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Development and Application of Supported Ionic Liquid Membranes in Microbial Fuel Cell Technology: A Concise Overview
Authors: Bakonyi Péter , Koók László , Rózsenberszki Tamás , Tóth Gábor , Bélafi-Bakó Katalin , Nemestóthy Nándor
Published: January 2020

Membrane separators are key elements of microbial fuel cells (MFCs), especially of those constructed in a dual-chamber configuration. Until now, membranes made of Nafion have been applied the most widely to set-up MFCs. However, there is a broader agreement in the literature that Nafion is expensive and in many cases, does not meet the actual (mainly mass transfer-specific) requirements demanded by the process and users. Driven by these issues, there has been notable progress in the development of alternative materials for membrane fabrication, among which those relying on the deployment of ionic liquids are emerging. In this review, the background of and recent advances in ionic liquid-containing separators, particularly supported ionic liquid membranes (SILMs), designed for MFC applications are addressed and evaluated. After an assessment of the basic criteria to be fulfilled by membranes in MFCs, experiences with SILMs will be outlined, along with important aspects of transport processes. Finally, a comparison with the literature is presented to elaborate on how MFCs installed with SILM perform relative to similar systems assembled with other, e.g., Nafion, membranes.
Production of High Flux Poly(Ether Sulfone) Membrane Using Silica Additive Extracted from Natural Resource
Authors: Mulyati Sri , Muchtar Syawaliah , Yusuf Mukramah , Arahman Nasrul , Sofyana Sofyana , Rosnelly Cut Meurah , Fathanah Umi , Takagi Ryosuke , Matsuyama Hideto , Shamsuddin Norazanita , Bilad Muhammad Roil
Published: January 2020

This paper reports the application of silica derived from natural biomasses of rice husk and bagasse ashes as membrane modifying agents. The modification was conducted on poly(ether sulfone) (PES) membrane by blending the silica into the dope solution. The modification was aimed to improve the structure and hydraulic performance of the resulting PES membrane. The effects of silica addition to the membrane system were evaluated through the analysis of change in chemical structure using ATR-FTIR, surface morphological change using AFM, and surface hydrophilicity using water contact angle measurement. SEM and AFM images show the silica loading significantly affects the membranes morphologies. Silica loading also promotes hydrophilic property as shown by the decrease in water contact angles from 82° to 52–60° due to the presence of polar groups in some residual silica in the membrane matrix. Silica blending also leads to the formation of membranes with higher permeability of up to three folds but lower humic acid rejection (78–62%). The findings indicate the role of silica to enhance the membrane pore size. The ability of membrane to reject humic acid (of 0.8 nm minimum diameter) indicating that the resulting membranes were in between tight ultrafiltration and nanofiltration type. Nonetheless, applying too-high silica concentration decreased the humic acid rejection most likely due to over enlargement of the membrane pore size.
Review on Friction Stir Processed TIG and Friction Stir Welded Dissimilar Alloy Joints
Authors: Mabuwa Sipokazi , Msomi Velaphi
Published: January 2020

There is an increase in reducing the weight of structures through the use of aluminium alloys in different industries like aerospace, automotive, etc. This growing interest will lead towards using dissimilar aluminium alloys which will require welding. Currently, tungsten inert gas welding and friction stir welding are the well-known techniques suitable for joining dissimilar aluminium alloys. The welding of dissimilar alloys has its own dynamics which impact on the quality of the weld. This then suggests that there should be a process which can be used to improve the welds of dissimilar alloys post their production. Friction stir processing is viewed as one of the techniques that could be used to improve the mechanical properties of a material. This paper reports on the status and the advancement of friction stir welding, tungsten inert gas welding and the friction stir processing technique. It further looks at the variation use of friction stir processing on tungsten inert gas and friction stir welded joints with the purpose of identifying the knowledge gap.
TEM Observation of Loops Decorating Dislocations and Resulting Source Hardening of Neutron-Irradiated Fe-Cr Alloys
Authors: Bergner Frank , Hernández-Mayoral Mercedes , Heintze Cornelia , Konstantinović Milan J. , Malerba Lorenzo , Pareige Cristelle
Published: January 2020

Several open issues remain concerning the quantitative understanding of irradiation hardening in high-Cr steels. One of these issues is addressed here by correlating yield points that are observed in stress-strain curves with dislocation decoration observed by TEM for neutron-irradiated Fe-Cr alloys. It is found that both higher neutron exposure and higher Cr content promote irradiation-induced loops to arrange preferentially along dislocation lines. Consequently, the activation of dislocation sources requires unlocking from the decorating loops, thus resulting in a yield drop. This process is considered within the source hardening model as opposed to the dispersed barrier hardening model, the latter aimed to describe dislocation slip through a random array of obstacles. Microstructure-informed estimates of the unlocking stress are compared with measured values of the upper yield stress. As functions of neutron exposure, a cross-over from the dominance of dispersed-barrier hardening accompanied by smooth elastic-plastic transitions to the dominance of source hardening accompanied by yield drops is observed for Fe-9% Cr and Fe-12% Cr.
Dietary Factors as Triggers of Low-Grade Chronic Intestinal Inflammation in Poultry
Authors: Cardoso Dal Pont Gabriela , Farnell Morgan , Farnell Yuhua , Kogut Michael H.
Published: January 2020

