bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Praktik “PR Excellent” Humas Pemerintah Daerah
Authors: ARISTO Jurnal , Ajianto Imon Dwi Budi , Kriyantono Rachmat , Wulandari Maulina Pia
Published: July 2018

This study aims to describes the implications of the issuance of the Regulation of the Minister of Communication and Information Technology (Permenkominfo) no. 14/2016 on Local Government PR, especially districts / municipalities. Researcher explore how the perception of Government PR Officials, how the placement of Local Government PR on thestructure of Local Government Organization (OPD) and how the practice excellent PR by Local Government PR based on the principles of Excellence Theory with the implementation of Permenkominfo regulating the form, type, nomenclature, merging affairs, organizational structure, duties and functions of Field of Communication and Information. The Excellence Theory is one of the theories in the field of PR studies and is an effective standard of PR andexplains the ideal PR characteristics in an organization. Descriptive qualitative research method with in-depth interview data collection technique to the Communication and Information Management Officers and completed with document tracking. The results showed that the Communication and Information Management Officers have understood theregulation. However, not all Local Government have merged PR Division in the Dinkominfoas the implementation of Permenkominfo no. 14/2016. Placement of Local Government PRstill variations in OPD structure of each Local Government. Although it is found that theexcellent PR practice in general is good, but coordination needs to be done so that there is nooverlapping in task distribution in Field of Communication and Information Management in Local Government.
Bayes Factor Design Analysis: Planning for compelling evidence
Authors: Schönbrodt Felix D. , Wagenmakers Eric-Jan
Published: July 2018

A sizeable literature exists on the use of frequentist power analysis in the null-hypothesis significance testing (NHST) paradigm to facilitate the design of informative experiments. In contrast, there is almost no literature that discusses the design of experiments when Bayes factors (BFs) are used as a measure of evidence. Here we explore Bayes Factor Design Analysis (BFDA) as a useful tool to design studies for maximum efficiency and informativeness. We elaborate on three possible BF designs, (a) a fixed-n design, (b) an open-ended Sequential Bayes Factor (SBF) design, where researchers can test after each participant and can stop data collection whenever there is strong evidence for either H1 or H0, and (c) a modified SBF design that defines a maximal sample size where data collection is stopped regardless of the current state of evidence. We demonstrate how the properties of each design (i.e., expected strength of evi- dence, expected sample size, expected probability of misleading evidence, expected probability of weak evidence) can be evaluated using Monte Carlo simulations and equip researchers with the necessary information to compute their own Bayesian design analyses.
Effect of subthreshold slope on the sensitivity of nanoribbon sensors
Authors: Sun K. , Zeimpekis I. , Hu C. , Ditshego N. M. J. , Thomas O. , de Planque M. R. R. , Chong H. M. H. , Morgan H. , Ashburn P.
Published: July 2018

In this work, we investigate how the sensitivity of a nanowire or nanoribbon sensor is influenced by the subthreshold slope of the sensing transistor. Polysilicon nanoribbon sensors are fabricated with a wide range of subthreshold slopes and the sensitivity is characterized using pH measurements. It is shown that there is a strong relationship between the sensitivity and the device subthreshold slope. The sensitivity is characterized using the current sensitivity per pH, which is shown to increase from 1.2%/pH to 33.6%/pH as the subthreshold slope improves from 6.2 V/dec to 0.23 V/dec respectively. We propose a model that relates current sensitivity per pH to the subthreshold slope of the sensing transistor. The model shows that sensitivity is determined only on the subthreshold slope of the sensing transistor and the choice of gate insulator. The model fully explains the values of current sensitivity per pH for the broad range of subthreshold slopes obtained in our fabricated nanoribbon devices. It is also able to explain values of sensitivity reported in the literature, which range from 2.5%/pH to 650%/pH for a variety of nanoribbon and nanowire sensors. Furthermore, it shows that aggressive device scaling is not the key to high sensitivity. For the first time, a figure-of-merit is proposed to compare the performance of nanoscale field effect transistor sensors fabricated using different materials and technologies.
ISO 9001 Standard and Organization's Performance: A Literature Review
Authors: Neyestani Behnam , Juanzon Joseph Berlin P.
Published: July 2018

Nowadays, ISO 9001 has been adopted by different organizations in all over the world. This standard was first introduced in 1978 by International Organization for Standardization(ISO). Several empirical studies revealed the importance of this quality management tool for improving continuously performance within the organizations, in order to satisfy customer's needs and promote competitiveness in the market. Although ISO 9001 standard has shown its usefulness to the companies from different sectors, but there isno consensus among practitioners and scholars whether ISO 9001 considerably enables to improve firms' performance. Thus, this study was performed to review the findings of the empirical studies, which tested the hypothesized relationship between ISO 9001standard and the different perspectives of organization's performance, in order to present an aggregate overview of the role of ISO standard in improving performance in the organizations from different sectors. So, the research was designed to identify, select, and review the empirical studies that were relevant to the objectives of the research, and likewise published between 2002 and 2017. From literature review, the only19 empirical studies selected that were relevant and fitted to the criteria of thestudy with the aim of obtaining the results and conclusions. Finally, the analysis of the results of the empirical studies uncovered that ISO 9001 significantly affected internal business process, while this standard was not correlated with the indicators of innovation and learning perspective at significant level. Furthermore, the systematic review of the existing literature provided enough evidence that the effectiveness of ISO 9001 on customer's results and financial performance were unclear and contradictory.
A Proposal to Advance Theory and Promote Collaboration in Tropical Biology by Supporting Replications
Authors: Bruna Emilio Miguel , Chazdon Robin , Errington Timothy M. , Nosek Brian A.
Published: July 2018

