bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Drawing the Short Straw: Disproportional Effects of Russian Sanctions on Central Europe and the Baltic States
Authors: Dufalla Jacqueline
Published: May 2020

In 2014, the agricultural sanctions Russia imposed on the European Union (EU) had a perceivable impact on the EU’s economy. Yet the sanctions arguably had a disproportionate impact, which suggests they were particularly successful in exposing underlying issues within the EU. Specifically, former Soviet bloc countries and southern European countries were far more greatly impacted by the sanctions than the larger western EU member states. This brings to light problems of disproportionate representation of member states within decision-making processes (especially within the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development), and the fragility of the EU's internal cohesion. By comparing typical decision-making processes of the EU with its responses during times of crisis, it becomes clear that the EU’s decision-making process and its internal cohesion with regard to economic assistance for former Soviet states, are vulnerable to Russia’s actions. The essay will conclude with recommendations on how to improve EU decision-making during times of crisis to counter this vulnerability.

Full text available at: https://doi.org/10.22215/rera.v10i1.261
Making and authenticating the citizen: Naturalisation and passport application in Canada
Authors: Frost Catherine
Published: May 2020

How do ‘we’ know our fellow citizens? This paper considers two processes where recognition occurs in the Canadian context: passports and naturalisation. Using document and policy analysis we argue there are two major forms of knowledge called upon to sort insiders from outsiders. Mechanical knowledge involves tests and evaluations driven by document-matching, biometrics and fact-checking exercises. Moral knowledge concerns the kind of lives we live among our peers and our intentions towards the political community. We note that in the Canadian case tensions exist between expectation and reality around citizen recognition. The state increasingly aspires to know the citizen through procedural checks or material observation yet encounters limitations that require some form of interpersonal knowledge rooted in human-to-human relationships. Drawing on these processes, in conclusion we suggest that how knowledge about citizenship is framed serves to sort outsiders from insiders, endorses specific behaviours over others, and empowers the state to redefine the meaning of citizenship. 

Full text available at: https://doi.org/10.22215/rera.v11i1.257
Crisis, Contestation and Social Order in Europe: A Sympoietic Analysis
Authors: Cherry Keith
Published: May 2020

Europe is facing multiple existential crises at once. I argue that these crises are rooted in larger, older patterns of structural contestation that have always animated the EU. Drawing from these patterns, I contend that there are at least two conceptions of social order at work within the EU – an autopoietic model based on bounded hierarchy and a sympoietic model based on decentralization and compromise. I argue that the autopoietic aspects of the Union, and neo-liberal representative democracy in particular, continually produce systemic crises. At the same time, sympoietic practices of inter-institutional adjustment allow us to weather such challenges, albeit imperfectly. Ultimately, I conclude that escaping the cycle of structural crisis requires moving more definitively towards sympoiesis by radically decentralizing and democratizing political and economic power in Europe.  

 

Full text available at: https://doi.org/10.22215/rera.v12i1.1231
Towards a New EU: Why Populism Can Save the European Union
Authors: Drago Alessandro
Published: May 2020

Europe has seen an alarming increase of populist parties throughout the last two decades. The European debt crisis has only added to their strength and support, and Eurosceptic attitudes have only increased, as exemplified by the recent Brexit vote. However, this exploratory paper will argue that the crisis to which populism has given rise allows the EU to critically reflect on itself and fix many of the fatal flaws that the increase in populist support has pointed out. It will be argued that the EU needs to create a strong civic society to help mend its democratic deficit. Finally, it will be argued that by incorporating particular elements of populist thought and critique (i.e., democratization and fairer economic policies), that is, implanting an “alter-europeanization,” that the ugly side of populism (its xenophobia and racism) will begin to lose support within European countries.

 

Full text available at: https://doi.org/10.22215/rera.v12i1.1234
Roma in Europe: Human Rights or Humans Out of Sight?
Authors: Young Jason R.
Published: May 2020

Europe is confronted by a painful paradox; while the idea of ‘Europe’ conceptualizes the European Union as a champion of liberal democracy, human rights and equality, the position of the Roma clashes with this vision. This paper looks at human rights and exclusion in Europe with specific emphasis on the Roma ethnic minority and argues that prevalent anti-Roma discrimination in both Western and Central- Eastern Europe holds larger ramifications than merely the Roma’s constant position of alien, or “despised outsider”. The power of discrimination, popular culture and opinion in marginalizing the Roma effectively limits their equal exercise of civil, political, and human rights. The Roma therefore represent tangible limits to the ideas intertwined with European integration. It is argued that the unwillingness to address the issue of Roma exclusion on the local level within specific countries possesses the effect of creating a two-tier citizenship regime that possess the capacity for unraveling the social and intellectual aims of the European Project. Social, legal, and actual exclusion of the Roma therefore holds significant ramifications for social policy within an enlarging EU. The paper presents popular depictions of the Roma and illustrates the pervasive power of exclusion by examining events such as the 1993 Czech citizenship law; the 1999 construction (and subsequent debate over the dismantling) of a wall around Roma apartments in the Czech town of Ústi nad Labem, widespread use of physical violence and intimidation to discourage Roma settlement and racism in Central and Eastern Europe. These events suggest that the pan-European “identity” is far from constructed and that systematic and fundamental change in attitudes towards among elites and society at large and representations of the Roma is essential if the EU’s enlargement is to expand the protection of Human Rights on an equal footing throughout Europe for the Roma. Combating historical representations constructed by social and political elites of the groups such as the Roma as an other is of paramount importance if the Roma, and other ethnic minorities, are to be included as equal stakeholders in an enlarged Europe.