Inflammation is the reaction of the immune system to an injury; it is aimed at the recovery and repair of damaged tissue. The inflammatory response can be beneficial to the animal since it will reestablish tissue homeostasis if well regulated. However, if it is not controlled, inflammation might lead to a chronic response with a subsequent loss of tissue function. The intestine is constantly exposed to a number of environmental triggers that stimulate inflammation and lead to a reduction in performance. The diet and dietary components constitute consistent inflammatory triggers in poultry. Dietary components, such as anti-nutritional compounds, oxidized lipids, mycotoxins, and excess of soluble fiber or protein, are all capable of inducing a low-grade inflammatory response in the intestine of broilers throughout a 5-week grow-out period. We hypothesized that dietary factor-induced chronic intestinal inflammation is a key driver of the lower performance and higher incidence of intestinal problems observed in poultry production. Therefore, this review was aimed at exploring feed-induced chronic inflammation in poultry, the constituents of the diet that might act as inflammatory triggers and the possible effects of chronic intestinal inflammation on the poultry industry.
Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Kentucky ST198 in Broiler Chicken Supply Chain and Patients, China, 2010–2016
Authors: Xiong Zhiying , Wang Shaojun , Huang Yumei , Gao Yuan , Shen Haiyan , Chen Zhengquan , Bai Jie , Zhan Zeqiang , Wen Junping , Liao Ming , Zhang Jianmin
Published: January 2020

Salmonella enterica serovar Kentucky (S. Kentucky) sequence type 198 has emerged as a global zoonotic pathogen. We explored Salmonella enterica serovar Kentucky ST198 samples from the broiler chicken supply chain and patients between 2010 and 2016. Here, we collected 180 S. Kentucky isolates from clinical cases and the poultry supply chain. We performed XbaI pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and multilocus sequence typing. We assessed mutations in the quinolone resistance-determining regions and screened for the presence of the Salmonella genomic island 1 (SGI1). We determined that 63 (35.0%) of the 180 isolates were S. Kentucky ST198. Chinese strains of S. Kentucky ST198 have a high transmission of ciprofloxacin resistance (38/63, 60.3%) and a high risk of multidrug resistance. The quinolone resistance of the S. Kentucky ST198 strain found in China may be due to mutations in its quinolone resistance-determining region. Our study firstly revealed that ciprofloxacin-resistant S. Kentucky ST198 strains can undergo cross-host transmission, thereby causing a serious foodborne public health problem in China.
Synchysite-(Ce) from Cinquevalli (Trento, Italy): Stacking Disorder and the Polytypism of (Ca,REE)-Fluorcarbonates
Authors: Capitani Giancarlo
Published: January 2020

Synchysite-(Ce) at Cinquevalli occurs as fine needles intergrown with quartz in quartz-dikes and in association with altered K-feldspar and oxidized chalcopyrite as major constituents. Synchysite-(Ce) [Ca1.00(Ce0.43La0.26Nd0.17Y0.07Pr0.04Sm0.02Gd0.01)Σ=1.00(CO3)2(F0.58(OH)0.42)], shows an overgrowth rim of bastnäsite-(Ce) [(Ce0.34La0.25Nd0.17Pb0.07C a0.06Y0.06Pr0.04S m0.02Gd0.01)Σ=1.00C O3(F0.75(OH)0.25)]. Unit cell refinement of synchysite (C2/c) and bastnäsite (P62c) led to a = 12.272(4), b = 7.100(2), c = 18.640(5) Å, β = 102.71(5)°, and a = 7.085(1), c = 9.746(2) Å, respectively. Polysomatic faults are sporadic, but polytypic disorder is widespread. High resolution transmission electron microscopy images taken along [100] or ⟨130⟩ show an apparent order and the related diffraction patterns are streak-free. Conversely, along [010] or ⟨110⟩, a high density of stacking faults is observed and the related diffraction patterns show hhl rows with h ≠ 3n affected by streaks. No ordered domain larger than a few unit cells was detected. The stacking sequence of (Ca,REE)-fluorcarbonates can be compared with subfamily-B mica polytypes (2M2, 2O and 6H), which are characterized by n·60° (n = odd) rotations. Subfamily-A polytypes (1M, 2M1 and 3T), characterized by n·60° (n = even) rotations, should not be possible. Synchysite, characterized by ±60° rotations, can be likened to the 2M2 polytype.
Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Minerals in 2019
Authors:   Minerals Editorial Office
Published: January 2020

The editorial team greatly appreciates the reviewers who have dedicated their considerable time and expertise to the journal’s rigorous editorial process over the past 12 months, regardless of whether the papers are finally published or not [...]
Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Nanomaterials in 2019
Authors:   Nanomaterials Editorial Office
Published: January 2020

The editorial team greatly appreciates the reviewers who have dedicated their considerable time and expertise to the journal’s rigorous editorial process over the past 12 months, regardless of whether the papers are finally published or not [...]
Electrochemical Behaviour of Ti/Al2O3/Ni Nanocomposite Material in Artificial Physiological Solution: Prospects for Biomedical Application
Authors: Vorobjova Alla , Tishkevich Daria , Shimanovich Dmitriy , Zdorovets Maxim , Kozlovskiy Artem , Zubar Tatiana , Vinnik Denis , Dong Mengge , Trukhanov Sergey , Trukhanov Alex , Fedosyuk Valery
Published: January 2020