Shifting the current research paradigm in ecology and evolutionary biology (EVE) to one that values replication of previously published studies requires both educating the EVE community about their importance and providing the incentives to carry them out. Academic societies are uniquely poised to do both, which is why we propose that the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) spearhead a Reproducibility Project in Tropical Biology – the first such effort in environmental biology – to encourage replicating some of the most important studies in this discipline in sites across the globe.
Construction and updating of event models in auditory event processing
Authors: Huff Markus , Maurer Annika , Brich Irina Rebecca , Pagenkopf Anne , Wickelmaier Florian , Papenmeier Frank
Published: July 2018

Humans segment the continuous stream of sensory information into distinct events at points of change. Between two events, humans perceive an event boundary. Present theories propose changes in the sensory information to trigger updating processes of the present event model. Increased encoding effort finally leads to a memory benefit at event boundaries. Evidence from reading time studies (increased reading times with increasing amount of change) suggest that updating of event models is incremental. We present results from five experiments that studied event processing (including memory formation processes and reading times) using an audio drama as well as a transcript thereof as stimulus material. Experiments 1a and 1b replicated the event boundary advantage effect for memory. In contrast to recent evidence from studies using visual stimulus material, Experiments 2a and 2b found no support for incremental updating with normally sighted and blind participants for recognition memory. In Experiment 3, we replicated Experiment 2a using a written transcript of the audio drama as stimulus material allowing us to disentangle encoding and retrieval processes. Our results indicate incremental updating processes at encoding (as measured with reading times). At the same time, we again found recognition performance to be unaffected by the amount of change. We discuss these findings in the light of current event cognition theories.
Problematika Penyusunan Program Pembentukan Peraturan Daerah
Authors: Sihombing Eka NAM
Published: July 2018

Program Pembentukan Perda merupakan instrumen yang mencakup mekanisme perencanaan hukum agarselalu konsisten dengan tujuan, cita hukum yang mendasari, dan sesuai dengan arah pembangunan daerah.Walaupun tahapan maupun mekanisme penyusunan program pembentukan peraturan daerah telah ditetapkandalam berbagai peraturan perundang-undangan, namun dalam praktiknya, timbul berbagai permasalahan,diantaranya: penyusunan Program Pembentukan Peraturan Daerah belum didasarkan pada skala prioritas;program pembentukan peraturan daerah hanya berisi daftar judul rancangan peraturan daerah tanpa didasarkanatas kajian mendalam yang dituangkan baik dalam keterangan, penjelasan maupun naskah akademik rancanganperaturan daerah. Untuk mengatasi permasalahan tersebut, perlu dipertimbangkan untuk melakukan perubahanterhadap berbagai peraturan perundang-undangan yang berkaitan dengan program pembentukan Perda, agarmengharuskan keberadaan penjelasan atau keterangan dan/atau naskah akademik pada saat penyusunanprogram pembentukan perda, sehingga dapat dilihat urgensi dan seberapa prioritas suatu permasalahan diaturdalam suatu perda.
Spectral and photometric analysis of the eclipsing binary ε Aurigae prior to and during the 2009-2011 eclipse
Authors: Chadima P. , Šlechta M. , Škoda P. , Harmanec P. , Bennett P. D. , Kloppenborg B. , Stencel R. , Yang S. , Bozic H. , Slechta M. , Kotková L. , Wolf M. , Hopkins J. L. , Votruba V. , Skoda P. , Buil C. , Sudar D.
Published: July 2018

