bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impact of Non-synchronous Diagnostic Ureteroscopy on Intravesical Recurrence in Patients Underwent Radical Nephroureterectomy for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: A Propensity-Score Matched Analysis
Authors: Ye Huamao , Feng Xiang , Wang Yang , Chen Rui , Hua Meimian , Lu Xiaojun , Jiang Xiaoqin , Fang Yu , Wu Zhenjie , Yang Qing , Yang Bo , Lü Chen , Wang Linhui
Published: November 2019

Background: The effect of diagnostic ureteroscopy (DURS) on intravesical recurrence (IVR) after radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) were controversial. To investigate the impact of DURS, we carried out this single-center retrospective study by applying propensity-score matching (PSM) and Cox regression model. Patients and Methods: The data of 160 patients with pTa-pT3 upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) were analyzed. Eighty-six patients underwent DURS (DURS group) and 74 patients without DURS (control group). The DURS group was further sub-grouped into synchronous DURS group (DURS followed by immediate RNU, n=45) and non-synchronous DURS group (DURS followed by delayed RNU, n=41). Baseline confounders were corrected by PSM. The impact of DURS on IVR was assessed by Kaplan-Meier analysis in PSM cohort and by Cox regression model in the full data set. Results: The median follow-up time was 40.4 months. No difference of the 3-year IVRFS between DURS group and control group (72.6% vs. 65.3%, p=0.263). In subgroup analysis, the 3-year IVR-free survival of non-synchronous DURS group (51.4%) was significantly lower than that of synchronous DURS (78.3%) or control group (72.6%) (p=0.027). Further Cox regression analysis showed that non-synchronous DURS (HR 1.481, 95% CI 1.031-2.127, p=0.034) was independent risk factors for postoperative IVR. Conclusions: Non-synchronous DURS was not recommended for the diagnosis and preoperative evaluation of UTUC, because it could raise the risk of IVR after RNU. For UTUC patients in need of DURS, synchronous DURS could be a safer choice than the non-synchronous DURS in terms of lowering the IVR risk.
The prognostic role of Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) scores in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors
Authors: Yang Weili , Shou Chunhui , Yu Jiren , Zhang Qing , Liu Xiaosun , Yu Hang , Lin Xianke
Published: November 2019

Background: The Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score is associated with the postoperative outcomes in various types of tumors. The relationship between the CONUT score and prognosis in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) needs to be clarified.
Methods: Patients with completely resected primary GISTs in the absence of imatinib adjuvant therapy were included. Recurrence-free survival (RFS) was estimated with the Kaplan-Meier method and compared using log-rank test. Prognostic factors were compared using a Cox proportional hazards model.
Results: A total of 455 patients were included. The median age was 57 years and 222 (48.8%) patients were male. The most common location was stomach (n= 219, 48.1%), the median tumor size was 4.5 cm (range 0.4-40.0) and the median mitotic index was 2/50 HPFs (range 0-200). Recurrence/metastasis developed in 92 (20.2%) patients. Patients were assigned to three groups: 219 (48.1%) were in normal nutrition group (CONUT=0-1), 196 (43.1%) were in light undernutrition group (CONUT=2-4) and 40 (8.8%) were in moderate-severe undernutrition group (CONUT≥5). Primary tumor site, tumor size, mitotic index, tumor rupture and CONUT score were independent prognostic factors for RFS using multivariate analysis (p<0.05).
Conclusions: The CONUT score was an independent prognostic factor for patients with completely resected GIST.
Prognostic value and clinicopathological characteristics of PD-L1 overexpression in non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a meta-analysis
Authors: Zeng Qiang , Liu Zhigang , Liu Ting
Published: November 2019

Abstract
Background: Programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) has already been detected in various carcinomas. In non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), however, the prognostic value of PD-L1 overexpression remains unclear.
Methods: A meta-analysis of 2,321 NHL patients from 12 studies was performed. HRs with 95% CIs were used to evaluate the correlation between PD-L1 overexpression and prognosis of NHL, and odds ratios (ORs) with 95% CIs were used to assess the association of PD-L1 overexpression with clinicopathological factors.
Results: The result showed that no significant difference between PD-L1 positive and negative groups was detected in NHL (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.40, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.90-2.19; P =0.137). Nevertheless, the result indicated that PD-L1 overexpression was associated with poor prognosis in the subtype of diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) (HR: 1.70, 95%CI: 1.05-2.74; P =0.031). We also performed subgroup analyses and meta-regression. The pooled odds ratios（ORs） showed that PD-L1 overexpression was associated with B symptoms, higher international prognostic index (IPI) score (3, 4 and 5 points) and Ann Arbor Stage III and IV.
Conclusions: T he meta-analysis demonstrated that PD-L1 expression was not associated with prognosis of NHL but associated with prognosis of DLBCL.
Key words: PD-L1, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, prognosis, meta-analysis
Resting Energy Expenditure Relationship with Macronutrients and Gestational Weight Gain: A Pilot Study
Authors: Wyst Kiley B. Vander , Buman Matthew P. , Shaibi Gabriel Q. , Petrov Megan E. , Reifsnider Elizabeth , Whisner Corrie M
Published: November 2019