Inorganic-based nanoelements such as nanoparticles (nanodots), nanopillars and nanowires, which have at least one dimension of 100 nm or less, have been extensively developed for biomedical applications. Furthermore, their properties can be varied by controlling such parameters as element shape, size, surface functionalization, and mutual interactions. In this study, Ni-alumina nanocomposite material was synthesized by the dc-Ni electrodeposition into a porous anodic alumina template (PAAT). The structural, morphological, and corrosion properties were studied using x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and electrochemical techniques (linear sweep voltammetry). Template technology was used to obtain Ni nanopillars (NiNPs) in the PAAT nanocomposite. Low corrosion current densities (order of 0.5 µA/cm2) were indicators of this nanocomposite adequate corrosion resistance in artificial physiological solution (0.9% NaCl). A porous anodic alumina template is barely exposed to corrosion and performs protective functions in the composite. The results may be useful for the development of new nanocomposite materials technologies for a variety of biomedical applications including catalysis and nanoelectrodes for sensing and fuel cells. They are also applicable for various therapeutic purposes including targeting, diagnosis, magnetic hyperthermia, and drug delivery. Therefore, it is an ambitious task to research the corrosion resistance of these magnetic nanostructures in simulated body fluid.
In Vivo Antiviral Effects of U18666A Against Type I Feline Infectious Peritonitis Virus
Authors: Doki Tomoyoshi , Tarusawa Tomoyo , Hohdatsu Tsutomu , Takano Tomomi
Published: January 2020

Background: The cationic amphiphilic drug U18666A inhibits the proliferation of type I FIPV in vitro. In this study, we evaluated the in vivo antiviral effects of U18666A by administering it to SPF cats challenged with type I FIPV. Methods: Ten SPF cats were randomly assigned to two experimental groups. FIPV KU-2 were inoculated intraperitoneally to cats. The control group was administered PBS, and the U18666A-treated group was administered U18666A subcutaneously at 2.5 mg/kg on day 0, and 1.25 mg/kg on days 2 and 4 after viral inoculation. Results: Two of the five control cats administered PBS alone developed FIP. Four of the five cats administered U18666A developed no signs of FIP. One cat that temporarily developed fever, had no other clinical symptoms, and no gross lesion was noted on an autopsy after the end of the experiment. The FIPV gene was detected intermittently in feces and saliva regardless of the development of FIP or administration of U18666A. Conclusions: When U18666A was administered to cats experimentally infected with type I FIPV, the development of FIP might be suppressed compared with the control group. However, the number of animals with FIP is too low to establish anti-viral effect of U18666A in cats.
Differences in Epstein-Barr Virus Characteristics and Viral-Related Microenvironment Could Be Responsible for Lymphomagenesis in Children
Authors: Vistarop Aldana , Jimenez Oscar , Cohen Melina , De Matteo Elena , Preciado Maria Victoria , Chabay Paola
Published: January 2020

In Argentina, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) presence is associated with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) in patients younger than 10 years, suggesting a relationship between low age of EBV infection and HL. Given that HL is derived from germinal centers (GC), our aim was to compare EBV protein expression and microenvironment markers between pediatric HL patients and EBV+GC in children. Methods: EBV presence and immune cell markers were assessed by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry (IHC). Results: Viral latency II pattern was proved in all HL patients and in 81.8% of EBV+ tonsillar GCs. LMP1 and LMP2 co-expression were proved in 45.7% HL cases, but only in 7.7% EBV+ GC in pediatric tonsils. An increase in CD4+, IL10, and CD68+ cells was observed in EBV+ GC. In pediatric HL patients, only the mean of IL10+ cells was statistically higher in EBV+ HL. Conclusions: Our findings point us out to suggest that LMP1 expression may be sufficient to drive neoplastic transformation, that an immune regulatory milieu counteracts cytotoxic environment in EBV-associated Hodgkin lymphoma, and that CD4+ and CD68+ cells may be recruited to act in a local collaborative way to restrict, at least in part, viral-mediated lymphomagenesis in tonsillar GC.
Equivalent Circuit Model of High-Performance VCSELs
Authors: Bou Sanayeh Marwan , Hamad Wissam , Hofmann Werner
Published: January 2020

In this work, a general equivalent circuit model based on the carrier reservoir splitting approach in high-performance multi-mode vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) is presented. This model accurately describes the intrinsic dynamic behavior of these VCSELs for the case where the lasing modes do not share a common carrier reservoir. Moreover, this circuit model is derived from advanced multi-mode rate equations that take into account the effect of spatial hole-burning, gain compression, and inhomogeneity in the carrier distribution between the lasing mode ensembles. The validity of the model is confirmed through simulation of the intrinsic modulation response of these lasers.
Deep Neural Network Cloud-Type Classification (DeepCTC) Model and Its Application in Evaluating PERSIANN-CCS
Authors: Afzali Gorooh Vesta , Kalia Subodh , Nguyen Phu , Hsu Kuo-lin , Sorooshian Soroosh , Ganguly Sangram , Nemani Ramakrishna
Published: January 2020