A series of 353 red electronic spectra (from three observatories, mostly from 6300 to 6700 )A obtained between 1994 and 2010, and of 171 UBV photometric observations (from two observatories) of the 2010 eclipse, were analyzed in an effort to better understand ε Aur, the well-known, but still enigmatic eclipsing binary with the longest known orbital period (~27 yrs). The main results follow. (1) We attempted to recover a spectrum of the companion by disentangling the observed spectra of the ε Aur binary failed, but we were able to disentangle the spectrum of telluric lines and obtain a mean spectrum of the F-type primary star. The latter was then compared to a grid of synthetic spectra for a number of plausible values of Teff and log g, but a reasonably good match was not found. However, we conclude that the observed spectrum is that of a low gravity star. (2) We examined changes in the complex Halpha line profiles over the past 16 years, with particular emphasis on the 2009-2011 eclipse period, by subtracting a mean out-of-eclipse Halpha profile (appropriately shifted in radial velocity) from the observed spectra. We find that the dark disk around the unseen companion has an extended "atmosphere" that manifests itself via blueshifted and redshifted Halpha "shell" absorptions seen projected against the F star. Significantly, the Halpha shell line first appeared three years before first contact of the optical eclipse when the system was not far past maximum separation. (3) Analyses of radial velocities and central intensities of several strong, unblended spectral lines, as well as UBV photometry, demonstrated that these observables showed apparent multiperiodic variability during eclipse. The dominant period of 66.21d was common to all the observables, but with different phase shifts between these variables. This result strongly supports our earlier suggestion that the photometric variability seen during eclipse is intrinsic to the F star, and therefore, the idea of a central brightening due to a hole in the disk should be abandoned. Although variability on similar timescales is also seen in the spectrum and in photometry out of eclipse, we were unable to find a coherent periodicity in these data. Nevertheless, theseresults appear to rule out regular stellar pulsations as the cause of this variability. Based on spectra obtained at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Ondrejov Observatory and Castanet-Tolosan Observatory and on UBV photometry gathered at the Hvar Observatory and Hopkins Phoenix Observatory.Tables 1 and 2 are only available at the CDS via anonymous ftp to cdarc.u-strasbg.fr (130.79.128.5) or via http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/qcat?J/A+A/530/A146
Evaluating the academic trend of RFID technology based on SCI and SSCI publications from 2001 to 2014
Authors: Ale Ebrahim Nader
Published: July 2018

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is one of the most influential technologies of the twenty-first century. Today, RFID technology is being applied in a wide array of disciplines in science research and industrial projects. The significant impact of RFID is clearly visible by the rate of academic publications in the last few years. This article surveys the literature to evaluate the trend of RFID technology development based on academic publications from 2001 to 2014. Both bibliometric and content analyses are applied to examine this topic in SCI-Index and SSCI-Index documents. Based on the bibliometric technique, all 5159 existing RFID documents are investigated and several important factors are reviewed, including contributions by country, organizations, funding agencies, journal title, authors, research area and Web of Science category. Moreover, content analysis is applied to the top 100 most cited documents and based on their contents, these top 100 documents are classified into four different categories with each category divided in several sub-categories. This research aims to identify the best source of the most cited RFID papers and to provide a comprehensive road map for the future research and development in the field of RFID technology in both academic and industrial settings. Six key findings from this review are (1) the experimental method is the most popular research methodology, (2) RFID research has been a hot area of investigation but will branch out into related subset areas, (3) South East Asia is positioned to dominate this research space, (4) the focus of research up to now has been on technical issues rather than business and management issues, (5) research on RFID application domains will spread beyond supply chain and health care to a number of different areas, and (6) more research will be related to policy issues such as security and privacy.
On the link between finite difference and derivative of polynomials
Authors: Kolosov Petro
Published: July 2018

The main aim of this paper to establish the relations between forward, backward and central finite (divided) differences (that is discrete analog of the derivative) and partial & ordinary high-order derivatives of the polynomials.MSC 2010: 46G05, 30G25, 39-XXarXiv:1608.00801Keywords: Finite difference, Derivative, Divided difference, Ordinary differential equation, Partial differential equation, Partial derivative, Differential calculus, Difference Equations, Numerical Differentiation, Finite difference coefficient, Polynomial, Power function, Monomial, Exponential function, Exponentiation, arXiv, Preprint, Calculus, Mathematics, Mathematical analysis, Numerical methods, Applied Mathematics
GayandLesbian Experiences of Discrimination, Health, and Well‐Being Surrounding the Presidential Election
Authors: Garrison S. Mason , Doane Michael J. , Elliott Marta
Published: July 2018

Sexual minorities have poorer mental and physical health than heterosexuals; these health disparities are consistently attributed to discrimination. However, the mechanisms linking discrimination with health outcomes remain unclear. This exploratory study examines whether fast-acting mechanisms, like “stressful social environment[s]” contribute to these disparities (minority stress model; Meyer, 2003) by exploiting the unanticipated election of Donald Trump on November 8th, 2016. Gay men and lesbians participated in a ten-day longitudinal daily-diary study, beginning the day before the election (November 7th–16th, 2016).On the day after the election, participants reported immediate changes in health (e.g., depression, Cohen’s d=1.33; illness, 0.44), well-being (e.g., happiness, -0.91), and discrimination (0.45). The immediacy and magnitude of participants’ responses are consistent with the minority stress model. This study provides a window into the experiences of gay men and lesbians, and illustrates how minority stresses, such as political uncertainty and discrimination, may impact vulnerable sexual minorities.
The decomposition of economic outcomes as a result of changes in Brazil’s male age-education structure
Authors: Amaral Ernesto F. L.
Published: July 2018