Background: Resting energy expenditure (REE) comprises 60% of total energy expenditure and variations may be associated with gestational weight gain (GWG) or maternal diet. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of ambulatory metabolic tracking on GWG and the association with maternal macronutrient composition during mid-pregnancy.
Methods: Pregnant women aged 29.8±4.9 yr (78.6% non-Hispanic, White) with gestational ages (GA) < 17 wk were randomized to Breezing™ (N=16) or control (N=12) groups for 13 wks. REE by Breezing™ indirect calorimetry, anthropometrics and dietary intake were collected every two weeks. Early (GA weeks 14-21), late (GA weeks 21-28), and overall (GA week 14-28) changes in macronutrients and GWG were calculated.
Results: Overall total and rate of GWG did not differ by group but Breezing™ women had lower rate and total GWG in the beginning of the second trimester but gained significantly more weight [F(1,24)=5.29, p=0.03] in the latter half. Independent of group assignment, early increases in REE were associated with an increased rate of GWG later in pregnancy (r=0.53, p=0.05). Dietary intake did not differ by group at baseline; however, overall energy (-144±339 vs. 192±422, p=0.03) and protein (-10±24 vs. 13±31, p=0.05) intake were significantly lower for the Breezing than the control women which primarily occurred in the latter half of the second trimester.
Conclusion: Regular metabolism tracking alone did not have an impact on GWG. Assessment of REE during pregnancy in conjunction with nutritional counseling or education may result in improvements in GWG.
Prognostic role of time to positivity of blood culture in children with Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia.
Authors: xu huiting , Cheng Jie , Yu Qinghong , Li Qingyuan , Yi Qian , Luo Siying , Li Yuanyuan , Zhang Guangli , Tian Xiaoyin , Cheng Dapeng , Luo Zhengxiu
Published: November 2019

Background

Pseudomonas aeruginosa ( P. aeruginosa ) is a major Gram-negative pathogen, which has been reported to result in high mortality. We aim to investigate the prognostic value and optimum cut-off point of time-to-positivity (TTP) of blood culture in children with P. aeruginosa bacteremia.Methods

From August 2014 to November 2018, we enrolled the inpatients with P. aeruginosa bacteremia in a 1500-bed tertiary teaching hospital in Chongqing, China retrospectively. 52 case were analyzed. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was used to determine the optimum cut-off point of TTP, and logistic regression were employed to explore the risk factors for in-hospital mortality and sepsis shock.Results

Totally, 52 children with P. aeruginosa bacteremia were enrolled. The standard cut-off point of TTP was18 hours. Early TTP (≤18 hours) group patients had remarkably higher in-hospital mortality (42.9% vs 9.7%, P=0.014), higher incidence of sepsis shock (52.4% vs 12.9%, P=0.06), higher Pitt bacteremia scores [3.00 (1.00-5.00) vs 1.00 (1.00-4.00), P=0.046] and more intensive care unit admission (61.9% vs 22.6%, P=0.008) when compared with late TTP (>18 hours) groups. Multivariate analysis indicated TTP ≤18 h, Pitt bacteremia scores ≥4 were the independent risk factors for in-hospital mortality (OR 5.88, 95%CI 1.21-21.96, P=0.035; OR 4.95, 95%CI 1.26-27.50, P=0.024; respectively). The study also revealed that the independent risk factors for sepsis shock were as follows: TTP≤18h, Pitt bacteremia scores≥4 and hypoalbuminemia (OR 6.30, 95%CI 1.18-33.77, P=0.032; OR 8.15, 95%CI 1.15-42.43, P=0.014; OR 6.46, 95% CI 1.19-33.19 P=0.031; respectively).Conclusions

Early TTP (≤18 hours) appeared to be associated with worse outcomes for P. aeruginosa bacteremia children.
CHANGES IN DNA METHYLATION PROFILE IN TAMOXIFEN-RESISTANT MCF-7 SUBLINES
Authors: Andreeva О. Е. , Sigin V. О. , Strelnikov V. V. , Tanas A. S. , Scherbakov A. M. , Krasilnikov M. A.
Published: November 2019

Abstract Introduction. We have previously shown the feasibility of hormonal resistance horizontal distribution from cell to cell, with the joint cultivation of sensitive and resistant cells and/or through exosomes secreted by resistant cells. What is the mechanism of such resistance distribution, and how do cells with secondary resistance reproduce the characteristics of donor resistant cells? To answer these questions, we analyzed the overall level of DNA methylation in MCF-7 estrogen-dependent breast cancer cells and estrogen-independent sublinia.

The purpose of the study was to analyze DNA methylation profiles for the development of hormonal resistance by breast cancer cells and for resistant phenotype further accession.

Methods. DNA methylation was evaluated by the RRBS (Reduced Representation Bisulfite Sequencing) method in MCF-7 breast cancer cells and their resistant sublines.

Results. 19 CpG dinucleotides, differentially and generally unidirectionally methylated in cells with primary and secondary resistance to tamoxifen, were detected. Differential changes in methylation were found for DNA regions that regulated the expression of six protein-coding genes: PRKCZ, TRAPPC9, AS IC2, C2CD4A, ZNF787, CRTAC 1. Bioinformatics analysis showed that two of these six genes, PRKCZ (protein kinase C Zeta) and TRAPPC9 (Trafficking Protein Particle Complex Subunit 9) were directly involved in the regulation of NF-κB activity.

Conclusion. The data obtained indicate the existence of common DNA patterns, the methylation of which varies in the same direction in cells with primary and secondary resistance. The involvement of two of the identified genes in the regulation of NF-κB may indicate the inclusion of the latter in the formation of a resistant phenotype of tumor cells, even under conditions of horizontal transfer of resistance.
A COMPARISON OF THE CANCER INCIDENCE RATES BETWEEN THE STATE CANCER STATISTICS AND CANCER REGISTRY DATA IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Authors: Petrova G. V. , Gretsova O. P. , Starinsky V. V.
Published: November 2019

The purpose of the study was to compare data on the cancer incidence rates for 2016 between the official reports on cancer statistics and federal cancer registry, collected in December 2018.

