various identities. The goal of the study was to illuminate aspects of the DRT’s working day that are not accounted for in her job description or performance plan, but are crucial to her success in her role; that is to say, the ‘invisible work’ that she undertakes, and the ways in which she enrolls, translates and works with or against various technologies - and they, her.
In exploring three forms of invisible work – a) where the employee is visible but the work is invisible, b) where the employee is invisible but the work is visible, and c) where both work and employee are invisible – we argue that it is critical for university administrators to understand the invisible work that human/smart technology hybrids are doing within academic environments in order to best manage their rapidly changing workforces and the organizational climates in which they work.
Baja talla por déficit selectivo e idiopático de hormona de crecimiento asociado al Síndrome de Crouzon
Authors: Carvajal Martínez Francisco , Basain Valdés José María , Quintana Marrero Annia , De Guevara Casals Annia Ladrón
Published: January 2018

El Síndrome de Crouzon constituye la craneosinostosis compleja más frecuente y conocida. Se transmite de forma autosómica dominante, con expresión variable, no tiene predilección racial ni de sexo y es infrecuente su asociación con el déficit selectivo de hormona de crecimiento. El objetivo de este estudio es describir el caso clínico de un paciente con baja talla por déficit selectivo e idiopático de hormona de crecimiento asociado al Síndrome de Crouzon. Presentación de caso clínico: paciente masculino de 12.9 años de edad cronológica, con antecedentes patológicos personales de Síndrome de Crouzon, remitido al Departamento de Endocrinología Pediátrica del Instituto Nacional de Endocrinología por presentar retraso del crecimiento y desarrollo; a través de las manifestaciones clínicas y de los exámenes complementarios realizados se le diagnosticó una baja talla debido a una deficiencia selectiva e idiopática de hormona del crecimiento. Se inició tratamiento con hormona de crecimiento y se ha seguido periódicamente en consulta, alcanzando un crecimiento de 11.2 cm en 14 meses. Conclusiones: la infrecuente asociación del Síndrome de Crouzon a la deficiencia de hormona de crecimiento debe tenerse siempre presente; de ahí que estos pacientes deben ser seguidos por un equipo multidisciplinario, el cual ha de estar preparado para detectar estos hallazgos en este tipo de pacientes y tratarlos precozmente, proporcionando así mejoras en la calidad de vida de los mismos. Palabras clave: Síndrome de Crouzon; acrocefalosindactilia.
Fault-tolerant quantum computing in the Pauli or Clifford frame with slow error diagnostics
Authors: Chamberland Christopher , Iyer Pavithran , Poulin David
Published: January 2018

We consider the problem of fault-tolerant quantum computation in the presence of slow error diagnostics, either caused by measurement latencies or slow decoding algorithms. Our scheme offers a few improvements over previously existing solutions, for instance it does not require active error correction and results in a reduced error-correction overhead when error diagnostics is much slower than the gate time. In addition, we adapt our protocol to cases where the underlying error correction strategy chooses the optimal correction amongst all Clifford gates instead of the usual Pauli gates. The resulting Clifford frame protocol is of independent interest as it can increase error thresholds and could find applications in other areas of quantum computation.
O Proletariado em Eles Não Usam Black-Tie (1981), de Leon Hirszman
Authors: Maria Lopes Gomes da Silva Ribeiro Quézia
Published: January 2018

O principal objetivo deste trabalho é analisar a representação da classe operária no filme Eles Não Usam Black-tie (1981), de Leon Hirszman, no contexto do cinema da abertura política. Para compreender com mais profundidade essa representação, serão levadas em consideração as concepções políticas do movimento cinemanovista, do qual participou Leon Hirszman; bem como as influências do neorrealismo italiano e do cinema revolucionário soviético (construtivismo russo), e a concepção marxista segundo a qual a obra de arte, enquanto práxis criadora, é entendida, em caráter indissolúvel, como expressão da realidade e criadora de realidade (KOSIK, 1976).
VIRGINIA WOOLF E AS MULHERES
Authors: Andrade Cavalcanti Rosália , Francisco Ana Lúcia
Published: January 2018

