bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PIGEON PEA PROTEIN CONCENTRATE (CAJANUS CAJAN) SEEDS GROWN IN ECUADOR FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES
Authors: A PazmiÑo , G VÁsquez , W Carrillo
Published: June 2018

Objective: The aim of this study was to obtain pigeon pea protein concentrate (PC) of green seeds and mature seeds from Cajanus cajan grown in Ecuador and evaluate their functional properties.Methods: Pigeon PC of green seeds (GPPPC) and pigeon PC of mature seeds (MPPPC) were obtained by alkaline extraction (pH 8.5) using the isoelectric precipitation at pH 4.5 method. Content of protein was determined using the Dumas method. Functional properties were evaluated with the following functional properties: Protein solubility (PS), water absorption capacity (WAC), oil absorption capacity (OAC), emulsifying activity index (EAI), emulsion stability index (ESI), foaming capacity (FC), and foam stability (FS).Results: GPPPC and MPPPC are statistical different (p<0.05) in the evaluation of functional properties such as WAC, OAC, EAI, ESI, FC, and FS. GPPPC and MPPPC have different PS profiles. GPPPC is higher in WAC and EAI; MPPPC is higher in OAC, EAI, FC, and FS properties.Conclusions: PPPC can be used as functional ingredients that provide technological improvements in the generation of new food products. Both seed, green or mature, can be considered to obtain PPPC. The green or mature PPPC to be used would depend on the technological property required in the specific process for the food industry.
IN VITRO STUDY OF ANTITRYPANOSOMAL ACTIVITY OF ETHANOLIC LEAF EXTRACT OF GARCINIA KOLA AGAINST TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI
Authors: Sani Ali , Zakariyya Umar Abdullahi , Mahe Asmau , Singh Deepa
Published: June 2018

Objective: The study was aimed at evaluating in vitro antitrypanosomal activity of Garcinia kola against Trypanosoma brucei brucei.Methods: The plant materials were extracted and screened for phytochemicals. The antitrypanosomal activity of 70% and 100% G. kola extracts against the parasite was determined in vitro.Results: Both extracts contained saponins, tannins, carbohydrates, cardiac glycosides, and flavonoids. However, anthraquinones and alkaloids were undetected. The parasites were seen to be actively motile within the first 30 min post-incubation period in 70% hydroethanolic G. kola extract and were found dead at 40–60 min in a higher concentration of extract. After 10 min post-incubation of the parasites in 100% ethanolic extract of G. kola, the parasites were observed to be active at lower concentration but at higher concentrations of the extracts, no trypanosomes were seen.Conclusion: 100% extract induces ceasing of motility at the lesser time compared to 70% ethanolic extract. Similarly, the effect increases with increase in extract concentration. Further research should be carried out to elucidate the bioactive compounds present to have a broad knowledge on the mode of action of the compounds.
ISOLATION OF A COMPOUND FROM THE BULBS OF ELEUTHERINE BULBOSA (MILLER) URBAN (IRIDACEAE)
Authors: Vs Rani
Published: June 2018

Objective: The present study is concerned with the detection, isolation, identification, and structural elucidation of the bioactive phytochemical from the bulbs of Eleutherine bulbosa.Methods: Ethyl acetate is the solvent used in Soxhlet extraction. Column chromatography and thin layer chromatography is employed in the isolation procedure. Identification and structural elucidation of the bioactive compound is determined using ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis), Fourier transform-infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LCMS-MS), and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (1HNMR) spectroscopy.Results: A compound was isolated from the bulbs of E. bulbosa by solvent extraction and chromatography. UV-vis, FTIR spectroscopy, LCMS-MS, and 1HNMR studies showed that the isolated compound was bis (2-6,7-diamino-5,8-dioxo naphthalene-1yl) propanal.Conclusion: An yellowish-brown crystalline needle-shaped compound was isolated from the bulbs of E. bulbosa and characterized chemically. Spectroscopic analysis identified the compound as bis (2-6,7-diamino-5,8-dioxo naphthalene-1yl) propanal. Mass of the compound is m/z 244 (MH+=245).
IMMUNOGENICITY ANALYSIS OF TRITERPENE GLYCOSIDE FROM HOLOTHURIA ATRA TO DETECTING FAS AND BCL-2 PROTEIN ON THE SP-C1 CELL OF TONGUE CARCINOMA
Authors: Arma Utmi , Satari Mieke Hemiawati , Ilyas Syafruddin , Handayani Dian , Primasari Ameta , Kasuma Nila , Supriatno Supriatno , A Gani Basri
Published: June 2018

Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the role of triterpene glycoside of Holothuria atra to induce the Fas and Bcl-2-regulated apoptosis in Supri’s Clone 1 (Sp-C1) cell of tongue carcinoma.Methods: The triterpene glycoside of H. atra was isolated by high-performance liquid chromatography. The Sp-C1 cell of tongue carcinoma was cloned by Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium and cytotoxicity assay by 3-4-5-dimethylthiazol-2yl 2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay. Expression Fas and Bcl-2 protein were analysed by immunocytochemistry also apoptosis detected by double staining ethidium bromide acridine. The datum of studied was analyzed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), significance (p<0.05), and strength correlation (p<0.001) with R=1.Results: The H. atra has triterpene glycoside, and in the dose of 4 mg/ml, it has been cytotoxic activities on the Sp-C1 (p<0.05), mortality 80%; inhibitory concentration 50 (IC50)=0.6 and anti-logarithm = 4. In general, the concentration of 2.5 mg/ml of triterpene glycoside has triggered the expression of Fas protein (active, 71%; moderate, 10%; and no-active, 27%), whereas the Bcl-2 protein (active, 59%; moderate, 14%; and no-active 27%). Statistically, both expressions of protein were significant (p<0.05). Triterpene glycoside caused the apoptosis of Sp-C1 cell (strong, 87%, and moderate, 13%).Conclusion: The triterpene glycoside has the properties of cytotoxicity, and apoptosis in the SP-C1 cell also could be triggering the expression of Fas and Bcl-2 proteins.
COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VISUAL IMAGERY TECHNIQUE AND PROGRESSIVE RELAXATION TECHNIQUE ON ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN SUBJECTS WITH MODERATE CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
Authors: Mhaske Mrudula M , Devi T Poovishnu , Jagtap Vaishali Krishnat
Published: June 2018