Material and Methods. The study estimated the total data on 18 parameters from 35 regions of Russia, covering 66.3 million people (2016). The database of the Russian cancer registry and the database containing reports on the state cancer statistics were used. The cancer statistics/cancer registry ratio was assessed.

Results. No differences in cancer incidence between the official reports on cancer statistics and cancer registry data were found. In the official reports on cancer statistics, the mortality rate, the proportion of posthumously recorded patients per 100 newly diagnosed, the proportion of deaths from diseases not related to cancer per 100 deceased patients, the cancer prevalence and the prevalence rate of unspecified malignant tumors were slightly reduced (to 10 %, 9 %, 5 %, and 4 %, respectively), and the rate of cancer detection, the proportion of histologically verified diagnoses and the proportion of cancers detected in stage III were increased (to 19 %, 10 % and 14 %, respectively) compared to those in cancer registry data.

Conclusion. Improvement in the quality and completeness of information about cancer patients is associated rather with increasing the annual report length than with the need to improve the cancer registration system itself.
Health and Safety Perception of Construction Workers in Saudi Arabia
Authors: SANNI-ANIBIRE Muizz O. , MAHMOUD Abubakar S. , HASSANAIN Mohammad A. , ALMUTAIRI Faleh
Published: November 2019

Construction is a high-risk industry due to the high rates of accidents/fatalities recorded annually in various countries. Health and safety (HS) is a major concern of the construction industry. More so, for developing countries where HS cultures are yet to become fully established. In such situations, the perception of construction workers is a viable approach to assess the performance of HS. This study investigated the HS conditions in Saudi Arabian construction sites from the perspective of construction labor. The study employed a questionnaire comprised of 50 issues related to safety and health from an employee’s perspective, on a 1-5 Likert scale of agreement. Responses were obtained from 196 construction workers in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Results from the study showed that the crucial issues identified include: lack of communication between front-line supervisors and construction labor, less priority for safety compared to productivity; lack of employee-engagement in developing safety policies; poor morale and lack of motivation amongst workers; and un-tested emergency response procedures. Thus, the study suggests that addressing such issues will allow for improved safety performance in the Saudi Arabian construction industry.
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RESPONSE OF PILE-RAFT SYSTEMS CONSIDERING THE APPLICATION OF CEMENT AND POLYPROPYLENE FIBER TREATMENT
Authors: HASANZADEH Ali
Published: November 2019

Long-term performance of civil engineering projects mainly depends on the strength of underground layers. When the underground soil layers are problematic or have low bearing capacity and strength against the applied loads, application of soil stabilization methods can be effective. In this study, performance of pile-raft systems using stabilized/reinforced soil under foundation is investigated. For validation, the obtained numerical results were compared with the existing results from analytical and numerical analyses. Using the experimental data available in the literature, the variations of stiffness and strength parameters were simulated by three-dimensional finite element method and then foundation response was evaluated for each case. According to the obtained results, depending on the pile-raft configuration, different strategies of stabilization with cement, reinforcement with polypropylene fibers, or a combination of cement stabilization and fiber reinforcement can be employed to reduce the differential and maximum settlements of foundation and to improve the overall performance. In general, even though reinforcement with fibers has a positive influence on the tensile and shear strength of soil, the effect of cement stabilization on the design parameters of the foundation is more pronounced. Finally, an implementation of cost analysis of stabilization project was proposed to be conducted based on the applied materials and improvement/cost ratio.
Kaedah Pemikiran Kritis al-Dihlawi terhadap Perbahasan al-Sa’adah (Kebahagiaan) dalam Karya Hujjah Allah al-Balighah
Authors:   Akademi Pengajian Islam Kontemporari, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Cawangan Kelantan, Kelantan, Malaysia, Junoh Noraini , Mustafa@Busu Zanirah ,   Akademi Pengajian Islam Kontemporari, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Cawangan Kelantan, Kelantan, Malaysia, Mohamad Abdul Manam ,   Jabatan Pengajian Ilmu Wahyu dan Pemikiran Islam, Fakulti Pengajian Umum dan Pendidikan Lanjutan, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia
Published: November 2019

Era ini menyaksikan dunia yang berkembang dengan begitu pantas sehingga berlaku ketidakpastian dan kecelaruan pemikiran. Gagasan kemodenan yang dicanangkan oleh Barat telah melahirkan pemikiran-pemikiran yang bertentangan dengan akidah Islam sehingga menolak keautoritian al-Quran dan Sunah. Dalam kepesatan teknologi kini juga, umat Islam dilihat perlu menyesuaikan kehidupan mereka dengan gaya hidup moden walaupun bersalahan dengan ajaran Islam. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kaedah pemikiran kritis al-Dihlawi berdasarkan perbahasan al-sa’adah (kebahagiaan) dalam kitab Hujjah Allah al-Balighah. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kualitatif. Sorotan pembacaan secara mendalam telah dilakukan terhadap kitab Hujjah Allah al-Balighah sebagai sumber utama. Penterjemahan teks merupakan langkah pertama diikuti kaedah analisis kandungan bagi mengekstrak konsep kebahagiaan yang dikupas oleh al-Dihlawi dalam konteks kaedah pemikiran kritis. Hasil analisis mendapati terdapat lima kaedah pemikiran kritis al-Dihlawi yang digunakan dalam membahaskan al-sa’adah, iaitu pemikiran soal jawab, rasional, saintifik, kesufian dan rabbani. Dengan kaedah ini, umat Islam dapat memantapkan minda dan pemikiran dalam mencapai kebahagiaan hidup di dunia dan akhirat. Kebahagiaan bermula ketika akal manusia dapat menguasai nafsu dan menolak perkara bertentangan dengan wahyu. Pemikiran kritis mengupayakan manusia untuk membezakan antara yang benar dengan yang batil melalui panduan wahyu. Ketika seseorang telah menguasai nafsunya dan memiliki sifat ketaatan yang tinggi, maka dia dapat mendekatkan diri kepada Allah SWT dan memperoleh keberkatan-Nya.
Why are fractional charges of orientifolds compatible with Dirac quantization?
Authors: Tachikawa Yuji , Yonekura Kazuya
Published: November 2019