O presente artigo tem como principal objetivo apresentar um estudo sobre a concepção da escritora Virginia Woolf acerca do feminino. Inicialmente, a partir de um levantamento bibliográfico, discorremos sobre a vida e a obra da escritora, mostrando o quanto ambas estão entrelaçadas. Em seguida, identificamos algumas mulheres importantes em sua vida, as quais lhe proporcionaram certa intimidade com o universo feminino. No momento seguinte é feita uma contextualização histórica do lugar do qual emana o discurso de Virgínia Woolf. Ali é estabelecida uma interlocução entre suas ideias sobre o masculino e o feminino e as discussões de então sobre gênero, tornando evidente o quanto Virginia estava à frente do seu tempo. Este texto não tem o objetivo de estabelecer uma relação de causalidade entre o drama pessoal de Virginia e a sua obra, mas apenas de apresentar a intensidade de afetos por ela vividos que transbordam no interior de sua obra.
O DIA DE JERUSA: REPRESENTAÇÕES DE GÊNERO IDENTIDADE, MEMÓRIAS E AFETOS
Authors: Penha de Souza Edileuza , Ramos dos Santos Elen
Published: January 2018

Este artigo tem como propósito a análise do filme O Dia de Jerusa (2014), da diretora Viviane Ferreira. Situa o curta metragem dentro de uma produção do cinema negro no feminino, como herança dos movimentos sociais negros, e reflete sobre as imagens de identidade, lembranças e amores a partir do encontro de duas mulheres negras de gerações diferentes, as protagonistas Jerusa (Léa Garcia) e Sílvia (Débora Marçal). Serão abordadas as representações de gênero e raça; os estereótipos atribuídos às mulheres negras no cinema; e a maneira como a produção de realizadoras e cineastas negras tem sido a interlocução de um cinema comprometido com visões de mundo que privilegiam pertencimentos, identidade, memória e afeto.
OS AFETOS PROIBIDOS: OS RAPTOS E AS RELAÇÕES DE GÊNERO NO RECIFE OITOCENTISTA (1860-1890)
Authors: Lucena Renata Valéria
Published: January 2018

O presente artigo analisa os ditos desvios sexuais femininos no Recife do século XIX. O objetivo é entender como as questões privadas, interligadas às práticas sexuais, à sexualidade e aos códigos de honra alcançaram a esfera pública e a atenção das instituições de controle social, como a Igreja Católica, bem como os procedimentos dessa no intuito de solucionar problemas ocasionados pelos presumidos desajustes de algumas figuras femininas que não se adequaram passivamente ao modelo de mulher idealizado por uma sociedade criada por e para homens. Metodologicamente, usaremos os pressupostos teóricos da categoria gênero, no intento de entender a construção social dos papeis forjados para homens e mulheres.
O IMPACTO DAS POLÍTICAS PARA AS MULHERES NA PROMOÇÃO DA IGUALDADE DE GÊNERO*
Authors: De Cordova Huff Theodoro Suzi Maria , Dias Lucena Adams Marina
Published: January 2018

Os organismos de políticas para as mulheres (OPMs) e os conselhos estaduais e municipais de direitos das mulheres são dois tipos de instituições voltadas para a promoção e defesa dos direitos das mulheres criados no âmbito dos municípios e dos estados. Eles representam um espaço de decisão e interlocução entre o poder público e os movimentos sociais.Partindo de dados públicos, este trabalho discute em que medida as políticas públicas dirigidas para as mulheres alcançam seus objetivos nas diferentes unidades da federação. O estudo selecionou seis estados, das cinco regiões do país, com perfis socioeconômicos distintos, a fim de averiguar a atuação e os resultados das políticas para as mulheres. Levou-se em conta os indicadores socioeconômicos, a existência e a quantidade de OPMs e de conselhos e a proporção de mulheres em cargos eletivos. O estudo abrange o período de 2004 a 2015.
VIOLÊNCIA NO NAMORO E NAS RELAÇÕES ÍNTIMAS ENTRE JOVENS: CONSIDERAÇÕES PRELIMINARES SOBRE O PROBLEMA NO BRASIL
Authors: Antunes Martins Ana Paula
Published: January 2018

A violência no namoro e nas relações íntimas e afetivas entre jovensapresenta-se como um fenômeno relevante no Brasil, ainda que seus contornosnão estejam propriamente definidos na literatura e nas políticas públicasbrasileiras. O presente texto reúne dados empíricos sobre violência juvenil erepresentações sociais de adolescentes com o objetivo de subsidiar a análisedo problema no Brasil.
ESTUDOS SOBRE MASCULINIDADES E SEUS IMPACTOS NO TRABALHO COM HOMENS AUTORES DE VIOLÊNCIA
Authors: Henrique Machado De Aguiar Luiz , Ribeiro Starling Diniz Gláucia
Published: January 2018

