bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Rates in Young Cancer Survivors
Authors: Klosky James L. , Hudson Melissa M. , Chen Yanjun , Connelly James A. , Wasilewski-Masker Karen , Sun Can-Lan , Francisco Liton , Gustafson Laura , Russell Kathryn M. , Sabbatini Gina , Flynn Jessica S. , York Jocelyn M. , Giuliano Anna R. , Robison Leslie L. , Wong F. Lennie , Bhatia Smita , Landier Wendy
Published: August 2017

Purpose

Cancer survivors are at high risk for human papillomavirus (HPV)-related morbidities; we estimated the prevalence of HPV vaccine initiation in cancer survivors versus the US population and examined predictors of noninitiation.

Methods

Participants included 982 cancer survivors (9 to 26 years of age; 1 to 5 years postcompletion of therapy); we assessed HPV vaccine initiation, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, and vaccine-specific health beliefs; age-, sex-, and year-matched US population comparisons were from the National Immunization Survey-Teen and the National Health Interview Survey (2012-2015).

Results

The mean age at the time of the study was 16.3 ± 4.7 years; the mean time off therapy was 2.7 ± 1.2 years; participants were 55% male and 66% non-Hispanic white; 59% had leukemia/lymphoma. Vaccine initiation rates were significantly lower in cancer survivors versus the general population (23.8%; 95% CI, 20.6% to 27.0% v 40.5%; 95% CI, 40.2% to 40.7%; P < .001); survivors were more likely to be HPV vaccine–naïve than general population peers (odds ratio [OR], 1.72; 95% CI, 1.41 to 2.09; P < .001). Initiation in adolescent survivors (ages 13 to 17 years) was 22.0% (95% CI, 17.3% to 26.7%), significantly lower than population peers (42.5%; 95% CI, 42.2% to 42.8%; P < .001). Initiation in young adult survivors and peers (ages 18 to 26 years) was comparably low (25.3%; 95% CI, 20.9% to 29.7% v 24.2%; 95% CI, 23.6% to 24.9%). Predictors of noninitiation included lack of provider recommendation (OR, 10.8; 95% CI, 6.5 to 18.0; P < .001), survivors’ perceived lack of insurance coverage for HPV vaccine (OR, 6.6; 95% CI, 3.9 to 11.0; P < .001), male sex (OR, 2.9; 95% CI, 1.7 to 4.8; P < .001), endorsement of vaccine-related barriers (OR, 2.7; 95% CI, 1.6 to 4.6; P < .001), and younger age (9 to 12 years; OR, 3.7; 95% CI, 1.8-7.6; P < .001; comparison, 13 to 17 years).

Conclusion

HPV vaccine initiation rates in cancer survivors are low. Lack of provider recommendation and barriers to vaccine receipt should be targeted in vaccine promotion efforts.
Informed Consent and Decision Making Among Participants in Novel-Design Phase I Oncology Trials
Authors: Reeder-Hayes Katherine E. , Roberts Megan C. , Henderson Gail E. , Dees Elizabeth C.
Published: August 2017

Background:

Although phase I clinical trials are the gateway to progress in cancer therapies, this setting poses ethical challenges to ensure that patients provide consent free from misunderstandings of therapeutic intent or unrealistic expectations of benefit. The design of phase I oncology trials has evolved rapidly over time and today includes more targeted agents and combinations of experimental drugs with standard drugs, which may further complicate how patients understand phase I research participation.

Methods:

We conducted semistructured interviews regarding motivations, decision making, and understanding of trial purpose nested within a phase I clinical trial of a novel PI3kinase inhibitor combined with a standard oral chemotherapy in 18 participants.

Results:

Fewer than half of patients correctly identified the safety and dosing objectives. The inclusion of a targeted agent was attractive to participants and was perceived as an indicator of less toxic or more efficacious therapy, with less appreciation for added risks. The significance of a cellular drug target, without a known predictive biomarker of response, was unclear to patients. The inclusion of a standard drug in the regimen attracted patients with more treatment options than traditional first-in-human participants. Patients frequently expressed a realistic understanding of prognosis and uncertainty of benefit, but simultaneous hopes for extraordinary outcomes.

Conclusion:

Novel phase I oncology trial designs may attract patients with less constrained treatment options, but the inclusion of targeted drugs and combinations including standard chemotherapies is likely to complicate understanding of safety and dosing objectives and likelihood of personal benefit for purposes of informed consent.
Hematology-Oncology Fellows’ Training in Geriatrics and Geriatric Oncology: Findings From an American Society of Clinical Oncology–Sponsored National Survey
Authors: Maggiore Ronald J. , Dale William , Hurria Arti , Klepin Heidi D. , Chapman Andrew , Dotan Efrat , Mohile Supriya G. , Naeim Arash , Gajra Ajeet , Buss Mary K.
Published: August 2017

Purpose:

Older adults compose the majority of patients with cancer in the United States; however, it is unclear how well geriatrics or geriatric oncology training is being incorporated into hematology-oncology (hem-onc) fellowships.

Methods:

A convenience sample of hem-onc fellows completed a (written or electronic) survey assessing their education, clinical experiences, and perceived proficiency in geriatric oncology during training; knowledge base in geriatric oncology; confidence in managing older adults with cancer; and general attitudes toward geriatric oncology principles.