Orientifold pp-planes
with p\le 4p≤4
have fractional Dpp-charges,
and therefore appear inconsistent with Dirac quantization with respect
to D(6{-}p)(6−p)-branes.
We explain in detail how this issue is resolved by taking into account
the anomaly of the worldvolume fermions using the
\etaη
invariants. We also point out relationships to the classification of
interacting fermionic symmetry protected topological phases. In an
appendix, we point out that the duality group of type IIB string theory
is the  pin^++
version of the double cover of GL(2,Z).
Prenatal diagnosis of rare form chromosomal pathology: double
aneuploidy
Authors: L.A. Khlevnaya, S.A. Malova, L.I. Mitusova
Published: November 2019

The article represents the double aneuploidy, a rare form of chromosome pathology. 6 cases of double
aneuploidy were diagnosed prenatally and 1 case was diagnosed postnatal. A variety of ultrasound signs is shown
in this chromosomal pathology. The prevalence of phenotypic features of the chromosomal disease, which has
the greatest clinical manifestation, was noted.
The case of prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of EEC syndrome (Ectrodactyly,
Ectodermal dysplasia, Cleft lip/palate syndrome) at 14 weeks of gestation
Authors: I.V. Andrusenko
Published: November 2019

Case of prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of EEC syndrome at 14 weeks of gestation is presented. A rare feature
of the case was the ectrodactyly of all limbs.
The experience of the legal regulation of the gestation genetic screening:
modern problems and prospects of their solution
Authors: M.V. Medvedev , A.M. Osaveluk , G.N. Suvorov et all
Published: November 2019

The authors analyzed the problems of legal regulation of genetic screening in the management of pregnancy
in the domestic legal system, taking into account international experience. The work touches upon the issues of
normative regulation of the screening procedure, the requirements for medical organizations, and the limitations
necessary for carrying out the procedure, taking into account bioethical and international standards existing in
this field.
Phenol removal from aqueous solution using silica and activated carbon derived from rice husk
Authors: Asgharnia Hosseinali , Nasehinia Hamidreza , Rostami Roohollah , Rahmani Marziah , Mehdinia Seyed Mahmoud
Published: November 2019

Phenol and its derivatives are organic pollutants with dangerous effects, such as poisoning, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, and teratogenicity in humans and other organisms. In this study, the removal of phenol from aqueous solution by adsorption on silica and activated carbon of rice husk was investigated. In this regard, the effects of initial concentration of phenol, pH, dosage of the adsorbents, and contact time on the adsorption of phenol were investigated. The results showed that the maximum removal of phenol by rice husk silica (RHS) and rice husk activated carbon (RHAC) in the initial concentration of 1 mgL−1 phenol, 2 gL−1 adsorbent mass, 120 min contact time, and pH 5 (RHS) or pH 6 (RHAC) were obtained up to 91% and 97.88%, respectively. A significant correlation was also detected between increasing contact times and phenol removal for both adsorbents (p < 0.01). The adsorption process for both of the adsorbents was also more compatible with the Langmuir isotherm. The results of this study showed that RHS and RHAC can be considered as natural and inexpensive adsorbents for water treatment.
Ring Cross Over Based Genetic Algorithm For DFMB Chip Design And Medical Image Compression
Authors: Brindha G. , Rohini G.
Published: November 2019

Objective:

Recent days, medical data are stored in the cloud for easy access and sharing the data of patients between the health center for treatments. In such a situation, the data stored in the cloud should be of lesser size to accommodate more information. To perform this size reduction a compression process is implemented to reduce the data without loss of information.

Methodology/ investigation:

This paper performs such an operation in two ways one is to fast routing operation in the DMFB approach and to perform the compression from the chip. To implement this compression process, the data obtained from the chip is converted into image and then Image compression is implemented using ring cross over based Genetic Algorithm. So, First of all 8x8 arrays biochip is implemented with the module of ring cross for efficient process of consumption in power and area. The process of the system is leads to manipulate and manage the droplets as per the function of Micro fluidic (MF). Also, for avoiding pin-actuation conflicts, optimization process is processed with the merging of corresponding pin actuation sequences in parallel process along with the control pins. It synchronized the length by the optimization process.

