bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
MODEL PEMBELAJARAN COOPERATIVE INTEGRATED READING AND COMPOSITION (CIRC) UNTUK PENINGKATAN AKTIVITAS BELAJAR SISWA PADA MATA PELAJARAN GEOGRAFI
Authors: Eviliyanto Eviliyanto , Gultom Tigor Monang
Published: December 2017

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui: (1) penerapan model cooperative integrated reading and composition (CIRC) pada mata pelajaran geografi materi pemanfaatan sumber daya alam (PSDA); (2) aktivitas belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran geografi materi PSDA dengan model CIRC; dan (3) peningkatan aktivitas belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran geografi materi PSDA melalui penerapan model CIRC. Metode penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK) ini direncanakan dua siklus. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa kelas XI IPS2 SMA Negeri 1 Sekadau, Pontianak. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara observasi langsung dan membandingkan perolehan nilai persentase aktivitas belajar pada siklus I dan II. Hasil penelitian disimpulkan: (1) Penerapan model pembelajaran CIRC tergolong baik; (2) Aktivitas belajar siswa tergolong aktif (aktivitas fisik siklus I 51,75% dan siklus II 83,33%; aktivitas mental siklus I 44,07% dan siklus II 75,65%; aktivitas emosional siklus I 51,66% dan siklus II 84,20%); dan (3) Model CIRC dapat meningkatan aktivitas belajar siswa dalam belajar geografi

 

Kata kunci: model CIRC, geografi, pemanfaatan sumber daya alam.
A Profile of the Grammatical Variation in British and American English
Authors: Akan Md. Faruquzzaman
Published: December 2017

This research paper attempts to focus on the main and major differences and idiosyncrasies of grammar and grammar related issues in British and American English. These differences have a great influence on learning and using the English language. In fact, British and American English are one language having two (slightly) different grammars. Although there is a popular notion about American English to be more simplified and flexible, we have to keep it in mind about the subtleties, complexities and identifications too. American English is now different from its British mother and we could say it is more than another dialect due to its importance as well as control over the world affairs at present. The fall of the then USSR, the US popular media, open market, globalization, the internet etc have made American English more powerful than ever before. But still today, the number of British English users is more than that of American English. Sometimes, it is noticed by and large that the misuse and the misconception in handling these two major varieties of English pose various problems. So, the main concern of this current paper is to remove the possible mistakes and confusions about the two different but related varieties of English, specially in most of the areas of grammar, syntax and the like.
Correcting Feedback on Essay Composition: EFL Students’ Preferences between Traditional and e-Feedback
Authors: Ariyanti Ariyanti , Nur Dedi Rahman
Published: December 2017

Writing is one of skills in English language proficiency which is considered as a complex and important element to passive communication. In addition, an ability of writing good composition has become one of requirements to successful life in many major aspects. Specifically to particular unit in learning writing in EFL classroom, feedback is the key for students to get their essay quality improved better. Therefore, this study is aimed to investigate feedback given by writing lecturer whether in traditional and e-feedback, as well as digging students’ preference towards those methods. Classroom observation and students’ open-ended questionnaires were used as major instruments, while semi-structured interview to writing lecturer was also used as supporting data. The result showed that most of the students prefer to be given the e-feedback to assess their essay instead of the traditional one. This study also reveals high expectation to the use of vary electronic media from the students, therefore future implication is clearly derived to the creativity of writing lecturer so that the students will be more motivated and surely improved in terms of structural and content aspects of writing.
Developing Higher Order Thinking Skills: Towards a Rethinking of EFL Coursebooks in Moroccan High Schools
Authors: Mrah Isam
Published: December 2017

The ever-growing realm of education underlines the need for a reconsideration of learning materials. The present study aimed to investigate the extent to which EFL textbooks in Morocco help learners build skills in accordance with the twenty first century learning expectations.  It attempted to assess the effectiveness of Ticket to English textbook series in terms of how well they foster critical thinking and problem solving among learners. The study adopted content analysis as the primary research method for data analysis and interpretation. The analysis was undertaken to define the types and levels of questions addressed in reading comprehension tasks and to examine instances of higher order thinking skills. The case study evaluated the questions in the light of the Bloom's Revisited Taxonomy of learning objectives. Results from the content analysis of questions show that most of the questions targeted the three lower-level categories of the taxonomy. The results obtained testify that the examined textbooks do not effectively enable learners to be autonomous lifelong critical thinkers, hence the need for a reconsideration of EFL textbooks in Moroccan high schools. The paper eventually suggests some ways in which these skills could be promoted effectively in future textbooks with the aim of empowering students to thrive in an evolving world.
The Effect of Texts-Based Interactional Feedback (TIF) on the Students’ EFL Writing
Authors: Warsidi Warsidi
Published: December 2017

This study is reporting the results of the TIF implementation in a student’s students’ EFL writing. It evaluated the student first supervisory paper, the last supervisory paper, and the participant’s perception toward the TIF implementation. This is qualitative study with the linguistic features as the scoring frameworks, including lexical sophistication, syntactic complexity, and rhetorical structure. This boundary study is the participant’s text findings, discussion, and concluding parts. The results of this study revealed that participant’s academic writing changed significantly in the rhetorical structure and tended ignoring the other two scoring frameworks. The study also indicated that the student has intermediate level of English. Then, the participant’s perception toward the TIF implementation also resulted positively. 
Constitucionalización de la muerte civil como una medida que coadyuve al pago de la reparación civil de los funcionarios públicos sentenciados por el delito de corrupción. “Reforma del artículo 41 de la Constitución Política”
Authors: Uscamayta Carrasco Wilfredo
Published: December 2017

