bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Duration of Insulin Supply in Type 1 Diabetes: Are 90 Days Better or Worse Than 30 Days?
Authors: Rogers Mary A.M. , Kim Catherine , Tipirneni Renuka , Basu Tanima , Lee Joyce M.
Published: February 2019

Objective.

There have been few studies regarding the duration of insulin prescriptions and patient outcomes. This study evaluated whether A1C varied with the duration of insulin prescription in patients with type 1 diabetes.

Methods.

We conducted a longitudinal investigation (from 2001 to 2015) within a nationwide private health insurer. A cohort study was first used to compare A1C after 30-day only, 90-day only, and a combination (30-day and 90-day) of insulin prescriptions. Second, a self-controlled case series was used to compare A1C levels after 30-day versus 90-day prescriptions for the same person.

Results.

In the cohort study, there were 16,725 eligible patients. Mean A1C was 8.33% for patients with 30-day prescriptions compared to 7.69% for those with 90-day prescriptions and 8.05% for those who had a combination of 30- and 90-day prescriptions (P <0.001). Results were similar when stratified by age and sex. Mean A1C was 7.58% when all prescriptions were mailed versus 8.21% when they were not. In the self-controlled case series, there were 1,712 patients who switched between 30- and 90-day prescriptions. Mean A1C was 7.87% after 30-day prescriptions and 7.69% after 90-day prescriptions (P <0.001). Results were similar when stratified by sex. For this within-person comparison, the results remained significant for those ≥20 years of age (n = 1,536, P <0.001), but not for youth (n = 176, P = 0.972).

Conclusion.

There was a statistically significant but clinically modest decrease in A1C with 90-day versus 30-day insulin prescriptions in adults. A mailed 90-day insulin prescription may be a reasonable choice for adults with type 1 diabetes.
Taking the Fed at its Word: A New Approach to Estimating Central Bank Objectives Using Text Analysis
Authors:   Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Shapiro Adam H. , Wilson Daniel J ,   Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Published: February 2019

We propose a new approach to estimating central bank preferences, including the implicit inflation target, that requires no priors on the underlying macroeconomic structure nor observation of monetary policy actions. Our approach entails directly estimating the central bank's objective function from the sentiment expressed by policymakers in their internal meetings. We apply the approach to the objective function of the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The results challenge two key aspects of conventional wisdom regarding FOMC preferences. First, the FOMC had an implicit inflation target of approximately 1½ percent on average over our baseline 2000 - 2011 sample period, significantly below the commonly-assumed value of 2. Second, the FOMC's loss depends strongly on output growth and stock market performance and less so on their perception of current economic slack.
Estrutura morfológica foliar da arborização urbana na manutenção do conforto térmico
Authors: Silva Luiz Henrique Gonçalves da , Pimentel Rejane Magalhães de Mendonça
Published: February 2019

O aumento na densidade demográfica nos centros urbanos intensifica os efeitos da urbanização, ocasionando o aumento na temperatura, proporcionando desconforto térmico na população local. As praças e parques urbanos mostraram-se uma alternativa viável, possuindo um bom custo/benefício. Nas praças, as árvores são os principais componentes para a amenização da temperatura e aumento da umidade relativa do ar através de sua folhagem. Os diferentes tecidos que compõem a folha reagem de maneira diferente quanto a dinâmica de absorção da radiação solar, implicando em uma maior ou menor quantidade de radiação absorvida. O objetivo desse estudo é avaliar a contribuição da vegetação em praças para a manutenção do conforto térmico e como essa contribuição está relacionada à morfologia foliar. Foi medida a temperatura e umidade relativa do ar abaixo da copa e fora do limite de formação da copa de cinco espécies estabelecidas em praça de centro urbano. Foram coletadas folhas para análise morfológica e obtidos dados da temperatura e umidade relativa do ar, imediatamente abaixo da copa e fora do limite de projeção da mesma na superfície do solo. Todas as espécies investigadas mostraram contribuição para um maior conforto térmico abaixo de sua copa, entretanto as que mais amenizaram a temperatura apresentaram maior área foliar específica, sendo mais eficaz na absorção de radiação solar, informando sobre a importância da arborização urbana na manutenção da qualidade de vida nas cidades.
First record of Chymomyza procnemoides (Wheeler) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) for the Turkish fauna
Authors: Zengin E.
Published: February 2019

This is the first record of Chymomyza procnemoides (Wheeler, 1952) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Turkey. The specimens were obtained from bottle bait traps on apple, pear and plum fruit trees at the Uşak province in 2017.
Socio-demographic factors associated with smoking habits among university students in Belgrade, Serbia
Authors: Milošević Georgiev Andrijana , Kotur-Stevuljević Jelena , Krajnović Dušanka
Published: February 2019

Background

Smoking rates in Serbian adults are among the highest in Europe. The objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of smoking and smoking-related behaviours of Belgrade University students depending on their sociodemographic characteristics and faculty group.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was carried out among 2,608 Belgrade University students (59.6% female) in 2015. A self-administered questionnaire was applied to the opportunity sample to collect the data describing students’ smoking habits and attitudes across all 30 faculties of the university.