Conclusion:

In this study, this suggested technique reduces the consumption of area, and power miserably. The simulation result shows the improvement in the static power, dynamic power and delay. With the help of this algorithm image compression is implemented. And also this genetic algorithm compression application is compared with wavelet compression for better results.
Estimation of arterial pressure from pletismography data
Authors: Zakharov S. M.
Published: November 2019

Continuous blood pressure monitoring is important for the prevention and early diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases, the number of which is growing worldwide. A method for measuring blood pressure (BP) based on a plethysmography signal is one of many simple methods for non-invasive monitoring of blood pressure. The article presents a comparative analysis of blood pressure signals and plethysmograms (PG) synchronized in time, as well as their spectral features. A certain temporal structural similarity of the BP and PG signals (correspondence of time intervals, amplitudes) with a simultaneous time shift of the PG signal was revealed. It is shown how adequately one can judge blood pressure, having only the captured PG data. As the time intervals, the minute sequence of cardiac cycles was chosen. It is noted that with appropriate calibration of PG signals, it is possible to estimate the average blood pressure value for several cardiac cycles. The results obtained can be used in the diagnosis of various pathologies.
Telomere and Reverse Ageing (Preprint)
Authors: Idrees Abdul Wadood
Published: November 2019

UNSTRUCTURED

This is a review article on the experiments performed on reverse ageing with a brief description on the characteristics of telomere and the factors affecting it's shortening.
REFLECTIONS ON POLITICS AND CAPITAL AMONG TEA PARTYERS
Authors: Fleming Thomas Wood
Published: November 2019

No abstract available.
DWELLINGS
Authors: Campbell Colin
Published: November 2019

The depicted semi-permanent structures, made from natural wood and scavenged materials, are home to an increasing population of young and not-so-young men and women. These particular dwellings are situated in the River Avon Valley in North East Somerset, on private land between the river, railway line and canal. Without planning permission and consent, these dwellings are a stone’s throw from the circuits of capitalist economy – the Georgian splendor and affluence of the City of Bath, a World Heritage Site. They serve as very vulnerable shelters for those with no means of support, who are often blighted by health problems, drug and alcohol dependence, and mental illness.
‘DEMOCRATIC’ KNOWLEDGE: AN OASIS OR A MIRAGE?
Authors: Acero Araluce José Antonio
Published: November 2019

This paper examines what I have termed 'democratic' knowledge: the participation of lay people in processes of sharing and producing knowledge on the internet and its associated advantages and disadvantages.
ACCESSING KNOWLEDGE IN A DISCONTINUOUS WORLD. A BRIEF COMMENT FROM SOUTHERN CHILE
Authors: Gonzalez Galvez Marcelo
Published: November 2019

Drawing on my ethnographic experience with rural Mapuche people, in this paper I attempt a twofold comment regarding the topic of ‘Accessing knowledge’. This comment firstly, problematizes our own understanding of what can be loosely labelled as ‘the world’; and, secondly, challenges the social emphasis of our notion of knowledge, which eventually is what permits its institutionalisation and thus its restriction. Finally, this discussion will lead us to the debate concerning the relationship between ontology and epistemology, which, as I argue, should be solved through an always-contingent ethnographic solution.
ACCESSING KNOWLEDGE
Authors: Wesser Grit , Fras Jona
Published: November 2019

Editorial to this issue.
NORMATIVE HORIZONS: READING ENSLAVED AFRICANS’ AUTONOMY THROUGH PRIMARY SOURCES IN COLONIAL BRAZIL
Authors: Melia Michael B
Published: November 2019

This essay is an exploration of historical knowledge: how it is authored and, more importantly, how we can access it. Through in-depth inspection and careful combination of primary source documents from 1690 to 1806, the text is a result of my attempts to reconstruct Brazilian slave autonomy as a kind of historical knowledge. Disassembling the language that framed colonial encounters, I argue that historical knowledge from primary texts must first be framed within the everyday ‘encounters’ of others in 18th century Brazil social life. Utilising a socially situated textual analysis, the essay accesses the often overwritten autonomy of slaves through historical documents: (1) the text of a friar writing on slaves’ fantastic religious accomplishments, (2) two colonial mandates prohibiting slaves’ promiscuous and suggestive fashions, (3) a history of slave rebellion against colonial powers and (4) a list of demands composed by slaves offered as a peace treaty to their owner. Through exploring the ‘normative horizons’ of the authorial point-of-view of each text, what follows is not merely an ethnohistorical experiment in accessing historical knowledge, but an ethnographic exposition in imagining the lives and futures of slaves in the past.
REPRESENTING RADIATION RISK
Authors: Bloemen Olga
Published: November 2019

In lieu of an abstract the first paragraph:Consisting of moving subatomic particles, radioactivity is invisible, has no smell and makes no sound. Its presence can only be detected with Geiger counters and other measuring instruments. Its transformations and symptoms are more real to us: the iconic mushroom cloud of a nuclear bomb, barrels of nuclear waste, cancer increases in exposed populations, or contaminated wastelands. Recognition of radioactive risk, or its denial, depends on those who employ the measuring instruments, assess cancer or toxicity rates, or set safety standards. In a society greatly relying on empirical evidence and technical expertise, it is scientists who have first access to knowledge about radioactivity.
Reading Aziz's Notebook in 2013
Authors: Shafafi Pardis
Published: November 2019

A contextual review of Aziz's Notebook: At the Heart of the Iranian Revolution by Chowra Makaremi, written during the 25th year anniversary of the 1988 prison massacres in Iran.[First paragraph of article follows] Aziz’s Notebook speaks to us through the voices of the dead, with memories refracted through other memories. What ensues is a single narrative, one of absence, vio- lence, imprisonment, execution and exile pieced together from different perspectives. We are led into the lives of two sisters, whose political affiliations cause their even- tual executions in a post-revolutionary Iran. This is an Iran rife with chaotic power struggles between the (then) newly founded Islamic Republic and opposition activists.
Agent-Based Modelling of the Evolution of the Russian Party System Based on Pareto and Hotelling Distributions. Part II
Authors: Ivanov V G
Published: November 2019