Considero “razonable” que se imponga la “muerte civil” (interdicción civil) a los sentenciados por corrupción que se nieguen a pagar las reparaciones civiles que adeudan al Estado, “Es decir, la muerte civil será perpetua hasta que paguen la deuda con el Estado”, no se trata de un tema de “prisión por deuda”, como dice el Dr. César San Martín Castro, actual juez supremo, debido a que la reparación no es una deuda, sino una obligación de carácter legal como consecuencia dela comisión de un delito que ha ocasionado un perjuicio al Estado. Por consiguiente creo que es absolutamente viable la constitucionalización de la muerte civil, todo ello en la posibilidad de garantizar y asegurar en el tiempo la referida institución en vista de que la sola legalización (ley) de la misma es fácilmente vulnerable. Según la unidad del Consejo de Defensa Jurídica del Estado, la reparación impuesta por delitos de corrupción ha sido de más de S/. 1 400 425 453,58, de los cuales han sido pagados solo S/. 19 686 100,20, monto equivalente al 1,3 % del total. La diferencia a pagar da como resultado la suma total de S/. 1 424 742 653,38.
Las cláusulas abusivas en los contratos hipotecarios en España: especial referencia a las denominadas cláusulas suelo.
Authors: Platero Alcón Alejandro , González González María José
Published: December 2017

En la presente obra se pondrá de manifiesto la realidad jurídica existente en España, en relación al carácter abusivo de determinadas cláusulas en los contratos hipotecarios. Dichas cláusulas perjudican al consumidor hipotecario, siendo el ejemplo más paradigmático el de las denominadas cláusulas suelo que, limitan el tipo de interés mínimo variable. La Sentencia del Tribunal Supremo 241/2013 de 9 de mayo consagró el carácter abusivo de las cláusulas suelo, pero como después se expondrá, generó una enorme polémica en relación a los efectos de dicha declaración, discrepancias resueltas por la Sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea de 21 de diciembre de 2016.
El delito previo en el lavado de activos: ¿autonomía sustantiva o autonomía procesal?
Authors: Yanqui Machaca Luis Rubén
Published: December 2017

El autor considera que la interminable discusión académica respecto a la autonomía del delito de lavado de activos se ha centrado en posturas extremas, confundiendo así al operador jurídico. Asimismo, considera que hay formas de compatibilizar ambas posturas (extremas) teniendo en cuenta la eficacia de la administración de justicia y las garantías penales, procesales y constitucionales. En ese sentido, desarrolla su postura intermedia a partir de dos principios constitucionales:el principio de legalidad y el principio de imputación necesaria.
Reducción de la expansión de la prisión preventiva
Authors: Cusi Rimache Jhon Eber
Published: December 2017

Estar inmersos en la discusión de los problemas de la prisión preventiva nos abre las puertas para una cuestión no solo técnica sino también como enclave constitucional. Constitucionalmente solo son válidas las consecuencias jurídico-penales a partir de hechos mas no de presunciones; en tal sentido, se presenta el problema cuando se genera una consecuencia jurídica al evaluar el peligro procesal en un ambiente de presunción vulnerándose las normas claramente establecidas. Las presunciones abren una expansión por carecer de objetividad y hacer frente a esa expansión hasta poder hallar a una aplicación verdaderamente excepcional solo es con la exigencia de un análisis exhaustivo del peligro procesal. El peligro procesal no puede ser evaluado en el escenariopresuntivo sino objetivo por el propio mandato de la norma (ver art. 268.c del CPP), al señalar que la advertencia del peligro de fuga y la obstaculización de los elementos de pruebas sean a partir de sus antecedentes u otras circunstancias.
POSSIBILIDADES DO USO DE TECNOLOGIAS DA INFORMAÇÃO E COMUNICAÇÃO NO TRABALHO COM FAMÍLIAS
Authors: De Souza Simoni Jacomini
Published: December 2017

Os critérios de eficácia, eficiência e efetividade são comumente utilizados pelos gestores para avaliar os resultados do trabalho social. Porém, estes critérios são limitados, pois os resultados do trabalho social não são imediatos, e dependem da articulação com diferentes serviços. Além disto, as especificidades de cada grupo familiar podem se constituir elemento de difícil análise quantitativa. Por isto, os profissionais sociais precisam produzir conhecimentos e informações constantes, de forma a demonstrar, não apenas o trabalho realizado pelo serviço, mas, principalmente os elementos e condicionantes que prejudicam a eficiência, eficácia e efetividade. Além disto, é preciso otimizar a produção de conhecimentos antes e após a implementação da ação, para que não haja uma interpretação equivocada dos resultados. Desta forma, categorias como território, desenvolvimento local, trabalho em rede, intersetorialidade, complexidade e participação são essenciais no desenho, implementação e prestação dos serviços sociais e devem ser consideradas. Considerando a complexidade do trabalho com famílias, a comunicação pode facilitar ou dificultar o trabalho com famílias. Por isto, propõe-se a criação de um sistema de processamento de dados em que os diferentes serviços socioassistenciais de determinado território estejam conectados, uma vez que atendem a um mesmo público, com vulnerabilidades específicas, mas que se articulam na complexidade da própria existência humana. Este artigo apresenta o referencial teórico que subsidiou o processo de criação de um software, do qual a autora participou, cujo objetivo é articular o trabalho social na perspectiva de rede, sob a luz do pensamento complexo e do uso de tecnologias de informação.
Perpetuation of rice blast pathogen (Magnaporthe grisea) under temperate conditions of Kashmir, India
Authors: Dar Mohd Shahijahan , Iqbal Prince Firdoos
Published: December 2017

