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Faktor Keluarga, Media, dan Teman dalam Pemilihan Makanan pada Mahasiswa PPKU IPB
Authors: Aulia Laras , Yulianti Lilik Noor
Published: July 2018

This study aimed to analyze the influence of family factors media and friends on college student's food choice specifically vegetables. Family factors are assessed from parenting style and parent communication patterns while media and friend factors are judged from the exposure of information obtained by the students. Design of this study was using a quantitative survey. Data were collected by self-administered involving 288 first-year students selected by cluster random sampling. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, a different test, and multiple linear regression test. The results showed there was a change in eating habits of students before and after IPB. Before entering the IPB male students tend to eat vegetables with half a bowl serving, while the female students eat vegetables with a serving of one bowl. Almost all student parenting styles applied by parents of male and female students are authoritative parenting style. The results of this study show that more than three-quarters of male and female students have a type of communication pattern of conversation orientation. Male and female students tend to be exposed to information through the media rather than by friends. There is no difference in the exposure of information through media and friends between men and women. This study found three main reasons for the selection of food, especially vegetables in the students of health, mood, and weight control. The results of multiple linear regression test showed that the selection of eating vegetables in students influenced by authoritative parenting style, media, and gender.
Early Education Matter: The Power Of Child-Parent Attachment Quality In Predicting Child’s Executive Function
Authors: Mukti Yuliana , Hendrawan Donny
Published: July 2018

Parental caregiving is a cornerstone of child's early education primarily their cognitive performance. A positive attachment quality has proven to contribute to the child's higher-order thinking process, supported by cool and hot executive function (EF) skills. However, previous studies still found inconsistencies, particularly of which cool and hot EF components are being affected. Moreover, the presence of mother and father figure in parenting enriched the finding of child EF, but studies about father's figure related to child attachment quality are still limited. This study was a preliminary study that aimed to investigate the relationship between child's attachment quality with both mother and father and child's cool and hot EF on preschoolers. Child's attachment quality was assessed using ASCT (Attachment Story Completion Task) and child's EF was measured using Executive Function Battery Test. All of the activities were videotaped. Partial correlation was used to investigate the relationship between child attachment quality and child EF while gender, age and child attachment with one of the attachment figure are controlled. The result found that controlling variables influence the correlation between child's attachment quality and EF skills. This study presented important finding to improve the quality of early education through ameliorating parent-child relationship.
Patterns of personality structure of police cadets and officers
Authors:   Krasnodar University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Filippova Irina Anatolyevna
Published: July 2018

Most studies on patterns of personality deal with the behavioral models rather than a pattern of the personality (E.V. Kalinina, A.A. Ambartsumyan, I.I. Borodina, M. Puklek, A. Gril). The patterns of mental resources (K.R. Kapieva) and the pattern of three components of resilience (T.V. Konyukhova) are described in relation to the personality structure. Visual patterns of the personality are presented by models in the form of the graph, histogram, petals, pyramid, circle, matryoshka doll, correlation pleiade. Such a variety of models can be explained by not only various concepts but also the lack of a single universal diagnostic tool. The rules of experimental data analysis are rarely taken into account. The paper presents the results of a survey of 1,351 police officers and cadets (1,016 males and 335 females) based on the Individual Typological Questionnaire by L.N. Sobchik and Weapon Test Battery. A comparative analysis of personality patterns is carried out in the form of a standard histogram and the iceberg pattern. The personality model can be simultaneously consistent with three principles of synergy, compensation and minimization in the form of a butterfly pattern. In the Individual Typological Questionnaire, “butterfly wings” demonstrate the qualities of the personality that are genetically determined and have been formed during the life. In Weapon Test Battery, the genetically determined qualities are at the top. The quality characteristics of the personality of police officers include the invariant element that is the minimum and necessary requirement for external and internal adaptation to the changing contexts of the profession. It is reflected in the “wings” of the butterfly pattern.
Extracurricular cultural and leisure activities as a means of developing readiness of the regional society for inclusive education (Astrakhan region case)
Authors:   Astrakhan State University, Simonova Tatiana Nikolaevna , Volgutskova Ekaterina Izmailovna ,   Boarding School No. 1  for Students with Disabilities,  Astrakhan
Published: July 2018

The research looks at the arrangement issues of extracurricular cultural and leisure activities of children with disabilities. The study highlights that these activities can play a motivating role in fulfilling the personal potential of children with disabilities, enriching their social experience. The paper deals with the implementation of inclusive education, its specific features in Astrakhan region due to the prevailing multicultural characteristics of this entity and the desire of society to preserve old social attitudes. The authors present the survey findings in relation to the readiness of society (represented by parents, teachers and children’s community) for inclusive education. These results demonstrate the low regional readiness to accept the ideas of inclusion. Based on the regional festival project, the research proves that collaborative cultural and leisure activities of children with disabilities and their peers without special needs can be effective when addressing the challenges of inclusive education.
Pedagogical support of professional self-determination of technical university’s students
Authors:   Far Eastern State Transport University, Sankova Galina Vasilyevna
Published: July 2018