Results:

Forty-five percent of respondents (N = 138) were female, 67% were based in the United States, and most (60%) were past their first year of training. Most fellows rated geriatric oncology as important or very important (84%); however, only 25% reported having access to a geriatric oncology clinic and more than one half (53%) reported no lectures in geriatric oncology. Fellows reported fewer educational experiences in geriatric oncology than in nongeriatric oncology. For example, among procedure-based activities, 12% learned how to perform a geriatric assessment but 78% learned how to perform a bone marrow biopsy ( P < .05). Of those completing the knowledge-based items, 41% were able to identify correctly the predictors of chemotherapy toxicity in older adults with cancer.

Conclusion:

Despite the prevalence of cancer in older adults, hem-onc fellows report limited education in or exposure to geriatric oncology. The high value fellows place on geriatric oncology suggests that they would be receptive to additional training in this area.
Violence and the Gaze in Catherine Breillat's Fat Girl (À ma sœur!)
Authors: Gelley Ora
Published: August 2017

The French director Catherine Breillat has in recent years become a kind of figurehead for what has been perceived by many as a new trend in contemporary European cinema toward extreme representations of violence and graphic sexuality. As a consequence of the controversy provoked by Breillat's portrayal in À ma sœur! (Fat Girl, France, 2001) and her other films of nonnormative, even taboo subjects—the depiction of childhood and adolescent sexuality, of unsimulated sex, and of statutory rape—writings on her work have focused largely on the director's public persona and the polemics surrounding these films rather than on their structure and the radical politics of the gaze they enact. Fat Girl depicts shocking and violent material as a means of critiquing the underlying structural violence that the director believes determines gendered power relations. Breillat's films have been misunderstood, Gelley contends, not primarily because of the transgressive nature of their subject matter but, more importantly, for the negativity and ambivalence of their critique and the way in which they reinvent the conventional cinematic language of heterosexual intimacy. Fat Girl is one instance of a larger trend in cultural production and critical discourse, part of a shift away from a focus on trauma and victimhood in the depiction of violence against women, and a turn to the contestatory and critical powers of cinematic and other visual representations that aim to disrupt and challenge our perception of violent action and “counterviolence.”
Conferences, Conventions, Conversations, and Coffee
Authors: Squinkifer Dietrich
Published: August 2017

Coffee: A Misunderstanding is a mobile device–assisted interactive play that explores a fan/creator relationship and the many twists and turns such a relationship can take. The two protagonists, always played by audience members, are Twitter acquaintances who first meet in person during a fictional convention called AwesomeCon; during the course of a single playthrough they can become friends, get into heated arguments, or simply have an awkward conversation and leave.

In a similar tradition to ideas advanced in feminist film theory such as Kaja Silverman's Subject of Semiotics (1983) and The Acoustic Mirror (1988), Coffee interrogates the symbolic work done by mainstream cinema in constructing and maintaining binary gender roles—with such binaries also being upheld in high-budget, multimillion-dollar video games produced by the mainstream AAA industry—by subverting the assumed heteronormativity of the characters in the script as well as by not limiting who can be cast as each character: a straight white man, for instance, can find himself playing a queer woman of color. Coffee troubles the idea of the gaze in the sense of being a transparent production wherein the audience can see all of its component pieces rather than a finished, curated product. Finally, as Coffee is frequently performed at games conferences and fan conventions, it creates a layer of metacommentary wherein participants have a mediated space in which to explore particular issues brought on by the experience of attending such an event.
Multiscale quantification of tissue behavior during amniote embryo axis elongation
Authors: Bénazéraf Bertrand , Beaupeux Mathias , Tchernookov Martin , Wallingford Allison , Salisbury Tasha , Shirtz Amelia , Shirtz Andrew , Huss David , Pourquié Olivier , François Paul , Lansford Rusty
Published: August 2017

Embryonic axis elongation is a complex multi-tissue morphogenetic process responsible for the formation of the posterior part of the amniote body. How movements and growth are coordinated between the different posterior tissues (e.g. neural tube, axial and paraxial mesoderm, lateral plate, ectoderm, endoderm) to drive axis morphogenesis remain largely unknown. Here, we use quail embryos to quantify cell behavior and tissue movements during elongation. We quantify the tissue-specific contribution to axis elongation by using 3D volumetric techniques, then quantify tissue-specific parameters such as cell density and proliferation. To study cell behavior at a multi-tissue scale, we used high-resolution 4D imaging of transgenic quail embryos expressing fluorescent proteins. We developed specific tracking and image analysis techniques to analyze cell motion and compute tissue deformations in 4D. This analysis reveals extensive sliding between tissues during axis extension. Further quantification of tissue tectonics showed patterns of rotations, contractions and expansions, which are coherent with the multi-tissue behavior observed previously. Our approach defines a quantitative and multiscale method to analyze the coordination between tissue behaviors during early vertebrate embryo morphogenetic events.
TicTimer software for measuring tic suppression
Authors: Black Jonathan K. , Koller Jonathan M. , Black Kevin J.
Published: August 2017

Woods and Himle developed a standardized tic suppression paradigm (TSP) for the experimental setting, to quantify the effects of intentional tic suppression in Tourette syndrome. The present article describes a Java program that automates record keeping and reward dispensing during the several experimental conditions of the TSP. The software can optionally be connected to a commercial reward token dispenser to further automate reward delivery to the participant. The timing of all tics, 10-second tic-free intervals, and dispensed rewards is recorded in plain text files for later analysis. Expected applications include research on Tourette syndrome and related disorders.
The character of sexual function of women who have sex with women
Authors: Grabski Bartosz , Dora Marta , Iniewicz Grzegorz , Mijas Magdalena , Müldner-Nieckowski Łukasz
Published: August 2017