Results

30.5% of students reported smoking: 26.4% of medical, and 31.1% of non-medical ones. Smoking rate among female students was 31.2% vs. 29.5% among males. Age (p=0.001), relationship (<0.001) and employment status (p=0.002) had statistically significant influence on smoking status, while the differences in smoking status between genders (p=0.141) and medical and non-medical group of students (p=0.066) were not statistically significant. The highest percentage of students started smoking during high school (66.2%). As the most common reason to start smoking, respondents cited peer influence (36.5%). 44.3% of students who smoked unsuccessfully tried to quit smoking.

Conclusion

To combat high smoking prevalence among a younger population, the formal education of students about the adverse impacts of smoking should be integrated in all active anti-smoking programs. Medical students, as future healthcare professionals, can play an important role in smoking rates reduction among both younger and general populations, if properly trained and educated about smoking prevention and cessation techniques.
Portal vein thrombosis in an HIV-positive man: a case report
Authors: Houwelingen Fedor van , Berend Kenrick , Wetering Diederik van de
Published: February 2019

Background:

HIV is known as a risk factor for venous thromboembolic events. However, portal vein thrombosis is rare among HIV-infected patients. Few cases have been described in the literature.

Case Presentation:

We report a case of abdominal pain in a 25-year-old HIV-positive man with a low CD4 count and co-infection with hepatitis B. The pain existed for 4 days. Computed tomography showed portal vein thrombosis, and the anticoagulation therapy was initiated.

Conclusion:

This case provokes questions about the etiology of portal vein thrombosis in HIV-positive patients and might determine risk factors. It emphasizes the importance of considering portal vein thrombosis as a cause of abdominal pain in HIV-infected patients, in particular when they have low CD4 counts or co-infection with hepatitis B. In addition, HIV and viral hepatitis should be considered in patients who present with thrombotic events.
Appendiceal Crohn’s disease: a case report
Authors: Kefala Maria Alexandra , Tepelenis Kostas , Loridas Giorgios , Koulas Spyridon
Published: February 2019

Background:

Crohn’s disease confined to the appendix is uncommon and is estimated to be 0.2%–1.8% of all appendicectomies.

Case Presentation:

Herein, we report a 13-year-old female who presented in the emergency department with typical symptoms and signs of acute appendicitis and elevated inflammatory markers. An abdominal ultrasound was performed which corroborated the initial diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Consequently, the patient underwent an appendicectomy. On operation, the appendix was found to be enlarged, swollen, and with marked thickening of the appendiceal wall. The terminal ileum and the cecum were normal. A drain was placed because of the probable leaking from the appendiceal stamp, which was impossible to bury. Histological findings indicated the diagnosis of the appendiceal Crohn’s disease. Postoperatively, the patient recovered without complications.

Conclusion:

In a rare situation of appendiceal Crohn’s disease, the treatment of choice is appendicectomy and no further treatment is needed.
Figuras del límite: Documentos, etnografía y teatro
Authors: Parrini Rodrigo
Published: February 2019

En este artículo reflexiono sobre las relaciones entre el teatro y la etnografía, a partir de un trabajo realizado con la agrupación Teatro Línea de Sombra entre migrantes centroamericanos, en la frontera sur de México. Mi interés no es describir etnográficamente lo acontecido, sino pensar el encuentro y entrecruzamiento de dos formas de documentación —la teatral y la etnográfica— y sus relaciones con un proceso poético de lectura y reconfiguración de una realidad que abordan en conjunto. Utilizo la noción de límite para trazar un eje de tensión entre las aproximaciones y miradas de ambas disciplinas.Figures at the Limit: Documents, Ethnography and TheatreAbstractIn this article, I reflect on the relationship between theater and ethnography, with focus on a creative collaboration with the group Teatro Línea de Sombra (Shadow Line Theatre) and Central American migrants on the southern border of Mexico. The article aims to address the encounter and intertwining of two different forms of documentation —theatrical and ethnographic— and how they simultaneously relate with a poetic process that ‘reads’ a specific social reality. I use the concept of limit to create a tension between the approaches and perspectives of these two disciplines.Recibido: 01 de septiembre de 2017Aceptado: 29 de enero de 2018
Las mexicanas de Genet: Lo único que necesita una gran actriz es una gran obra y las ganas de triunfar
Authors: Román Nieto Luis
Published: February 2019