Objectives: (1) To determine the effectiveness of visual imagery technique (VIT) on anxiety and depression in moderate chronic obstructive lung disease, (2) to determine the effectiveness of progressive relaxation technique (PRT) on anxiety and depression in moderate chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), and (3) to compare the effectiveness of VIT and PRT on anxiety and depression in moderate COPD.Methods: Ethical clearance was obtained from the institutional ethical committee. A total of 45 stable moderate COPD patients were selected by simple random sampling, according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. 22 patients of Group A received VIT and 23 of Group B received PRT with a baseline treatment of conventional physiotherapy in both groups for 60 minutes twice a day for 5 days in the Pulmonology Department, Krishna Hospital, Karad.Result: Statistics was analyzed using paired t-test and unpaired t-test. In pre-intervention, there was no statistically significant difference seen for depression anxiety stress scale (DASS21) (p=D 0.0189, A 0.0002, S <0.0001) (t=D 2.440, A 4.053, S 5.105), hospital anxiety depression scale (HADS) (p=D 0.7677, A 0.5121) (t=D 0.2973, A 0.6610), and 6-min walk test (6MWT) (p=D 0.5948, RPE 0.0658) (t=D 0.5359, RPE 1.888). On comparing, the post-interventional values between the two groups using unpaired t-test proved that there was extremely statistically significant difference seen for DASS21 (p=D 0.0011, A <0.0001, S <0.0001) (t=D 3.504, A 9.220, S 13.508), HADS (p=D <0.0001, A <0.0001) (t=D <0.0001, A <0.0001), and 6MWT (p=distance 0.7041, RPE <0.0001) (t=distance 0.3824, RPE <0.0001).Conclusion: VIT along with conventional physiotherapy was significant both statistically and clinically compared to PRT on anxiety and depression in moderate COPD patients.
EVALUATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE VARIATIONS DURING THE ADMINISTRATION OF INTRAVASCULAR CONTRAST MEDIA IN CECT ABDOMEN
Authors: John Arathy Mary , Yadav Sushil
Published: June 2018

Objective: Hemodynamic changes may occur with the rapid intravenous injection of contrast media due to the osmolality of contrast media. This study is aimed to evaluate the blood pressure variation during the administration of intravascular contrast media in contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) of the abdomen.Methods: The study was performed in 146 subjects, who underwent abdomen CT scan with 64-slice Philips Brilliance CT scanner in the department of radio-diagnosis and imaging. Using convenience sampling technique, 73 subjects who were referred for CECT abdomen scan and another 73 subjects who were referred for non-CECT (NCECT) abdomen scan were included in the study. Among the CECT group, intravascular contrast media was injected into the patient during the scan. Both systolic and diastolic blood pressures were recorded just before and immediately after the scan in CECT and NCECT groups, by two readers independently. Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure for both groups was calculated with standard deviation. The data were analyzed using repeated measures of ANOVA.Results: Both systolic and diastolic blood pressures increased with the injection of contrast media among CECT scan group. No significant changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressure were found before and after the scan of NCECT group.Conclusion: An increase in both systolic and diastolic blood pressures is associated with the intravascular administration of non-ionic low-osmolar contrast media.
RHIZOSPHERE MICROBIOME: AN EMERGING FRONTIER IN CAUSING AND CURING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Authors: Chaudhary Renu , Balhara Meenakshi , Dangi Mrridula , Dangi Mehak , Chhillar Anil K
Published: June 2018

Prevalence of pathogenic microorganisms in the rhizosphere causing infectious diseases in plants and humans has increased considerably due to a high content of nutrients. Such pathogenic infections are of huge concern in agriculture, health care, and medical arenas. Rhizosphere microbiome is a “microbial hotspot,” not only for pathogenic microorganism but also for unlimited beneficial microorganisms. Therefore, this microbiome has immense potential in the shaping of earth from natural vegetation to the intense agricultural production to human health. Rhizosphere microorganism from unexplored habitats is a promising approach to overcome the escalating threat of such pathogenic infections. Hence, efforts are being made to isolate more and more rhizobacteria that are beneficial for better plant productivity and for treating human diseases. Thus, present review highlights and discusses the available literature on beneficial/pathogenic microorganisms belonging to rhizosphere and their impact on plants and human diseases. Furthermore, it sheds light on how this novel knowledge helps in deriving maximum benefits out of this naturally occurring population for the betterment of plant and human health.
PROTECTIVE ROLE AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS AGAINST TRICHLOROACETATE-INDUCED TOXICITY IN LIVER OF MALE RATS
Authors: Abozid Medhat Mostafa , Farid Hoda Ea
Published: June 2018