W pracy omawiamy specyfikę relacji seksualnych między kobietami z uwzględnieniem ich społeczno-kulturowego kontekstu. Problematyka ta jest wciąż mało znana, także wśród specjalistów zajmujących się zdrowiem psychicznym i seksualnym. Może to mieć poważne konsekwencje dla procesu adekwatnej diagnozy zgłaszanych przez kobiety problemów dotyczących seksualności. W artykule skupiamy się na wybranych czynnikach wpływających na specyfikę funkcjonowania seksualnego tej grupy, takich jak m. in: płeć, heteronormatywność i homofobia, czy społeczne przekazy dotyczące kobiecej seksualności i relacji seksualnych tworzonych przez kobiety. Podejmujemy również wątki tzw. „lesbijskiej śmierci łóżkowej” (ang. „lesbian bed death”) oraz fuzji w jednopłciowych związkach tworzonych przez kobiety, poddając je krytycznemu omówieniu. Na koniec prezentujemy holistyczny model Heather L. Armstrong i Elke D. Reissing opisujący problemy seksualne kobiet utrzymujących kontakty seksualne z kobietami. Poruszane przez nas zagadnienia uważamy za istotne z klinicznego punktu widzenia. Ich uwzględnienie przez profesjonalistów zajmujących się zdrowiem psychicznym i seksualnym może przyczynić się zarówno do pogłębienia refleksji nad problematyką seksuologiczną i relacyjną wnoszoną przez kobiety utrzymujące kontakty seksualne z kobietami, jak i skuteczniejszego niesienia pomocy tej grupie.
Value of Global Catastrophic Risk (GCR) Information: Cost-Effectiveness-Based Approach for GCR Reduction
Authors: Barrett Anthony Michael
Published: August 2017

In this paper, we develop and illustrate a framework for determining the potential value of global catastrophic risk (GCR) research in reducing uncertainties in the assessment of GCR levels and the effectiveness of risk-reduction options. The framework uses the decision analysis concept of the expected value of perfect information in terms of the cost-effectiveness of GCR reduction. We illustrate these concepts using available information on impact risks from two types of near-Earth objects (asteroids or extinct comets) as well as nuclear war, and consideration of two risk-reduction measures. We also discuss key challenges in extending the calculations to all GCRs and risk-reduction options, as part of an agenda for comprehensive, integrated GCR research. While real-world research would not result in perfect information, even imperfect information could have significant value in informing GCR-reduction decisions. Unlike most value of information approaches, our equation for calculating value of information is based on risk-reduction cost-effectiveness, to avoid implicitly equating lives and dollars, e.g., using a value of statistical life (VSL), which may be inappropriate given the scale of GCRs. Our equation for value of information may be useful in other domains where VSLs would not be appropriate.
Nutrient Composition of Continuous and Kettle Cooked Potato Chips from Three Potato Cultivars
Authors: Kalita Diganta , Jayanty Sastry
Published: August 2017

Potatoes are a good source of various nutritional and health promoting compounds such as Vitamin C, dietary fibers, potassium, magnesium, and carbohydrates. One of its fried products “potato chips” is the most popular snacks among consumers of all ages. This study presents useful data on total fats, reducing sugars, Vitamin C, minerals, total phenolics, antioxidant activity, glycoalkaloids, and acrylamide levels of potato chips made from three potato cultivars (Snowden, Lamoka, and Atlantic) grown at different locations in the USA. From the results obtained, these potato chips are notable for their high content of vitamin C (min, 6.54 - max, 29.79 mg/100g), K (min, 1.10 - max, 1.65 %), and dietary fibers (2.14 to 3.71 %). The average levels of acrylamide were 902.02 µg/kg with a range 866.96 - 948.7 in continuous frying chips and 873.369 µg/kg in kettle cooked chips with the range 840.06 - 932.76. Kettle cooked potato chips retained a higher amount of nutrients and lower level of fats.
Organo-leptic Evaluation of A Product Incorporating Treated Fenugreek (Trigonella Foenum Graecum) Flour -Diabetes Case Control Study.
Authors: Lakshmi E.
Published: August 2017

Despite the evidence demonstrating the efficacy of fenugreek in the treatment of diabetes, its use for that purpose has been inhibited by its extremely bitter taste. Impairment in taste modalities is described long before in patients with T2DM.
To determine any significant difference in bitter flavor and taste perception between diabetics and normoglycaemics at each per cent level of fenugreek incorporation. To determine the significant difference in the thresh hold level for bitter flavor and taste perception in diabetics between different per cent level of fenugreek incorporation. To determine per cent level of fenugreek incorporation and the product acceptability in terms of visual attributes and tactile feel.
Dhoklas the Indian recipe was standardized with each receipe consisting of 10 ,15, 20 and 25 per cent variation of treated fenugreek flour with a control coded as S1,S2,S3 and S4.at the dietary department of Sri Avinashilingam deemed university. The experimental group consists of 20T2DM and the control with 20 normoglycaemic subjects .They were in the age group of 35-45 years from among the staff members. The product was evaluated using score card based on product related lexicon of 5 point hedonic scale rating. The results were statistically analysed using 2- way anova with interaction model and post-hoc test for paired comparison.
Statistically there was significant difference( P<0.001) in evaluation of dhoklas at 20 and 25 per cent. The post-hoc test in diabetics showed significant difference (P<0.005) in taste perception. The threshold for bitter taste was perceived by diabetics slightly at 25 per cent level. In terms of visual attributes and tactile feel dhoklas were acceptable at 10 per cent.
The study revealed a lower sensitivity to bitter flavor and taste modality in diabetics. Treated fenugreek flour can be incorporated to about 25 per cent to reduce blood sugar in type II diabetes
Spectral Bound for Separations in Eulerian Digraphs
Authors: Guo Krystal
Published: August 2017