The problem of professional self-determination of technical university’s students is the subject matter for many scientific teachers. The author considers the professional self-determination mechanism of this category of students, reveals the challenges faced by students and teachers at different educational stages. The paper examines the approaches to studying the phenomenon of professional self-determination by scientific teachers. The stages of professional self-determination are defined on the basis of the author’s professional background in this regard. In the author’s opinion, the pedagogical support of professional self-determination will be effective in the context of appropriate scientific and methodical, organizational, human resources environment. Students’ professional self-determination will be successful if the university provides pedagogical support to students in the field of theory (education) and practice (internship).
Prospects for the educational activity enhancement at the Far North primary school
Authors:   North-Eastern Federal University, Sleptsov Vitaly Panteleymonovich ,   TIK-TAK Child Development Center
Published: July 2018

The research discusses the insufficient level of compulsory education in the Far North regions due to the shortage of educational institutions in these territories. The poor education system, including primary one, can have a negative impact on future personnel that should focus on preserving and developing the northern theories. The study describes the main points and specific nature of the education system of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in general and the primary school activities in particular. The research notes that nomadic tribal communities are the distinctive feature of primary schools in the Far North. There are certain problems in defining the evaluation criteria for educational activities at the Far North schools. It is pivotal to devise and implement the ethnic and educational concept while training primary school students. The author proves that the education enhancement will be possible if all actors in education strive to be involved in this process. As a result, the sustainable relationships should be developed between these actors.
The Effectiveness of Career Guidance Program to Develop Career Awareness among Grade Nine Students in South Al Batinah
Authors: AL-hinai Muna A.
Published: July 2018

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a career guidance program to develop career awareness among grade nine students in South Al Batina. The sample of the study consisted of 103 female and male students and was divided into two groups: the experimental group consisted of 56 male and female students and the control group consisted of 47 female and male students. The experimental group undertoo; a career guidance program while the control group was given normal activities in career guidance. This study adopted a quasi-experimental method. The results of t-test analysis showed a statistically significant difference between the means of the two groups in favor of the experimental group. The results also showed a statistically significant difference between the means of the experimental group in pre- and post implementation of the career awareness scale in favor of the post- implementation, two-way ANOVA showed statistically significance differences among the average responses in the experimental group in career awareness without being affected by student gender or group interaction and gender.
Psychometric Properties of the Big Five Questionnaire for Children in a Sample of Kuwaiti University Undergraduates
Authors: Al Ansari Bader M. , Al Ali Talal B.
Published: July 2018

This study aimed to examine: (1) the internal consistency and the test-retest reliability of the Big Five Questionnaire for Children (BFQ-C) developed by Barbaranelli et al., (2003); (2) its five factor structure and (3) the criterion validity of the BFQ-C. The sample consisted of 745 Kuwaiti university undergraduate students (333 males, 412 females). Their age average was (M= 19.58  (SD = 1.12)). The results showed that Cronbach alpha's indicated high internal consistency. Principle components analysis showed that most of the items loaded convincingly on to their factors. The criterion validity of the BFQ-C was acceptable to high. It was concluded that the Arabic version of the BFQ-C could be used successfully with Kuwaiti university undergraduate students.
The Effectiveness of a Training Program Based on Creative Problem Solving Model (CPS) in Developing Mathematical Power for 8th Grade Students in Light of their Mathematics Achievement
Authors: Al Naimi Sheikha D. , Abu Elwan Reda , Al Abed Adnan S.
Published: July 2018

This study aimed to reveal the effectiveness of a training program based on a creative problem solving model (CPS) in developing mathematical power for 8th grade students in light of their mathematics achievement. To achieve this goal, a training program was designed to focus on a set of mathematical ideas and skills in an algebra quantities unit using creative problem solving strategies. The researcher designed a test to measure mathematics power. The sample of the study consisted of 135 female eight grade students randomly selected from Dhahra governorate, which was divided into experimental and control groups. For testing the study hypothesis, data were  analyzed by analysis of covariance (ANCOVA 2X3) in which eta squared was obtained. The study revealed a significant difference (α=0.05) in the means between the experimental and control groups in the mathematical power test in favor of the experimental group.
the Effects of Training Program based on Auditory Perception Skills in Enhancing Phonological Awareness among Learning Disability Students in Aseer Region
Authors: Khasawneh Mohamad A. , Al Ahmad Firas A. , Al Khawaldeh Mohamad A.
Published: July 2018