As intervenções psicológicas com homens autores de violência conjugal são fruto da evolução das ideias feministas que, ao promoverem uma ampliação do significado do conceito gênero, passaram a evidenciar a construção relacional e a organização social das diferenças entre os sexos. Dessa forma, o contexto político e acadêmico criado a partir da expansão das ações do movimento feminista abriu espaço para as denúncias das violências domésticas contra as mulheres e culminou na percepção da necessidade de incluir os homens nas ações de combate a essas violências. Os trabalhos desenvolvidos com homens autores de violências conjugais são muito recentes e ainda não são bem conhecidos. Este artigo teve como base pesquisa de Mestrado que buscou conhecer como esses homens perceberam e avaliaram os resultados da intervenção grupal em suas vidas nos níveis pessoal, relacional e na maneira de resolver conflitos domésticos.
CONSTRUÇÕES DE GÊNERO NA DÉCADA DE 1950: CONFORMISMO E SUBVERSIVIDADE
Authors: Chiozzini Martins-Suarez Fernanda , Pereira Farias Rita de Cássia
Published: January 2018

O presente artigo propõe uma reflexão sobre o papelde esposa e mãe esperado das mulheres pela sociedade ocidental de meados do século passado diante dos crescentes interesses pessoais femininos gerados pela ampliação do acesso a educação. O diálogo estabelecido com filme O sorriso de Monalisapretende enfocaros ideais opostos de duas personagens quanto àdualidade tradição/modernidade. A relevância deste trabalho se justifica pelo crescente número de mulheres adequando suas vidas pessoais àconstrução de suas carreiras profissionais. Ele destaca a possibilidade de realização pessoal a partir de um novo paradigma de mulher independente economicamente.
Heracleum sosnowskyi Manden. (Apiaceae) - a new invasive species in the flora of Serbia
Authors: Stojanovic Verica , Petrovic Suzana , Kovacevic Jasminka , Stojanovic Danilo , Bjedov Ivana
Published: January 2018

As invasive species are some of the most important drivers of global change
in biodiversity and ecosystem services, early detection of invasive species
and the ability to track their spreading are of crucial importance. One of
the most dangerous invasive plant species in Europe, Heracleum sosnowskyi
Manden. H. sosnowskyi, is recorded as a new species in the flora of Serbia.
It was found in June 2016 in the area of Belgrade on the left bank of the
Danube, near Kovilovo. is Data concerning its morphology, habitat
characteristics, flowering period and population size in Serbia are presented
in this paper.
Sucrose Nonfermenting-Related Kinase Regulates Both Adipose Inflammation and Energy Homeostasis in Mice and Humans
Authors: Li Jie , Feng Bin , Nie Yaohui , Jiao Ping , Lin Xiaochen , Huang Mengna , An Ran , He Qin , Zhou Huilin Emily , Salomon Arthur , Sigrist Kirsten S. , Wu Zhidan , Liu Simin , Xu Haiyan
Published: January 2018

Sucrose nonfermenting-related kinase (SNRK) is a member of the AMPK-related kinase family, and its physiological role in adipose energy homeostasis and inflammation remains unknown. We previously reported that SNRK is ubiquitously and abundantly expressed in both white adipose tissue (WAT) and brown adipose tissue (BAT), but SNRK expression diminishes in adipose tissue in obesity. In this study we report novel experimental findings from both animal models and human genetics. SNRK is essential for survival; SNRK globally deficient pups die within 24 h after birth. Heterozygous mice are characterized by inflamed WAT and less BAT. Adipocyte-specific ablation of SNRK causes inflammation in WAT, ectopic lipid deposition in liver and muscle, and impaired adaptive thermogenesis in BAT. These metabolic disorders subsequently lead to decreased energy expenditure, higher body weight, and insulin resistance. We further confirm the significant association of common variants of the SNRK gene with obesity risk in humans. Through applying a phosphoproteomic approach, we identified eukaryotic elongation factor 1δ and histone deacetylase 1/2 as potential SNRK substrates. Taking these data together, we conclude that SNRK represses WAT inflammation and is essential to maintain BAT thermogenesis, making it a novel therapeutic target for treating obesity and associated metabolic disorders.
BMI and Mortality in Patients With New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes: A Comparison With Age- and Sex-Matched Control Subjects From the General Population
Authors: Edqvist Jon , Rawshani Araz , Adiels Martin , Björck Lena , Lind Marcus , Svensson Ann-Marie , Gudbjörnsdottir Sofia , Sattar Naveed , Rosengren Annika
Published: January 2018

OBJECTIVE

Type 2 diabetes is strongly associated with obesity, but the mortality risk related to elevated body weight in people with type 2 diabetes compared with people without diabetes has not been established.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

We prospectively assessed short- and long-term mortality in people with type 2 diabetes with a recorded diabetes duration ≤5 years identified from the Swedish National Diabetes Register (NDR) between 1998 and 2012 and five age- and sex-matched control subjects per study participant from the general population.