Objective: The current study was designed to estimate the potential protective role of the aqueous extract of rosemary (AER) (Rosmarinus officinalis) against trichloroacetic acid (TCA)-created hepatotoxicity in male albino rats.Methods: Forty male albino rats were separated into four groups of ten: Group I served as control; Group II was given AER (200 mg/kg/day) by gavage; Group III received TCA at the dose 50 mg/kg/day, and Group V was treated with AER (200 mg/kg/day) and received TCA (50 mg/kg/day). The experiment was carried out for 2 months.Results: The toxicity of TCA for rats was revealed by an elevation in liver marker enzymes activities (gamma-glutamyl transferase [GGT], alkaline phosphatase [ALP], aspartate transaminase [AST], alanine aminotransferase [ALT]) and conjugated bilirubin (CB) level, and a decrease in albumin and total protein (TP) levels. The TCA administration also caused a significant increase in the activities of catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and superoxide dismutase (SOD), and also malondialdehyde (MDA) level in liver tissues. These biochemical effects were accompanied by histological indicators of liver damage. Treatment with ARE recovered the liver damage instigated by TCA, as showed by perfection of liver enzyme markers (GGT, ALT, AST, ALP), CB, TP and albumin; as well as antioxidant parameters (CAT, SOD, GPx) and lipid peroxidation (MDA) and amelioration of histopathology changes in the liver tissues.Conclusion: It could be concluded that AER supplementation for 2 months in TCA-induced toxicity in rats benefited hepatic antioxidant status and improved liver injury and damage in male albino rats exposed to TCA.
COMPARING THE TOXIC EFFECTS OF NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS (CELECOXIB AND IBUPROFEN) ON HEART, LIVER, AND KIDNEY IN RATS
Authors: Aziz Noor D , Ouda Mazin H. , Ubaid Moayad Mijbil
Published: June 2018

Objective: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) do not reverse the disease progression, but they provide relief from pain and inflammation by inhibiting cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes mediating the inflammatory pathway. Our aim was to make a meaningful comparison of both selective and non-selective COX-2 inhibitor to evaluate their toxic effects by measuring biochemical and histological alterations of heart, liver, and kidney.Methods: This study was conducted on 18 Sprague-Dawley rats of both sexes for 30 days, rats were divided into three groups (control group, ibuprofen group, and celecoxib group) each group included six rats.Results: The results are revealed that serum level of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphates, and total serum bilirubin was significantly increased (p<0.05) in ibuprofen and celecoxib group when compared with control, the highest level in celecoxib group, also serum level of urea was significantly elevated (p<0.05) in ibuprofen group when compared with control and celecoxib groups. Histopathological changes in cardiac tissue represented by vascular congestion and pericardial infiltration which are more prominent in celecoxib group, the changes in liver tissue revealed by vascular congestion and mild portal tract inflammation which is chronic in celecoxib group, while histological alterations in kidney tissue represented by severe vascular congestion with tubular necrosis which is more prominent in ibuprofen group.Conclusion: Both ibuprofen and celecoxib group have toxic effects on heart, liver, and kidney represented by the biochemical and histopathological findings.
EVALUATION OF PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF BASSIA MALABARICA LEAVES AGAINST CISPLATININDUCED NEPHROTOXICITY AND DOXORUBICIN-INDUCED CARDIOTOXICITY IN RATS
Authors: M Sushma , D Sujatha , Kvsrg Prasad
Published: June 2018

Objective: The objective of the current investigation is to study the effect of ethanolic extract of Bassia malabarica leaves (EBML) against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity and doxorubicin (DOX)-induced cardiotoxicity in healthy adult male Wistar rats.Methods: Nephrotoxicity was induced by cisplatin (7 mg/kg, i.p) and cardiotoxicity was induced by DOX (15 mg/kg, i.p). In both the models, EBML (150 mg/kg and 300 mg/kg, p.o) was administered for 15 days to assess the prophylactic and curative effect. Urinary parameters, biochemical parameters, and in vivo antioxidants were monitored for nephroprotective effect. For assessing cardioprotective effect serum parameters, cardiac ATPases and in vivo antioxidants were measured. A statistical significance was set at p<0.05 which was analyzed by one-way analysis of variance followed by Tukey’s multiple comparison test.Results: The study results show that the EBML has significantly (p<0.05) restored the urinary parameters, serum parameters of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxic rats, and serum parameters of DOX -induced cardiotoxic rats. A significant decrease (p<0.05) in levels of malondialdehyde and increase in reduced glutathione and catalase were seen in both nephrotoxic and cardiotoxic rats. Ca+2 ATPase was significantly decreased and Na+ K+ ATPase was significantly increased (p<0.05) in the treatment groups when compared to DOX disease control group.Conclusion: EBML showed a protective effect against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity and DOX -induced cardiotoxicity.
The time of money in finance and US society
Authors: Esposito Elena
Published: June 2018

Traditional societies were defined by a prevalence of the past in the definition of the present. United States (US) society seems to show the opposite trend: the present is defined as the preparation of the future. Financial temporality can be seen as an example of the present use of the future, transforming future possibilities into available wealth. As the financial crisis has shown, however, the temporality of the future is more complex and circular. This article deals with quantitative easing (QE) as a financial instrument with an essentially temporal nature (in the sense that it uses time and acts on the future and on expectations). The success of QE in the US economy reveals essential aspects of US temporality, but also raises questions as to how it may differ from European temporality. The analysis of QE measures and their impact also offers ways to assess whether and by which means politics can intervene into finance, as well as what consequences and uncertainties are created in the process.
Transforming usury into finance: Financialization and the ethics of debt
Authors: Walsh Kate Padgett
Published: June 2018