Investigations were carried out during the months of October to March on various common specimens viz, paddy straw, stubbles, weed straw, soil, rice residue (husk), seeds and undecomposed organic material to ascertain the perpetuation of blast pathogen (M. grisea) under temperate conditions. The results indicate that in all the samples collected, highest frequency (14.15%) of blast pathogen (M. grisea) was recorded in the month of October. However, month of March showed least occurrence (2.50%). Among collected samples, maximum perpetuation of blast pathogen (M. grisea) was exhibited by stubbles (14.35%) followed by paddy straw (12.37%) and the minimum were exhibited in undecomposed material (1.60%), followed by weed straw (3.40%) and soil (5.8%). It was concluded that these studied components are the possible sources of perpetuation for rice blast pathogen.
Biochemical changes in Tomato plant by AM fungi
Authors: Pipralia Rakesh , Vyas Anil
Published: December 2017

The effectiveness of six arbuscular mycorrhizae species, Acaulospora morrowae Spain & Schenck, Gigaspora margarita Becker & Hall, Glomus fasciculatum (Thaxt. Sensu. Gerd.) Gerd. & Trappe, G. macrocarpum Tul. & Tul. Scutellospora calospora (Nicol. & Gerd.) Walker & Sanders, and Sclerocystis rubiformis Gerd. & Trappe, collected from rhizosphere soils of Tomato, was measured for enrichment of PRO, PPO activities and protein, phenolic, and catechin contents in this vegetable plant. Culturing was done under green house and studied were performed ninety days after inoculation. All fungi showed favorable effects, with S. calospora being the most promoting of all biochemical parameters.
Occurrence of Invasive Plant in three phytogeographical region of Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh
Authors: Sheikh Darakhsa Kauser , Dixit Ashwini Kumar
Published: December 2017

The present study deals with comprehensive list of invasive species in the flora of Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh, India with background information of family, nativity, mode of introduction, flowering and fruiting. 83 species of plant belongs to 26 families were documented as invasive plant in all three phytogeographical regions (agricultural land, urban land and protected land). Both native and invasive plants were found in the same region, but the occurrence of invasive species were found high in the urban land (34.58%) in comparison with protected land (29.16%) and agriculture land (25%). Habit wise analysis of invasive species showed 84.52% herbs, followed by 13.09% shrubs and 2.38% climbers. Maximum proportion of invasive plant are native to Tropical America and belongs to family Asteraceae (16), followed by Malvaceae (9), Euphorbiaceae (8), Fabaceae (6), Solanaceae (5), Convolvulaceae (4) and Lamiaceae (4).
Phytochemical screening, antibacterial and antifungal activity of Pinda concanensis (Dalzell) P.K. Mukh. & Constance (Apiaceae) an endemic plant from Nasik district (M.S.) India
Authors: Thakur Hemantkumar Atmaram
Published: December 2017

Medicinal plants are a source of great economic value all over the world. Various medicinal plants have been used for years in daily life to treat diseases. Present study illustrates the phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of Pinda concanensis (Dalzell) P.K. Mukh. & Constance. The selected plant Fruits were collected and powdered. The bioactive compounds were extracted by using Methanol, Ethanol, Petroleum ether and water in a soxhlet extractor. The antimicrobial activity was determined by using agar disc and well diffusion method. Acetone and chloroform extracts were mixed with 1ml diethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and added into the well. The extract of Methanol with Pinda concanensis (Dalzell) P.K. Mukh. & Constance has shown maximum zone of inhibition against bacterial pathogens when compared to chloral and water extract. Phytochemical analysis reflected the antimicrobial activity of Pinda concanensis (Dalzell) P.K. Mukh. & Constance which is due to the presence of phytochemical compounds like alkaloids, terpenoids, steroids, flavonoids, Saponins, Phenolic compounds and tannins. The results of agar well diffusion method indicated the inhibition and it depends largely upon plant parts used and organism tested.
Morphotaxonomical studies on some mosses of Indian Thar desert
Authors: Deora Vinod , G.S. Deora
Published: December 2017