RESULTS

Over a median follow-up of 5.5 years, there were 17,546 deaths among 149,345 patients with type 2 diabetes (mean age 59.6 years [40% women]) and 68,429 deaths among 743,907 matched control subjects. Short-term all-cause mortality risk (≤5 years) displayed a U-shaped relationship with BMI, with hazard ratios (HRs) ranging from 0.81 (95% CI 0.75–0.88) among patients with diabetes and BMI 30 to <35 kg/m2 to 1.37 (95% CI 1.11–1.71) with BMI ≥40 kg/m2 compared with control subjects after multiple adjustments. Long-term, all weight categories showed increased mortality, with a nadir at BMI 25 to <30 kg/m2 and a stepwise increase up to HR 2.00 (95% CI 1.58–2.54) among patients with BMI ≥40 kg/m2, that was more pronounced in patients <65 years old.

CONCLUSIONS

Our findings suggest that the apparent paradoxical findings in other studies in this area may have been affected by reverse causality. Long-term, overweight (BMI 25 to <30 kg/m2) patients with type 2 diabetes had low excess mortality risk compared with control subjects, whereas risk in those with BMI ≥40 kg/m2 was substantially increased.
Associations of General and Central Adiposity With Incident Diabetes in Chinese Men and Women
Authors: Bragg Fiona , Tang Kun , Guo Yu , Iona Andri , Du Huaidong , Holmes Michael V. , Bian Zheng , Kartsonaki Christiana , Chen Yiping , Yang Ling , Sun Qiang , Dong Caixia , Chen Junshi , Collins Rory , Peto Richard , Li Liming , Chen Zhengming ,   for the China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB) Collaborative Group
Published: January 2018

OBJECTIVE

We assess associations of general and central adiposity in middle age and of young adulthood adiposity with incident diabetes in adult Chinese and estimate the associated population burden of diabetes.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

The prospective China Kadoorie Biobank enrolled 512,891 adults 30–79 years of age from 10 localities across China during 2004–2008. During 9.2 years of follow-up, 13,416 cases of diabetes were recorded among 482,589 participants without diabetes at baseline. Cox regression yielded adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) for incident diabetes associated with measures of general (e.g., BMI and BMI at 25 years) and central (e.g., waist circumference [WC]) adiposity.

RESULTS

The mean (SD) BMI was 23.6 kg/m2 (3.4 kg/m2), and 3.8% had a BMI ≥30 kg/m2. Throughout the range examined (19–32 kg/m2), BMI showed a positive log-linear relationship with diabetes, with adjusted HRs per SD higher usual BMI greater in men (1.98; 95% CI 1.93–2.04) than in women (1.77; 1.73–1.81) (P for heterogeneity <0.001). For WC, HRs per SD were 2.13 (95% CI 2.07–2.19) in men and 1.91 (1.87–1.95) in women (P for heterogeneity <0.001). Mutual adjustment attenuated these associations, especially those of BMI. BMI at age 25 years was weakly positively associated with diabetes (men HR 1.09 [95% CI 1.05–1.12]; women 1.04 [1.02–1.07] per SD), which was reversed after adjustment for baseline BMI. In China, the increase in adiposity accounted for ∼50% of the increase in diabetes burden since 1980.