In Brazil, the age and education compositions of the male labor force is changing with great regional variation. Based on Demographic Census microdata, results indicate that cohort size has a negative impact on earnings, but this effect is decreasing over time. In this study we consider the impact on earnings by age and education, as well as estimated income inequality reduction and racial differentials. Fertility decline and improvements regarding educational attainment had a significant influence on the decline of income inequality in the country. Moreover, the non-white population has been experiencing less success in relation to educational achievement, compared to the white population.
Boring Thoughts and Bored Minds: The MAC Model of Boredom and Cognitive Engagement
Authors: Westgate Erin Corwin
Published: July 2018

What is boredom? We review environmental, attentional, and functional theories and present a new model that describes boredom as an affective indicator of unsuccessful attentional engagement in valued goal-congruent activity. According to the Meaning and Attentional Components (MAC) model, boredom is the result of (a) an attentional component, namely mismatches between cognitive demands and available mental resources, and (b) a meaning component, namely mismatches between activities and valued goals (or the absence of valued goals altogether). We present empirical support for four novel predictions made by the model: (1) Deficits in attention and meaning each produce boredom independently of the other; (2) there are different profiles of boredom that result from specific deficits in attention and meaning; (3) boredom results from two types of attentional deficits, understimulation and overstimulation; and (4) the model explains not only when and why people become bored with external activities, but also when and why people become bored with their own thoughts. We discuss further implications of the model, such as when boredom motivates people to seek interesting versus enjoyable activities.
Examining the readiness of Best Evidence in Medical Education Guides for integration into educational practice: A meta-synthesis
Authors: Maggio Lauren A , Thomas Aliki , Chen H. Carrie , Ioannidis john , Kanter Steven L. , Tannery Nancy , Norton Candace , Artino Anthony R.
Published: July 2018

To support evidence-informed education, health professions education (HPE) stakeholders encourage the creation and use of knowledge syntheses or reviews. However, it is unclear if these knowledge syntheses are ready for translation into educational practice. Without understanding the readiness, defined by three criteria, quality, accessibility and relevance, we risk translating weak evidence into practice and/or providing information to educators that is not usable, both of which have the potential to frustrate teachers and learners and impair teaching and learning practices.Methods: A librarian searched for knowledge syntheses, specifically Best Evidence in Medical Education (BEME) Guides, using Web of Science. Two authors extracted data from all Guides, guided by the 25-item STructured apprOach to the Reporting In healthcare education of Evidence Synthesis (STORIES). Results: Forty-two Guides published in Medical Teacher between 1999 and 2017 were analyzed. No Guide met all STORIES criteria, but all included structured summaries and most described their literature search (n=39) and study inclusion/exclusion (n=40) procedures. Eleven Guides reported the presence of theory and/or educational principles, and eight consulted with external subject matter experts. Accessibility to each Guide’s full-text and supplemental materials was variable. Discussion: For a subset of HPE knowledge syntheses, BEME Guides, this meta-synthesis identifies factors that support readiness and indicates potential areas of improvement, such as consistent access to Guides and inclusion of external subject matter experts. This analysis is useful for understanding the current readiness of HPE knowledge syntheses and informing future reviews to evolve so they can catalyze translation of evidence into educational practice.
SRRD_2016_10 Kolk & Hällsten Demographic and Educational Success of Decendants.pdf (Version: 1)
Authors: Kolk Martin
Published: July 2018

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A note on the possibility of incomplete theory.
Authors: Geurdes Han
Published: July 2018

In the paper it is demonstrated that a concrete inconsistency occurs in experimental conclusions concerning quantum foundation. This inconsistency is similar to concrete mathematical incompleteness. We would like to stress that in the derivations there are no physics assumptions. Nevertheless the basic physics requirements of a local model are fulfilled.
Invalidation of Hyperamoeba by Transferring its Species to Other Genera of Myxogastria
Authors: Fiore-Donno Anna Maria , Kamono Akiko , Chao Ema E. , Fukui Manabu , Cavalier-Smith Thomas
Published: July 2018

The genus Hyperamoeba Alexeieff, 1923 was established to accommodate an aerobic amoeba exhibiting three life stages—amoeba, flagellate, and cyst. As more species/strains were isolated, it became increasingly evident from small subunit (SSU) gene phylogenies and ultrastructure that Hyperamoeba is polyphyletic and its species occupy different positions within the class Myxogastria. To pinpoint Hyperamoeba strains within other myxogastrid genera we aligned numerous myxogastrid sequences: whole small subunit ribosomal (SSU or 18S rRNA) gene for 50 dark-spored (i.e. Stemonitida and Physarida) Myxogastria (including a new ‘‘Hyperamoeba’’/Didymium sequence) and a ca. 400-bp SSU fragment for 147 isolates assigned to 10 genera of the order Physarida. Phylogenetic analyses show unambiguously that the type species Hyperamoeba flagellata is a Physarum (Physarum flagellatum comb. nov.) as it nests among other Physarum species as robust sister to Physarum didermoides. Our trees also allow the following allocations: five Hyperamoeba strains to the genus Stemonitis; Hyperamoeba dachnaya, Pseudodidymium cryptomastigophorum, and three other Hyperamoeba strains to the genus Didymium; and two further Hyperamoeba strains to the family Physaridae. We therefore abandon the polyphyletic and redundant genus Hyperamoeba. We discuss the implications for the ecology and evolution of Myxogastria, whose amoeboflagellates are more widespread than previous inventories supposed, being now found in freshwater and even marine environments.
Discussion of “Water Distribution System Analysis: Newton-Raphson Method Revisited” by M. Spiliotis and G. Tsakiris
Authors: Batchabani Essoyeke , Fuamba Musandji , Brkić Dejan
Published: July 2018