Satellite remote sensing plays a pivotal role in characterizing hydrometeorological components including cloud types and their associated precipitation. The Cloud Profiling Radar (CPR) on the Polar Orbiting CloudSat satellite has provided a unique dataset to characterize cloud types. However, data from this nadir-looking radar offers limited capability for estimating precipitation because of the narrow satellite swath coverage and low temporal frequency. We use these high-quality observations to build a Deep Neural Network Cloud-Type Classification (DeepCTC) model to estimate cloud types from multispectral data from the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) onboard the GOES-16 platform. The DeepCTC model is trained and tested using coincident data from both CloudSat and ABI over the CONUS region. Evaluations of DeepCTC indicate that the model performs well for a variety of cloud types including Altostratus, Altocumulus, Cumulus, Nimbostratus, Deep Convective and High clouds. However, capturing low-level clouds remains a challenge for the model. Results from simulated GOES-16 ABI imageries of the Hurricane Harvey event show a large-scale perspective of the rapid and consistent cloud-type monitoring is possible using the DeepCTC model. Additionally, assessments using half-hourly Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor (MRMS) precipitation rate data (for Hurricane Harvey as a case study) show the ability of DeepCTC in identifying rainy clouds, including Deep Convective and Nimbostratus and their precipitation potential. We also use DeepCTC to evaluate the performance of the Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Networks-Cloud Classification System (PERSIANN-CCS) product over different cloud types with respect to MRMS referenced at a half-hourly time scale for July 2018. Our analysis suggests that DeepCTC provides supplementary insights into the variability of cloud types to diagnose the weakness and strength of near real-time GEO-based precipitation retrievals. With additional training and testing, we believe DeepCTC has the potential to augment the widely used PERSIANN-CCS algorithm for estimating precipitation.
Classification of 3D Point Clouds Using Color Vegetation Indices for Precision Viticulture and Digitizing Applications
Authors: Mesas-Carrascosa Francisco-Javier , de Castro Ana I. , Torres-Sánchez Jorge , Triviño-Tarradas Paula , Jiménez-Brenes Francisco M. , García-Ferrer Alfonso , López-Granados Francisca
Published: January 2020

Remote sensing applied in the digital transformation of agriculture and, more particularly, in precision viticulture offers methods to map field spatial variability to support site-specific management strategies; these can be based on crop canopy characteristics such as the row height or vegetation cover fraction, requiring accurate three-dimensional (3D) information. To derive canopy information, a set of dense 3D point clouds was generated using photogrammetric techniques on images acquired by an RGB sensor onboard an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in two testing vineyards on two different dates. In addition to the geometry, each point also stores information from the RGB color model, which was used to discriminate between vegetation and bare soil. To the best of our knowledge, the new methodology herein presented consisting of linking point clouds with their spectral information had not previously been applied to automatically estimate vine height. Therefore, the novelty of this work is based on the application of color vegetation indices in point clouds for the automatic detection and classification of points representing vegetation and the later ability to determine the height of vines using as a reference the heights of the points classified as soil. Results from on-ground measurements of the heights of individual grapevines were compared with the estimated heights from the UAV point cloud, showing high determination coefficients (R² > 0.87) and low root-mean-square error (0.070 m). This methodology offers new capabilities for the use of RGB sensors onboard UAV platforms as a tool for precision viticulture and digitizing applications.
The Weather Impact on Physical Activity of 6–12 Year Old Children: A Clustered Study of the Health Oriented Pedagogical Project (HOPP)
Authors: Kharlova Iana , Deng Wei Hai , Mamen Jostein , Mamen Asgeir , Fredriksen Maren Valand , Fredriksen Per Morten
Published: January 2020

It is commonly known that children do not engage in a sufficient amount of physical activity. Weather conditions and day length may influence physical activity of children. Little is known about the relationship between physical activity and seasons. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between weather conditions and physical activity in 6–12 year old children based on hip-worn Actigraph wGT3X–BT accelerometer data. The study sample consisted of 2015 subjects aged 6–12 years from the Health Oriented Pedagogical Project (HOPP) study carried out in Horten municipality and Akershus county, Norway. Six days of sedentary and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity data was gathered in January–June and September–October, 2015, presented as daily averages. The accelerometer-monitored physical activity of children grouped within nine schools was matched with regional weather conditions and assessed with the means of linear mixed models. Increased day length was associated with decreased sedentary behavior. Warmer temperature and dry weather were associated with increased moderate-to-vigorous physical activity after adjusting for age and sex. One-hour increase in daylight resulted in a decrease of sedentary time by, on average, 2 min (95% CI = (−2.577, −0.798)). For every 5 °C increase in temperature (range: −0.95 and 15.51 °C) and dry weather, average moderate-to vigorous physical activity increased by 72 and 67 min (males and females, respectively) (p < 0.001). Days with precipitation had, on average, 10 fewer minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity compared with days without precipitation (95% CI = (−16.704, −3.259)). Higher temperatures and dry weather led to higher physical activity levels, seeing larger increases among boys than girls. A school-based physical activity intervention program should be adjusted regarding local weather conditions in line with the present findings.
Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Stats in 2019
Authors:   Stats Editorial Office
Published: January 2020

The editorial team greatly appreciates the reviewers who have dedicated their considerable time and expertise to the journal’s rigorous editorial process over the past 12 months, regardless of whether the papers are finally published or not [...]
Vaccination with Ectoparasite Proteins Involved in Midgut Function and Blood Digestion Reduces Salmon Louse Infestations
Authors: Contreras Marinela , Karlsen Marius , Villar Margarita , Olsen Rolf , Leknes Lisa , Furevik Anette , Yttredal Karine , Tartor Haitham , Grove Soren , Alberdi Pilar , Brudeseth Bjorn , de la Fuente José
Published: January 2020

Infestation with the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda, Caligidae) affects Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) production in European aquaculture. Furthermore, high levels of salmon lice in farms significantly increase challenge pressure against wild salmon populations. Currently, available control methods for salmon louse have limitations, and vaccination appears as an attractive, environmentally sound strategy. In this study, we addressed one of the main limitations for vaccine development, the identification of candidate protective antigens. Based on recent advances in tick vaccine research, herein, we targeted the salmon louse midgut function and blood digestion for the identification of candidate target proteins for the control of ectoparasite infestations. The results of this translational approach resulted in the identification and subsequent evaluation of the new candidate protective antigens, putative Toll-like receptor 6 (P30), and potassium chloride, and amino acid transporter (P33). Vaccination with these antigens provided protection in Atlantic salmon by reducing adult female (P33) or chalimus II (P30) sea lice infestations. These results support the development of vaccines for the control of sea lice infestations.
Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Vibration in 2019
Authors:   Vibration Editorial Office
Published: January 2020