CONCLUSIONS

Among relatively lean Chinese adults, higher adiposity—general and central—was strongly positively associated with the risk of incident diabetes. The predicted continuing increase in adiposity in China foreshadows escalating rates of diabetes.
Guests with Disabilities
Authors: Randle Melanie , Dolnicar Sara
Published: January 2018

Peer-to-peer accommodation networks have been accused of not offering accommodation suitable for people with disabilities, both by commercial competitors who are obliged to comply with regulations regarding this, and by groups protecting the interests of people with disabilities. This chapter investigates the regulations commercial providers are required to comply with, and the efforts made by peer-to-peer networks to accommodate these groups. It also explores needs of travelers with disabilities and ask which tourism accommodation model might be best placed to cater to this market in the long term.
Environmental Sustainability
Authors: Juvan Emil , Hajibaba Homa , Dolnicar Sara
Published: January 2018

The tourism industry causes significant environmental damage. With demand for peer-to-peer accommodation dramatically increasing and expected to further increase, the question arises whether the provision of accommodation via peer-to-peer networks places a higher burden on the environment or whether it reduces this burden. This question stands at the center of this chapter.
Prototipo para la automatización digital de objetos 3D apoyado en hardware y software libre / Prototype for the digital automation of 3d objects suported in hardware and free software
Authors: Solis Cielo Enrique , Lugo Espinosa Oziel , Ayala de la Vega Joel , Zarco Hidalgo Alfonso
Published: January 2018

El prototipo presentado en este artículo es una combinación de hardware y software libre para la captura de imágenes en tres dimensiones (3D). Se da prioridad al uso de hardware libre y la reducción de costos, con el objetivo primordial de asegurar que el producto pueda ser desarrollado o adquirido por cualquier institución u organización, ya sea de investigación o desarrollo, de la forma más accesible.Para lograr el prototipo, este fue subdividido en: la creación de un estudio fotográfico; la automatización del movimiento de la cámara utilizando dos motores a pasos y, como elemento de control, la placa Arduino Mega 2560; la selección del software que se encarga de generar el modelo 3D; y, por último, el desarrollo del software que permite la interacción de todos estos elementos.
VARIETY OF RHETORICS IN POLITICAL SPEECH PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO AND JOKO WIDODO IN EDUCATIONAL FIELD
Authors: Noermanzah Noermanzah , Emzir Emzir , Lustyantie Ninuk
Published: January 2018

The study aims to provide an understanding of the range of rhetoric in the political speech of the President of Indonesian Republic Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Joko Widodo, especially in the field of education. The research method used is the critical discourse analysis method of Norman Fairclough model. Data collection techniques used are documentation techniques, note-taking techniques, and interviews. Data analysis techniques are operated by connecting micro, meso, and macro elements in dimensions, such as: (a) text, (b) discourse practice, and (b) socio-cultural practices. The result of the research shows the rhetoric in the political speech of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Joko Widodo in the field of education which are compiled by the staf of presidential documents are as followed: 54,25% of the argumentation, 31,21% of the hortatory variety, 5,32% of  the exposition, 4,25% of persuasion, 2,48% of  informative variety,  1,06 % of narrative range, 0,71% of descriptive variation, 0,35% of dramatic variation, and 0,35% of  procedural variation. The variety of rhetoric used aims to deliver educational programs that have been made, promises, and wishes or expectations to improve the quality of education in Indonesia, especially in the reform era.Keywords:  variety of rhetoric, state speech, educationRAGAM RETORIKA DALAM PIDATO KENEGARAAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO DAN JOKO WIDODO PADA BIDANG PENDIDIKAN AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan memberikan pemahaman tentang ragam retorika dalam pidato kenegaraan Presiden Republik Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono dan Joko Widodo khususnya dalam bidang pendidikan. Metode penelitian menggunakan metode analisis wacana kritis model Norman Fairclough. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan teknik dokumentasi, teknik catat, dan wawancara. Teknik analisis data dengan cara menghubungkan unsur mikro, meso, dan makro pada dimensi: (a) teks, (b) praktik wacana, dan (b) praktik sosial budaya. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan ragam retorika yang terdapat dalam pidato kenegaraan Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono dan Joko Widodo dalam bidang pendidikan yang disusun bersama tim kerjanya, yaitu ragam argumentasi terdapat 54,25%, ragam hortatori terdapat 31,21%, ragam eksposisi terdapat 5,32%, ragam persuasi terdapat 4,25%, ragam informatif terdapat 2,48%, ragam narasi terdapat 1,06%, ragam deskriptif terdapat 0,71%, ragam dramatik terdapat 0,35%, dan ragam prosedural terdapat 0,35%. Ragam retorika yang digunakan bertujuan untuk menyampaikan program pendidikan yang telah dilakukan, janji,  dan keinginan atau harapan untuk memperbaiki mutu pendidikan di Indonesia khususnya pada era reformasi.Kata kunci: ragam retorika, pidato kenegaraan, bidang pendidikan
Türkiye‘nin Nesli Tehlike Altında olan Lilium sp. Türleri
Authors: Demir Sevim , Çelikel Fisun Gürsel
Published: January 2018