This article examines the conceptual transformation of what was once considered usury into finance. To counter traditional arguments that usury was exploitative and unnatural, early modern theorists reconceptualized debt as a form of investment for both borrowers and lenders. Today, this ethical justification of debt as an investment underlies the rhetoric of finance and financialization. Close examination of the realities of contemporary financialized debt, however, reveal that much of this rhetoric is misleading and false. While the rhetoric of finance is unrelentingly oriented toward the future, the lived reality of debt is one of being constrained and haunted by the past. Relatedly, this rhetoric exhorts borrowing for investment, while finance has actually had the opposite effect of making consumer debt a necessity for the majority of Americans. Taken together, these realities of debt today contradict the rhetoric of finance as investment and undermine the ethical framework on which it depends.
In the future, toward death: Finance capitalism and security in Don DeLillo's ‘Cosmopolis’
Authors: Voelz Johannes
Published: June 2018

This article develops a reading of Don DeLillo's novel Cosmopolis that differentiates between two thematic and poetological axes running through the text. On the one hand, Cosmopolis explores the future-fixation of the risk regime of finance capitalism; on the other, it stages scenes of insecurity that physically threaten the protagonist and his world. Insecurity, the article argues, is a condition that throughout the text increasingly gains in appeal because it promises to offer an alternative to a world of managed risk. The concern with security emphasizes finitude and mortality, thus enabling a turn to existential matters that the virtual abstractions of finance have seemingly made inaccessible. While proposing an opposition between a logic of risk based on virtuality and a logic of (in)security based on authenticity, DeLillo's novel also suggests that it is impossible to break out of the logic of risk management pervading late modernity. The appeal of (in)security articulated in Cosmopolis rather lies in the promise to existentially revitalize life within the confines of financialized capitalism.
‘It's not cricket’: Financial time and postcolonial temporalities in Joseph O'Neill's ‘Netherland’
Authors: Mischke Dennis
Published: June 2018

Based on a reading of Joseph O'Neill's 2008 novel Netherland, this article discusses the relationship between cricket and finance capitalism from the perspective of time and temporality. Despite its function as a global commodity, cricket inserts a flow of postcolonial time into the temporal streams of transnational market culture, neoliberalism, and the increasing financialization of the world. Set in the aftermath of 9/11 and before the financial crisis of 2008, Netherland juxtaposes the deviant temporal power of cricket with the time structures of finance capitalism to illustrate how the conduct of Wall Street before the crisis can be understood as a colonial appropriation. In O'Neill's novel, this conflict is embodied in the precarious friendship of a cosmopolitan Dutch financial analyst and a Trinidadian version of Jay Gatsby.
Resposta de Stylosanthes capitata cv. Lavradeiro a níveis de potássio
Authors: Costa Newton , Paulino Valdinei Tadeu , Gianluppi Vicente , Bendahan Amaury Burlamaqui , Magalhães João Avelar
Published: June 2018

The effects of potassium levels (0, 40, 80 and 120 kg of K2O ha-1) on green dry matter (GDM), chemical composition and nodulation of Stylosanthes capitata cv. Lavradeiro were evaluated under field conditions in Roraima´s savannas. Potassium fertilization increased significantly (P
Análise da prestação de serviços de planejamento tributário em escritórios contábeis no município de Palmas, no Tocantins
Authors: Leme Natália Carvalho , Lima Fernando Trindade
Published: June 2018

O objetivo do presente artigo foi analisar a prestação de serviço de planejamento tributário em escritórios contábeis, no município de Palmas, no Tocantins. Para tanto, utilizou-se de uma survey on-line com questionário estruturado, composto por onze questões remetidas a noventa escritórios de contabilidade, com trinta e duas respostas formais e válidas. O estudo permite concluir que, embora a maioria dos escritórios esteja técnica e operacionalmente aptos à oferta e à efetiva prestação de serviços de planejamento tributário, eles se limitam a oferecer esse serviço na fase de abertura de empresas ou mediante a solicitação expressa dos clientes.
Incidência do ICMS e do IRPF no orçamento das famílias baianas entre 2008 e 2009
Authors: Costa Gustavo De Oliveira , Da Silva Marcelo Dos Santos , Leal Priscila De Queiroz
Published: June 2018

Esta pesquisa apresenta uma análise da incidência do Imposto sobre Circulação de Mercadorias e Serviços (ICMS) e do Imposto de Renda Pessoa Física (IRPF) sobre o orçamento das famílias baianas nos Esta pesquisa apresenta uma análise da incidência do Imposto sobre Circulação de Mercadorias e Serviços (ICMS) e do Imposto de Renda Pessoa Física (IRPF) sobre o orçamento das famílias baianas nos anos de 2008 e 2009, especificamente sobre o dispêndio alimentar no domicílio. Foram utilizadas informações sobre o consumo de 33 produtos da cesta alimentar constantes na Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares. Utilizou-se um método estatístico simples para obter as alíquotas médias ponderadas entre as classes de renda com o propósito de determinar a incidência destes impostos no orçamento por faixas de rendimento. Os resultados demonstram que o ICMS é um imposto regressivo, e diminui a progressividade do IRPF no orçamento. Observa-se uma tendência de decréscimo nas alíquotas médias à medida que aumenta a renda, determinando regressividade do ICMS sobre produtos alimentícios no domicílio. anos de 2008 e 2009, especificamente sobre o dispêndio alimentar no domicílio. Foram utilizadas informações sobre o consumo de 33 produtos da cesta alimentar constantes na Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares. Utilizou-se um método estatístico simples para obter as alíquotas médias ponderadas entre as classes de renda com o propósito de determinar a incidência destes impostos no orçamento por faixas de rendimento. Os resultados demonstram que o ICMS é um imposto regressivo, e diminui a progressividade do IRPF no orçamento. Observa-se uma tendência de decréscimo nas alíquotas médias à medida que aumenta a renda, determinando regressividade do ICMS sobre produtos alimentícios no domicílio.
Proceso de obtención de fibra de coco para fabricar colchones ecológicos hipoalegénicos en la comuna Sacachún
Authors: García García Rolando Michael
Published: June 2018