The given article presents research of the evolution of the Russian party system. The chosen methodology is based on the heuristic potential of agent-based modelling. The author analyzes various scenarios of parties’ competition (applying Pareto distribution) in connection with recent increase of the number of political parties. In addition, the author predicts the level of ideological diversity of the parties’ platforms (applying the principles of Hotelling distribution) in order to evaluate their potential competitiveness in the struggle for voters.
Civil Society and the Theory of Democracy: a View From Intellectual Heritage of the XX-th Century
Authors: Gutorov V A
Published: November 2019

In the given article, the author analyses the evolution of the concepts of civil society and political activism in western political science in their interrelationship with development of liberal democracy theory. Basing on wide array of political theories the author follows the main paradigm of the discussions on democracy that is constitutive for western political science.
“KITAB AL-MAWAQIF” AN-NIFFARY AS A SPECIFIC GUIDE IN THE SUFI TERMINOLOGY. NOTION “MA‘ARIFA” IN THE TEXTS OF AL-QUSHAYRI, AL-HUDJWIRI AND AN-NIFFARY
Authors: Pskhu R V
Published: November 2019

The paper deals with the non-usual interpretation of the main works of an-Niffary (Iraqi Sufi, X century) as an original and specific guide in the Sufi terminology. The specific character of the text (which expresses in the direct dialog between God and the mystique and the translation through him the divine definitions of the basic Sufi and Islamic values) obliges a reader to treat the text more attentively that to the ordinary texts created by the human being. The most famous Sufi treatises on Sufism and its terminology are Qushayri and Hudjwiri's works,which contain definitions of most important Sufi terms and notions. Niffary works are not so well-known, but they also can be regarded in a sense as a specific guidebook on Sufi terminology. The paper deals with the peculiarities of understanding by those three mystics the Sufi term “ma'arifa” (mystical knowledge), which sometimes is mistranslated as gnosis. One of the basic distinction in such an understanding is that for Niffary (in contrast with Qushairy and Hujawiri) there is no outward sign of successful attainment of mystical knowledge. Further both Qushayri and Hudjwiri point out that the Sufi practice can not contradict the Sunna. Meanwhile Niffary says that Sunna is significant only if there is ma'arifa, not vice versa.
Muhammad Ben 'Abd al-Jabbar an-Niffary. [Standing #] 11. Mystical knowledge of mystical knowledge (ma'arifa ma'arif) of “Kitab al-mawaqif”
Authors: Pskhu R V
Published: November 2019

Translation from Arabic R.V. Pshu
THE PRINCIPLE OF THE FINAL SALVATION IN HINDU TANTRIC SOTERIOLOGY
Authors: Pakhomov S V
Published: November 2019

The specificity of tantric soteriology consists of a combination of three basic principles - unity, salvation, and bliss. This article explores the principle of salvation. Spiritual liberation implies the final overcoming of obstacles hindering the new worldview. Unlike the principle of unity, the principle of salvation focuses on difference, not on identity, drawing a sharp line between the desired state of liberation and the present state of dependence. The main obstacles to spiritual liberation are expressed in the well-known triad “avidyā - karma - saṃsāra”. The principle of salvation appears in Tantrism in two interrelated forms, the ascetic and śaktic ones. Both of them agree with each other in rejection of spiritual ignorance. Spiritual ignorance is the main “negative goal”; without deliverance from it there is no freedom. The state of ignorance is existential one and endowed with powerful protective “forces”. The principle of salvation implies the deliverance not only from everything that is usually considered negative (passions, sensual desires, suffering, etc.), but also of “positive” things (virtue). In the śaktic mode of the principle of salvation, it is assumed that an incorrect view of reality is eliminated by a correct view of it. Due to the fact that, according to the tantric adepts, the energies of the divine Śakti act in the world, the understanding of this fact leads the adept to stop perceiving himself as a dependent being even in the midst of an infinite variety of processes and events of the world. Life is then perceived as an unconditioned, spontaneous “divine play”, a stream of divine pleasure. Ascetic form can be reduced to an ontological interpretation of the principle of salvation, and śaktic form to a cognitive one.
CORPOREALITY AND THE SELF: DISSOLVING BORDERS WITH TECHNOLOGY
Authors: Selchenok A K , Berest V A
Published: November 2019

This paper describes the concept of corporeality in the context of science art and the role of technology in contemporary culture. Human corporeality is a body endowed with soul and meaning. It results from personal and social experience, historical development, or cultural context and its implicit impacts. The subject of this research is corporeal code that organize the nature of modern artistic productions and human being identity. Contemporary artists use the strategies of participation and interaction, forms of interventions to make art an agent of social change and to become active drivers for the new identity process activation. Problems of identity make up a significant layer in contemporary art. The identification process develops in them in various directions. We can characterize its evolution as a change of identities. Recognizing the role and intense impact of technology on contemporary culture, we can trace two main directions: one involves extension of human senses and abilities by creating new solutions, software and tools, that let us get advanced understanding of the reality, and the second one is based on presupposed physical capacities of the human corporeality. According this approach the understanding of reality as a reality given in sensations is disappearing. The virtual world comes to replace it, our essence becomes involved in the process of mixing and indistinguishability until its complete disappearance.
THE PROTESTING SELF OF BIOETHICS AND THE PATIENT
Authors: Popova O V
Published: November 2019