Ülkemiz dünyanın başlıca gen merkezleri arasında yer almakta ve bitki genetik çeşitliliği bakımından çok özel bir konumda bulunmaktadır. Ancak geofitler de dâhil sahip olduğumuz birçok bitki genetik kaynağı, çevresel ve diğer baskılarla genetik erozyona uğramakta ve yok olma tehlikesi ile karşı karşıya kalmaktadır. Ülkemiz Doğu Karadeniz Bölgesi‘ne endemik olan Lilium ciliatum türü IUCN (Doğa ve Doğal Kaynakların Korunması için Uluslararası Birlik) kırmızı listesinin Tehlike (EN) sınıfında yer almaktadır. Zigana Geçidi, Trabzon, Bayburt ve Giresun ile Gümüşhane‘de yayılış gösteren L. ciliatum‘un yol yapım çalışmaları, ekoturizm ve rekreasyon çalışmaları gibi insan faaliyetleri nedeniyle nesli tehlike altına girmiştir. IUCN kırmızı listesinde yer almamasına rağmen ülkemizde doğal olarak yetişen Lilium carniolicum türünün de neslinin tehlike altında olduğu bildirilmiştir. L. carniolicum daha çok Trabzon, Rize, Artvin illerinde bulunmakta ve Doğu Karadeniz Bölgesi‘ne endemik bir türdür. Gösterişli, renkli ve iri çiçeklere sahip olan bu türlerin süs bitkisi olarak kullanım potansiyeli çok yüksektir. Ayrıca bu türlerin soğanları tıpta ve kozmetik sanayiinde de kullanılmaktadır. Bunlar L. ciliatum ve L. carniolicum türlerinin önemini arttıran başlıca özelliklerdir. Bu nedenle bu türlerin neslinin yok olmasını engellemek, türlerin yetiştiği habitatları korumak ve nesillerinin devamlılığını sağlamak çok önemlidir. Türkiye‘ye endemik olan bu türlerin ülkemizden kaybolması Dünya‘dan kaybolması anlamına gelmektedir. Bu derleme ülkemizde doğal olarak yetişen, biyoçeşitlilik ve diğer birçok açıdan önemli olan fakat çeşitli nedenlerle nesilleri tehlike altında giren Lilium türleri ve koruma çalışmaları ile ilgili bilgiler vermek ve konuya dikkat çekmek amacıyla hazırlanmıştır.
Gümüşhane İlinde Tıbbi Amaçla Kullanılan Atkuyruğu (Equisetum arvense) Bitkisinin Bazı Biyolojik Aktivitelerinin İncelenmesi
Authors: Acet Tuba , Özcan Kadriye
Published: January 2018

Bu çalışmada, Gümüşhane ilinde halk tarafından farklı tıbbi amaçlarla kullanılmakta olan atkuyruğu (Equisetum arvense) bitkisinin farklı polariteye sahip çözücülerle elde edilmiş ekstrelerinin toplam fenolik miktarı, antimikrobiyal ve antioksidan aktiviteleri incelenmiştir. Toplam fenolik miktarı gallik asit eşdeğeri olarak spektrofotometrik yöntemle ölçülmüştür. Antimikrobiyal aktivite, disk difüzyon ve mikrodilüsyon (MIC değeri) yöntemleriyle belirlenmiş; antioksidan aktivite ise ABTS [(2,2'-azino-bis (3-etilbenzotiazolin-6-sülfonik asit)] ve DPPH (2,2-difenil-1-pikrilhidrazil) yöntemleri kullanılarak tespit edilmiş ve troloks eşdeğeri olarak hesaplanmıştır. Toplam fenolik miktarı, en yüksek etil asetat ekstresinde (108,9 mgGAE/g ekstre) tespit edilirken, en yüksek antioksidan kapasite etanol ekstresinde 15,76 Âµg/ml troloks eşdeğeri olarak bulunmuştur. Ayrıca, en yüksek antimikrobiyal aktivite etanol ekstresinde MRSA‘ya karşı 4 Âµg/ml MIC değeri olarak tespit edilmiştir.
FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI TOTAL PENERIMAAN PAJAK NEGARA DAN EFEKTIFITAS PERATURAN PERPAJAKAN
Authors: Wijayanti Wahyu Kartika , Budi N Agus Bagus
Published: January 2018