Full text available at: https://doi.org/10.22215/rera.v2i4.180
Aid Suspensions as Coercive Tools? The European Union’s Experience in the AfricanCaribbean-Pacific (ACP) Context
Authors: Portela Clara
Published: May 2020

Since the signing of the Cotonou Agreement in 2000, the European Union (EU) has suspended development aid towards a number of African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries in response to breaches of Human Rights and democratic principles by activating the so-called Human Rights clause (article 96). The present article analyses the use by the EU of aid suspensions as political tools and their efficacy in achieving the desired policy goals, in an attempt to identify and explain the determinants leading to the success of these measures. The investigation finds that the use of development aid suspensions is frequently effective. Classical sanctions theory appears to account largely for their success, given that most targets display a significant degree of dependence on the EU as a donor or a trading partner. However, and without refuting the explanatory power of that approach, a closer look at this practice unveils a number of factors that contribute to facilitate success. One of them is the selective use of the tool: suspensions are applied predominantly in cases of interruptions of the democratic process, while they are rarely used in situations of violent conflict. The specificities of the consultations mechanism, and especially the attitude of ACP neighbouring countries- often openly supportive-, largely determine the final outcome.

 

Full textavailable at: https://doi.org/10.22215/rera.v3i2.155
External Influences on Domestic Reforms in Post-Communist European Countries
Authors: DeBardeleben Joan , Zhyznomirska Lyubov
Published: May 2020

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Full text available at: https://doi.org/10.22215/rera.v4i1.191
Rethinking the Open Method of Coordination: Mutual Learning Initiatives Shaping the European Research Enterprise
Authors: Tamik Merli
Published: May 2020

Since 2000, the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) has become a policy approach increasingly used in the European policy making process. By focusing on research policy, this study examines the ways in which the OMC and the mutual learning initiatives have influenced the wider policy discourse in the European Union. The paper argues that it is important to think about the contributions of the OMC in research policy in more broad and fundamental ways. This theory-guided study takes an empirical approach to the OMC, providing significant evidence on mutual learning effects analyzed in terms of developing an authentic dialogue, shaping policy discourse, shaping policy networks and facilitating collaborative learning. The analysis reveals that the OMC changes the ways in which the representatives from the Member States and the European Commission contribute to research policy, leading to a promising foundation for further policy enhancement.

 

Full text available at: https://doi.org/10.22215/rera.v7i2.218
Civil Service Reform in Transition: A Case Study of Russia
Authors: Inkina Svetlana
Published: May 2020

Public administrative and civil service reforms have widely been used as a popular strategy to bring about systemic changes in entrenched bureaucracies. The general tendency that occurred in Post-Communist states was to adopt comprehensive policy measures dealing with the efficiency and effectiveness of state apparatus. This paper examines the process of an attempted civil service reform in Russia starting from the first term of Putin's Presidency. Based upon interviews with experts and senior public officials, it elaborates on the role of leadership, or the willingness of the national political elite to improve the system of public administration; the impact of path-dependency upon the course of institutional transformation; and finally, the role of reform strategy in the policy implementation process. The article concludes that the case of civil service reform in Russia may be explained by a combination of policy-making variables listed above. In addition, it highlights the transformation of the Russian policy-making system during the years of political centralization.

Full text available at: https://doi.org/10.22215/rera.v8i1.222
The President of the European Council as a leader: An application of the Contingency Theory
Authors: Kroqi Dorian
Published: May 2020

The Permanent President of the European Council represents the most important institutional development in the EU during the last decade. This paper attempts to apply the contingency model of leadership, developed by Schout and Vanhoonacker (2001) for the study of the sixth-month nation-state Presidencies of the Council of Ministers, to the operation of the office of the Permanent President during the current Eurozone crisis. The findings from the application of the model are then related to the broader principal-agent theory. The author argues that with a non-national and longer-serving President at the helm of the European Council, there is an improved balance and relationship between the demand for, and provision (supply) of, leadership on the part of the Permanent President. This, in the author's view, has implications for the principal- agent relationship that undergirds the functioning of executive institutions such as the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

 

Full text available at: https://doi.org/10.22215/rera.v8i1.226
Editorial
Authors: Londoño Abraham
Published: May 2020

El número 52 de Semestre Económico se compone de siete artículos, seis de investigación y uno de reflexión, los cuales abordan variados asuntos de la economía que se encuentran definidos en los campos de investigación de la revista como lo son: la economía ambiental y sostenibilidad, el desarrollo regional y la competitividad, la economía empresarial, el desarrollo económico y el estudio de los agregados macroeconómicos y del sector público. Los autores de este número son en total dieciséis, distribuidos así: trece autores colombianos, dos mexicanos y uno argentino.
Riesgo soberano e inversión extranjera directa en Colombia, 2003-2018
Authors: Ramos Barroso Cristina Isabel
Published: May 2020

Este estudio examina el efecto del riesgo soberano sobre los flujos de inversión extranjera directa en Colombia, durante el período 2003-2018. Son utilizados datos trimestrales sobre el Embig (Emerging Market Bond Index Global) como proxy del riesgo soberano, IED y un grupo de variables de control. Mediante un análisis de regresión con MCO y MMG se encuentra que el riesgo soberano tiene un fuerte impacto en la entrada de inversión foránea, explicando alrededor del 22 % de la variación total en la IED. Se ratifica, además, el efecto sustancial del riesgo soberano sobre la IED con una función impulso respuesta. Al controlar por la tasa de apertura y el ICCO, se concluye que la confianza de los agentes privados y el grado de comercio internacional también son determinantes en la atracción de flujos de capital foráneos.
APROPIACIÓN DE LOS BIENES COMUNES DE LA NATURALEZA EN ARGENTINA: ENTRE LA GESTIÓN AMBIENTAL Y LOS TERRITORIOS DE VIDA
Authors: Barbetta Pablo , Domínguez Diego
Published: May 2020