Studies on the mosses of hot and arid Indian Thar Desert revealed the occurrence of five moss species viz. Tortula muralis Hedw., Gymnostomiella veronicosa (Hook.) Fleisch., Hyophila involuta (Hook.) Jaeger., Semibarbula orientalis (Web.) Wijk. & Marg. and Fissidens flaccidus Mitt. Among these taxa Fissidens flaccidus Mitt. is a new record for Rajasthan and it distinguishes from its allies in having leaves with complete limbidium and percurrent costa, ending far below apex. The present work deals with a morphotaxonomic studies of these taxa along with the adaptive strategies to survive in severe xeric environmental conditions of Thar Desert. This is the first consolidated record of bryophytes from Indian Thar Desert.
Harnessing of local plant species by indigenous people of Hamirpur district for ethno-veterinary purposes
Authors: Singh Anand Narain , Nirmala Chongtham , Bhatti Ram Chand , Kaur Aman Deep , Singh Siril , Mor Pardeep Kumar , Kaur Rupinder
Published: December 2017

Traditional medicines have been playing significant role in livestock health care management since long especially in remote area. This paper is based on a field survey conducted to collect information for curing different ailments utilized by local people and tribals in the Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh. Total 541 households were interviewed involved as informants with fully prepared questionnaires; proper interaction along with group discussion. Information were collected from the selected sites regarding way to cure different ailments of animals which was further analyzed for the authenticity of data through different statistical quantitative indices. We found total 121 plant species belonging to 61 families that have been documented to be of common use for curing 78 different types of livestock. Total ailments were categorized into fifteen major categories based on the body organ systems of livestock. The highest number of ethno-medicinal plants were recorded from family Fabaceae followed by Asteraceae and other families. Leaves were the most commonly used part of the plant for the preparation of ethno-medicinal medicines followed by other plant parts. Achyranthes aspera, Acorus calamus, Pogostemon benghalensis are the most important plants used to cure different ailments on the basis of use value index. On the basis of Informant Consensus factor (FIC), diseases related to digestive system, reproductive system, respiratory and fever were considered as major ailments in the livestock. In conclusion, we found in this study that most of the plants are widely used to cure different ailments as reported previously by different workers. However, on the first hand, many new findings to cure different ailments of livestock have been found during this survey indicating need for conducting more studies to get valuable information from the local community which are not documented yet. It was also found that indigenous people have excellent information with respect to ethnoecological aspect. There is an urgent need to study and document the traditional uses before they are disappeared from the society or community and further study must be integrated with qualitative and quantatitative data to assess importance of plants for ethno-veterinery purposes.
Ecological exploration of Kuwana forest: A tropical moist deciduous forest of eastern Terai, India
Authors: Bajpai Omesh , Suman Shraddha , Upadhyay Nirmala
Published: December 2017

The present study was conducted in the Kuwana forest of Gonda forest division in Uttar Pradesh to explore its ecological inventories. Random stratified sampling was adopted to collect the basic information like frequency, density and abundance for the calculation of importance value index (IVI). On the basis of principal component analysis (PCA) plot, three forest communities were identified and named as, Syzygium Lowland Forest (SLF), Shorea Miscellaneous Forest (SMF) and Mallotus Miscellaneous Forest (MMF). MMF community allowed the maximum 39 while SLF minimum 18 tree species growing in it. Conversely, SMF community showed higher heterogeneous tree diversity validated by lower Dominance index (0.088) and higher Simpson index (0.912). The values of these two indices were found very low in comparison with their range for tropical forests of India. On the otherhand the diversity indices (Shannon & Fisher alpha) was calculated as maximum (2.797 & 11.960 respectively) for MMF community, which indicates the existence of better tree diversity in this forest community. The higher values of Evenness & Equitability indices (0.646 & 0.859 respectively) for SMF community showed the more evenly distribution of tree species in this community.
Molecular phylogeny and evolution of tropical vegetal genus Coccinia (Cucurbitaceae) using chloroplast barcode markers and its implications for speciation patterns
Authors: Parab Mala , De Payel , Singh Sunita
Published: December 2017

Evaluation of molecular phylogeny employing barcode markers for a population analysis has revealed the association between character evolution and diversification. The present research study endeavors to estimate the molecular phylogeny and evolution amongst 30 geographically distant land races of Coccinia grandis using chloroplast barcode markers. On the basis of sequences of ­C. grandis landraces and sister genera’s of Cucurbits; phylogeny and evolutionary distances were estimated using bootstrap method of UPGMA and ML with MEGA and DAMBE software. The rbcL appear to be evolving marginally amongst land races studied, while matK loci exhibited several parsimonically insignificant variations. The ycf5 locus resolved efficiently the phylogeny at both intraspecies and intergeneric levels. The values of Tajima’s relative rate test, Nei’s genetic distance and gamma distribution, within C. grandis accessions and among Cucurbits denoted plausibility of occurrences of random population expansion, slow ontogenic transitions and high consanguinity percentage among core barcode regions.The present study thus lays a platform for researchers working with vegetatively propagated plants to plan strategies for exchange of varieties, their maintenance, utilization and enhancement for further crop development and propagation.
Additions to the flora of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Authors: Pragada Venkata Raman
Published: December 2017

While exploring the floristic wealth of Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, 43 species of angiospermshas not been reported from Srikakulam district, hence here reported as a new addition to the flora of Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh.
Distribution and population dynamics of Calamus nambariensis Becc. - An endemic and threatened cane of Assam
Authors: Deka Kishor , S.K. Borthakur , Tanti Bhaben
Published: December 2017