This study aimed to explore the effect of a training program based on auditory perception  skills in enhancing phonological awareness  among learning disability students in the Aseer region. The sample of the study consisted of forty students from grades 3, 4, 5 and 6 in the Aseer directorate of education. Students were diagnosed by the resources room teacher as learning disability students. The researchers used the semi-experimental design which consists of experimental and control groups. Results showed mean significant difference in the phonetic sequential-memorization skill between the experimental and control groups on the post-test, in favor of the experimental group. There was no significant difference in the auditory perception skills that could be attributed to grade level. The results showed a continuous effect for the phonological awareness development program in developing auditory perception skills among learning disability students in the Aseer area.
The Prophetic Speech to Children: its Styles and its Psychological and Social Needs
Authors: Jmaiaam Ibrahim
Published: July 2018

The study aimed to identity the psychological and social needs that the prophet's discourse directed for children by answering the following questions: What are the styles contained in the speech of the prophet to prompt children? What are the psychological and social needs included in the prophetic speech directed to children? The researcher prepared a special tool for psychological and social needs that is appropriate for children and has been verified. The tool consisted of fifteen needed and the researcher adopted analytical method to analyze the data depending on the whole sentence that has the same meaning as the unit of analysis and its stability. Results were obtained by counting the frequencies and percentages as well Moreover, experimental results show that the speech of the prophet included all the psychological and social needs but in varying degrees. The need to love was in the first among these needs with 25 frequencies (13.5%), followed by the need to need for religion and faith with 7% followed by the rest or the needs. The results also showed the diversity of methods of discourse of the prophet and the style of short speech earned the highest proportion with 19.8% followed by the style of simplicity with l8%, and the style of direct speech with 12.6%, and the style of appeal with 9.1% and the style of humor and the style of investment attitudes were the same with proportion of 8.1% followed by the rest of the tactics. In the light of these findings, recommendations for practice and research are also provided.
The Effectiveness of a Treatment Program in Decreasing the Psychological Stressors and Improving Self-Concept of Philadelphia University Students
Authors: Al-Khawaldeh Sanaa N. , Al- Khawaldeh Asmaa N.
Published: July 2018

The current study aimed to identify the effectiveness of a treatment program in decreasing the psychological stressors and improving self-concept of Philadelphia University students. The study population consisted of all students of the Faculty of Arts at Philadelphia University for the academic year 2015-2016. The psychological stressors and the self-concept measures were applied as a pre-test on 45 students, who wished to participate in the program.The study sample was selected from students who obtained high scores on the psychological stressors scale, and students who obtained low scores on the self-concept scale, which amounted to 30 students, who were divided randomly into two groups: the experimental group, which included 15 students who received the treatment program, and the control group, which included 15 students who did not receive the treatment program. Multivariate Analysis of Covariance was used to answer the first and the third questions, and the T-test of the associated samples was used to test the significance of differences between the two groups and answer the second and the fourth questions. The results of the statistical analysis indicated that there were statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α ≤ 0.05) between the experimental and the control groups on the post-test of both the stressor and the self-concept scales due to the effectiveness of the treatment program that has been applied to the experimental group.
Evaluation of the thermal antinociceptive effects and pharmacokinetics of hydromorphone hydrochloride after intramuscular administration to cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus)
Authors: Houck Emma L. , Guzman David Sanchez-Migallon , Beaufrère Hugues , Knych Heather K. , Paul-Murphy Joanne R.
Published: July 2018

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the thermal antinociceptive effects and pharmacokinetics of hydromorphone hydrochloride after IM administration to cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus).

ANIMALS 16 healthy adult cockatiels.

PROCEDURES During the first of 2 study phases, each cockatiel received each of 4 treatments (hydromorphone at doses of 0.1, 0.3, and 0.6 mg/kg and saline [0.9% NaCl] solution [0.33 mL/kg; control], IM), with a 14-day interval between treatments. For each bird, foot withdrawal to a thermal stimulus was determined following assignment of an agitation-sedation score at predetermined times before and for 6 hours after each treatment. During the second phase, a subset of 12 birds received hydromorphone (0.6 mg/kg, IM), and blood samples were collected at predetermined times for 9 hours after drug administration. Plasma hydromorphone concentration was determined by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. Noncompartmental analysis of sparse data was used to calculate pharmacokinetic parameters.

RESULTS Thermal withdrawal response did not differ among the 4 treatment groups at any time. Agitation-sedation scores following administration of the 0.3-and 0.6-mg/kg doses of hydromorphone differed significantly from those treated with saline solution and suggested the drug had a sedative effect. Plasma hydromorphone concentrations were > 1 ng/mL for 3 to 6 hours after drug administration in all birds.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results indicated that IM administration of hydromorphone at the evaluated doses did not increase the thermal withdrawal threshold of cockatiels despite plasma drug concentrations considered therapeutic for other species. Further research is necessary to evaluate the analgesic effects of hydromorphone in cockatiels.
Electromyographic changes in hind limbs of Thoroughbreds with fatigue induced by treadmill exercise
Authors: Takahashi Yuji , Mukai Kazutaka , Matsui Akira , Ohmura Hajime , Takahashi Toshiyuki
Published: July 2018

OBJECTIVE To quantify fatigue-induced electromyographic changes in hind limb muscles in horses.