La incorporación de la cuestión ambiental en las agendas de gobierno ha promovido la intensificación de la gestión y de la privatización de los bienes de la naturaleza. El presente artículo tiene por objetivo analizar diversos dispositivos de gestión ambiental problematizando tales modalidades a la luz de la hipótesis que señala el ascenso de un devenir posible de la cuestión ambiental como desarticulación del dominio público y de las formas consuetudinarias de significación/apropiación de la naturaleza.
DOCENTE OU DOENTE: COMO FICA A ROTINA DOS PROFISSIONAIS DA EDUCAÇÃO COM O CRESCENTE ADOECIMENTO EMOCIONAL?
Authors: Palacios Rosiane Alves , Fleck Carolina Freddo
Published: May 2020

Esta pesquisa buscou identificar as consequências geradas pelo aumento das patologias emocionais na rotina de trabalho dos professores da rede estadual de ensino do Rio Grande do Sul. Para tal, foi realizado um estudo narrativo, a partir de entrevistas e grupo focal, aplicados com professores da rede estadual de ensino, utilizando-se como técnica de análise, a análise de conteúdo interpretativa. Os resultados indicam que, além de sobrecarregar os docentes remanescentes, o adoecimento crescente dos docentes compromete a qualidade das aulas, da formação e educação dos alunos.Patologias; Professores; Estado; Adoecimento no Trabalho
Predictors of Insufficient Preconception Multivitamin Use: An IMPLICIT Network Study
Authors: Roppel Ramey , Srinivasan Sukanya , D'Amico Frank , Cui Ketian
Published: May 2020

Introduction: Adequate maternal nutrition before pregnancy is important to reduce the risk of poor birth outcomes. However, patients report suboptimal intake of multivitamins with folic acid (MVIs).
Methods: We conducted a quality improvement study to identify predictors of insufficient multivitamin use in women of childbearing age at five University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) family health centers that implemented the IMPLICIT interconception care (ICC) model of maternal health screenings during well-child visits (WCVs). We derived this analysis from a retrospective chart review of patient-reported demographic information and physician documented maternal behaviors of 758 women who accompanied their children to 2,706 total well-child visits. Insufficient multivitamin use was defined as having one or more visits where the mother reported that she was not taking multivitamins.
Results: Insufficient multivitamin use at these health centers was associated with younger age (OR 0.96, 95% CI 0.92, 0.98), less than high school education (OR 3.3, 95% CI 1.56-6.80), public insurance (OR 1.56, 95% CI 1.05-2.34), and increased number of well-child visits attended (OR 1.46, 95% CI 1.31-1.61).
Conclusion: Among women who received screening, younger, low-income, and less educated women are likely to benefit from targeted interventions to improve multivitamin use during the interconception period. Findings also suggest that WCVs are a viable access point to assess and address multivitamin use and other desired maternal health behaviors.
Tratamento cirúrgico de fratura de mandíbula infectada em paciente HIV positivo: relato de um caso
Authors: Cacciá Carlos Frederico , Krüger Márcio B. , Volkweis Maurício Roth , Knack Marcos , Basualdo Alexandre
Published: May 2020

Os autores apresentam o relato de um caso de fratura de mandíbula, que foi tratada primeiramente de forma conservadora e que, apesar da antibioticoterapia, infectou. Devido a história do uso de drogas injetáveis durante quinze anos suspeitou-se da síndrome de imunodeficiência adquirida. O paciente foi então submetido a tratamento cirúrgico com drenagem do abcesso e posterior instalação de miniplacas com parafusos. O exame anti-HIV foi positivo. A conduta terapêutica neste caso, mostrou-se eficiente para o tratamento de fraturas infectadas de mandíbula.
Ensino Religioso
Authors: Junqueira Sergio Rogério , Rocha Terezinha Sueli
Published: May 2020

Este artigo é parte do Programa Concepções e Recursos do Ensino Religioso no Projeto Concepção e Produção, que visa, ao longo da história da educação brasileira, compreender o desenvolvimento desse componente curricular. Especificamente a Igreja Católica é uma das instituições que mais interferiu em sua formatação. Esta pesquisa qualitativa documental busca estabelecer as orientações internacionais e nacionais, e, para tal, foramidentificados textos e documentos da Igreja Católica em três espaços: Concílio Vaticano II, Conferência Latino-Americana e Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil com as referências sobre o Ensino Religioso, buscando compreender o posicionamento dessa instituição para compreender a inferência sobre o cenário educacional brasileiro.
Globalization and Local Determinants of HORECA Customers Market Behavior in the Wholesale Food Market
Authors: Hubeni Yuriy , Krupa Oksana , Krupa Volodymyr , Raiter Nataliia
Published: May 2020