The spectra of digraphs, unlike those of graphs, is a relatively unexplored territory. In a digraph, a separation is a pair of sets of vertices D and Y such that there are no arcs from D and Y. For a subclass of Eulerian digraphs, a bound on the size of a separation is obtained in terms of the eigenvalues of the Laplacian matrix. An infinite family of tournaments, namely, the Paley digraphs, where the bound holds with equality, is also given.
Social workers’ challenges in the assessment of child abuse and maltreatment: intersections of class and ethnicity in child protection cases
Authors: Aadnanes Margrete
Published: August 2017

Defining and assessing child abuse and maltreatment has long been a challenge to both researchers and practitioners in social work. Taking an intersectional perspective, this article explores the meaning of class and ethnicity in professionals’ investigations and assessments in child protection referrals. Overall, findings show that class power was particularly actualised for caseworkers facing parents with high social status. In these cases, the parents often resisted the investigation and the caseworkers therefore had difficulties in disclosing or defining the abuse. In comparison, culture was often made relevant in cases involving minority ethnic parents, where abuse was often actualised as corporal punishment. This practice tended to be seen as a cultural issue rather than related to social problems. In these cases, class power was not articulated. The article sheds light on intersections of class and ethnicity that may affect social work practice with children at risk of abuse and maltreatment.
Analisis Tipologi Saham Syariah Di Bursa Efek Indonesia Berdasarkan Nilai Return Dan Resiko (Value At Risk) Pasca Krisis Global 2008
Authors: Qudratullah Mohammad Farhan
Published: August 2017

Since the signed memorandum of understanding between BAPEPAM with Dewan Syariah Nasional-Majelis Ulama Indonesia (DSN-MUI) on the principle of Islamic capital market in 2003, the Islamic capital market in Indonesia has developed significantly. In each investment, including Islamic capital market investment, there are 2 (two) fundamental things that always accompany it, the return and risks. This paper discusses the analysis of return and risk of sharia stocks that always go in Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) after the global crisis in 2008, risk analysis tools using Value at risk (VaR) approach to model the Generalized Autoregressive Conditional  Heteroscedastic (GARCH), then proceed with the analysis of the typology to determine the characteristics of these stocks. The results that shares sharia can be grouped into 4 (four) :  6 (six) shares entering the low return and low risk (TLKM, UNVR, SMGR, AALI, ELSA, and SGRO), 3 (three ) shares into group of low-return but high risk (INCO, ANTM, and TINS), 3 (three) shares enter the group of low risk but high return (PTBA, LSIP, and KLBF), and 4 (four) shares enter the group high return but high risk (ITMG, ASII, INTP, and BMTR).
Model Penyebaran Penyakit Polio Dengan Pengaruh Vaksinasi
Authors: Ma’rifatun RR Laila , Sugiyanto Sugiyanto
Published: August 2017

Polio (Poliomielitis) is an infectious disease caused by the polio virus. This disease attacks the entire body (including the muscles and nerves) and can lead to muscle weakness that is permanent, paralysis or death. This paper will discuss on the influence of vaccination against polio disease spread in the human population that settled in the form of mathematical modeling.
Analisis Portofolio Optimal Saham Syariah Menggunakan Multi Index Models (Periode: 04 Januari 2010 – 1 Juli 2013)
Authors: Arja’i Mulat , Qudratullah Mohammad Farhan
Published: August 2017

The portfolio is a combination or aggregation of two or more individual stock and concern for investors is to form the optimum portfolio and one of the ways that can be used are Multi-Index Models (MIM). This Model is a development of the Single Index Models (SIM), if on a SIM only consider one factor that affects the value of the stock, then return at MIM considers more than one factor. This study discusses the optimal portfolio analysis using Multi-Index Models with a case study on the stock of the Sharia Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) period 4 January 2010 – 1 July 2013 by using composite stock price index (IHSG), index Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and index the Hang Seng Index as a factor in MIM. The results of this research were obtained that the optimum portfolio is a portfolio that was created based on the stocks that had the highest positive return value, i.e. UNVR 41,40%, SMGR 40.66%, KLBF 11.01, and LPKR 6,93% with a value of expected return portfolio amounted to 2.55% and risk of a portfolio of 0,29%.
Konsep Dasar Ruang Metrik Cone
Authors: Bahtiar A. Rifqi , Abrori Muchammad , Malahayati Malahayati
Published: August 2017