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PERILAKU IBU BALITA DALAM POLA ASUH ANAK DI KECAMATAN BANGKURUNG KABUPATEN BANGGAI LAUT
Authors: Ramli Ramli
Published: July 2018

Pembangunan kesehatan dewasa ini menitikberatkan pada masalah sumber daya manusia serta salah satu proiritas pembangunan nasional di bidang kesehatan adalah upaya perbaikan gizi yang berbasis pada sumber daya, kelembagaan, dan budaya lokal. Kurang gizi akan berdampak pada penurunan kulitas SDM yang lebih lanjut dapat berakibat pada kegagalan pertumbuhan fisik, perkembangan mental dan kecerdasan, menurunkan produktivitas, meningkatkan kesakitan serta kematian.Penelitian dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui pola asuh anak balita yang dilakukan oleh ibu-ibu di Kecamtan Bangkurung tahun 2014. Metode penelitian yang dilakukan adalah metode penelitian kualitatif, informan dalam penelitian ini dipilih secara purpossive dengan kriteria tertentu bahwa informan memiliki balita, informan bersedia di wawancarai dan ditemui pada waktu penelitian berlangsung serta berdomisili di kecamatan Bangkurung. Informan dan informan kunci dalam penelitian ini adalah Ibu Balita, Orang Tua Ibu Balita dan tokoh masyarakat. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa pola asuh anak balita di di kecamatan Bangkurung sebagian besar informan mengatakan bahwa mereka memberi makan, menjaga kebersihan, dan menjaga kesehatan dan ibu balita mengatakan berpola asuh terhadap anak sangat penting dikarenakan anak-anak membutuhkan kasih sayang, perhatian, membutuhkan segalanya-galanya, dan mereka mengasuh anak sendiri. Kebutuhan terpenting anak terhadap pola asuh anak balita sebagian besar ibu-ibu mengatakan bahwa kecerdasan, kesehatan yang lebih penting terhadap anak mereka. Ketersediaan pangan dalam mengupayakan peningkatan kesehatan kepada anak terutama makanan yang bergizi di Kecamatan Bangkurung umumnya informan berusaha untuk menyajikan makan namun informanmengatakan bahwa dikondisikan dengan keadaan keluarga dan ketersediaan pangan, pekerjaan sangat mempengaruhi pemenuhan kebutuhan keluarga.
Novel Pathways Linking Mammalian Septins and the DNA Damage Response
Authors: Errington Timothy M.
Published: July 2018

A cellular response to damaged DNA, known as the DNA damage response (DDR), has evolved to combat damage that occurs from exposure to genotoxic agents or byproducts of normal cellular metabolism. Upon recognition of DNA damage, the cell arrests the cell cycle and repairs damaged DNA to maintain genome integrity. However, if the damage is severe, cells undergo apoptosis or initiate cellular senescence. The DDR is a highly coordinated event linking many pathways involved in various cellular processes. A previous study from this lab implicated mammalian septins in the DDR, although through an unknown mechanism. These cytoskeletal proteins function as signaling platforms and diffusion barriers and associate with various proteins including the adaptor proteins SOCS7 and NCK. In response to multiple types of DNA damage, NCK relocalizes from the cytoplasm to the nucleus, using the nucleocytoplasmic shuttling protein SOCS7. The nuclear accumulation of NCK in response to UV irradiation is dependent on the kinase activity of ATR, a member of the PIKK family that is activated early in the DDR. Depletion of NCK results in elevated phosphorylation of the transcription factor p53 and an early induction of apoptosis. Depletion of SOCS7, which blocks the nuclear accumulation of NCK, also increases phosphorylation of p53 and also results in an early induction of apoptosis. This indicates the anti-apoptotic role of NCK is dependent on its nuclear translocation during the DDR. Another septin interacting protein was identified using a proteomic approach. This novel nuclease called Septin Associated Nuclease 1 (SAN1) possesses unique 5’ exonuclease activity mediated by a FEN1-related nuclease domain necessary for the proper repair of DNA interstrand crosslinks (ICL). Depletion of SAN1 results in a low rate of homologous recombination (HR) due to a decrease in end-resection of double-strand breaks generated during ICL repair. Additionally, SAN1 is mostly localized in the cytoplasm but accumulates in the nucleus following treatment with ICL-inducing agents. However, in the absence of septins, SAN1 becomes mislocalized and distributed throughout the cell. Depletion of septins also results in a decrease in HR and end-resection. This suggests septins are necessary for the proper response to ICL by regulating SAN1 localization and activation. Taken together, these data demonstrate that mammalian septins play a role in the DDR and highlight an unexpected link between cytoskeletal elements and DNA damage signaling.
Analysis of genetic diversity and genome relationships of four eggplant species (Solanum melongena L) using RAPD markers
Authors: Susilo Susilo , Setyaningsih Maryanti
Published: July 2018