The editorial team greatly appreciates the reviewers who have dedicated their considerable time and expertise to the journal’s rigorous editorial process over the past 12 months, regardless of whether the papers are finally published or not [...]
Acknowledgement to Reviewers of World Electric Vehicle Journal in 2019
Authors:   World Electric Vehicle Journal Editorial Office
Published: January 2020

Rigorous peer-review is the corner-stone of high-quality academic publishing [...]
دور جهاز التدقيق الداخلي في الكشف عن الفساد من خلال المساءلة
Authors: البرغوثي شادي البرغوثي , العقدة صالح , الجوهر كريمة علي
Published: January 2020

يعتبر جهاز التدقيق الداخلي أحد أهم الوسائل الأساسية لتحقيق المساءلة وخاصة في ظل الازمات الاقتصادية، فقد وسَّع الباحثون دائرة الاهتمام بهذا الموضوع ليشمل اختبار مدى كفاءة أجهزة التدقيق الداخلي في البنك العربي وفروعه في الأردن،وأثر معايير التدقيق الداخلي الدولية في تعزيز دور المدقق في تحقيق المساءلة، وأثر معايير الخصائص ومعايير الأداء على عملية المساءلة التي يقوم بها. اعتمد الباحثون  منهج التحليل الوصفي لتحديد دور جهاز التدقيق الداخلي  في تحقيق أحد المبادئ الأساسية للحاكمية المؤسسية متمثلاً بالمساءلة لما لها من دور في كشف الفساد وتحديد الجهات المسؤولة عن ذلك، معتمدين في ذلك على الكتب والمراجع العلمية والرسائل الجامعية والدراسات السابقة كمصادر ثانوية، كما استُخدِمت الاستبانة كوسيلة أساسية لتحقيق أهـداف الدراسة كمصدر أولي، وصممت الاستبانة لتحتوي على محورين أساسيين، يتعلق الأول منهما باختبار مدى الالتزام بمعايير التدقيق الداخلي الدولية، بينما يتعلق الثاني باختبار دور المدقق الداخلي في تحقيق المساءلة، واستخدمت الأساليب الإحصائية المناسبة لاختبار فرضياته .و توصلت الدراسة إلى أن معايير التدقيق الداخلي (معايير الخصائص والأداء) تفسر 53.6% من التغيرات الحاصلة في دور المدقق الداخلي في تحقيق المساءلة في البنك العربي، ولمعايير الخصائص الدور الأكبر في ذلك، وتعتبر الاستقلالية والموضوعية الحجر الأساس في تحقيق المساءلة.
CELLULOLYTIC BACTERIA MANGROVE LEAF LITTER IN BANGKA ISLAND
Authors: Kurniawan Ardiansyah , Prihanto Asep Awaludin , Puspitasari Suci , Kurniawan Andi , Asriani Euis , Sambah Abu Bakar
Published: January 2020

The study aimed to obtain isolate of cellulolytic bacteria from leaf litter on mangrove in Bangka Island. Sampling was conducted on mangroves in Sungailiat, Bangka and Tukak Sadai, South Bangka district. The isolation was carried out using 1% enriched agarmedia of Carboxymetyl Cellulose (CMC). The bacterial isolates were tested with cellulolytic growth on 1% enriched CMC agar medium and lugol added at 72 hours. The clear zone resultingindicates cellulose degradation ability. The positive isolate of  cellulolyticwas identified by biochemical tests. 1 of 5 isolates in Sungailiat positive cellulolytic mangroves and identified as Bacillus subtilis. 2 of 5 isolates in mangrove Tukak Sadai is positive as a cellulolytic bacteria and identified as Staphylococcus saproviticus and Bacillus cereus.
POTENTIAL OF ENLARGEMENT OF RED NILE FISH (Oreochromis sp.) SWAMP WATER IN BANJARAN IRRIGATION AREA, PURWOKERTO, CENTRAL JAVA.
Authors: Hidayat Aris
Published: January 2020

Racewaytechnological is a cultivation technology innovation that is able to increase production and productivity. Its development can be done in all areas with large water source discharge and flowing throughout the year, one of which is Banjaran Irrigation. Survey along the irrigation area of Banjaran, Purwokerto with purposive sampling technique is done with the aim to know the potential location of the application of red tilapia fish rearing technology. Land suitability matrics were obtained from the results of field measurements in Cijambe, Subang and Ponggok, Klaten which then performed matching with the results of research and literature supporting the enlargement of tilapia. Giving weight and score is done through approach of index overlay model. Red tilapia rearing atproductive racewaycan be conducted along the irrigation area of Banjaran, Purwokerto. There were 6 locations that can be utilized on one side and 5 locations that can be utilized on both sides.
QUALITY STUDY OF SEAWEED CRACKERS (Eucheuma spinosum) RELATION TO CHEMICAL AND ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTER
Authors: Ardani Iman Setya Dwi , Buwono Yanuar Rustrianto
Published: January 2020