Ruang metrik merupakan salah satu konsep yang penting dalam ranah analisis fungsional. Dikatakan penting karena konsep ruang metrik banyak dipakai dalam teori-teori matematika yang lain dan sering dipakai juga dalam studi fisika lanjut. Ruang metrik adalah suatu himpunan yang berlaku suatu metrik. Metrik adalah suatu fungsi dengan domain sembarang himpunan yang tak kosong menuju kodomain bilangan real atau fungsi bernilai real dengan definisi urutan dalam bilangan real. Pada tahun 2007 Huang Long Guang dan Zhang Xian menggeneralisasikan konsep ruang metrik menjadi ruang metrik cone. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengkaji konsep dasar ruang metrik cone yang meliputi mengkaji barisan konvergen, barisan cauchy beserta contohnya dan hubungan barisan konvergen dan barisan terbatas dalam ruang metrik cone, mengkaji hubungan ruang metrik dan ruang metrik cone dan mengkaji salah satu teorema titik tetap dalam ruang metrik cone. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode studi literatur yaitu dengan membahas dan menjabarkan konsep-konsep yang sudah ada di dalam literatur. Diharapkan dari penelitian ini dapat memberikan gambaran umum tentang konsep dasar ruang metrik cone. Selanjutnya dari penelitian ini dapat dibuktikan bahwa setiap ruang metrik adalah ruang metrik cone dengan ruang Banach dan cone tertentu dan juga dapat dibuktikan bahwa pemetaan kontraktif pada ruang metrik cone dengan cone normal mempunyai titik tetap tunggal.
Model Pemrograman Tujuan Untuk Pengambilan Keputusan Pemeliharaan Komponen Kritis Mesin Dengan Pertimbangan Multi Kriteria
Authors: Aji Taufiq , Praditya Septa
Published: August 2017

Makalah ini menjelaskan tentang pengambilan keputusan pemeliharaan komponen kritis dengan menggunakan pendekatan Multi Kriteri. Mesin yang diteliti untuk dilakukan pemeliharaan adalah mesin Kompresor pada proses penenunan di PT. X. Adapun metode yang digunakan pada penelitian adalah metode Analythical Hierarchy Procces (AHP) dan metode Goal Programming (GP). Kriteria yang terdapat pada tahap metode AHP menggunakan  metode Failure Mode Effect Analysis(FMEA)yaitu berdasarkan Occurence, Severity, dan Detectability. Sedangkan untuk alternatif keputusan program pemeliharaan adalah Bersihkan, Cek, Perbaiki, dan Ganti. Jenis komponen kritis yang ada pada mesin kompresor berjumlah 5 komponen  yaitu, Air Intake, Filter HAF & HMF, Oli Mesin, Air End, dan Oil Separator. Hasil yang didapatkan pada penelitian ini adalah keputusan untuk program pemeliharaan pada mesin kompresor adalah, untuk komponen Air Intake diputuskan program pemeliharaan Bersihkan, Cek, dan Ganti. Komponen Filter HAF & HMF diputuskan program pemeliharaan Cek dan Ganti. Untuk komponen Oli Mesin diputuskan program pemeliharaan Cek dan Ganti. Komponen Air End diputuskan program pemeliharaan Cek, Ganti, dan Perbaiki. Sedangkan untuk Komponen Oil Separator diputuskan program pemeliharaan Bersihkan, Cek, dan Ganti. Pertimbangan dalam pengambilan keputusan diambil berdasarkan faktor besarnya biaya pada tiap komponen kritis.
Penyelesaian Matching Graf Dengan Menggunakan Metode Hungarian dan Penerapannya Pada Penempatan Karyawan di Suatu Perusahaan
Authors: Rahman Aulia , Abrori Muchammad , Musafi Noor Saif Muhammad
Published: August 2017

Semakin meningkatnya kompetisi global menuntut setiap perusahaan untuk meningkatkan kualitas serta efektifitas kinerja karyawannya yang pada akhirnya diharapkan dapat meningkatkan keuntungan. Penempatan sejumlah X karyawan pada Y pekerjaan dimana masing-masing karyawan mempunyai kompetensi untuk menyelesaikan semua pekerjaan dengan mempertimbangkan beberapa aspek seperti memaksimalkan  keuntungan yang diperoleh atau meminimalkan waktu yang diperlukan sebagai akibat dari penempatan karyawan pada pekerjaan dikenal dengan Optimal Assignment Problem. Tujuan dari penulisan ini adalah untuk mencari solusi pada Optimal Assignment Problem dimana aspek yang akan dioptimalkan adalah keuntungan dari penempatan sejumlah karyawan pada pekerjaan yang dapat diperoleh dengan menerapkan konsep teori graf. Dalam hal ini permasalahan dinyatakan sebagai graf bipartit khususnya graf bipartit lengkap berbobot yang menerapkan konsep matching, yaitu pencarian matching sempurna dengan bobot paling optimal.  Untuk mencari matching sempurna dengan bobot paling optimal maka dapat digunakan sebuah algoritma optimasi yaitu metode Hungarian. Dengan menggunakan  metode Hungarian, diperoleh matching sempurna dengan bobot yang optimal pada graf bipartit lengkap berbobot. Matching dikatakan sempurna jika telah memenuhi semua himpunan simpul dan . Matching yang dihasilkan merupakan solusi dari Optimal Assignment Problem yakni memasangkan seorang karyawan tepat satu dengan sebuah pekerjaan dan bobotnya menyatakan keuntungan optimal yang akan diperoleh oleh suatu perusahaan.
Kaitan Antara Ruang Sobolev dan Ruang Lebesgue
Authors: Rahayu Pipit Pratiwi
Published: August 2017