La presente investigación tiene la finalidad de otorgar información de relevancia referente al uso de productos que contengan un beneficio o utilidad tal es el caso de la fibra de coco, la misma que ayuda en el proceso del cambio ambiental. Precisamente el objetivo del presente artículo es explicar el paso para la obtención de este producto y la respectiva elaboración de colchones hipoalergénicos en la comuna “Sacachún” para el uso de este material y qué método se utilizó para el respectivo análisis a través de una investigación en una observa­ción documentada, adicional se utiliza una metodología exploratoria, aplicada, descriptiva y bibliográfica, las mismas que permiten ampliar los conocimientos obtenidos. El reciclaje de los desechos de los cocos utilizados para obtener la fibra hipoalergénica, contribuye a la disminución de la contaminación del medio ambiente. La característica anti alergénica de la fibra de coco contribuye a disminuir el riesgo de alergia en las personas, tal es el caso de la elaboración de colchones hipoalergénicos y su respectiva comercialización debido a los beneficios que contiene.
La competitividad global
Authors: Fuentes Pilaló Ernesto , Véliz Salazar Gilda
Published: June 2018

En este foro mundial se trata de medir la competitividad, capacidad de 137 países que buscan mantener un rendimiento en sus inversiones que es un factor clave para crecimiento económico de las naciones. Este foro identifica las fortalezas y las debilidades; y principalmente lo que busca es que se den cambios óptimos en cada una de sus desventajas y debilidades. El Foro Mundial facilita su cálculo agrupando en 12 pilares, donde se puede analizar cada ventaja y desventaja de cada uno
Masks in the Iraqi Hell: On the Works of Iraqi Writer ʿAbd al-Sattār Nāṣir
Authors: Elimelekh Geula
Published: June 2018

ʿAbd al-Sattār Nāṣir (1947–2013) belonged to the group of Iraqi writers and intellectuals called Jīl al-Sittināt "the Sixties Generation", which dominated the cultural scene at the time.

This article examines Nāṣir as a driven writer, who initially wrote out of a morally induced reaction to expose the suffering and brutalization of all Iraqi peoples and ethnicities by a controlling totalitarian regime, and as a once-incarcerated author of brave novels he hoped would someday catalyze a popular overthrow of the lawless, abusive leaders, thereby ending the fears and violence possessing Iraq’s body politic. Two themes -- the destruction wreaked by those with extraordinary power and their use of lies and deception to control the people –- are central to the three novels chosen as representative of Nāṣir’s oeuvre: Abū al-Rīsh (2002), Niṣf al-Aḥzān 'Half Sorrows' (2000) and Qushūr al-Badhinjān 'Eggplant Peels' (2007).

In these three novels, Nāṣir exposes the unimaginable terror, violence and cruelty of Saddām Ḥusayn and his henchmen, as well as their propaganda, which consisted of lies and deception. Saddām is depicted as a ruler who presents himself as an inspiring revolutionary, but in fact is a tyrant who deceives the citizens, subjecting them to brutal control and leading them into deadly wars. 

Following George Orwell’s 1984, Nāṣir’s literary corpus attempts to rip the masks from the faces of the dictator and his lackeys, who oppress the people, deny them any freedom of thought and keep them under constant surveillance.
PENGUJIAN TERHADAP KUALITAS PENGUNGKAPAN CSR DI INDONESIA
Authors: Anggraeni Dian Yuni , Djakman Chaerul D
Published: June 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi kualitas pengungkapan tanggung jawab sosial pada laporan keberlanjutan perusahaan yang terdaftar di BEI selama periode 2012-2014. Pengungkapan yang dilakukan oleh perusahaan di setiap industri berbeda-beda, oleh karena itu penelitian ini juga menganalisis secara sub sampel industri agar dapat mengetahui kualitas informasi perusahaan di masing-masing industri. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis konten. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa informasi yang diungkapkan lebih didominasi oleh informasi yang bersifat kuantitatif. Artinya, perusahaan bukan hanya menyajikan informasi tanggung jawab sosial secara narasi saja, namun juga menyertakan data numeriknya seperti dalam mata uang, bobot, volume, ukuran, dan lain sebagainya. Hasil penelitian juga menunjukkan bahwa meskipun sebagian besar sampel menggunakan GRI sebagai acuan pelaporan tanggung jawab sosial perusahaan, namun informasi yang disajikan belum mencakup keseluruhan indikator GRI sehingga kebutuhan stakeholder atas informasi tanggung jawab sosial belum dapat terpenuhi dengan maksimal. Namun demikian, peningkatan tren pengungkapan mengindikasikan adanya langkah perbaikan terhadap kualitas informasi pengungkapan tanggung jawab sosial perusahaan. Meningkatnya perusahaan dalam menerbitkan laporan keberlanjutan menunjukkan bahwa semakin tingginya minat perusahaan di Indonesia mengenai isu sosial dan lingkungan, khususnya pada perusahaan yang termasuk ke dalam industri high profile.
STRES KERJA DAN COPING DALAM MEMEDIASI KONFLIK PERAN TERHADAP SUBJECTIVE WELL BEING
Authors: Pratiwi Putu Yudari , Sintaasih Desak Ketut , Piatrini Putu Saroyeni
Published: June 2018