The article considers the history of bioethics formation as a human rights movement aimed at establishing patient autonomy and limiting the practice of uncontrolled medical manipulation of human body, biomedical experimentation on people in the name of science, “public good” and other values. It is shown that the forms of expression and content of the statements of the protesting bioethical expert and the content turned out to be extremely diverse and based on conflicting ethical principles, actually demonstrating total rejection and confrontation of various conceptual arguments and often not contributing to the development of a universal, acceptable to all stakeholders ethical position. The article considers the peculiarities of bioethical protest and philosophical reasoning in connection with the emergence in the field of modern medicine of the diagnosis of brain death and gives a general idea of the intense public perception of this diagnosis.
Bots como agentes de expressão: regime de visibilidades e o poder de criar redes
Authors: Regattieri Lorena Lucas
Published: November 2019

O que aprendemos a respeito da utilização de robôs nas redes sociais e seus efeitos comunicacionais? Considerando as práticas midiáticas contemporâneas, os estudos críticos algorítmicos vêm debatendo uma transformação nos regimes de visibilidade (Magalhães, 2018). Esse artigo retoma um estudo de caso das eleições presidenciais de 2014 sobre o uso de bots no Twitter como agentes de expressão. Ao coletar dados digitais do Twitter, partiu-se de uma técnica quali-quantitativa de análise das redes sociais para cartografar as estratégias de compuatacionais de propaganda. Assim, sob efeito dos bots, as modulações produzidas da interação entre atores humanos e não humanos fornecem novos parâmetros para compreender fenômenos políticos-comunicacionais.
As identidades acionadas no jornalismo a partir da dicotomia entre proximidade e afastamento
Authors: Bavaresco Marcionize Elis , Locatelli Carlos Augusto
Published: November 2019

Este trabalho analisa a relação entre as esferas jornalísticas e as identidades locais/regionais, de modo a compreender o acionamento de determinados elementos formadores dessas identidades na luta pelo reconhecimento de demandas junto ao Estado. O objeto empírico se constitui de notícias e reportagens que caracterizaram identitariamente uma região brasileira específica – o Extremo Oeste de Santa Catarina – desde a década de 1950, analisadas a partir da perspectiva teórico-metodológica dos enquadramentos. O estudo demonstrou uma invisibilidade de identidades alternativas às hegemônicas e o acionamento de elementos identitários como estratégia de lideranças políticas e dos próprios veículos noticiosos para estabelecer vínculos com a comunidade local. As dinâmicas de reconhecimento foram influenciadas pela proximidade e pelo afastamento dos veículos em relação à região.
PENGENDALIAN HAMA Spodoptera exigua Hubner. PADA TANAMAN BAWANG MERAH VARIETAS LEMBAH PALU DENGAN PENGGUNAAN PUPUK DAN MULSA
Authors: Valentino Valentino , Thaha Abd. Rahim
Published: November 2019

This study aimed to determine the effect of fertilizer and mulch on the intensity attack of S. exigua and the yield of Lembah Palu shallot variety. The research was conducted in Bolu Pountu Jaya, Sigi Village, District of Sigi Biromaru, Sigi Regency, from September to November 2013. The study design was a two-factorial randomized pattern with three replicates for each experimental unit. The first factor was various types of mulch consisted of four treatment without mulch (M0), rice straw mulch (M1), cocoa mulch (M2) and plastic mulch (M3). The second factor was different kinds of fertilizers including liquid organic fertilizer (P1), guano fertilizer (P2) and synthetic fertilizer (P3). There is no significant interaction effect between the type of fertilizers and mulch on the intensity of S. exigua and shallot yields. However, the individual effect of the mulches was significant on reducing the intensity of S. exigua attack and increasing the yield of the shallot. The rice straw mulch reduced the attack intensity of S. exigua by 20.83 %, whereas the cacao mulch increased the yield by 47.61 % compared to the control treatment. Keywords : Fertilizer, Lembah Palu shallot, mulch and Spodoptera exigua.
ANALISIS PENDAPATAN POLA USAHATANI BERBASIS TANAMAN PANGAN DAN PETERNAKAN DI KABUPATEN GROBOGAN
Authors: Wisudawati Siti Rohmatin , Mukson Mukson , Roessali Wiludjeng
Published: November 2019

This study aimed to analyze income in food crop and livestock based farming system, and to analyze factors influencing farmer’s income in Grobogan district. This research was conducted in November to December 2018 in Pulokulon District and Toroh District, Grobogan Regency. The research used survey method by direct interview with a questionnaire guide. Quota sampling was used to determine the number of samples. The number of farmer respondents as samples was 70 people selected by Snowball sampling method. The results of this research shows that there were two patterns of farming system carried out by the respondents including rice-corn-soybean-beef cattle (pattern I) and rice-corn-rice-beef cattle (pattern II). The average income of the farmers with the pattern I was IDR 16,596,380/year under a business scale of 0.32 ha, while the average income in pattern II was lower which was IDR 16,222,162/year under a business scale of 0.30 ha. Based on Independent Sample t-test there was no significant difference between the incomes in pattern I and pattern II. Both the pattern I and the pattern II had the same R/C Ratio of 1.54. The profitability was 53.91% under the pattern I and 53.74% under the pattern II. The two farming patterns are feasible because their R/C Ratio > 1 and profitability higher than bank loan interest rate. Keywords: Food Crop, Income, Livestock, Profitability, and R/C Ratio.
Mutu Minyak Jelantah Dengan Adsorben Biji Salak (Salacca zalacca (Gaertn.)Voss) menggunakan Parameter Bilangan Peroksida dan Asam Lemak Bebas
Authors: Ihwan Ihwan , Fadlia Fadlia , Anam Syariful
Published: November 2019