Measureable function space and its norm with integral form has been known, one of which is Lebegsue Space and Sobolev Space. In applied Mathematics like in finding solution of partial differential equations, that two spaces is soo usefulness. Sobolev space is subset of Lebesgue space, its mean if we have a function that element of Sobolev Space then its element of Lebesgue space. But the converse of this condition is not applicable. In this research, we will give an example to shows that there is a function element of Lebesgue space but not element of Sobolev space
A modified Fourier solution for vibration analysis of moderately thick laminated annular sector plates with general boundary conditions, internal radial line and circumferential arc supports
Authors: Pang Fuzhen , Li Haichao , Miao Xuhong , Wang Xueren
Published: August 2017

In this paper, a modified Fourier solution based on the first-order shear deformation theory is developed for the free vibration problem of moderately thick composite laminated annular sector plates with general boundary conditions, internal radial line and circumferential arc supports. In this solution approach, regardless of boundary conditions, the displacement and rotation components of the sector plate are written in the form of the trigonometric series expansion in which several auxiliary terms are added to ensure and accelerate the convergence of the series. Each of the unknown coefficients is taken as the generalized coordinate and determined using the Raleigh- Ritz method. The accuracy and reliability of the present solution are validated by the comparison with the results found in the literature, and numerous new results for composite laminated annular sector plates considering various kinds of boundary conditions are presented. Comprehensive studies on the effects of elastic restraint parameters, layout schemes and locations of line/arc supports are also made.New results are obtained for laminated annular sector plates subjected to elastic boundary restraints and arbitrary internal radial line and circumferential arc supports in both directions, and they may serve as benchmark solutions for future researches.
A review of electrospinning manipulation techniques to direct fiber deposition and maximize pore size
Authors: Feltz Kevin P. , Growney Kalaf Emily A. , Chen Chengpeng , Martin R. Scott , Sell Scott A.
Published: August 2017

Electrospinning has been widely accepted for several decades by the tissue engineering and regenerative medicine community as a technique for nanofiber production. Owing to the inherent flexibility of the electrospinning process, a number of techniques can be easily implemented to control fiber deposition (i.e. electric/ magnetic field manipulation, use of alternating current, or air-based fiber focusing) and/or porosity (i.e. air impedance, sacrificial porogen/sacrificial fiber incorporation, cryo-electrospinning, or alternative techniques). The purpose of this review is to highlight some of the recent work using these techniques to create electrospun scaffolds appropriate for mimicking the structure of the native extracellular matrix, and to enhance the applicability of advanced electrospinning techniques in the field of tissue engineering.
Relationship between childhood bullying and addictive and anti-social behaviors among adults in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional national study
Authors: Almuneef Maha , Saleheen Hassan N. , ElChoueiry Nathalie , Al-Eissa Majid A.
Published: August 2017

Background

Bullying is a widespread public health problem among youth with potentially far reaching negative implications.

Objective

To determine the prevalence of childhood bullying and its association with addictive and anti-social behaviors among adults.

Subjects

Adults (n = 10,156) aged ≥18 years were invited to participate.

Methods

A cross-sectional, national study utilizing Adverse Childhood Experiences International Questionnaire (ACE-IQ) was conducted in Saudi Arabia (SA). Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated for bullying in relation to the outcome.

Results

Participant’s mean age was 34.3 ± 11.3 years and 52% were male. Thirty-nine percent of the participants reported being bullied. Significant gender differences were found in terms of prevalence of different types of bullying. Men reported higher prevalence of physical (40% vs. 33%, p < 0.01) and sexual (19% vs. 10%, p < 0.01) types of bullying. In contrast, women tend to report higher prevalence of psychological (16% vs. 9%, p < 0.01) and social (14% vs. 10%, p < 0.01) types of bullying. Bullying victims were 1.8 (95% CI 1.6–2.1) times more likely to smoke, 2.3 (95% CI 1.9–2.7) times more likely to drink alcohol, 2.9 (95% CI 2.4–3.4) times more likely to use drugs, 2.1 (95% CI 1.8–2.4) times more likely to have ever had out of wedlock sexual relations, and 2.5 (95% CI 2.1–3.0) times more likely to have suicidal thoughts compared to those who were not bullied.

Conclusion

Childhood bullying increases the chances of risky behaviors among adults in SA. Prevention of bullying should be in the national agenda of the Ministry of Education.
Comparison of different volumes of high intensity interval training on cardiac autonomic function in sedentary young women
Authors: Bhati Pooja , Bansal Vishal , Moiz Jamal Ali
Published: August 2017

Purpose

The present study was conducted to compare the effects of low volume of high intensity interval training (LVHIIT) and high volume of high intensity interval training (HVHIIT) on heart rate variability (HRV) as a primary outcome measure, and on maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max), body composition, and lower limb muscle strength as secondary outcome measures, in sedentary young women.

Methods

Thirty-six participants were recruited in this study. The LVHIIT group (n = 17) performed one 4-min bout of treadmill running at 85%–95% maximum heart rate (HRmax), followed by 3 min of recovery by running at 70% HRmax, three times per week for 6 weeks. The HVHIIT group (n = 15) performed four times 4-min bouts of treadmill running at 85%–95% HRmax, interspersed with 3-min of recovery by running at 70% HRmax, 3 times per week for 6 weeks. All criterion measures were measured before and after training in both the groups.