Perkembangan pekerja wanita di Indonesia khususnya di Bali kian meningkat. Penelitian sebelumnya menyebutkan bahwa ada ancaman pada well being ketika wanita memutuskan untuk bekerja. Namun, well being dikatakan dapat meningkat pada pekerjaan tertentu khususnya pekerjaan dalam pelayanan seperti perawat. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menjelaskan pengaruh konflik peran, stres kerja, dan coping terhadap subjective well being perawat wanita. Penelitian ini juga menguji peran stres kerja dan coping dalam memediasi konflik peran terhadap subjective well being. Penelitian dilakukan di RSU Puri Raharja, dengan sampel para perawat wanita. Pemilihan sampel menggunakan metode stratified random sampling, dan responden penelitian sebanyak 115 orang. Teknik analisis data menggunakan PLS (Partial Least Square). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 1) Konflik peran berpengaruh negatif dan signifikan terhadap subjective well being. 2) Konflik peran tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap stres kerja. 3) Konflik peran berpengaruh negatif signifikan terhadap problem coping. 4) Stres kerja tidak berpengaruh signifkan terhadap subjective well being. 5) Coping berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap subjective well being. 6) Coping terbukti mampu memediasi pengaruh konflik peran terhadap subjective well being.
URGENSI PENERAPAN PENDIDIKAN AKUNTANSI BERBASIS AKUNTANSI SOSIAL DAN LINGKUNGAN
Authors: Kusumawardani Anisa , Irwansyah Irwansyah , Setiawati Ledy , Ginting Yoremia Lestari , Khairin Fibriyani Nur
Published: June 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi kompetensi akuntan yang dibutuhkan oleh stakeholders perguruan tinggi terkait bidang akuntansi sosial dan lingkungan. Akuntan sangat berperan dalam proses penyusunan dan pelaporan bisnis, mulai dari pelaporan keuangan hingga pelaporan non-keuangan seperti laporan keberlanjutan. Secara global terjadi peningkatan tren pelaporan keberlanjutan, hal ini memberikan dorongan untuk mempersiapkan mahasiswa akuntansi dalam masalah akuntansi sosial dan lingkungan maka pendidikan akuntansi sosial dan lingkungan menjadi relevan di perguruan tinggi. Teori stakeholderdan model kompetensi keberlanjutan profesional sebagai alat analisis untuk memaknai kebutuhan perusahaan sebagai pengguna lulusan perguruan tinggi akan kompetensi profesi akuntan. Data berupa hasil interview dengan para informan yang merupakan pelaku penyusunan laporan keberlanjutan. Urgensi penerapan pendidikan akuntansi sosial dan lingkungan tercermin dari hasil penelitian yang menggambarkan tidak seorangpun pelaksana pelaporan keberlanjutan di institusi adalah seorang akuntan, padahal institusi memerlukan pelaksana yang memiliki kompetensi di bidang akuntansi sosial dan lingkungan. Kompetensi yang dibutuhkan tersebut terdiri dari kompetensi fungsional, kompetensi personal/perilaku, kompetensi pengetahuan/kognitif, dan kompetensi nilai/etika. Sehingga penelitian ini berkontribusi bagi perguruan tinggi untuk mengetahui kompetensi keberlanjutan secara spesifik sehingga dapat menjadi acuan dalam melakukan peninjauan kurikulum pendidikan akuntansi.
DAMPAK SERTIFIKASI GURU TERHADAP PERILAKU SOSIAL DAN EKONOMI GURU DI KABUPATEN NGAWI
Authors: Ramdhani Maretha Riana , Hadiwiyono Vincent , Hakim Lukman
Published: June 2018

Penelitian ini dilakukan di Kabupaten Ngawi, dengan tujuan untuk mengidentifikasi, dan menjelaskan beberapa dampak sertifikasi guru terhadap perilaku sosial dan ekonomi guru di Kabupaten Ngawi,  baik dampak  positif maupun dampak negative. Jenis penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif kualitatif. Teknik pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan snowball sampling. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah wawancara mendalam, pengamatan langsung dan mencatat dokumen. Validitas data menggunakan triangulasi sumber. Teknik analisis data menggunakan reduksi data, display data dan verifikasi.” Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemberian tunjangan atau insentif yang didapat dari sertifikasi guru di beberapa sekolah menimbulkan perubahan perilaku sosial antara guru yang mendapat insentif dengan guru yang tidak mendapat insentif. Sertifikasi guru juga berpengaruh terhadap perilaku ekonomi pada profesi guru baik di sekolah Negeri maupun Swasta, yang tampak dengan meningkatnya kesejahteraan hidup mereka.
Cooperative learning model jigsaw and interest type in improving learning outcomes of SMA negeri 1 sutera Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan
Authors: Resnawati Resnawati , Fatimah Siti , Nurdin Buchari
Published: June 2018