ANIMALS 8 Thoroughbreds.

PROCEDURES The left and right hind limb longissimus dorsi, tensor fasciae latae, gluteus medius, and biceps femoris muscles were instrumented for surface electromyography. Hoof strain gauges were attached to confirm stride cycle. Each horse was galloped on a treadmill (grade, 3%) at a constant speed (12.6 to 14.7 m/s) to achieve fatigue after approximately 360 seconds. Before and after this exercise, the horses were trotted at 3.5 m/s. At 30-second intervals during galloping an integrated electromyography (iEMG) value for a stride and the median frequency of muscle discharge (MF) in each limb were measured. The mean of stride frequency (SF), iEMG value, and MF of 5 consecutive strides at the start and end of galloping for the lead and trailing limbs were compared. For trotting, these variables were compared at 60 seconds before and after galloping.

RESULTS The mean ± SD value for SF decreased over time (2.14 ± 0.06 to 2.05 ± 0.07 stride/s). In both the lead and trailing limbs, fatigue decreased the iEMG values of the gluteus medius and biceps femoris muscles but not those of the longissimus dorsi and tensor fasciae latae muscles. The MF did not change for any muscle during galloping with fatigue. The SF, iEMG value, and MF did not change during trotting with fatigue.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Fatigue induced by high-speed galloping decreased the gluteus medius and biceps femoris muscles' iEMG values in Thoroughbreds. Fatigue of these less fatigue-resistant hind limb muscles would affect a horse's speed.
Use of crown height of the maxillary first molar tooth to approximate the age of horses
Authors: Carmalt James L. , Henderson Kirsten V. , Rawlinson Jennifer E. , Waldner Cheryl L.
Published: July 2018

OBJECTIVE To identify whether age, sex, or breed is associated with crown height of the left and right maxillary first molar tooth (M1) measured on CT images, to develop a mathematical model to determine age of horses by use of M1 crown height, and to determine the correlation between M1 crown height measured on radiographic and CT images.

SAMPLE CT (n = 735) and radiographic images (35) of the heads of horses.

PROCEDURES Crown height of left and right M1 was digitally measured on axial CT views. Height was measured on a lateral radiographic image when available. Linear regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with crown height. Half the data set was subsequently used to generate a regression model to predict age on the basis of M1 crown height, and the other half was used to validate accuracy of the predictions.

RESULTS M1 crown height decreased with increasing age, but the rate of decrease slowed with increasing age. Height also differed by sex and breed. The model most accurately reflected age of horses < 10 years old, although age was overestimated by a mean of 0.1 years. The correlation between radiographic and CT crown height of M1 was 0.91; the mean for radiographic measurements was 2.5 mm greater than for CT measurements.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE M1 crown height can be used to predict age of horses. Results for CT images correlated well with those for radiographic images. Studies are needed to develop a comparable model with results for radiographic images.
Effect of body position and time on quantitative computed tomographic measurements of lung volume and attenuation in healthy anesthetized cats
Authors: Foo Timothy S. , Pilton Joanna L. , Hall Evelyn J. , Martinez-Taboada Fernando , Makara Mariano
Published: July 2018

OBJECTIVE To quantify the effect of time and recumbency on CT measurements of lung volume and attenuation in healthy cats under general anesthesia.

ANIMALS 8 healthy research cats.

PROCEDURES Anesthetized cats were positioned in sternal recumbency for 20 minutes and then in left, right, and left lateral recumbency (40 minutes/position). Expiratory helical CT scan of the thorax was performed at 0 and 20 minutes in sternal recumbency and at 0, 5, 10, 20, 30, and 40 minutes in each lateral recumbent position. For each lung, CT measurements of lung volume and attenuation and the extent of lung areas that were hyperaerated (−1,000 to −901 Hounsfield units [HU]), normoaerated (−900 to −501 HU), poorly aerated (−500 to −101 HU), or nonaerated (−100 to +100 HU [indicative of atelectasis]) were determined with a semiautomatic threshold-based technique. A restricted maximum likelihood analysis was performed.

RESULTS In lateral recumbency, the dependent lung had significantly greater attenuation and a lower volume than the nondependent lung. Within the dependent lung, there was a significantly higher percentage of poorly aerated lung tissue, compared with that in the nondependent lung. These changes were detected immediately after positioning the cats in lateral recumbency and remained static with no further significant time-related change.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results indicated that once anesthetized healthy cats were positioned in lateral recumbency, the dependent lung lobes underwent a rapid reduction in lung volume and increase in lung attenuation that did not progress over time, predominantly attributable to an increase in poorly aerated lung tissue.
Effects of oral Akkermansia muciniphila supplementation in healthy dogs following antimicrobial administration
Authors: Jugan Maria C. , Rudinsky Adam J. , Gordon Alexander , Kramer Denise L. , Daniels Joshua B. , Paliy Oleg , Boyaka Prosper , Gilor Chen
Published: July 2018

OBJECTIVE To measure effects of oral Akkermansia muciniphila administration on systemic markers of gastrointestinal permeability and epithelial damage following antimicrobial administration in dogs.