Results

Due to attrition of four cases, data of 32 participants was used for analysis. A significant increase in high frequency (HF) power (p < 0.001) and decrease in the ratio of low frequency to high frequency power (LF/HF) ratio (p < 0.001) in HRV parameters, was observed post-HVHIIT, whereas, these variables did not change significantly (HF: p = 0.92, LF/HF ratio: p = 0.52) in LVHIIT group. Nevertheless, both the interventions proved equally effective in improving aerobic capacity (VO2max), body composition, and muscle strength.

Conclusion

The study results suggest that both LVHIIT and HVHIIT are equally effective in improving VO2max, body composition, and muscle strength, in sedentary young women. However, HVHIIT induces parasympathetic dominance as well, as measured by HRV.
Decreasing screen time and/or increasing exercise only helps in certain situations for young adults
Authors: Chow Ronald
Published: August 2017

There seems to be a lack of consensus about whether greater screen time is highly correlated to greater body mass index (BMI) (and lower physical exercise). What has been proven is that the vast majority of children and adolescents spend a “lot of time” indulging in screen-based leisure. The aim of this study was to investigate, among young adults, screen time and physical activity/fitness. A questionnaire was developed and circulated to young adults via media networks (i.e. email, social media platforms, etc.). There was no geographic restriction, and the survey was designed in English. Two people did not consent to the study, while 262 consented and completed the survey. The vast majority of participants resided in Canada, with a noticeable minority living in the United Kingdom and the United States. Of the participants, 46% were 18 or 19 years old, 30% were between the ages of 20 and 22 years and the remaining 24% were split evenly between the age cohorts of under 18 years and over 22 years. Four of 262 (2%) participants did not disclose their sex, 66% reported as female and 32% noted they were male. The BMI ranged from 14.4525 to 39.5325, and had a mean of 22.8155 and standard deviation of 4.1939. Among people who spent less than 4 h of exercise a week, those who spent more than 5 h on screen time based activities had a higher BMI (p = 0.0032) of 23.8151 vs. 21.7879 for those who spent less than 5 h. There was no relation between screen time and BMI among people who spent more than 4 h of exercise a week (p = 0.6209). Between exercise groups who spent less than 5 h of screen time a day, there was no relation between hours of exercise and BMI (p = 0.1242). There seems to exist a trend that among those who spend more than 5 h of screen time a day, less exercise is related to higher BMI (p = 0.0510) – 23.8151 vs. 22.4361. Healthy lifestyle choices such as fewer screen time hours and more exercise can be beneficial to young adults. Among certain groups, such as those who spend a lot of time on screens and those who do not exercise regularly, the benefits of more exercise and less screen time, respectively, are much more noticeable.
Carbon Emissions and Carbon Intensity in China’s Exports: A Contrast of SRIO and GIRIO Methods
Authors: Xiao Hao , Wang Jianguo , Zhu Qiao , Qiao Han
Published: August 2017

This paper compares differences between single regional input-output (SRIO) model and global interregional IO model (GIRIO) used in the area of carbon emission embodied in exports under global supply chain, and decomposes carbon emissions and carbon intensity in exports according to export path based on KWW (2014). Empirical analysis in China’s exports in 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2009 shows: 1) GIRIO model yielded about 2.11% less domestic emissions absorbed abroad, 0.8% more domestic emissions in exports, 1.5 times more foreign emissions in exports in 2009, compared to SRIO model. 2) USA and EU absorb most carbon emissions in China’s exports, but with declining share. Increasing domestic emissions firstly exported to developing countries but finally returned home and emissions from developing countries in China’s exports show their contribution from developing countries. Discrepancies between bilateral carbon emissions flows changes and direct trade flows changes suggest indirect carbon emissions transfer by third parties are neglected in SRIO model. 3) Despite dramatic decrease, China still bears 1.52 times more carbon emissions per GDP gained than foreign countries in fragmentation of China’s exports production in 2009, indicating different roles in production fragmentation.
A Generic Statistics-Based Tessellation Method of Voronoi Diagram
Authors: Kang Shun
Published: August 2017

In terms of distance function and spatial continuity in Voronoi diagram, a generic generating method of Voronoi diagram, named statistical Voronoi diagram, is proposed in this paper based upon statistics with mean vector and covariance matrix. Besides, in order to make good on the discreteness of spatial Voronoi cell, the cross Voronoi cell accomplished the discrete ranges in its continuous domain. In the light of Mahalanobis distance, not only ordinary Voronoi and weighted Voronoi are implemented, but also the theory of Voronoi diagram is improved further. Last but not least, through Gaussian distribution on spatial data, the validation and soundness of this method are proofed by empirical results.
Crystal structure of bis((pyrazin-2-ylmethyl)(pyrazine-2-carbonyl)amido-κ3
N,N′,N′′)copper(II), C20H16CuN10O2
Authors: Wang Zhaodong , Xu Qiang , Ni Haitao , Liu Xidong
Published: August 2017

C20H16CuN10O2, tetragonal, I41/a (no. 88), a = 8.8634(6) Å, c = 27.731(4) Å, V = 2178.5(4) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0541, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1521, T = 296 K.
Domestic Resources Cost Analysis of Small-Scale Beef Cattle Farming at Upstream Area of Benain-Noelmina Watershed, West Timor, East Nusa Tenggara
Authors: Nalle Agus Arnold , Hartono B. , Nugroho B. Ali , Utami H. D.
Published: August 2017