Rattans are prickly climbing palm which comprise more than fifty percent of the total palm taxa found in India. This non-timber forest product has great economic importance in handicraft and furniture making because of its richness in fiber, with suitable toughness and easy for processing. The rattan resources have depleted very fast in recent years due to over exploitations, uncontrolled harvesting and deforestation. High demand for these resources has led towards the exhaustion in many rattan-producing areas. C. nambariensis is a high-quality cane, considered as endemic and threatened to the North-eastern region of India. Subsequently this species of cane has been depleting very fast due to several human impacts such as habitat fragmentation and over-exploitation which hinder the sufficient development of the plant in its natural condition. So, it is urgently needed to find out the habitat distribution and population status of C. nambariensis for making strategy to improve its conservation status. The present study reveals the occurrence of C. nambariensis only in two pockets of Assam viz, Nambor Reserve Forest of Golaghat district and Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary of Jorhat district, Assam (India). The density, frequency and abundance of this species in Nambor Reserve Forest for last three years were found to decline as 1.038, 83.75, 1.23; 0.888, 78.75, 1.122 and 0.8, 76.25, 1.057 respectively. This declining rate depicts the near extinction of the species.
Studies on mycorrhizal biodiversity in medicinal plant species of Pookode Lake area, Wayanad, India.
Authors: C.M. Saranya Babu Jayaprakash , N. Nagarajan
Published: December 2017

Forty different medicinal plant species were investigated for arbuscular mycorrhizal association from Pookode Lake area, Wayanad district, Kerala. The spore density and percentage of infection varied with plant species. The percentage of AM fungal colonization ranged from 30 to 80. The highest AM fungal infection was exhibited in Centella asiatica (80%) and maximum spore population in Leucas aspera (690/100g). Totally 36 arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species were recovered from the rhizosphere of 40 medicinal plant species belongs to 20 plant families. The arbuscular mycorrhizal spore species Glomus fasciculatum was found dominant.
Stem and leaf anatomy and achene structure in some species of Senecio (Asteraceae)
Authors: Nurhan Büyükkartal Hatice , Çölgeçen Hatice , Budak Ümit
Published: December 2017

The genus Senecio L. belongs to the tribe Senecioneae Cass. of the family Asteraceae which is the richest plant family of Turkey in terms of endemic species. The study was conducted on a total of 8 taxa belonging to Senecio. 4 taxa were collected from West and 4 were collected from East Anatolia. Stem and leaf anatomy of the taxa were studied by light microscopy; achene structure was examined by light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy in order to identify morphological, anatomical and histological modifications and resolve taxonomic problems of the genus.
Study of morphological diversity of traditional aromatic rice landraces (Oryza sativa L.) collected from Assam, India
Authors: Lahkar Lipika , Tanti Bhaben
Published: December 2017

Rice is one of the major cereal grain consumed more than half of the world’s population. Aromatic rice is one of the most widely accepted rice due its pleasant aroma. Traditionally, many varieties of aromatic rice are grown by the farmers of Assam maintaining a diverse gene pool. In the present study, morphological variation was studied in 22 aromatic rice landraces using qualitative and quantitative traits. Keteki Joha is very popular indigenous aromatic rice grown in a small pocket of Assam for its high yield. Though Kola Kunkuni Joha is relatively smaller grain size and low yield but have high demand due to its high aroma as compared to other landraces. Significant positive correlations was occurred at 0.05 level between kernel length and seed weight with seed width (r = 0.6734*) and (0.5881*) as well as seed weight with kernel width (r = 0.5433*). The correlation between seed width and kernel width (0.9663**) showed significantly positive relationship which shown at 0.01 level. Characterization of aromatic rice landraces of Assam would be a boon for the breeders for designing further rice improvement programme.
Evaluation of Serum Metalloprotinase-9 (MMP-9) in Iraqi Men with urinary tract infection
Authors: Abbas Hanan D.
Published: December 2017

Objective: The inflammation of the urinary tract and its various causes is one of the important diseases, which neglect and non-treatment lead to many amplifications, therefore, many countries including the United States of America has given urinary tract infection ″UTI″ a great interest. Since the disease is sometimes without obvious symptoms and because of research lacking that are using MMP-9. The aim of this work is to study the alterations in the Metalloprotinase-9 (MMP-9), and its role in pathogenicity of urinary tract infections ″UTI″ in serum of men who are initially diagnosed with this disease.Methods: This study was applied in educational Alsader hospital in Najaf city by using Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay (ELISA) on serum taken from 42 men infected with UTI, and other 38 healthy considered as a control group to detect MMP-9.Data analysis: SPSS computerizing system has been used for statistically analysis of data. Results: The results revealed a highly significant (P<0. 05) level of ″MMP-9″in serum of patients in comparison with the control group. The result also demonstrated the strong relation between MMP-9 and other parameters such as age and smoking.Conclusion: It was concluded from the results of the present study thatMetalloprotinase-9″MMP-9″ was good prognostic biomarker for ″UTI″ in men, and these results significantly correlate with the early stages of disease.Recommendation: 1-It may be recommended that using MMP-9 to predict and diagnosis the urinary tract infection. 2-It may be also recommended to measure MMP-9 in women to establish its role in this disease
A case report on Subacute Combined Degeneration of spinal cord in children – A rare neurological manifestation in Vitamin B12 deficiencies
Authors: Alexander Tiana Mary , Pande Vineeta , Agarkhedkar Sharad , Upase Dnyaneshwar
Published: December 2017