Solanum melongena (eggplant) is one of the diversity of the Solanum family which is grown and widely spread in Indonesia and widely used by the community. This research explore the genetic diversity of four local Indonesian eggplant species namely leuca, tekokak, gelatik and kopek by using RAPD (Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA). The samples were obtained from Agricultural Technology Assessment Institute (BPTP) Bogor, Indonesia. The result of data observation was in the form of Solanum melongena plant’s DNA profile analyzed descriptively and quantitatively. 30 DNA bands (28 polymorphic and 2 monomorphic) were successfully scored by using four primers (OPF-01, OPF-02, OPF-03, and OPF-04). The Primers were used able to amplify all of the four eggplant samples. The result of PCR-RAPD visualization produces bands of 300-1500 bp. The result of cluster analysis showed the existence of three clusters (A, B, and C). Cluster A (coefficient of equal to 49%) consisted of a gelatik, cluster B (coefficient of 65% equilibrium) consisted of TPU (Kopek) and TK (Tekokak), and cluster C (55% equilibrium coefficient) consisted of LC (Leunca). These results indicated that the closest proximity is found in samples of TK (Tekokak) and TPU (Kopek).
From Knowledge Science to Symbiosis Science
Authors: Bradshaw Jeffrey Mark
Published: July 2018

In the mid-1980s, Brian Gaines first developed a model to predict the trajectory of progress in human–computer relationships, including how the knowledge science research programme would naturally transform itself over time into something he called ‘‘symbiosis science.’’ In this article, we reflect both on the extraordinary prescience of this model, and the contributions and challenges faced by researchers intent on progressive achievement toward the aspirations it inspires.
Correcting measurement error in content analysis
Authors: Bachl Marko , Scharkow Michael
Published: July 2018

Conducting and reporting reliability tests has become a standard practice in content analytical research. However, the consequences of measurement error in coding data are rarely discussed or taken into consideration in subsequent analyses. In this article, we demonstrate how misclassification in content analysis leads to biased estimates and introduce matrix back-calculation as a simple remedy. Using Monte Carlo simulation, we investigate how different ways of collecting information about the misclassification process influence the effectiveness of error correction under varying conditions. The results show that error correction with an adequate set-up can often substantially reduce bias. We conclude with an illustrative example, extensions of the procedure, and some recommendations.
The Nuts and Bolts of Automated Text Analysis. Comparing Different Document Pre-Processing Techniques in Four Countries
Authors: Greene Zac , Ceron Andrea , Schumacher Gijs , Fazekas Zoltan
Published: July 2018

Automated text analytic techniques have taken on an increasingly important role in the study of parties and political speech. Researchers have studied manifestos, speeches in parliament, and debates at party national meetings. These methods have demonstrated substantial promise for measuring latent characteristics of texts. In application, however, scaling models require a large number of decisions on the part of the researcher that likely hold substantive implications for the analysis. Past researchers proposed discussion of these implications, but there is no clear prescription or systematic examination of these choices with the goal of establishing a set of best practices based on their implications for speeches at parties’ national meetings in a comparative setting. We examine the implications of these choices with data from intra-party meetings in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and prime minister speeches in Denmark. We conclude with considerations for those undertaking political text analyses.
The Return of the State?
Authors: Delwaide Jacobus
Published: July 2018

Massive government-financed rescue operations for banking and insurance industries in the United States and in Europe, seeking to contain the financial crisis that culminated in 2008, amounted to ‘the biggest, broadest and fastest government response in history.’ This ‘great stabilisation,’ as The Economist called it, resulting in ‘quasi’ or ‘shadow nationalization,’ cast doubt on the notion, fashionable at the height of the neoliberal wave, that the state was essentially on its way out, as many of its tasks and responsibilities were oozing steadily and irreversibly toward the market. The state and, by the same token, the political seemed back – with a vengeance, triggering solemn announcements of ‘the return of the state’ and ‘the end of the ideology of public powerlessness.’ Observers concurred. ‘Free-market capitalism, globalization, and deregulation’ had been ‘rising across the globe for 30 years,’ yet that era now had ended: ‘Global economic and financial integration are reversing. The role of the state, together with financial and trade protectionism, is ascending.’ Triggering a perceived ‘paradigm shift towards a more European, a more social state,’ even in the United States and in China, the crisis was seen to herald a move ‘back towards a mixed economy.’ The question, meanwhile, remained: had the state indeed withdrawn as much during the neoliberal era as is often assumed?
The Effect of Publication Bias on the Assessment of Heterogeneity
Authors: Augusteijn Hilde Elisabeth Maria , van Aert Robbie Cornelis Maria , van Assen Marcel A. L. M.
Published: July 2018