Currently in Indonesia developed many new products processed from seaweed such as crackers. Seaweed is one of the natural ingredients, grown in Indonesia that can replace harmful materials such as borax. On crackers, adding seaweed gives the advantage of having a distinctive flavor savory, crunchy and also has many health benefits for the human body. The purpose of the study was to find the ratio of starch and seaweed right to produce crude fiber content, water content, crispness, flavor and color of seaweed crackers healthy. The results showed that the ratio of starch and different seaweed significantly affect the level of moisture content, crispness, flavor and color as well as the very significant effect on crude fiber content
ESTIMATION OF MANGROVE NEEDS IN SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES OF NTENSIVE SHRIMP FARM IN BANYUPUTIH DISTRICT SITUBONDO REGENCY
Authors: Muqsith Abdul , Harahab Nurdin , Mahmudi Mohammad , Fadjar Muhammad
Published: January 2020

Intensive shrimp farms need mangroves to increase the carrying capacity of their waters. Every 1 Ha of intensive shrimp pond requires 7.2 Ha mangrove to absorb nitrogen (N) and 21,7 Ha to absorb phosphor (P) from waste water disposal. This study was conducted to estimate the extent of lmangrove required to absorb nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) wastes removed from intensive shrimp farming in Banyuputih Subdistrict of Situbondo Regency. From the field survey results obtained data on the area of ​​productive intensive ponds in the District Banyuputih is 39 Ha. The result of data analysis indicate that 280,3 Ha mangrove is needed to support the absorption of nitrogen (N) and 846,3 Ha mangrove to absorb phosphorus (P) of effectiveness pond waste pond in the study area. The mangrove in this subdistrict of Banyuputih (540,18 Ha) still support in the absorption of nitrogen waste (N), but for the absorption of phosphorus posfor (P) ponds still needed reforestation of at least 304,12 Ha from the existing mangrove area. If the local government intends to develop intensive shrimp ponds in accordance with the carrying capacity or maximum capacity of coastal waters of Banyuputih in decomposing 58 ha of tambak organic ponds, the current mangrove condition (540.18 Ha) still supports the absorption of nitrogen (N) from ponds intensively covering an area of ​​58 Ha, but to absorb the posfor (P) lagoon is still needed addition (reforestation) of 718.42 Ha.
OCEANOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS IN PROBOLINGGO AS THE POTENTIAL FISHING GROUND OF Sardinella fimbriata
Authors: Wulandari Ully , Wirawan Indra , Agustini Maria
Published: January 2020

This research was conducted in October-December 2017 in Probolinggo to determining the potential areas of fishing ground of Sardinella fimbriata by looking at the characteristics of Oceanography in Probolinggo. Research done by survey method to collect primary and secondary data. The data analysis done in a spatial image of MODIS and presented as a oceanographic parameters maps. The results of the analysis showed the waters of Probolinggo oceanographic characteristics are: a) sea surface temperature ranges from 31.3-28.2° C, b) pH 8 ppm, c) salinity between 23%-31%, d) chlorophyll-a 0-4 that shows the chlorophyll-a is high, and e) content of dissolved oxygen (DO) 10 mg/mm3 which indicates that it has a good oxygen for marine life. From the results obtained, the area has finally reached of waters with oceanographic characteristics of the area as a potential fishing ground for Sardinella fimbriata. The potential area of Sardinella fimbriata fishing ground is at madura Strait and waters north of Probolinggo.
ВИДИ І ФОРМИ ПРОФЕСІЙНОГО РОЗВИТКУ ВЧИТЕЛІВ ПОЛЬСЬКОЇ МОВИ В СИСТЕМІ ПІСЛЯДИПЛОМНОЇ ОСВІТИ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ПОЛЬЩА
Authors: Маслова Тетяна
Published: January 2020

Автором обгрунтовано актуальність досліджуваної проблеми. З’ясовано, що професійний розвиток вчителя розглядається польськими науковцями як цілеспрямований, планований та постійний процес неперервної освіти, що полягає у підвищенні та зміні його професійних компетентностей та кваліфікації, всебічному розвитку особистості, організованому та впровадженому інституціями, що спеціалізуються в цій галузі, а також у процесі самоосвіти та самовдосконалення. Виявлено три напрями професійного розвитку вчителів польської мови у Республіці Польща: курси підвищення кваліфікації, пропоновані різними інституціями, внутрішньошкільна підготовка та самоосвітня діяльність.

Інституціональні форми навчання вчителів найчастіше ототожнюються зі створенням та функціонуванням закладів, що проводять різні заняття: курси післядипломної освіти, кваліфікаційні курси, майстер-класи, тренінги тощо. Післядипломна освіта та кваліфікаційні курси, окрім оновлення й модифікації різних напрямів викладацької компетентності, одночасно пропонують такі додаткової кваліфікації, як викладання іншого предмету або проведення освітнього курсу. Внутрішньошкільне вдосконалення вчителів є тією формою, що інтегрує колектив учителів навколо спільно відпрацьованого бачення цілей і завдань школи. Для реалізації цілей внутрішньошкільного вдосконалення вчителів зазвичай утворюються робочі групи, що об’єднують компетентних осіб, які зацікавилися певною проблемою. Зазначені вище форми підвищення кваліфікації вчителів доповнюються їхньою самоосвітньою діяльністю.