Megaloblastic anemia is a common feature between 6 months – 2 years and rarely occurs after 5 years of age, especially in a child consuming non-vegetarian diet. B12 deficiency may occur after 5 years of age because of chronic diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, or intestinal surgical causes. Pernicious anemia causes B12 deficiency, but nutritional B12 deficiency with subacute combined degeneration causing ataxia is rare.
Web-Based Telepresence Exercise Program for Community-Dwelling Elderly Women With a High Risk of Falling: Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Authors: Hong Jeeyoung , Kong Hyoun-Joong , Yoon Hyung-Jin
Published: December 2017

BACKGROUND

While physical exercise is known to help prevent falls in the elderly, bad weather and long distance between the home and place of exercise represent substantial deterrents for the elderly to join or continue attending exercise programs outside their residence. Conventional modalities for home exercise can be helpful but do not offer direct and prompt feedback to the participant, which minimizes the benefit.

OBJECTIVE

We aimed to develop an elderly-friendly telepresence exercise platform and to evaluate the effects of a 12-week telepresence exercise program on fall-related risk factors in community-dwelling elderly women with a high risk of falling.

METHODS

In total, 34 women aged 68-91 years with Fall Risk Assessment scores >14 and no medical contraindication to physical training-based therapy were recruited in person from a senior citizen center. The telepresence exercise platform included a 15-inch tablet computer, custom-made peer-to-peer video conferencing server system, and broadband Internet connectivity. The Web-based program included supervised resistance exercises performed using elastic resistance bands and balance exercise for 20-40 minutes a day, three times a week, for 12 weeks. During the telepresence exercise session, each participant in the intervention group was supervised remotely by a specialized instructor who provided feedback in real time. The women in the control group maintained their lifestyle without any intervention. Fall-related physical factors (body composition and physical function parameters) and psychological factors (Korean Falls Efficacy Scale score, Fear of Falling Questionnaire score) before and after the 12-week interventional period were examined in person by an exercise specialist blinded to the group allocation scheme.

RESULTS

Of the 30 women enrolled, 23 completed the study. Compared to women in the control group (n=13), those in the intervention group (n=10) showed significant improvements on the scores for the chair stand test (95% confidence interval -10.45 to -5.94, P<.001), Berg Balance Scale (95% confidence interval -2.31 to -0.28, P=.02), and Fear of Falling Questionnaire (95% confidence interval 0.69-3.5, P=.01).

CONCLUSIONS

The telepresence exercise program had positive effects on fall-related risk factors in community-dwelling elderly women with a high risk of falling. Elderly-friendly telepresence technology for home-based exercises can serve as an effective intervention to improve fall-related physical and psychological factors.

CLINICALTRIAL

Clinical Research Information Service KCT0002710; https://cris.nih.go.kr/cris/en/search/ search_result_st01.jsp?seq=11246 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6zdSUEsmb)
Direct Measurements and New Mathematical Methods to Estimate the Pond Evaporation of the French Midwest
Authors: Aldomany Mohammad , Touchart Laurent , Bartout Pascal , Choffel Quentin
Published: December 2017

Despite many scientific papers published around the world on the evaporation of water bodies, few detailed evaporation studies exist for ponds, especially the ponds of humid areas like the French Midwest. Two full years of daily evaporation measurements on two different types of ponds were carried out using a transparent floating evaporation pan. A comparison between a class A evaporation pan and the transparent floating evaporation pan shows that the latter has almost no influence on the water temperature. As a consequence, the measurements taken by this evaporation pan were used to evaluate the reliability of 18 different mathematical methods. These mathematical methods use climate data provided by a weather station installed at the edge of the studied ponds to calculate evaporation. The comparison between measured and calculated evaporation shows that the new empirical formula of Aldomany is the best formula that we can use to estimate the ponds evaporation.
WHAT VULNERABILITY? WHOSE VULNERABILITY? CONFLICT OF UNDERSTANDINGS IN THE DEBATE ON VULNERABILITY
Authors: Zagorac Ivana
Published: December 2017

In this paper, I intend to explore the apparent difficulty in communication between two understandings of vulnerability: one that claims that vulnerability is a part of conditio humana, a feature closely connected to the facts of (human) embodiment and mortality, and the other which argues for the exclusivity of vulnerability and wishes to limit it to only those who are “more than ordinarily vulnerable”. The first part of the paper outlines the main sources of disagreement between these two perspectives as may be read from scholarly literature and relevant ethics documents. The thesis of this text is that the conflict between the two perspectives can be resolved if the concept of vulnerability is understood in its complexity rather than as reduced to its negative aspects. In order to set grounds for the thesis, the second part of the paper examines what would constitute the concept of invulnerability. In the last part, three attempts at resolution of the conflict are examined. That which advocates for the redefinition of the conventional understanding of vulnerability is favored.
VIRTUAL REALITY AND ETHICAL NEUTRALITY OF THE VIRTUAL SUBJECTS OF LAW
Authors: Mitrović Dragan
Published: December 2017