The study aims to evaluate the Domestic Resources Cost (DRC) of beef cattle raised either on grazing, or a tethering system of small-scale beef cattle farming. The study was done using a survey method. A total of 120 respondents were selected purposively to consist of 60 farmers applying the grazing system and another 60 farmers applying the tethering system. The parameters measured were socio-economic characteristic, Domestic Resources Cost Ratio (DRCR) and Private Cost Ratio (PCR). Data were analyzed by applying a method of Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM). The result of the study indicated that 87% of those farmers involved in the grazing system and 85% of those involved in tethered beef cattle production, were within the productive age range. In the grazing system, the cattle farmers upstream of Benain-Noelmina watershed area gain the private and social profit levels which is IDR 406,284,-/AU/year and IDR 688,388,-/AU/year, respectively. Further, in the tethering system, the average of private and social profit gain is IDR 855,222,-/AU/year and IDR 1,385,712,-/AU/year, respectively. The small-scale beef cattle farming upstream of Benain-Noelmina watershed has competitive and comparative advantages, indicated by the value of PCR and DRCR which are less than 1. The PCR value was 0.41 in the grazing system and 0.71 on the tethering system; hence, the DRCR of the grazing system was 0.29 and 0.60 of the tethering system.
Yes/Noquestions in Ẹ́dó: The markers
Authors: Usenbo Perpetual
Published: August 2017

The study examinesyes/noquestions in the Ẹ́dó language with the aim of identifying the morphemes that function asyes/noquestion markers. Relying on primary data generated from a survey, the study proposes that there are five overtyes/noquestion markers in the language. Four of these question markers (té, yí, rà,andkué) have been discussed in the literature, but this study provides a different account of the role oftéin polar questions, and suggests that another morpheme, i.e.,nècan be classified as ayes/noquestion marker. Furthermore, the study reveals that the question markers are homonyms of other lexical and functional words. This has implications for the distribution of the question markers, as the co-occurrence with their homonyms yields unacceptable sentences. The paper describes this constraint on the use of the markers within the framework of Distributed Morphology.
Does the Appeals Process Reduce the Occurrence of Legal Errors?
Authors: Chopard Bertrand , Fain Edwige , Roussey Ludivine
Published: August 2017

This paper challenges the commonly held belief that the appeals process reduces the occurrence of legal errors. We show that, although the right to file an appeal or request adjudication offers an opportunity to correct mistakes made at trial, the final impact of the appeals process on the accuracy of judicial decisions is not always desirable because of its effects on the trial court decision-maker’s effort and on deterrence. In particular, we find that if (i) the trial court decision-maker is more concerned with legal errors than with her reputation, (ii) few potential offenders attribute high benefits to committing harmful acts and (iii) the additional effort exerted by the decision-maker has a stronger impact on wrongful acquittals than on wrongful convictions, then the implementation of an appeals process may spur a decision-maker to reduce her effort and may thus be detrimental to the quality of judicial output.
Motion in serializing languages revisited: The case of Avatime
Authors: van Putten Saskia
Published: August 2017

In the typology of motion lexicalization, two types of languages have traditionally been distinguished: satellite-framed and verb-framed. Serializing languages are difficult to fit into this typology and have been claimed to belong to a third type: equipollently framed. In this paper I use grammatical criteria to show that Avatime, a serializing language, should indeed be classified as equipollently framed. I also study motion descriptions in narratives. Avatime is similar to other serializing languages with respect to path elaboration, but unlike other serializing languages, it has low manner saliency. Equipollently framed languages thus do not behave as a single type.
What could a euro-area finance minister do?
Authors: Wolff Guntram B.
Published: August 2017

With the election of Emmanuel Macron as president of France, the idea of a euro-area treasury and finance minister is back in the limelight. The election programme of the new French president calls for „a budget for the euro area voted by a euro-area parliament and executed by a euro-area finance minister“ with the aim to „be able to invest much more than currently“.

This call is broad and needs to be filled with content. And unless there is a clearer articulation of what key issues such a project is trying to resolve, there will be little support for moves in that direction – as recent sceptical voices from Germany have already foreshadowed.

I see five major issues that deserve to be discussed. None can be answered in isolation, as they are economically, politically and legally connected.
Experimental Study on Use of Internal and External Drains in Triaxial Tests
Authors: Suzuki Yusuke , Dyvik Rune , Schmertmann John H.
Published: August 2017

Triaxial tests require a relatively long period of time for consolidation, especially on fine-grained soil. To accelerate the consolidation process, external filter paper strips have often been used in practice. This paper examines and evaluates use of an internal yarn drain technique, compared to the traditional filter paper technique in triaxial testing. The experiments employed seven drainage configurations, either with internal drains, with external filter strips, or with no drains or filter strips at all. The effectiveness was first evaluated in both isotropic and anisotropic consolidation stages of the triaxial tests. Undrained compression loading was then performed to examine the effects of the internal and external drains on shear behavior. The internal drains showed excellent potential for shortening the consolidation time, as did external filter paper. However, the relative effectiveness depends on the type of the soil among the three clays tested in this paper. The effect of the potential disturbance from the insertion of the internal drains may be less than the disturbance due to different sampling methods.