Ключові слова: професійний розвиток, вчитель польської мови, курси підвищення кваліфікації, внутрішньошкільна підготовка, самоосвітня діяльність, Республіка Польща.
ОСВІТА ДОРОСЛИХ ЗАСУДЖЕНИХ У ПЕНІТЕНЦІАРНИХ УСТАНОВАХ ВЕЛИКОЇ БРИТАНІЇ: ОРГАНІЗАЦІЙНИЙ АСПЕКТ
Authors: Черкаський Ярослав
Published: January 2020

У статті обґрунтовано нагальність розвитку й удосконалення системи підготовки дорослих засуджених до звільнення. Проаналізовано організаційні умови освіти дорослих засуджених у пенітенціарних установах Великої Британії на підставі вивчення наукових праць учених й нормативних документів. Визначено й проаналізовано організаційні форми освіти засуджених в установах виконання покарань Англії та Уельсу: академічні кваліфікації, професійне навчання і зайнятість, програми корекції поведінки правопорушників, релігійне навчання й виховання, налагодження соціальних зв’язків, програму переселення «Через ворота». Результати наукового пошуку свідчать про те, що пенітенціарна система Великобританії має широкий спектр освітніх послуг, що відповідають індивідуальним потребам. Кожен засуджений може користуватися цими послугами після складання індивідуального плану підготовки до звільнення на основі оцінки ризиків і потреб засудженого. Виокремлено позитивні ідеї досвіду Великої Британії, які потребують подальшого вивчення з метою імплементування їх в систему виправлення і ресоціалізації засуджених в Україні.

Ключові слова: реабілітація засуджених; освіта засуджених; освіта дорослих; організаційні умови освіти засуджених; форми освіти засуджених; установа виконання покарань.
КОНЦЕПЦІЯ РОЗВИТКУ НЕФОРМАЛЬНОЇ ОСВІТИ ДОРОСЛИХ В УКРАЇНІ
Authors: Аніщенко Олена
Published: January 2020

Викладено авторську «Концепцію розвитку неформальної освіти дорослих в Україні», розроблену на основі напрацювань автора у складі робочої групи з розроблення проекту «Концепції розвитку освіти дорослих в Україні» (травень – вересень 2019 р.). Документ має сприяти: визнанню на рівні держави, регіонів і громад, індивідуальному рівні важливості й необхідності розвитку неформальної освіти дорослих (НФОД); розвитку неформальної освіти як невід’ємної складової національної системи освіти; підтримці освітніх ініціатив закладів неформальної освіти щодо особистісного і професійного зростання різних категорій дорослих. Наголошено, що НФОД передбачає цілеспрямований процес навчання, виховання й розвитку дорослих шляхом реалізації варіативних освітніх програм, надання додаткових освітніх послуг у приватних і державних закладах освіти, установах, громадських та інших організаціях, на підприємствах тощо. Акцентовано увагу на необхідності забезпечення відповідності ринку освітніх послуг і ринку праці, використання ресурсів неформальної та інформальної освіти через визнання результатів попереднього навчання, поширення дистанційних форм навчання тощо. Підкреслено доцільність узгодження та гармонізації освітньої діяльності провайдерів освітніх послуг у сфері неформальної освіти дорослих. Обґрунтовано нагальність розроблення, затвердження та впровадження регіональних програм, стратегій, стратегічних планів розвитку освіти дорослих, в яких необхідно передбачити розвиток неформальної освіти як її невід’ємної складової. Підкреслено доцільність створення розгалуженої мережі закладів неформальної освіти, у тому числі й центрів освіти (і навчання) дорослих. Акцентовано увагу на взаємодоповнюваності формальної, неформальної та інформальної освіти дорослих.

Ключові слова: освіта дорослих; неформальна освіта дорослих; концепція; концепція розвитку неформальної освіти дорослих в Україні; центри освіти і навчання дорослих.
ПСИХОЛОГІЧНІ УМОВИ ФОРМУВАННЯ ГРОМАДЯНСЬКОЇ КОМПЕТЕНТНОСТІ МАЙБУТНІХ ПЕДАГОГІВ
Authors: Піддячий Володимир
Published: January 2020

У статті зосереджено увагу на важливості й доцільності формування громадянської компетентності майбутніх педагогів з метою сприяння розбудови громадянського суспільства в Україні. Визначено поняття «умови», «психологічні умови», «формування громадянської компетентності майбутніх педагогів». Вказано на необхідність створення спеціально спроектовані обставини зовнішнього та внутрішнього середовища, що спонукатимуть майбутніх педагогів до активного і ефективного набування громадянських знань, вмінь і практичних навичок, способів мислення, професійних, світоглядних і громадянських якостей, морально-етичних цінностей. Проаналізовано психологічні умови, що спрямовані на підвищення ефективності забезпечення виконання дій щодо формування громадянської компетентності майбутніх педагогів.

Ключові слова: умови, психологічні умови, формування громадянської компетентності майбутніх педагогів.
Evaluation of The Business Models, Internet Enterprises in Turkey
Authors: KARAARSLAN Mustafa Halid
Published: January 2020

The business model is a concept of an enterprise offer which customers value and how revenue is generated. Although work on the business model started earlier, it has been intensively discussed with the emergence of internet enterprises. Enterprises through the internet; facilitated access to customers, lowered their costs and enabled them to diversify their revenues. But with the Internet, there has been a rapid increase in the number of competitors. This forced them to innovate in business models to be competitive. In the scope of the study, interviews were made with 5 internet entrepreneurs and business models were determined. As a result of the research, it has been found that Turkish internet entrepreneurs are reluctant to diversify their income and they are hesitant for paid accounts especially for consumers when determining business models. The reason for this condition; the size of the market situation of Turkey, consumer behavior characteristics and Turkish entrepreneurs’ capacity to find capital was evaluated. As a result, it has been observed that the Turkish enterprises have had low growth rates and made extra efforts to control costs.
THE OCCURRENCE OF TWIN EMBRYOS, ABNORMAL MORPHOLOGIES AND TEST REPAIR IN LOWER CRETACEOUS ORBITOLINIDAE (LARGER BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA): EXAMPLES FROM FRANCE, SOMALIA, IRAN, TIBET, AND TEXAS
Authors: SCHLAGINTWEIT FELIX
Published: January 2020