The article is devoted to the research of local determinants of HoReCa sphere subject economic behavior in the wholesale markets of agricultural production under hospitality sphere globalization in Ukraine. The authors generalized the key provisions of consumer market behavior theories and its formation factors in HoReCa sphere. The peculiarities of agricultural wholesale market functioning are defined and the competitive surrounding of wholesale food market in western region of Ukraine is characterized. Main principles of business organization in HoReCa sphere are studied; the impact of globalization and foreign economic activity vectors on this sphere internationalization is outlined. The results of research project made by the authors are given, which was aimed at examining motives and peculiarities of HoReCa customers market behavior when wholesale purchasing agricultural production for their own business. The research was conducted on the basis of “Shuvar” market of agricultural production Ltd. - the largest in Western Ukraine wholesale agricultural market. It consists of several specialized food halls, including HoReCa centre. The structure of HoReCa establishments, that are “Shuvar” wholesale market clients, is analyzed. The factors influencing their managers’ decisions, concerning purchase assortment, its frequency, the most convenient time of goods delivery, are investigated. The evaluation of significance degree of certain products purchase, including price, products homogeneity, their constant availability, exclusiveness, is received. HoReCa sphere subjects’ wishes were studied, concerning purchase information support in the wholesale market, for service quality improvement.
A thermodynamic model for a packing dynamical system
Authors: Song Haiyan
Published: May 2020

So far shock and vibration are the inherent properties of all packing
systems, and various mitigation measures have been considered using packing
materials, which result in a large packing size. Now the thing changes, this
paper gives an effective thermodynamic technology that can completely avoid
shock and vibration. An aerial delivery system is used as an example to
elucidate the novel packing system, which requires zero loading velocity
when loaded. A thermodynamic model is established to reveal the main factors
affecting the packing system.
On fabrication of nanoscale non-smooth fibers with high geometric potential and nanoparticle’s non-linear vibration
Authors: Yao Xin , He Ji-Huan
Published: May 2020

Non-smooth surface of a nano or micro-scale fiber has an extremely large
surface area and a tremendously high surface energy (geometric potential).
This paper focuses on the formation mechanism of fabrication of a
non-smooth surface by electrospinning through controlling solvent
evaporation and nanoscale adhesion of nanoparticles on the surface.
Poly(vinylidene fluoride), multi-wall carbon nanotubes and a binary solvent
system are adopted in the experiment to elucidate how to fabricate nanoscale
porous nanofibers and lotus-surface-like nanofibers. A nanoparticle?s
vibration near its equilibrium is also discussed, which also affects
greatly the surface morphology.
Fractal-like multiple jets in electrospinning process
Authors: Wu Yu-Ke , Liu Yong
Published: May 2020

The electrospinning process is greatly affected by the instability of Taylor
cone, an instable point can eject a jet, and multiple instable points can
produce multiple jets. A fractal-like multi-jet phenomenon was found in
electrospinning process with auxiliary electrodes, and main factors
affecting the spinning process were studied experimentally, which included
solution viscosity, surface tension, and conductivity. The fractal-like
multi-jet is feasible to control the fiber morphology and its output.
A variational principle for the photocatalytic NOx abatement
Authors: Liu Hong-Yan , Li Zhi-Min , Yao Shao-Wen , Yao Yan-Ju , Liu Juan
Published: May 2020

Numerical study of NOx abatement in a photocatalytic reactor has been caught
much attention recently. There are two ways for the numerical simulation,
one is the CFD model, the other is the variational-based approach. The
latter leads to a conservation algorithm with less requirement for the trial
functions in the numerical study. In this paper we establish a variational
principle for the problem, giving an alternative numerical method for NOx
abatement.
Detection of diabetic polyneuropathy in a family medicine clinic by using monofilament
Authors: Lakic Biljana , Petrovic Verica , Racic Maja , Stanetic Kosana
Published: May 2020

Background/Aim. Diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN) is the most common microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus (DM), which may be present at the time of disease detection. Screening for DPN is performed for the patients with type 2 diabetes at the time of diagnosis and for type 1 diabetes 5 years after diagnosis. The primary aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of DNP among family medicine patients with DM aged 18 to 70 years using nylon monofilament. Methods. The cross-sectional study estimated the prevalence of DPN among primary care patients with DM in Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Semmes-Weinstein nylon 10 g monofilament was used to detect DPN. Age, gender, duration of DM, type of therapy, symptoms, glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and risk factors (hypertension, smoking, dyslipidemia, obesity, physical inactivity) were analyzed. Data collection took place from June 1st, 2017 to May 31st, 2018. Results. The study included 228 patients, 132 (57.9%) men and 96 (42.1%) women. There was a statistically significant difference in the presence of all symptoms of DPN (tingling, burning, light burning, and stinging) among patients with different duration of DM (p < 0.01). Multivariate logistic regression revealed that patients who had hypertension [odds ratio (OR) = 26.2; 95% confidence interval (CI): 4.070?168.488; p = 0.001], used oral anti-diabetic therapy (OR = 12.3; 95% CI: 1.300?116.309; p = 0.029), had tingling (OR = 5.2; 95% CI: 1.431?18.571; p = 0.012) and a longer duration of diabetes (OR = 4.27; 95% CI: 1.983?9.175; p = 0.000) were more likely to have DPN. Conclusion. The prevalence of DPN in family medicine patients with DM using nylon monofilament was 24.2%. Determinants of DNP were the presence of symptoms of tingling, duration of diabetes, hypertension, and the use of oral antidiabetic therapy alone.
Failure of Humanities-based Instruction to Achieve Students’ Language Goal in College English Courses
Authors:   School of Foreign Languages, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian, Liaoning 116028, China, Liu Fuhua
Published: May 2020

The present paper is a detailed analysis of failure of humanities-based instruction to achieve students’ language goal in college English courses. The essence of content-based instruction and the phenomenon of applying humanities-based instruction to achieve students’ language goal are briefly introduced; the reasons for the failure are analyzed; corresponding remedies are offered.
Yakup Kadri’nin Anamın Kitabı Adlı Eserinde Eski Eğitim Anlayışı
Authors: AYDOĞDU Hamza
Published: May 2020

Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu (1889-1974), gazetecilik yönünün yanı sıra, roman, öykü, tiyatro, hatıra ve mensur şiir gibi edebiyatın birçok türünde kalem oynatan çok yönlü bir yazardır. Doğu ve Batı kültürüne vakıf olarak fikri ve kültürel çelişkileri bizzat yaşayan bir düşünce insanıdır. Yeni kurulan genç bir devletin ve savaştan yeni çıkmış bir toplumun sorunlarına çareler üretmeye çalışan, bilime ve sanata değer veren bir münevverdir. Osmanlı devletinin ve Türkiye Cumhuriyeti’nin en sıkıntılı dönemlerinde yaşayan Yakup Kadri, toplumun gelenek ve modern hayattaki keskin değişikliklerine yakından tanık olmuştur. Güçlü bir gözlem gücüne sahip olan Yakup Kadri aynı zamanda eserlerinde de sağlam bir üsluba sahiptir. 1911 yılında Fecr-i Âti Topluluğu içinde yer alarak ‘sanat sanat içindir’ görüşünü benimseyen; bir müddet peşinden gittiği Nev-Yunanîlik akımıyla eski Yunan medeniyetine kapı aralayan; ancak Balkan ve Birinci Dünya savaşlarının acımasız gerçeğiyle yüzleşen Yakup Kadri; mensubu olduğu toplumun dertleriyle ilgilenmeye başlayarak ‘kendimizi işlemek ve kendimiz gibi olmak’ için büyük çaba sarf etmiştir. Toplumu aydınlatmak gibi çok büyük bir sorumluluk üstlenen yazar, Cumhuriyet Türkiye’sinin en büyük sorunlarından biri olarak görülen eğitim-öğretim meselesine de el altmıştır. Düşünce yazıları ve bazı eserinde; genel eğitim sistemi, eğitim kurumları ve kadroları, eğitimin önemi, iyi bir eğitimcinin ve insan olmanın özellikleri, aile eğitimi, dini eğitim, eğitim ve siyaset gibi birçok hususta kalem oynatmıştır. Bazı düz yazılarında da eğitim meselelerini tartışan yazar, edebi eserinde de eğitim değerleriyle ilgili değerlendirmelerde bulunmuştur. Bu eserleri içinde en dikkat çekici olanlarından biri de Anamın Kitabı adlı hatıra kitabıdır. Ailenin ve özellikle annenin bir çocuğun hayatında çok önemli bir rolü olduğuna inanan yazar, bu eserde anılarını anlatırken özellikle eski eğitim meselelerine sık sık kapı aralar. Biz de bu çalışmamızda kitaptan hareketle dönemin eski eğitim anlayışını incelemeye çalışacağız.
Radiographic features of histologically benign bone infarcts and bone infarcts associated with neoplasia in dogs
Authors: Jones Sarah A. , Gilmour Lindsey J. , Ruoff Catherine M. , Pool Roy R.
Published: May 2020

OBJECTIVE

To describe the radiographic appearance of benign bone infarcts and bone infarcts associated with neoplasia in dogs and determine the utility of radiography in differentiating benign and malignancy-associated bone infarcts.

SAMPLE

49 dogs with benign (n = 33) or malignancy-associated (16) infarcts involving the appendicular skeleton.

PROCEDURES

A retrospective cohort study was performed by searching a referral osteopathology database for cases involving dogs with a histologic diagnosis of bone infarction. Case radiographs were anonymized and reviewed by 2 board-certified veterinary radiologists blinded to the histologic classification. Radiographic features commonly used to differentiate aggressive from nonaggressive osseous lesions were recorded, and reviewers classified each case as likely benign infarct, likely malignancy-associated infarct, or undistinguishable.

RESULTS

Only 16 (48%) of the benign infarcts and 6 (38%) of the malignancy-associated infarcts were correctly classified by both reviewers. Medullary lysis pattern and periosteal proliferation pattern were significantly associated with histologic classification. Although all 16 (100%) malignancy-associated lesions had aggressive medullary lysis, 23 of the 33 (70%) benign lesions also did. Eight of the 16 (50%) malignancy-associated infarcts had aggressive periosteal proliferation, compared with 7 of the 33 (21%) benign infarcts.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE

Results suggested that radiography was not particularly helpful in distinguishing benign from malignancy-associated bone infarcts in dogs.
PERBANDINGAN KARAKTER TOKOH UTAMA NOVEL SALAH ASUHAN KARYA ABDOEL MOEIS DAN BELENGGU KARYA ARMIN PANE
Authors: Ernis Poni
Published: May 2020