One of the main goals of meta-analysis is to test and estimate the heterogeneity of effect size. We examined the effect of publication bias on the Q-test and assessments of heterogeneity, as a function of true heterogeneity, publication bias, true effect size, number of studies, and variation of sample sizes. The expected values of heterogeneity measures H2 and I2 were analytically derived, and the power and the type I error rate of the Q-test were examined in a Monte-Carlo simulation study. Our results show that the effect of publication bias on the Q-test and assessment of heterogeneity is large, complex, and non-linear. Publication bias can both dramatically decrease and increase heterogeneity. Extreme homogeneity can occur even when the population heterogeneity is large. Particularly if the number of studies is large and population effect size is small, publication bias can cause both extreme type I error rates and power of the Q-test close to 0 or 1. We therefore conclude that the Q-test of homogeneity and heterogeneity measures H2 and I2 are generally not valid in assessing and testing heterogeneity when publication bias is present, especially when the true effect size is small and the number of studies is large. We introduce a web application, Q-sense, which can be used to assess the sensitivity of the Q-test to publication bias, and we apply it to two published meta-analysis. Meta-analytic methods should be enhanced in order to be able to deal with publication bias in their assessment and tests of heterogeneity.
English Semantic Feature Production Norms: An Extended Database of 4,436 Concepts
Authors: Buchanan Erin Michelle , Valentine Kathrene D , Maxwell Nicholas P.
Published: July 2018

A limiting factor in understanding memory and language is often the availability of large numbers of stimuli to use and explore in experimental studies. In this study, we expand on three previous databases of concepts to over 4,000 words including nouns, verbs, adjectives, and other parts of speech. Participants in the study were asked to provide lists of features for each concept presented (a semantic feature production task), which were combined with previous research in this area. These feature lists for each concept were then coded into their root word form and affixes (i.e., *cat* and *s* for *cats*) to explore the impact of word form on semantic similarity measures, which are often calculated by comparing concept feature lists (feature overlap). All concept features, coding, and calculated similarity information is provided in a searchable database for easy access and utilization for future researchers when designing experiments that use word stimuli. The final database of word pairs was combined with the Semantic Priming Project to examine the relation of semantic similarity statistics on semantic priming in tandem with other psycholinguistic variables.
Automated knowledge base management: A survey
Authors: Martinez-Gil Jorge
Published: July 2018

A fundamental challenge in the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Databases consists of developing methods to automatically manage Knowledge Bases which can serve as a knowledge source for computer systems trying to replicate the decision-making ability of human experts. Despite of most of the tasks involved in the building, exploitation and maintenance of KBs are far from being trivial, and significant progress has been made during the last years. However, there are still a number of challenges that remain open. In fact, there are some issues to be addressed in order to empirically prove the technology for systems of this kind to be mature and reliable.
A note on explicit approximations to Colebrook’s friction factor in rough pipes under highly turbulent cases
Authors: Brkić Dejan
Published: July 2018

New explicit approximations to the implicitly given Colebrook equation for flow friction factor are given. They are with improved accuracy compared with the one recently published [Shaikh et al.: Int. J. Heat Mass Tran. 88 (2015) 538–543]. The new approximations are highly accurate only in rough pipes under fully developed turbulent cases of flow.
Highly Engaged but Burned Out: Intra-Individual Profiles in the US Workforce
Authors: Moeller Julia , Ivcevic Zorana , White Arielle E. , Menges Jochen , Brackett Marc A.
Published: July 2018

Purpose: This study used the job demands-resources model to investigate intra-individual engagement–burnout profiles, and demands–resources profiles. Methodology: A representative sample of the U.S. workforce was surveyed online. Latent profile analysis (LPA) and configural frequency analysis examined intra-individual profiles and their inter-relations.Findings: A negative inter-individual correlation between engagement and burnout suggested that burnout tends to be lower when engagement is high, but intra-individual analyses identified both aligned engagement–burnout profiles (high, moderate, and low on both variables), and discrepant profiles (high engagement–low burnout; high burnout–low engagement). High engagement and burnout co-occurred in 18.8% of workers. These workers reported strong mixed (positive and negative) emotions and intended to leave their organization.Another LPA identified three demands–resources profiles: (1) low demands–low resources, but moderate self-efficacy, (2) low workload and bureaucracy demands but moderate information processing demands–high resources, and (3) high demands–high resources. Workers with high engagement–high burnout profiles often reported high demands–high resources profiles. In contrast, workers with high engagement–low burnout profiles often reported profiles of high resources, moderate information processing demands, and low other demands.Originality/value: This study examined the intersection of intra-individual engagement–burnout profiles and demands–resources profiles. Previous studies examined only one of these sides or relied on inter-individual analyses. Interestingly, many employees appear to be optimally engaged while they are burned-out and considering to leave their jobs. Demands and resources facets were distinguished in the LPA, revealing that some demands were associated with resources and engagement.
Analisis Efektifitas Pola Rekrutmen Kader Rantingmuhammadiyah Di Ponorogo
Authors: ARISTO Jurnal , Nasution Robby Darwis
Published: July 2018