ANIMALS 8 healthy adult dogs.

PROCEDURES Dogs were randomly assigned to receive either A muciniphila (109 cells/kg; n = 4) or vehicle (PBS solution; 4) for 6 days following metronidazole administration (12.5 mg/kg, PO, q 12 h for 7 d). After a 20-day washout period, the same dogs received the alternate treatment. After another washout period, experiments were repeated with amoxicillin-clavulanate (13.5 mg/kg, PO, q 12 h) instead of metronidazole. Fecal consistency was scored, a quantitative real-time PCR assay for A muciniphila in feces was performed, and plasma concentrations of cytokeratin-18, lipopolysaccharide, and glucagon-like peptides were measured by ELISA before (T0) and after (T1) antimicrobial administration and after administration of A muciniphila or vehicle (T2).

RESULTS A muciniphila was detected in feces in 7 of 8 dogs after A muciniphila treatment at T2 (3/4 experiments) but not at T0 or T1. After metronidazole administration, mean change in plasma cytokeratin-18 concentration from T1 to T2 was significantly lower with vehicle than with A muciniphila treatment (−0.27 vs 2.4 ng/mL). Mean cytokeratin-18 concentration was lower at T1 than at T0 with amoxicillin-clavulanate. No other significant biomarker concentration changes were detected. Probiotic administration was not associated with changes in fecal scores. No adverse effects were attributed to A muciniphila treatment.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Detection of A muciniphila in feces suggested successful gastrointestinal transit following oral supplementation in dogs. Plasma cytokeratin-18 alterations suggested an effect on gastrointestinal epithelium. Further study is needed to investigate effects in dogs with naturally occurring gastrointestinal disease.
Case-control study of risk factors for pasture-and endocrinopathy-associated laminitis in North American horses
Authors: Coleman Michelle C. , Belknap Jim K. , Eades Susan C. , Galantino-Homer Hannah L. , Hunt Robert J. , Geor Ray J. , McCue Molly E. , McIlwraith C. Wayne , Moore Rustin M. , Peroni John F. , Townsend Hugh G. , White Nathaniel A. , Cummings Kevin J. , Ivanek-Miojevic Renata , Cohen Noah D.
Published: July 2018

OBJECTIVE To investigate risk factors for the development of pasture- and endocrinopathy-associated laminitis (PEAL) in horses and ponies in North America.

DESIGN Case-control study.

ANIMALS 199 horses with incident cases of PEAL and 351 horses from 2 control populations (healthy horses [n = 198] and horses with lameness not caused by laminitis [153]) that were evaluated in North America between January 2012 and December 2015 by veterinarian members of the American Association of Equine Practitioners.

PROCEDURES North American members of the American Association of Equine Practitioners were contacted to participate in the study, and participating veterinarians provided historical data on incident cases of PEAL, each matched with a healthy control and a lameness control. Conditional logistic regression analysis was used to compare data on PEAL-affected horses with data on horses from each set of controls.

RESULTS Horses with an obese body condition (ie, body condition score ≥ 7), generalized or regional adiposity (alone or in combination), preexisting endocrinopathy, or recent (within 30 days) glucocorticoid administration had increased odds of developing PEAL, compared with horses that did not have these findings.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE The present study identified several risk factors for PEAL that may assist not only in managing and preventing this form of laminitis, but also in guiding future research into its pathogenesis.
Limitation of the therapeutic effort: When less is more
Authors: Baena Álvarez Catalina
Published: July 2018

The development and proliferation of intensive care units (ICU) and the ability of technology to replace vital functions have added unmeasurable value to medical practice and have changed the way in which culture and science face disease and death. Following progress, new ethical dilemmas arrived: today it is not clear where to draw the line that separates good medical practice and the rational use of technology. Almost always, dignity and life had similar value and, as there were no resources, decisions were based ​​on the principle of dignity, but now resources give more options to sustain life, and in some cases dignity is not under discussion.Limitation of therapeutic effort (LTE) is to decide on the status and future of the patient to not apply treatments or therapeutic procedures that will provide little benefit about the suffering or agony the patient is experiencing 1. No starting or withdrawing a therapeutic measure to a patient (with or without capacity to decide), is a decision that challenges the health team in front of multiple scenarios and outcomes where both ethical principles of the effectiveness and the efficacy of each medical action prevail. In these situations, there are two poorly understood terms that can affect the decision: "Limitation" and "obstinacy". In any case they not correspond to a literal interpretation of each word. More than limiting, the therapeutic effort (such as energy) must be transformed in an effort to prolong life, to generate an outcome with the least possible suffering. Similarly, referring to "obstinacy" describes a therapeutic effort as a situation that does not fit into the basic principles of the medical profession 2, even though the intention of that act is surely far from intending to infringe them.
Green Synthesis and Enhanced CO2 Capture Performance of Perfluorinated Cerium-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks with UiO-66 and MIL-140 Topology
Authors: D’Amato Roberto , Donnadio Anna , Carta Mariolino , Sangregorio Claudio , Vivani Riccardo , Taddei Marco , Costantino Ferdinando
Published: July 2018