Penulis tertarik meneliti kedua novel ini karena ingin mengetahui bagaimanakah perbandingan karakter tokoh utama dan persamaan maupun perbedaan dari kedua novel tersebut. Alasan membandingkan dua novel dari penerbit yang berbeda karena 1) beda penerbit dan 2) beda karakter, balai pustaka menerbitkan novel yang bertema kawin paksa dan adat, sedangkan pujangga baru bersifat masyarakat modern. Jenis penelitian kualitatif dengan metode deskriptif. Objek penelitian ini novel adalah Salah Asuhan dan Belenggu. Instrumen peneliti sendiri dan istrumen tambahan seperti pena dan buku. Langkah-langkahpengumpulan data sebagai berikut 1) membaca dan memahami isi kedua novel yang akan diteliti 2) menginventarisasi dan mengklasifikasikan data tokoh dan karakter tokoh utama berdasarkan aspek karakter tokoh dengan menggunakan format 4) menganalisis data yang telah diklasifikasikan 5) membahas dan membandingkan karakter tokoh utama yang meliputi sifat, sikap, dan tingkah laku 6) menyimpulkan hasil penelitian. Hasil penelitian tentang perbandingan karakter tokoh utama novel Salah Asuhan dan Belenggu terdapat 106 data, dalam novel Salah Asuhan terdapat 49 data terdiri atas 23 data sifat, 12 data sikap, dan 14 data tingkah laku. Novel Belenggu terdapat 57 data terdiri atas 22 data sifat, 20 data sikap, dan 15 data tingkah laku.
PENGARUH PENGGUNAAN METODE DRILL TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN MENULIS KARANGAN NARASI SISWA KELAS X SMAN 1 KECAMATAN PAYAKUMBUH
Authors: Walef Sri Mures
Published: May 2020

Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif dengan menggunakan metode eksperimen. Dalam penelitian ini digunakan dua kelas, yaitu kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol. Kelas eksperimen adalah kelas yang disengaja diberi seperangkat perlakuan dengan menerapkan metode pengeboran sedangkan kelas kontrol menerapkan metode konvensional. Analisis data menunjukkan bahwa metode pengeboran mempengaruhi pembelajaran penulisan naratif pada keterampilan menulis bahasa Indonesia di kelas eksperimen. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan kenaikan nilai siswa, yang pada saat prenting rata-rata / mean adalah 68,16. Setelah metode kolaboratif diterapkan dalam proses belajar di kelas ini, hasil belajar siswa meningkat pada saat pascatest dengan nilai rata-rata 82,60. Sedangkan metode konvensional juga berpengaruh dalam pembelajaran menulis naratif esai tentang subjek bahasa Indonesia di kelas kontrol. Terbukti dengan kenaikan nilai siswa, waktu rata-rata nilai mean adalah 67,72. Setelah metode konvensional diterapkan dalam proses belajar di kelas ini, hasil belajar siswa meningkat pada saat pascates dengan nilai rata-rata 71.40. Berdasarkan hasil pengujian, disimpulkan bahwa ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara hasil narasi yang dipelajari. menulis antara metode bor dan metode konvensional. Hal ini terlihat pada perbandingan t hitung dengan t tabel (3.820> 2.021), karena jumlah t hitung lebih tinggi daripada t tabel maka Ha (Alternative Hypotesis) diterima. Ini, hasil belajar siswa kelas eksperimen yang dipuji oleh metode bor lebih baik daripada siswa mengendalikan hasil belajar kelas tanpa menggunakan metode konvensional. Kata kunci : metode drill, metode konvensional, menulis karangan narasi.
PENGARUH PENGGUNAAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN INQUIRY TRAINING TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN MENULIS PUISI SISWA SMPN 118 JAKARTA
Authors: Hafizah Hafizah Hafizah
Published: May 2020

ABSTRAKTujuan penelitian ini adalah  untuk mengetahui  pengaruh model pembelajaran inquiry training menggunakan media audiovisual terhadap kemampuan menulis puisi siswa. Penelitian ini dilakukan di SMP Negeri 118 Jakarta selama semester genap tahun ajaran 2016/2017, dimulai pada bulan Maret hingga Juni 2017. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kuantitatif eksperimen dengan desain penelitian Pretes-Postes Control Group Design pada dua kelompok. Pengambilan data penelitian dilakukan sebanyak empat kali, yaitu dua kali di kelas eksperimen dan dua kali di kelas control. Hasil uji analisis terhadap sampel dari kedua kelas menunjukkan bahwa sampel berdistribusi normal dengan L0 (0,0926) < Lt (0,1497) pada saat eksperimen dan L0 (0,1231) < Lt (0,157) pada saat kelas kontrol dengan taraf signifikan pada dua kelas α = 0,05. Selain itu, hasil uji homogenitas memiliki data yang bersifat homogen. Hal ini ditandai dengan diperolehnya x²tabel = 43,8 > x²hitung = 15,42 dengan derajat kebebasan (dk) 35+32-2 = 65. Berdasarkan hasil perhitungan data dengan menggunakan Uji-t ditemukan bahwa terdapat pengaruh terhadap kemampuan menulis puisi siswa kelas VIII SMP Negeri 118 Jakarta. Hal ini ditandai dengan terdapatnya thitung = 3,463 > ttabel = 1,67 dalam taraf nyata 0,05. Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan hipotesis penelitian yang menyatakan bahwa terdapat pengaruh model pembelajaran inquiry training melalui penggunaan media audiovisual terhadap kemampuan menulis puisi kelas VIII SMP Negeri 118 Jakarta, (Hi), diterima . Dengan kata lain, model pembelajaran inquiry training dan media audiovisual mampu mempercepat proses pemahaman siswa terhadap isi pembelajaran.Kata Kunci: Model pembelajaran inquiry training, keterampilan menulis puisi, penelitian eksperimen
The Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Simvastatin in the Management of Portal Hypertension in Cirrhotic Patients: A Systematic Review
Authors: Agarwal Raksheeth , Billy Matthew , Yausep Oliver Emmanuel , Amandito Radhian , Jayalie Vito Filbert , Gani Rino Alvani
Published: May 2020