The existence of legal reality implies the existence of the subjects of law as the creations of that reality. The law cannot even exist without its subjects. They are conditio sine qua non for the law. First, natural persons had become the subjects of law – although not all of them and not at the same time, and thereafter their creations - legal (moral) persons, also became the subjects of law. In both cases, it is about traditional virtual legal creations. However, as the information and technological developments could not have bypassed contemporary law, more and more frequently and intensively it is being thought about the third type of the subjects of law – virtual characters as the new subjects of law (law avatars). Today, this is not done out of curiosity, but for very practical reasons – i.e. for promoting business communication that is rapidly migrating to the area of computer virtual reality. Such a change requires reconsideration of traditional beliefs and theories about what a subject of law is. It also requires determining the possible legal nature of virtual characters, irrespective of whether it is about virtual natural or legal persons. When it comes to the explanation of their essence, it seems that at this moment the fiction theory is more acceptable than the reality theory, which might prevail sometime, as it had happened with the subjectivity of the legal person at some point in time in the 17th century.
INFORMED CONSENT BETWEEN BIOETHICAL THEORY AND MEDICAL PRACTICE: A CALL FOR ACTIVE VULNERABILITY
Authors: Selak Marija
Published: December 2017

The emancipation of bioethics from new medical ethics is a result of the awakening of the role and the rights of patients. Thus, the appearance and realization of informed consent can be seen as an example of the mode in which the contemporary attitude towards medical practice has developed, starting from paternalism and ending in recent attempts for the establishment of a dialogue. Nevertheless, a more detailed analysis of the informed consent practice, with emphasis on the situation in Croatia, shows that this progress is more theoretical, and less related to everyday procedures with patients – encounters with physicians. In view of this, in his PhD thesis “Respecting Patients' Right to Information Regarding Medical Procedure during Hospital Treatment in Croatia” Luka Vučemilo shows that during their stay in hospitals patients do not fully realize their right to be informed. In this paper, we will emphasize the asymmetry in the physician’s and the patient’s perception of informed consent and its formal self-sufficiency. This will serve as confirmation of the fact that informing for the purpose of giving consent to particular medical treatment is not being implemented properly. In order to try to understand the problems concerning the realization of informed consent, in the conclusion of the paper, the same as in the beginning, in order to observe its appearance, we will once again attempt to extend our context and take into consideration the contemporary world-historical situation.
PEMANFAATAN GEOMETER’S SKETCHPAD DALAM MELUKIS FUNGSI TRIGONOMETRI
Authors: Deddiliawan Ismail Agung , Dian Azmi Rizal
Published: December 2017

ABSTRAK Trigonometri merupakan salah satu cabang ilmu Matematika yang banyak digunakan di berbagai bidang. Materi trigonometri kadang menyulitkan bagi para pendidik saat mengajarkan kepada mahasiswa. Ini dikarenakan materi – materi dalam trigonometri memerlukan suatu gambaran simulasi untuk mengajarkan konsep trigonometri kepada peserta didik. Untuk menggambarkan simulasi dari fungsi trigonometri tersebut diperlukan suatu media sebagai tuntunan mahasiswa, dimana media yang tepat untuk itu adalah Geometer’s Sketchpad. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa pembelajaran dengan memanfaatkan Geometer’s Sketchpad dapat membantu mahasiswa dalam melukis fungsi Trigonometri. Terlihat dari nilai probabilitas 0,000 < 0,05 yang menyatakan bahwa adanya peningkatan keterampilan mahasiswa dalam melukis grafik fungsi Trigonometri. Kata kunci: Trigonometri, Geometer’s Sketchpad. ABSTRACTTrigonometry is a part of the Mathematics which is used in various science area. Trigonometry material is sometimes difficult for teachers to teach students. This is due to the materials in trigonometry requires an illustration of the simulation to teach the basic concepts of trigonometry to students. To illustrate the simulation of the trigonometric functions need a media as the guidance of students, where appropriate media for that is Geometer's Sketchpad. Based on the research that has been done, it can be concluded that learning by utilizing Geometer's Sketchpad can assist students in painting Trig functions. Seen from a probability value 0.000 <0.05, which states that an increase in students' skills in drawing graphs of functions Trig.Keywords:  Trigonometry, Geometer’s Sketchpad.
Peningkatan Motivasi dan Hasil Belajar IPA melalui Model Pembelajaran Think Pair and Share dengan Pemberian Guided Questions System pada Siswa Kelas VIII SMP Negeri 24 Malang
Authors: Yuliati Yuliati
Published: December 2017

Abstrak.Proses pembelajaran merupakan suatu proses yang mengandung serangkaian pelaksanaan oleh guru dan peserta didik atas dasar hubungan timbal-balik yang berlangsung dalam situasi edukatif untuk mencapai tujuan tertentu. Interaksi timbal balik antara guru dan peserta didik ini merupakan syarat utama bagi berlangsungnya proses pembelajaran. Model pembelajaran yang bisa dilakukan untuk memotivasi siswa dalam proses pembelajaran yaitu Think PairShare(TPS) melalui pemberian tugas Guided Questions System (GQS). Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikanpenerapan model pembelajaran TPSdengan pemberian GQS dalam meningkatkan  motivasidan hasil belajar siswa. Design penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan jumlah sampel 38 siswa. Pengumpulan data menggunakan lembar observasi dan catatan lapangan sedangkan analisa data dilakukan dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pada siklus pertama siswa yang tuntas belajar berjumlah 74%, dan mengalami peningkatan sebesar 89% pada siklus ke dua. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa ada peningkatan sebesar 15% dari tindakan pemberian model pembelajaran TPS melalui pemberian GQS.Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa penerapan model pembelajaran TPS melalui metode GQS terbukti secara signifikan dapat meningkatkan motivasi dan hasil belajar siswa.  Kata kunci:Think Pair Share, Guided Question System, Motivasi dan Hasil Belajar
Exorcising Unhomely Street: Filmic Intuition and the Representation of Post-concussive Syndrome
Authors: Susannah Gent
Published: December 2017

My interdisciplinary, practice-led research involves a diverse methodological approach, including experimental film production, continental philosophy, psychoanalysis, and neuroscience. In this exposition, I review the role of intuition in creative practice, and the influential factors when the work of art ‘happens’.