Reaction of cerium ammonium nitrate and tetrafluoroterephthalic acid in water afforded two new metal-organic frameworks with UiO-66 [F4_UiO-66(Ce)] and MIL-140 [F4_MIL-140A(Ce)] topologies. The two compounds can be obtained in the same experimental conditions, just by varying the amount of acetic acid used as crystallization modulator in the synthesis. Both F4_UiO-66(Ce) and F4_MIL-140A(Ce) feature pores with size < 8 Å, which classifies them as ultramicroporous. Combination of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and magnetic susceptibility measurements revealed that both compounds contain a small amount of Ce(III), which is preferentially accumulated near the surface of the crystallites. The CO2 sorption properties of F4_UiO-66(Ce) and F4_MIL-140A(Ce) were investigated, finding that they perform better than their Zr-based analogues. F4_MIL-140A(Ce) displays an unusual S-shaped isotherm with steep uptake increase at pressure < 0.2 bar at 298 K. This makes F4_MIL-140A(Ce) exceptionally selective for CO2 over N2: the calculated selectivity, according to the ideal adsorbed solution theory for a 0.15:0.85 mixture at 1 bar and 293 K, is higher than 1900, amongst the highest ever reported for metal-organic frameworks. The calculated isosteric heat of CO2 adsorption is in the range of 38-40 kJ mol-1, indicating a strong physisorptive character.
PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM PELAUT DI KAPAL INDONESIA BERBASIS NILAI KEADILAN
Authors: Cahyadi Tri
Published: July 2018

This paper discusses the legal protection for sailors on Indonesian Ships amid the many problems experienced by Indonesian sailors. The belence between what has been done with the wages received by Indonesian sailors should be felt by Indonesian sailors has not been releazed, where in case of industrial relation disputes so far can not be resolved fairly, especially about the work place that is on the ship with the location always nomaden. Primary data sources were obtained from interviewers with several Indonesia sailors, as well as the secondary data sources of reference related legislation. The results show that many Indonesian sailors who are unaware of the legal certainty/lack of awarness and understanding of sailors about the relevant law or regulation are factors inhibiting implementation in the field. In addition, low discipline inthe management of income to ensure life on the old days.
LEGAL ASPECT PROTECTION ON ONLINE SHOP OF THE THIRD PARTY (Study at CV. Mekar Jaya Persada-The Largest Online Shop in Demak www.Shopee.co.id)
Authors: Hartono Kami , Lestari Diyda Puji
Published: July 2018

Technological development nowadays is very fast is a communication technology, which presents a wide selection of forms of technology and sophistication. As a result of the very rapid technological developments such, gradu ally with its own information technology has changed the human life globally in terms of buying and selling online about how the law is not loaded or is described in the statute books of the civil law. So with the development of the sale require the creati on of new legal rules. Online shop in Indonesia today has a lot of users ranging from social media to the online shop of mobile application software - based online shop. The method used is the juridical methods of sociology with emphasis on law is not only s een as regulations or rules, but also includes the operation of law in society , Research shows that buying and selling Legal Aspects Protection on Online Shop with third parties who do online marketplace of Shopee using an escrow service
WITNESSES TESTIMONY WHO HAVE NO COMPETENCE IN THE CORRUPTION CRIME
Authors: Nawawi Fikri
Published: July 2018

Calculation of state losses can only be done by a witnesses. Witnesses  here are not only witnesses  in the field of financial audit but also engineers who will calculate the feasibility of construction of a building in case of corruption was related to the construction field. Witnesses  who has the competence docalculating the quantity of a building and the price of a building is a person who has a construction management certification. Description of the Construction Witnesses  who have no competence in the matter of corruption, the statement becomes invalid.
Workability: The Path to Entrepreneurship
Authors: Bulhões Darline Maria Santos , Vasconcelos André Brendel de Lemos , Leite Emanuel
Published: July 2018

Since the late twentieth century, it has been seen that the progress of information technology is changing everyday business. Advents such as telecommunications, for example, are increasing the speed of work, facilitating communication between people and changing to the way of doing business. From the moment at which transform organizational processes, information technologies also bring changes to the dynamics of the work. Thus, both the job security as employability, which is a job for life, are concepts that are becoming distant from everyday human. Emerge a new concept, the workability, which involves the individual's ability to generate income without necessarily having an employment relationship. In this sense, the worker becomes a production unit itself, from the administration of their own abilities and skills, acting as an entrepreneur. Given this, the purpose of this article is to show that the concepts of workability and entrepreneurship go together, and this concept dependent on that. The construction of this article was carried out bibliographic research with the issues involved. This study is structured as follows: in the first part, is carried out a review of existing changes in the current world and the implications for entrepreneurship. Then the concepts of entrepreneurship, workability and employability are explained. Then the methodology is presented, followed by the results and discussion. Finally, this study is closed through the final considerations.
Executive Secretariat: profession trends in a world increasingly dynamic
Authors: Todorov Maria do Carmo Assis , Martins Cibele Barsalini , Genghini Luiz Antonio , Martins Sergio Bomfim , Kniess Claudia Terezinha
Published: July 2018