Effect of Cooperative Model of Jigsaw Type Learning and Student Interest in improving learning outcomes in SMA Negeri 1 Sutera. The research method used in writing this essay in accordance with the type of research is quasi experimental research (quasi experimental), where the research variables can not be fully controlled. This research has a control group. The research design used to measure learning method and student's interest  toward  the result  of  dissemination  of culture and  religion.  This  research  is parenting at level (2x2), with state of student interest level. The results of the study revealed  (1)  the  learning  outcomes  of  students  who  were  taught  by  the  Jigsaw cooperative  model  approach  were  better  than  the  conventional  approach,  (2)  the students' learning outcomes had high interests taught by the Jigsaw type cooperative model better than the conventional approach, (3) learning of students with low interests taught by Jigsaw type cooperative models is better than conventional models.
Training Increases Understanding of Teachers and Parents About Healthy Food for Children with Autism
Authors: Iswari Mega , Kasiyati Kasiyati , Zulmiyetri Zulmiyetri , Hasan Yarmis
Published: June 2018

Autism is a developmental disorder in the brain characterized by the appearance of 3 repetitive, restrictive, stereotypical and obsessive behaviors. Even though there is no definite cause for autism, but some parts of the brain such as the amygdala, hippocampus, limbic system, cerebellum and the cerebral cortex experiences developmental histochemical to anatomic disorders. Until now there are no drugs to cure autism. However, if a child is on a food type diet specifically that discipline can really reduce to his autism. Especially for those who have good intelligence, then they are able to follow the level of education to college. This training activity was attended by all teachers in the Mandiri Character School which was attended by parents of students. This activity was considered successful because parents and teachers were enthusiastic in attending this event. Parents have a high curiosity to regulate a balanced diet for autistic children. Parents and teachers feel this activity is very useful in providing educational services for children with autism, because autistic children must follow a diet program to reduce the child's autism. Therefore, managing a balanced diet is very important for the success of the therapy and the learning process. Thus this activity is very beneficial for parents and teachers in providing services for children with autism. It is expected that parents at home can regulate healthy food patterns for autistic children, while teachers in schools can pay attention to the types of foods that autistic children may and may not consume.
Development and validation english learning materials based on task-based learning for nursing students
Authors: Rusli Ahmad , Jufrizal Jufrizal , Hamzah Hamzah
Published: June 2018

The aim of this research was to develop English learning materials based on task-based learning in the form of handout for nursing study program students. There are 33 students used as sample and there are 4 experts to judge the development process of developed handout. Instruments of this research are questionnaires, interview, and validation checklist. Research method was Research and Development (R&D). ADDIE model used to develop the handout. The result of needs analysis indicated the students needed to learn English language use in the nursing context. Then appropriate handout of English for Nursing was developed based on the result of needs analysis. Based on the experts’ judgments and users’ perception, the developed handout are categorized valid, effective, and practical.
Improving student’s learning outcomes and student’s activity of social science (IPS) subject by using jigsaw learning model at class VIII B in SMPN 14 sijunjung
Authors: Wildawati Wildawati , Ananda Azwar , Hasan Helmi
Published: June 2018

This research aim to increase the learning on subject integrated and to increase the activities students’ results on subjects Integrated Social Science by using jigsaw learning model at B eigth class of SMPN 14 Sijunjung. This recearch used Action Recearch Approach. The subject of recearch was the students of B eigth class of SMPN 14 Sijunjung. The procedure of Action Recearch Approach concisted of three cycles in which each of it concisted of four stages: planning, action/implementation, observation, and reflection. The recearch instrumens were observation sheets, notes worksheet, tesis and dokumentation.  The data validity check was done by discussing with the expert of observers and corrector. The data was analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively.The result of the of recearch found that 1) the students result had increased which could be seen from the average score of examination after cycle that were cycle I, cycle II, and cycle III. This score had reached the expected indicators, that is or reached the criteria. 2) The learning activitiese of the B eight class studens on subjects Integrated Social Science by using jigsaw learning model had increased that was the activities score of cycle, cycle II, and cycle III. Based on the finding of the research it was concluded that the use of jigsaw learning model could increase the activities and the learning results of the students at B eight class of SMPN 14 Sijunjung on subjects Integrated Social Science.
The developing students' dicipline character
Authors: Rahmi Dewi , Mentessori Maria , Moeis Isnarmi
Published: June 2018

This study have some purposes. First, to analyze the implementation of developing dicipline students' character in school. Second, to analyze the school strategies in maintaining the developing character of students' discipline. Third, to identify obstacles in fostering the character of students' discipline. Fourth, to found a solution in fostering the character of students' discipline. Meanwhile, this research used qualitative method by using interview technique, observation and documentation study. The results of this study indicate that the implementation of students' discipline character is seen at the students who come late in school, the rules enforced by the school adhered to all participants in the school, is not independent of the school's character education is well developed through a supportive school culture. School strategy in maintaining the character of student discipline is by providing motivation, encouraging students to obey the rules through banners displayed in every corners of the school and apply reward and punishment system. Meanwhile, the constraints that face for this problem are often encountered in school in the formation of student discipline character that is the delay of students coming to school and lack of parental support in disciplining children. Hence, as the solving of problem, the school giving some advice to the student's about to don't come to school and also make a cooperation solution with student's parent by sent letter, that called warning letter. Then, by the cooperation with the parent could to overcome the students' dicipline problem.
The Influence of Cooperative Learning Model of Group Investigation Type and First Knowledge on Mathematics Learning Outcomes of Students
Authors: Abizar Abizar , Fitri Yantifitri , Ramalis Hakim
Published: June 2018