Quality of used cooking oil with snake fruit (Salacca zalacca (Gaertn.) Voss) seed adsorbent  has been conducted. This study aims to determine the ability of snake fruit seed in reducing peroxide value and free fatty acids in used cooking oil which can improve the quality and extend usage lifespan of the used cooking oil. The oil sampled in this study was packaged cooking oil which is usually used to fry food untill 7th frying. The oil was then neutralized using snake fruit activated charcoal. The test refers to the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) 7709: 2012 as the quality requirements of cooking oil. The results showed that snake fruit activated charcoal can reduce peroxide value as much as 56.18% and free fatty acid 76.04% in the used cooking oil.
UJI DAYA HAMBAT FORMULA GEL EKSTRAK ETANOL DAUN MURBEI (Morus alba L.) SEBAGAI ANTI ACNE TERHADAP BAKTERI Propionibacterium acne.
Authors: Aliah Ahmad Irsyad , Wahyuni Wahyuni , Bachri Nurjannah
Published: November 2019

A research on the inhibition of formula gel test ethanol extract of leaves of mulberry (Morus alba L.) as an anti-acne against bacteria Propionibacterium acne. This study uses a gel formulation made using mulberry leaf extract (Morus alba L.), which aims to determine the inhibition of antibacterial gel mulberry leaf extract (Morus alba L.) against the bacteria Propionibacterium acne. Gel made three dosage concentrations of 2%, 4% and 6%. Testing inhibition of antibacterial gel agar diffusion method. Test Antibacterial inhibition obtained by looking at the clear zone in the medium and measured using calipers. The results showed that the inhibition of antibacterial gel formulation with a concentration of 2%, 4% and 6% showing that inhibiting bacterial activity.
IMUNOPROFILAKSIS DAN IMUNOTERAPI BAKTERI STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS
Authors: Syamsi Nur
Published: November 2019

Staphylococcus aureus adalah salah satu bakteri penyebab utama infeksi yang mengancam jiwa, khususnya strain MRSA yang resisten terhadap antibiotik tertentu. Strain MRSA terkait dengan komunitas dan kemudian menyebar berkelanjutan dalam populasi. MRSA secara rata-rata menyebabkan lebih banyak kematian setiap tahun daripada AIDS, menjadikan MRSA salah satu masalah terpenting bagi sistem kesehatan masyarakat. Situasi sulit ini diperparah oleh kenyataan kurangnya keberhasilan dalam penemuan antibiotik baru. Karena itu, eksplorasi potensi imunoprofilaksis dan imunoterapeutik antistaphylococcal saat ini merupakan prioritas dan salah satu alternatif paling menjanjikan untuk mengatasi tantangan ini.
HUBUNGAN DURASI TIDUR DENGAN FUNGSI KOGNITIF GERIATRI
Authors: Handayani Fitriah
Published: November 2019

Penurunan fungsi kognitif berkaitan dengan usia tua merupakan fenomena yang tidak terhindarkan. Penurunan fungsi ini salah satunya disebabkan perubahan struktur otak yang mengalami atrofi. Pola tidur juga diketahui mengalami perubahan seiring dengan proses penuaan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis hubungan durasi tidur dengan fungsi kognitif geriatri berdasarkan skor Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) versi Indonesia dan  The Montreal Cognitive Assessment versi Indonesia (MoCA-Ina). durasi tidur dengan fungsi kognitif geriatri berdasarkan skor Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) versi Indonesia dan  The Montreal Cognitive Assessment versi Indonesia (MoCA-Ina). Durasi tidur diukur menggunakan instrumen  Sleep Diary Test. Desain penelitian ini adalah  analitik observasional dengan jumlah sampel 55 orang. Hasil penelitian meninjukkan  hubungan yang secara signifikan bermakna antara durasi tidur dengan skor MMSE (p=0.003) vs skor MoCA-Ina (p=0.002) dengan menggunakan uji oneway ANOVA.
PENGARUH EKSPEKTASI PENDAPATAN, KEPRIBADIAN, DAN PENGETAHUAN KEWIRAUSAHAAN TERHADAP MINAT BERWIRAUSAHA MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI AKUNTANSI UNIVERSITAS TADULAKO
Authors: Hamsun Hamsun , Natsir Muh , Mile Yuldi , Yuniar Latifah Sukmawati
Published: November 2019

This study aims to test and analyze the Effect of Income Expectations, Personality, and Entrepreneurship Knowledge on the Interest of Entrepreneurial Students in the Accounting Study Program at Tadulako University. The data used in this study are primary data. Primer data used in the form of questionnaires as much as 80. Data analysis techniques using multiple regression analysis with the help of SPSS 22.0 for Windows. The results of this study indicate that simultaneously Income Expectations, Personality, and Entrepreneurship Knowledge have a significant effect on Entrepreneurial Interest. The results of this study indicate that, Income Expectations and Personality, have a significant effect on Entrepreneurial Interest. while Entrepreneurship knowledge does not affect the Interests of Entrepreneurship.
Early Internal Control Practices in the United States Army and the Evolution of Internal Control Practices in Businesses
Authors: Bowlin William F.
Published: November 2019

This research analyzes, via an examination of documents from a frontier fort, Fort Abercrombie, Dakota Territory, the internal controls the U.S. Army had in place in the mid-1800s. Findings include: (1) that there are controls in place that safeguard assets, encourage efficient and effective use of funds, and comply with appropriations passed by the U.S. Congress; (2) the army's control system is similar in nature to the effective control system identified by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission; and (3) the army contributed to the evolution of internal controls in business.