Faced with the changes in recent decades, the article aims to verify that the Secretariat professional is needed in organizational structures. To achieve the objective prepared a literature review on the history of the profession, technological innovation and current and future skills. The data collected from the research, applied by the Union of Secretaries and Secretaries of State of São Paulo-SINSESP underwent a qualitative assessment on the skills of the professional. The participants were 201 professional secretariat of the capital and several cities in the state. Through literature review found that the Secretary is required in organizations and through data collected from the survey, it was found that the competences of the Secretariat professional accompanied the profile of the professional future.
A Mudança da Monocultura do Fumo no Agreste Alagoano: Seus Arranjos Produtivos Locais e os Impactos na Estrutura Social
Authors: Liberato José Senivaldo
Published: July 2018

Durante décadas a cultura do tabaco proporcionou a geração de emprego e renda, sobretudo a formação de riqueza para poucas famílias detentoras dos meios de beneficiamento e produção, na região do agreste alagoano. A agricultura familiar utilizava de suas terras para o plantio de uma única cultura agrícola, sem a possibilidade de arbitrar sobre os valores de compra e venda, uma vez que sua colheita era, geralmente, com destino a um único comprador. Com a questão de saúde pública sobre a redução do consumo de tabaco, as quedas nas vendas internas e externas, fizeram com que o governo brasileiro desenvolvesse políticas públicas voltadas para o desenvolvimento social e econômico com ênfase na diversificação da agricultura familiar, surgindo assim os arranjos produtivos locais e uma nova estrutura social.
Intervenção Aplicada a um Salão de Beleza para Adequação dos Aspectos Financeiros
Authors: Dias Bruna Fernanda , Barboza Luiz Gustavo Santos , Bertolini Geysler Rogis Flor , Dal Vesco Delci Grapegia
Published: July 2018

O relato técnico tem como objetivo apresentar os resultados de intervenções aplicadas nos aspectos financeiros de um salão de beleza, após a realização de uma consultoria na pequena empresa no mês de março em 2016. Foram identificadas dificuldades para apuração do lucro obtido pela organização, resistência para utilização de sistema de informação para controles dos processos e na percepção e formação do preço de venda. Foram realizadas a contabilização das receitas; cálculo da margem de contribuição e do resultado do estabelecimento. A partir do conhecimento do resultado, foi definida uma meta de pró-labore à proprietária, deixando de destinar todo lucro da organização para gastos pessoais. Identificou-se também os valores que podem ser destinados a novos investimentos e futuras necessidades de capital de giro em função da previsão de mudança para uma nova sede. Foi reforçado junto à empresária a importância da utilização de software, tanto para controle efetivo das receitas e despesas, como também para melhoria do do atendimento.
A Liderança Por Meio Do Coaching
Authors: De Moura Carpes Aletéia , Mazzardo Rodrigo , Bach Rizzatti Andrea , De Souza Soares Soraya , Cozza Josende da Silva Ana Carolina , Rodrigues Valéria
Published: July 2018

No atual ambiente competitivo e dinâmico, os líderes das empresas desempenham um papel fundamental para o alcance dos objetivos organizacionais. Nesse caminho, o coaching, considerado um treinamento que visa desenvolver as competências dos indivíduos, surge como uma ferramenta capaz de alavancar e desenvolver o processo de liderança nas empresas. O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a eficácia do desenvolvimento da liderança por meio da utilização da ferramenta coaching. Realizou-se uma pesquisa de natureza qualitativa com coaches que conduziram o treinamento e com cinco líderes empresariais que realizaram tal processo. Dentre outros resultados, as variáveis mais citadas pelos líderes foram maior compreensão dos comportamentos e atitudes dos empregados, motivação, melhora nos resultados da empresa, buscar sempre realizar os objetivos e metas, ouvir mais, paciência, união e networking. Concluiu-se que o coaching foi considerado uma ferramenta eficaz para o desenvolvimento de lideranças por possibilitar o aprimoramento de habilidades e capacidades no processo de liderar.
Moderating Role Of Entrepreneurial Orientation On The Relationship Between Information Technology Competence And Firm Performance In Kenya
Authors: Ndungu Stanley , Wanjau Kenneth , Gichira Robert , Mwangi Waweru
Published: July 2018