Background: Variceal bleeding is a serious complication of portal hypertension in liver cirrhosis. Current guidelines recommend non-selective beta blockers (NSBBs) and endoscopic variceal ligation for primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding. However, NSBBs are associated with low response rates and systemic adverse effects. Simvastatin has been shown to reduce portal hypertension in previous studies. Our aim was to assess its clinical efficacy and safety in reducing portal hypertension in cirrhotic patients. Method: We searched PubMed, The Cochrane Library, ScienceDirect, ProQuest, CINAHL, Scopus, and Clinicaltrials.gov, and manually browsed abstracts of major hepatology conferences for selection of studies. We selected randomized controlled trials with a population of cirrhotic patients, simvastatin as an intervention, HVPG change as an outcome, and English as the primary language. The quality of selected studies was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. We extracted change in HVPG from baseline to post-treatment as the principal summary measure, with safety as the secondary outcome.Results: Two full articles were included for qualitative analysis. Both studies reported reductions in HVPG from baseline to post-treatment in the simvastatin group, with this reduction being significantly higher as compared to the control group. Adverse effects were homogenously distributed in both groups, and good safety was reported by both studies. Simvastatin’s HVPG lowering effects are possibly additive to those of NSBBs. Conclusion: Simvastatin effectively reduces HVPG in cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension, although more clinical trials are needed to validate these results. Simvastatin could potentially be combined with NSBBs to achieve greater results.
Potential of Fecal-Oral Transmission and Gastrointestinal Manifestation of COVID-19
Authors: Adiwinata Randy , Irawan Visakha Revina , Arifputra Jonathan , Waleleng Bradley Jimmy , Gosal Fandy , Rotty Luciana , Winarta Jeanne
Published: May 2020

The World Health Organization have declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. The COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, is spreading at an alarming rate and creates a significant worldwide burden to the economy while increasing morbidity and mortality. While COVID-19 was primarily considered as a respiratory-infection disease, several reports have shown that many COVID-19 infected patients have presented or developed some digestive symptoms. Many studies also demonstrated, using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction method, that SARS-CoV-2 are present in stools or other gastrointestinal tract secretions. All these reports raised the possibility of COVID-19 transmission via the fecal-oral route and the involvement of the gastrointestinal-liver system. Until further studies are available, physicians should be aware of the digestive manifestation of COVID-19 and use universal precautions to avoid the transmission of COVID-19 via the fecal-oral route.
Hubungan Anemia Dengan Kejadian Bayi Berat Lahir Rendah Pada Ibu Hamil di RSUD Abdul Wahab Sjahranie Samarinda
Authors: K Iriyani
Published: May 2020

ABSTRAKBayi berat lahir rendah (BBLR) merupakan keadaan dimana bayi yang dilahirkan memiliki berat kurang dari 2500 gram. Kejadian BBLR dipengaruhi oleh beberapa faktor yang terdapat pada Ibunya sendiri, diantaranya anemia, pendapatan, dan pantang   makanan.Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan anemia, pendapatan, pantang makanan pada Ibu hamil dengan kejadian BBLR. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah cross sectional study. Penelitian dilakukan di Ruang Mawar RSUD Abdul Wahab Sjahranie Samarinda pada Bulan Mei Tahun 2014.Sampel penelitian diambil dari 94 Ibu yang melahirkan dengan genap bulan. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan data primer dan data sekunder yaitu berupa catatan buku pasien. Uji statistik yang digunakan adalah chi square test dengan tingkat kepercayaan 95%.Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan adanya hubungan anemia dengan kejadian BBLR (? = 0,037),Disarankan agar pemberian suplemen Fe dilengkapi dengan suplemen mikronutrien karena suplemen Fe kurang efektif dalam mengurangi angka anemia pada Ibu hamil.
Estágio Supervisionado na Educação Infantil: relatos e reflexões
Authors: Pacifico Juracy Machado , Dantas Ruth De Lima , Brandt Aieska De Souza , Rodrigues Marlene
Published: May 2020

Este artigo discute o estágio supervisionado e foi motivado pela seguinte questão: quais as contribuições do estágio curricular supervisionado em Educação Infantil para a formação do licenciado em Pedagogia? Objetiva apresentar reflexões produzidas sobre o desenvolvimento do Estágio Supervisionado na Educação Infantil, realizado no âmbito do curso de licenciatura em Pedagogia de uma universidade do Norte do Brasil. Utiliza, como metodologia, a pesquisa documental, baseada nos relatórios finais elaborados pelos estagiários e no Projeto Pedagógico Curricular do Curso de Pedagogia. As reflexões foram desenvolvidas a partir do conteúdo descritivo dos relatórios, elaborados e apresentados por ocasião do encerramento da disciplina, e pautaram-se nas dificuldades, contribuições e perspectivas para a formação e atuação docente em Educação Infantil. Os resultados apontam que o estágio possibilitou o aprofundamento e a construção de conhecimentos teóricos e práticos importantes para a formação docente e a atuação na primeira etapa da Educação Básica.
Analysis of computer attacks through Honeypots in the District University Francisco José de Caldas
Authors: Leguizamón Páez Miguel Angel , Bonilla-Díaz María A. , León-Cuervo Camilo A.
Published: May 2020