This research aims to analyze and gain empirical evidences on factors which influence both state taxes revenues and the efectivity of tax provisions to increase state revenues from tax sector. This research uses components on GDP, which are both from production sides and sides from expenditures. To measure the effectivity of tax provision, this analysis will uses total revenues of each tax.
ANALISIS EFISIENSI PERUSAHAAN TEKSTIL GO PUBLIK DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE: DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS/DEA TAHUN 2004 - 2008
Authors: Ester Astrid Maria , Merlin Siskha
Published: January 2018

This research aims is to find out the efficiency level in Go Public Textile Company inIndonesia. This research is conducted through library research. The method of thisanalysis is called DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis). The data used in the research isthe secondary data which sources taken from Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2004 upto 2008. The variables used in this research consist of four input variables and twooutput variables. Input variable includes total assets, inventory, employees, andobligations, while output variables includes net sales and cost of good sold (COGS).The result of efficiency level examination to seven textile companies from 2004 up to2008 shows that only two companies maintain consistently 100% of the efficiencylevel during a year research. Three companies show that their efficiency levels werehaving the increasing and decreasing period each year. Two last textile companiesare claimed having an awful progress, since they never reach 100% efficiencyduring a year research. The most dominant input which influences the inefficiencyon textile companies is the inventory
ANALISIS FAKTOR - FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PERTUMBUHAN PRODUK DOMESTIK REGIONAL BRUTO ERA DESENTRALISASI FISKAL DI PROPINSI BANTEN PERIODE 2001:1-2009:4
Authors: Nasution Hendry Sulaiman
Published: January 2018

The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that affect economic growth in the Province of Banten. This research was using the multiple linear regression analysis which is used to measured the pattern of the relationships between dependent variable and independent variables. The variable GRDP is a dependent variable and the independent variable are Income Original Region, General Allocation Fund, Fund Devide Result, Inflation, Foreign Investment, Domestic Investment, Government Spending and Labor. The estimation result of this model, showed that from 8 variables, there were 3 variables that insignificant which were inflation, foreign investment and domestic investment to influenced GRDP Province of Banten. Another five variables which were : Income Original Region, General Alocation fund, Fund Devide Result, Government spending and labour that significant to influenced GRDP. In the other hand, Goodness of fit of this model had a value of R² were 0,9867. From thismodel about 98,67% the Independent variables Income Original Region, GeneralAllocation Fund, Fund Devide Result , Inflation, Foreign Investment , DomesticInvestment, Government Spending and Labor expalained the relationship to GRDP of Banten. And about 1,32% will be explained by another variables that not obtained in this model.
Tahun 2007-2009 ANALISIS STRUKTUR, KONSENTRASI DAN EFISIENSI PASAR INDUSTRI OTOMOTIF DAN PRODUK OTOMOTIF DI INDONESIA TAHUN 2007-2009
Authors: Aprilianus Piet
Published: January 2018

The purpose of this study is to analyze market structure and efficiency of Automotive Industry in Indonesia periode 2007-2009 market structure is measured by using concentration Ratio and efficiency of the Industry is measured by using Data Enrespment Analysis. The result of this study show that market several of Automotive Industry in Indonesia oligopoly the competition level of Automotive Industry is concentrated and foor automotive company with biggest to me asset here 100% efficiency level for there years. The companies are PT. Astra International, PT. United Tractors, PT. Indomobil Sukses Internasional and PT. Astra Otoparts. While one company that did not had 100% efficiency level from 2007 untuil 2009 is Pt. Gajah Tunggal in addition, can be know that dominanct factor causing the efficiency of PT. Gajah Tunggal is input of capital.Keywords: Structure Concentration And Efficiency, Indonesia Automotive Industry
STRUKTUR DAN PERILAKU INDUSTRI MASKAPAI PENERBANGAN DI INDONESIA TAHUN 2003-2007
Authors: Santorizki Baskoro
Published: January 2018

The purpose of this study is to analyze market structure in Indonesia Airline Industry. Concentration ratio is used see the market structure and competition behavior. Seventeen (17) Airline Firm are used as sample for 2003-2007. We fad that airline industry in Indonesia face high oligopoly, competition so the best strategy of the firm in industry to win the competiton one price leadership, low cosh carrie, maintain the service and proposal.Keywords: Market stevence, Airline Industry, competitor behavior & strategy