This study explored moderating role of entrepreneurial orientation on the relationship between Information Technology Competence and firm performance in Kenya. The impact of IT on FP remains debatable to-date because some results of previous studies have had high variations resulting from diversities in the conceptualization of the key constructs and their interrelationship, coupled with the exclusion of intangible effect of IT on performance. In Kenya, SMEs employ about 85 percent of the workforce. The need to link ITC with FP has become vital for firms striving to achieve superior performance. However, limited attention has been paid to the link and more so to the moderating role of EO on ITC- FP relationship model. To better understand this relationship, this paper adopted a mixed methods research guided by cross-sectional survey design. Quantitative and qualitative techniques were employed to analyze the collected data using SPSS, Ms-Excel, AMOS, SmartPLS, STATA, R-GUI and ATLAS.ti analytical softwares. Analyses were conducted using a two-phase process consisting of CFA and SEM models. The theoretical models and hypotheses were tested based on empirical data gathered from 94 SMEs in the 2013 Top 100 Survey. The study found that ITC had a positive relationship with FP. The results also revealed that EO did not significantly moderate the relationship between ITC and FP in Kenya. However, when run with the interaction term, the Technical (ITC and ISRA)*EO was statistically significant at 10% α-level. This study will enhance the skill set in Kenyan SMEs and produce a more sustainable solution.
Motivations of the religious tourist - pilgrim and his satisfaction
Authors: Mora-Jácome Verónica Lucía , Ludeña-Reyes Alex-Paúl , Ochoa-Ochoa Tania-Jackeline , Sánchez-Cevallos Estefanía
Published: July 2018

In the present investigation an analysis of the motivations of religious-pilgrim tourists and their satisfaction with a series of factors that make up the offer, infrastructure and tourism supra-structure of El Cisne is developed; parish that is located to the northeast of the corner Loja at a distance of 72 km. In this town is its imposing basilica considered as the only one in the Ecuadorian extreme south where the pilgrimage in honor of the Virgin of El Cisne takes place on August 15 of each year. The methodology of this research is through a statistical-descriptive analysis using the survey technique and the Likert scale where the score is detailed on a scale of 1 to 5, the value of 1 means very dissatisfied and the score 5 is very satisfied. These data were collected through a survey applied to religious tourists and pilgrims during the time of pilgrimage. The factors included in the survey encompass three blocks: the supply, infrastructure and superstructure of the area. Through the development of the field research, the results that are manifested in the different opinions of the respondents are presented, based on this, the level of satisfaction of the religious and pilgrim tourist is determined, as well as the real motivations that drive the development of this modality of tourism in the area, the vision and the tourist experience that the religious pilgrim tourist has in this locality.
Melgaço a rural destination in growth: new tourist challenges
Authors: Aguiar Lídia Gonçalves
Published: July 2018

The rural world has been gaining a new attractiveness, due to the tourist demand of those who live in the big cities and want to escape from the daily stress they are subject to. Although these new tourists’ aim is to relax in an environment that only the countryside can provide, they simultaneously search for cultural information. This present paper intends to demonstrate that the municipality of Melgaço has exceptional conditions to accommodate all this new tourist wave. As a border county it is extraordinarily rich not only in intangible heritage, anchored in traditions and memories related to smuggling (before the opening of the border within the framework of the EU) but also in tangible and natural heritage. As methodology, a case study is presented where the author, in order to better shape and establish new itineraries, inserted herself in the community, collected testimonies from the local population, representatives of the municipality and stakeholders, explored the council area, consulted the local archives and did an exhaustive bibliographic review. It is concluded that the municipality of Melgaço presents excellent conditions to reach the priority objectives of the Strategic Tourism Plan 2027. In this context, the author understands as justification and relevance of the present research the enhancement of its cultural heritage, its creative tourism reviving its traditions, as well as the gastronomy of this rural area.
Compressive Strength Prediction of Self-Compacting Concrete Incorporating Silica Fume Using Artificial Intelligence Methods
Authors: Azizifar Valiollah , Babajanzadeh Milad
Published: July 2018

This paper investigates the capability of utilizing Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines (MARS) and Gene Expression Programing (GEP) methods to estimate the compressive strength of self-compacting concrete (SCC) incorporating Silica Fume (SF) as a supplementary cementitious materials. In this regards, a large experimental test database was assembled from several published literature, and it was applied to train and test the two models proposed in this paper using the mentioned artificial intelligence techniques. The data used in the proposed models are arranged in a format of seven input parameters including water, cement, fine aggregate, specimen age, coarse aggregate, silica fume, super-plasticizer and one output. To indicate the usefulness of the proposed techniques statistical criteria are checked out. The results testing datasets are compared to experimental results and their comparisons demonstrate that the MARS (R2=0.98 and RMSE= 3.659) and GEP (R2=0.83 and RMSE= 10.362) approaches have a strong potential to predict compressive strength of SCC incorporating silica fume with great precision. Performed sensitivity analysis to assign effective parameters on compressive strength indicates that age of specimen is the most effective variable in the mixture.