An organization if you want to continue to grow then the main requirement is to have enough professional resources that can support all kinds of vision, mission or goals of the organization. To get members who have a high professionalism of course required a good recruitment and not just random, because how many members of an organization would be meaningless if not have adequate competence. Conversely, if an organization, although having few members but in each member has adequate competence, then the rate of development of the organization will run well then it is important that large organizations such as Muhammadiyah looking for the right pattern in recruitment cadres in order to support organizational performance. Furthermore, in this research will use descriptive qualitative research method by taking samples from three twigs in Ponorogo regency which represents the central city area, the central area and the periphery. The conclusion this research is recruitment pattern owned by the Muhammadiyah organization is Muhammadiyah educational institution, employee charity Muhamamdiyah, and the general public and there is no direct recruitment process.Orientation or encouragement of prospective members to participate in Muhammadiyah organization other than it is as a medium of learning and means of worship (non-profit oriented). This is very different from the existing recruitment theory where recruitment theory in general is on profit oriented organizations or companies.
Not afraid to trust you: Trustworthiness moderates gaze cueing but not in highly anxious participants
Authors: Suessenbach Felix , Schönbrodt Felix D.
Published: July 2018

Gaze Cueing (i.e.,the shifting of person B’s attention by following person A’s gaze) is closely linked with human interaction and learning. To make the most of this connection, researchers need to investigate possible moderators enhancing or reducing the extent of this attentional shifting. In this study we used a gaze cueing paradigm to demonstrate that the perceived trustworthiness of a cueing person constitutes such a moderator for female participants. Our results show a significant interaction between perceived trustworthiness and the response time trade-off between valid and invalid gaze cues (gaze cueing effect), as manifested in greater following of a person’s gaze if this person was trustworthy as opposed to the following of an untrustworthy person’s gaze. An additional exploratory analysis showed potentially moderating influences of trait-anxiety on this interaction (p= .057). The affective background of the experiment (i.e., using positive or negative target stimuli) had no influence.
Memory-based Deception Detection: Extending the Cognitive Signature of Lying from Instructed to Self-Initiated Cheating
Authors: Geven Linda Marjoleine , Ben-Shakhar Gershon , Kindt Merel , Verschuere Bruno
Published: July 2018

From a cognitive perspective, lying can be regarded as a complex cognitive process requiring the interplay of several executive functions. Meta-analytic research on 114 studies encompassing 3307 participants (Suchotzki et al., 2017) suggests that computerized paradigms can reliably assess the cognitive burden of lying, with large reaction time differences between lying and truth telling. These studies, however, lack a key ingredient of real-life deception, namely self-initiated cheating. Research participants have typically been instructed to commit a mock crime and conceal critical information, whereas in real life, people freely choose whether or not to engage in antisocial behavior. In this study, participants (n = 433) engaged in a trivia quiz and were provided with a monetary incentive for high accuracy performance. Participants were randomly allocated to either a condition where they were instructed to cheat on the quiz (mimicking the typical laboratory set-up) or to a condition in which they were provided with the opportunity to cheat, yet without explicit instructions to do so. Assessments of their response times in a subsequent Concealed Information Test (CIT) revealed that both instructed cheaters (n = 107) and self-initiated cheaters (n = 142) showed the expected RT-slowing for concealed information. The data indicate that the cognitive signature of lying is not restricted to explicitly instructed cheating, but can also be observed for self-initiated cheating. These findings are highly encouraging from an ecological validity perspective.
Review of explicit approximations to the Colebrook relation for flow friction
Authors: Brkić Dejan
Published: July 2018

Because of Moody's chart has demonstrated applicability of the Colebrook equation over a very wide range of Reynolds number and relative roughness values, this equation becomes the accepted standard of accuracy for calculated hydraulic friction factor. Colebrook equation suffers from being implicit in unknown friction factor and thus requires an iterative solution where convergence to 0.01% typically requires less than 7 iterations. Implicit Colebrook equation cannot be rearranged to derive friction factor directly in one step. Iterative calculus can cause a problem in simulation of flow in a pipe system in which it may be necessary to evaluate friction factor hundreds or thousands of times. This is the main reason for attempting to develop a relationship that is a reasonable approximation for the Colebrook equation but which is explicit in friction factor. A review of existing explicit approximation of the implicit Colebrook equation with estimated accuracy is shown in this paper. Estimated accuracy compared with iterative solution of implicit Colebrook equation is shown for the entire range of turbulence where Moody diagram should be used as the reference. Finally, it can be concluded that most of the available approximations of the Colebrook equation, with a few exceptions, are very accurate with deviations of no more than few percentages.
Облік фінансового забезпечення туристичного підприємства
Authors: Туник Олександр Миколайович
Published: July 2018

У статті проведено змістовний аналіз фінансового забезпечення туристичних підприємств як об'єкту обліку. Охарактеризовано особливості законодавства та створення фінансового забезпечення туристичними компаніями в Україні. Запропоновано механізм удосконалення обліку фінансового забезпечення туристичного підприємства.