The purpose of this research to know the effect of teach of type in cooperative learning group investigation model Too many nouns and the effect of the first student’s knowledge in students learning in mathematics. Kind of this research that used is quasi experiment. The research sample were 24 students on experiment and students on control group. The analysis data used test- t and anova two way test. The first result of the students' mathematics learning that follows the cooperative learning model of group investigation higher than the students who follow the direct learning both seen in whole, and based on the high and low initial knowledge. Secondly, there is no interaction between cooperative learning model of group investigation type and initial knowledge in influencing student's mathematics learning outcomes.
Handout Matematika berbantuan Etnomatematika Berbasis Budaya Lokal
Authors: Aini Elma Purnama , Masykur Ruhban , Komarudin Komarudin
Published: June 2018

This study aims to develop teaching materials in the form of handouts through a local culture-based ethnomathematics approach to the wake-up material. The research model used is the research of Borg and Gall development, but in this study only limited to seven steps of research and development, namely: 1) Potential and Problems; 2) Gathering information; 3) Product Design; 4) Design Validation; 5) Design Revisions; 6) Product Trial; and 7) Revision of the Ahir Phase. Data collection techniques used in this study, namely interviews, observation, and questionnaires (questionnaires). Data analysis techniques using descriptive qualitative analysis that describes the results of product development. Based on the result of data analysis, it is evaluated from the quality aspect of the prevalence of teaching materials to get the average score of 3.97 with the category of "Valid". While the learner's response to a limited trial earned an average grade of 3.67 with the "Practical" category, and the questionnaire response of learners on a large trial earned an average of 4.02 under the "Pull" category. It can be concluded that the developed teaching materials have valid, practical, and interesting criteria that can be used as teaching materials in teaching and learning activities.
Emotional Bonding
Authors: Mattenklott Axel , Bolenius Anina , Frieser Dirk , Hujer Michèle
Published: June 2018

Ausgehend von der Beobachtung, dass ein Großteil der Werbung versucht, Emotionen zu erzeugen und sie an die beworbenen Marken zu binden, beschreibt der Artikel zu­nächst, wie Emotional Bonding definiert und operationalisiert wird. Anschließend wer­den vier Modelle vorgestellt, die erklären, wie Emotional Bonding durch Werbung ent­steht. Die Forschung zur Prüfung dieser Modelle wird beschrieben, wobei sich zeigt, dass sie sehr ungleich verteilt ist: Bezogen auf zwei der Modelle steht die Forschung erst am Anfang. Es folgt eine Darstellung der eigenen Forschung zu diesen zwei Modellen. Die anschließende Diskussion unternimmt eine kritische Würdigung der Modelle und schlägt eine eigene Variante vor.
How are Stakeholder Relations Communicated in Sustainability Reports? A Longitudinal and Cross-country Focus
Authors: Arvidsson Susanne
Published: June 2018

Since stakeholders today are more aware and informed of various sustainability aspects, they are also becoming more involved and participate in shaping sustainability discourses (see e.g. Golob et al. 2017). It is vital to understand if companies utilise this accentuated commitment towards sustainability aspects by interacting with their stake - holders and involving them in different engagement activities aimed at developing and improving their sustainability practices. Thus, grounded on legitimacy and stake holder theory, the objective is to analyse how stakeholder relations are communicated in sustainability reports. The focus is on the extent, content and structure of informa tion related to three themes; stakeholder-identification analysis, stakeholder engagement & dialogue and materiality process.The study applies a content-analysis methodology in which sustainability reports from two EU-reporting settings, Germany and Sweden, are at focus. The reports come from the largest listed companies included in the indexes DAX30 and OMXS30. The analysis confirms an increased and elaborated focus on sustainability relations in both the German and Swedish sustainability reports. While stakeholder-identification analysis receives remarkable little attention in the reports, much focus is on stakeholder engagement & dialogue and the materiality process. However, most companies fail to explain how the outcome of both their stakeholder-engagement activities and materiality process will affect or be integrated in business operations. This indicates that the companies might not or at least not fully utilize the involvement with their stake holders to develop and improve their sustainability practices.
Transformação urbana vista “de baixo”: clubes de futebol de várzea e estratégias de articulação para conquista de seus campos de jogo (1960-1979)
Authors: Ribeiro Raphael Rajão
Published: June 2018

O presente artigo tem por objetivo examinar as articulações estabelecidas entre as estratégias utilizadas pelos clubes de futebol de várzea para manter a posse de seus campos de jogo e o contexto de transfor-mação urbana vivenciado por Belo Horizonte durante as décadas de 1960 e 1970. Ao investigar as mu-danças pelas quais a cidade passava a partir da perspectiva dos grupos ligados a essa prática de lazer popular, o texto espera apontar possibilidades de aproximação entre a História Urbana e a História Soci-al, demonstrando maneiras de pensar as modificações do tecido urbano por meio da atuação dos “de baixo”. Compartilha-se a compreensão de que essas coletividades dialogam com processos diversos que implicam a reconfiguração do espaço, tais como normativas legais, políticas públicas e atuação de seto-res imobiliários. Ao desenvolverem relações muitas vezes de clientela com forças políticas ou econômi-cas, podiam intervir nas decisões sobre os usos dos terrenos, de forma que sua permanência em certas áreas da capital mineira não pode ser explicada como mero resultado do acaso ou do desejo governa-mental. Em suas disputas cotidianas, tais agremiações se depararam com questões concernentes ao as-sociativismo comunitário, aos constrangimentos de um estado burocrático-autoritário e às dificuldades impostas por uma metropolização acelerada e sem planejamento. Para a produção do texto foram utili-zadas fontes orais, registro de imprensa e documentação oficial do município e da federação de futebol local.