Specimens displaying unusual ( " abnormal " or aberrant) test morphologies, for example, the presence of twin embryos, or test repair after damage, are reported from Lower Cretaceous Orbitolinidae. Twin embryos (which have not always been recognized as such in the literature) are described from the upper Barremian of Tibet and France (Palorbitolina lenticularis), the upper Albian of Somalia (Orbitolina gr. sefini), and the upper Aptian-early Albian of Texas (e.g., Mesorbitolina texana). Twin embryos have so far only been reported from the Orbitolininae (with complex embryo), and not from the Dictyoconinae (with simple embryo). Repaired partially damaged tests (the damage possibly caused by predation or mechanical fracture) are observed in lower Aptian orbitolinids from Iran. Regeneration after damage (bioadjustment) leads to malformed tests.
The correlation between the level of secretion and the type of monoclonal paraprotein and kidney damage in lymphoproliferative disorders
Authors: Pisarevskaya Olga , Kotelnikova Aleksandra , Kazakov Sergey , Potekhin Nikolay , Rukavicyn Oleg
Published: January 2020

Introduction. The course of lymphoproliferative diseases accompanied by the secretion of paraproteins is complicated by damage to the kidneys and the development of renal failure. There is a pathogenetic relationship between the physicochemical properties of monoclonal proteins and renal pathology.

Objective: to find out the relationship between the type of monoclonal paraprotein, the level of its secretion and the degree of renal failure in lymphoproliferative diseases.

Patients and methods. We analyzed 108 patients with lymphoproliferative diseases in whom secretion of paraprotein was detected. Age from 31 to 86 years (median 62.5 years). Chronic kidney disease (CKD) was diagnosed in 78 out of 108 patients.

Results. CKD was diagnosed in patients with multiple myeloma. Stage III CKD was diagnosed in 28 (35.9%) patients, stage IV - in 14 (17.9%), stage V - in 19 (24.4%). 91 patients were diagnosed with concomitant diseases predisposing to the development of renal pathology. In the blood serum of patients with paraproteinemic hemoblastosis in combination with CKD, the vast majority were patients with the secretion of Gκ and Gλ paraproteins, free light chains (FLC). In a significant number of patients, Bens-Jones protein (BJ) in urine was determined. Less commonly, the secretion of paraproteins Dλ, Aλ, Aκ and Mκ was determined. The highest level of pathological proteins of all classes and their structural components and fragments was observed in patients with stage III CKD. A negative correlation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) with FLCκ in the blood (r = –0.21), GFR with BJκ (r = –0.35), GFR with FLCλ in the blood (r = –0.13), GFR c BJλ, which indicates a tendency to damage the kidneys of FLC and protein BJ.

Conclusion. In patients with lymphoproliferative diseases accompanied by monoclonal secretion of paraprotein and kidney damage with the development of CKD, in most cases the blood paraproteins Gκ, Gλ, FLCκ and FLCλ as well as protein BJ in urine, were determined. Paraproteins Aκ, Aλ, Mκ, Mλ, Dλ were determined much less frequently in serum. The highest level of pathological Ig and their structural components was observed in patients with stage III CKD. No association with quantitative level, type of paraprotein, and kidney damage was found. The role of FLC and BJ protein in the development of nephropathy has been confirmed.
Особенности стандартизации химических реагентов для подготовки питьевой воды (на примере коагулянта полиоксихлорида алюминия)
Authors: Samburskii G. , Ustinova O. , Leont’eva Svetlana,
Published: January 2020

Распространенным технологическим приемом удаления из воды грубодисперсных примесей, находящихся во взвешенном состоянии, а также коллоидных органических загрязнений, присутствующих в растворенном виде, является процесс коагуляции. Эффективными коагулянтами для систем с водной дисперсионной средой являются соли поливалентных металлов. Цель работы заключалась в создании нового государственного стандарта, предназначенного для обеспечения единообразной оценки качества коагулянтов. Рассмотрена область применения коагулянтов в процессе водоподготовки и проведен их сравнительный анализ. Показана необходимость унификации в области процессов контроля качества коагулянтов. Сформулированы общие требования к контролю качества полиоксихлорида алюминия. Представлен разработанный и утвержденный новый национальный стандарт ГОСТ Р 58580-2019 Полиоксихлорид алюминия. Технические условия , который учитывает требования санитарного законодательства, технического регулирования, безопасности процессов производства и транспортировки полиоксихлорида алюминия.

Coagulation process has been a widespread process technology for removing coarse suspended impurities from water, as well as colloidal organic contaminants present in dissolved form. Polyvalent metal salts are effective coagulants for the systems with aqueous disperse medium. The purpose of the work was developing a new state standard to provide for a uniform assessment of the quality of coagulants. The scope of coagulants in the process of water treatment is considered and their comparative analysis is carried out. The general requirements to the control of polyaluminium chloride quality are formulated. The developed and approved new national standard GOST R 58580-2019 Polyaluminium chloride. Technical conditions is presented that takes into account the requirements of sanitary legislation, technical regulation, safety of the processes of production and transportation of polyaluminium chloride.