The short, experimental film Unhomely Street represents the experience of post-concussive syndrome through a surrealist narrative with historical accounts of atrocity and anti-capitalist polemics. Having employed a new approach to filmmaking — a spontaneous method in which artistic decisions are informed by emotional tone rather than narrative concerns — I reflect upon this creative play. I draw on the work of neuroscientist Antonio Damasio, specifically his view that emotion underpins consciousness, Freud’s theory of the unconscious, and Irving Massey’s understanding of metaphor as the original, pre-linguistic language of thought.
Systems of Pain/Networks of Resilience (First Compilation)
Authors: Meghan Moe Beitiks
Published: December 2017

'Systems of Pain/Networks of Resilience' is a creative exploration of observation and entanglement as tools for negotiating pain. Research on ecology, restoration, and psychology creates a series of videos, images, and performances. How do personal networks of resilience overcome systems of pain, both in human perspectives, and in ecologies? The project explores commonalities in the context of divisive cultural politics.

Artist Meghan Moe Beitiks begins her research with personal interviews. She discusses processes of recovery with people with both personal and professional experiences of trauma and recovery, including an ecological restoration specialist, an animal behaviourist, several survivors of abusive relationships, and many others. Clips from the interviews become the basis for visual and material explorations, generating videos, installations, and images. Stigma and prejudice emerge as barriers to healing – acceptance, observation, and listening, as common tools to accelerate it.

This compilation takes components of Beitiks’s research and arranges them within their own system of exploration. Observers’ perceptions of the work are both assisted and disrupted by audio descriptions. Originally intended to make the works accessible to non-sighted audiences, the descriptions also serve as an exploration of observation and objectivity. A seemingly unrelated pine wallpaper appears to have been unfairly categorised as “masculine,” prompting further questions about categorisation and labelling, as well as depictions of nature. Beitiks’s presence and movement in the work is described as androgynous, their body taking on the narratives described in the interview clips. Boundaries between various disciplines and narratives disappear—we instead experience the labour of connecting disparate entities, despite the limits of our own perceptions.
The Salford samples
Authors: Joanne Scott
Published: December 2017

The Salford Samples is a practice-as-research project in intermedial place-making. Using materials that arise from the city of Salford, including fragments of its cultural history, an autobiographical audio diary, and images/footage of the place itself, a range of shifting combinations are created. Through the mixing of diverse materials, as part of live performances and in online 'video-texts', issues related to this fast-moving, redeveloping, and conversely traditional and static place, arise. Specifically, questions around 'solastalgia' or 'the distress that is produced by environmental change impacting on people while they are directly connected to their home environment’ (Albrecht et al. 2007, 95) emerge. In addition, these factors both foster and disrupt 'place-attachment' in a contemporary urban environment.
Stop and go: nodes of transformation and transition
Authors: Michael Zinganel  , Michael Hieslmair
Published: December 2017

Stop and Go is a research project investigating physical and social transformation at nodes and hubs of transnational mobility and migration alongside major pan-European road corridors in a geographic triangle between Vienna, Tallinn, and the Bulgarian-Turkish border. It draws on intensive embedded field trips with a mobile lab (a Ford Transit van) using (deep) mapping, workshops, installations, and exhibitions both on tour and in a stationary work space in a Vienna logistics hub (a former railway station). Intermediate and final results have been represented in diagrammatic drawings, maps, and (animated) graphic novels.
LIBERDADE E MÍSTICA EM THOREAU: ATO POLÍTICO
Authors: Altran José
Published: December 2017

Mesmo sendo reconhecida influência para figuras e movimentos importantes dos últimos dois séculos, desde anarquistas a ambientalistas, a filosofia de Henry David Thoreau ainda é pouco estudada academicamente, quando não reduzida a caricaturas equívocas e superficiais. Apresentamos neste artigo, em contornos gerais, a pertinência de seu pensamento para os estudos da religião: o que o ermitão de Concord propõe através de seus livros, ensaios, poemas e diários é uma perspectiva de autonomia desobediente diante dos imperativos do Estado, oriunda de uma ascese mística que toma palco na natureza. O cidadão é livre à medida em que, iniciado pelo sagrado dos bosques, assume sua autenticidade e zela por uma vida de simplificação material e simbólica, alforriando-se das instituições que extraem da dependência social o seu poder. Não perdendo de vista a singularidade do ethos americano oitocentista e das condições históricas em que viveu, sugerimos que seu legado percorre a inconsciência dos dias de hoje, impelido pela liberdade e desobediência que brotam do enlevo agraciado nas matas e culminam na ação.