El presente artículo es resultado del trabajo desarrollado para el diseño e implementación de Honeypots como una alternativa complementaria al esquema de seguridad informática existente en la Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, proyecto que a su vez contribuye en el análisis y detección de ataques a la seguridad de la red y demás elementos de tipo informático en la institución.
Para el desarrollo de este artículo, trabajamos utilizando el ciclo PDCA (Planificar - Hacer - Verificar - Actuar). Es un modelo basado en la gestión de procesos y su mejora continua, con una aplicación simple y utilizada adecuadamente, puede ayudar mucho en la realización de actividades, tanto productivas como administrativas, de una manera más organizada y efectiva. Por lo tanto, la adopción del ciclo PDCA proporciona una guía simple para la gestión de actividades y procesos, la estructura básica de un sistema y es aplicable a cualquier organización.
Después de la implementación de Cowrie y HoneyPy, fue posible identificar diferentes patrones y formas de ataque, guiando la configuración de un script en el servidor IDS (Intrusion Detection System), permitiendo con los registros almacenados crear reglas e implementarlo en Iptables. Este hecho permite que el servidor IDS se convierta en un nodo en una red de sensores que alimentan la base de datos globalmente para una investigación de los ataques en todas las computadoras conectadas y configuradas, obteniendo información para realizar un análisis complejo para el usuario final.
El diseño de infraestructura con honeypots, implementado en la Universidad del Distrito Francisco José de Caldas, permite encontrar fallas de seguridad pertenecientes a los servidores de la universidad debido a ataques informáticos. Se diseñó una nueva distribución de red para registrar información sobre los diferentes ataques y permitir establecer soluciones efectivas.
Luminescence at low temperature in pure ZnO phosphors
Authors: Mosquera Edgar Eduardo
Published: May 2020

In this paper, samples of pure ZnO were prepared through solid-state chemical reaction, and optical spectral properties were investigated at low temperature. It was found that the strong broad band emission was shifted to the blue side with increase of temperature. It is tentatively attributed to the change of local electric field from electric dipoles, orientation of which is sensitive to temperature. The ultraviolet sharp lines observed at low temperatures are assigned to bound excitons and their phonon replicas.
El papel del Ingeniero Mecánico en tiempos de pandemia
Authors: Osorio Carlos Amaro
Published: May 2020

En tiempos de Pandemia, el Ingeniero Mecanico cumple un papel fundamental en el diseño de la infraestructura requerida para con seguridad hacer experimentos de laboratorio para encontrar la cura para la enfermedad que nos aqueja.
Peran Orang Tua Dalam Mengembangkan Kecerdasan Emosional Anak di Desa Petonggan Kecamatan Rakit Kulim Kabupaten Indragiri Hulu
Authors: Tambak Syahraini , Helman Helman
Published: May 2020

Kecerdasan emosional merupakan salah satu kecerdasan yang sangat mempengaruhi perkembangan kehidupan anak, karena 80% kesuksesan kehidupan sangat ditentukan oleh kecerdasan emosional. Memberikan pendidikan kepada anak sejak dini merupakan hal yang sangat penting dan sangat dianjurkan karena sejak anak dilahirkan hingga tahun-tahun pertama, anak akan mengalami pertumbuhan dan perkembangan  yang  pesat. Perkembangan  anak  pada  tahun-tahun  awal  lebih kritis dibandingkan dengan perkembangan selanjutnya,  sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa masa kanak-kanak merupakan gambaran awal manusia sebagai manusia seutuhnya. Peran orang tua dalam perkembangan emosional anak sangat dibutuhkan, karena orang tualah yang dapat mendampingi dan mengembangkan kecerdasan anak semaksimal mungkin. Perkembangan anak khususnya perkembangan emosionalnya tercapai dengan baik dan sempurna. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui Peran Orang Tua Dalam Mengembangkan Kecerdasan Emosional Anak di Desa Petonggan Kecamatan Rakit Kulim Kabupaten Indragiri Hulu. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kuantitatif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh  orang tua yang  mempunyai  anak  usia  7-14  tahun yang  berjumlah  122  kepala keluarga. Karena besarnya jumlah populasi dalam penelitian ini, maka penulis mengambil 50% dari jumlah populasi yaitu sebanyak 61 kepala keluarga. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kuantitatif yaitu dengan menggambarkan data yang berwujud angka-angka hasil perhitungan dan pengukuran dapat diproses dengan cara dijumlahkan. Dari hasil penelitian ini, dapat diketahui bahwa Peran Orang Tua dalam mengembangkan kecerdasan emosional anak di Desa Petonggan Kecamatan Rakit Kulim Kabupaten Indragiri Hulu pada taraf “76,04%” yaitu berada pada rentang 61%-80% dikategorikan “Baik”.
Exhibitive Nano-to-Micron Scale Sedimentation Dynamics of Colloidal Formulations Through Direct Visualization
Authors: Bapat Shalmali , Segets Doris
Published: May 2020

The study of sedimentation behavior of nanoparticle dispersions is important for revealing particle size and colloidal stability characteristics. Quantitative appraisal of real-world colloidal systems in their native state, is key for replacing prevailing empiricism in formulation science by knowledge-based design. Herein, we choose fuel cell inks as one case-example amongst many other possibilities to present a new visualization technique, called Transmittogram. This technique readily depicts the time-resolved settling behavior of solid-liquid dispersions, measured by analytical centrifugation (AC). Although AC enables the causal examination of agglomeration, settling, and creaming behavior of dispersions, along with its consequent effect on structure formation and product properties, the understanding of the main transmission readout is often non-intuitive and complex. Transmittograms are, therefore, the missing link for straightforward data interpretation. First, we illustrate the utility of transmittogram analysis using model silica nanoparticle systems and further validate it against known characteristics of the system. Then, we demonstrate the application of transmittograms to characterize fuel cell inks, showing the strength of the approach in deconvoluting and distilling information to the reader. Finally, we discuss the potential of the technique for routine analysis using analytical centrifugation.