Recibido: 10 de mayo de 2018Aceptado: 02 de julio de 2018
PENGARUH TINGKAT KEPATUHAN WAJIB PAJAK TERHADAP PENERIMAAN PAJAK YANG DIMODERASI OLEH INTENSITAS PEMERIKSAAN PAJAK PADA KANTOR PELAYANAN PAJAK PRATAMA KUNINGAN
Authors: Dadang Suhendar Ida Soraya
Published: February 2019

The purpose of this study was to illustrate the level of taxpayer compliance, the tax audit intensity, and the tax revenue as well as the influence of taxpayer compliance and tax audit intensity either simultaneously or partially on tax revenue, and the influence of the tax audit intensity of the interaction level of taxpayer compliance on tax revenue in the Tax Office Primary Kuningan. The hypothesis that the authors propose was the level of taxpayer compliance and tax audit intensity simultaneously affect the tax revenue, the level of taxpayer compliance a positive effect on tax revenue, tax audit intensity positive effect on tax revenue, tax audit intensity positive effect on the interaction level of taxpayer compliance on tax revenue. This research was conducted by using descriptive method verifikatif with quantitative approach. The study population was taxpayer compliance data, the realization of tax audits, and tax revenue to the Tax Office Primary Kuningan. Sampling using non probability sampling was purposive sampling technique in order to obtain samples of the data that taxpayer compliance, realization of tax audits, and tax revenue to the Tax Office Primary Kuningan for 5 years was from the year 2009 until the year 2013 in the form of data analysis tools description and analysis of statistical analysis through regression analysis moderating. Based on the results of the descriptive analysis showed that the Tax Office Primary Kuningan generally have high levels of tax compliance, tax audit intensity, and tax revenues were likely to increase each semester with an average of 15583.50 respectively SPT, 16017.4010 tens of millions of dollars, and 59.8960 tens of millions of dollars. Statistical analysis showed that the level of taxpayer compliance and tax audit intensity simultaneously and significantly influential to tax revenues, the level of taxpayer compliance was significantly positive effect on the increase in tax revenue, tax audit intensity was significantly positive effect on tax revenue, and the tax audit intensity significantly positive effect on the interaction level of taxpayer compliance on tax revenues.
REORIENTASI STRATEGI PEMBANGUNAN BIDANG PEREKONOMIAN DALAM RANGKA PENINGKATAN DAYA BELI MASYARAKAT KABUPATEN KUNINGAN TAHUN 2015
Authors: Ayus A. Yusuf Dewi Fatmasari Enung Nurhayati
Published: February 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi dan menganalisis sektor-sektor dalam PDRB, faktor-faktor yang menentukan rendahnya daya beli masyarakat Kabupaten Kuningan dan menjabarkan beberapa skenario rancangan kebijkan pembangunan untuk meningkatkan daya beli masyarakat Kabupaten Kuningan.Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kajian data sekunder berupa data-data statistik berseri (minimal 5 tahun), data-data hasil pembangunan dan kajian terdahulu yang mendukung; kajian data primer berupa hasil survey, pengamatan, wawancara, observasi, dan teknis pengambilan data lain yang diperlukan; serta perumusan dan formulasi kebijakan melalui analisis berdasarkan gambaran data-data spesifik daerah dan kerangka keilmuan untuk mendapatkan skenario atau grand design strategi pembangunan bidang perekonomian dalam rangka peningkatan daya beli masyarakat Kabupaten Kuningan.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa berdasarkan analisis rata-rata kontribusi sektor-sektor dalam PDRB Kabupaten Kuningan, sektor pertanian merupakan sektor dominan, sedangkan sektor perdagangan besar dan eceran, reparasi mobil dan sepeda motor; sektor transportasi dan pergudangan; sektor konstruksi; dan sektor jasa pendidikan merupakan sektor yang berpotensi dominan serta 12 sektor lainnya termasuk kedalam sektor marginal. Rendahnya daya beli masyarakat Kabupaten Kuningan disebabkan masih rendahnya pendapatan perkapita masyarakat Kuningan. Sementara itu kecenderungan harga-harga secara umum  (tingkat inflasi) semakin meningkat. Rancangan kebijakan pembangunan untuk meningkatkan daya beli masyarakat di Kabupaten Kuningan, melalui peningkatan konstribusi sektor dominan dan sektor berpotensi dominan.
LITERASI KEUANGAN DI KALANGAN MAHASISWA (Survei Pada mahasiswa Universitas Kuningan)
Authors: Herma Wiharno Enung Nurhayati
Published: February 2019

ABSTRAKTujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengkaji gambaran tentang literasi keuangan dan faktor karakteristik demografi yang mempengaruhi tingkat literasi keuangan dikalangan mahasiswa. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptive dan verifikatif. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Universitas Kuningan dengan unit analisisnya adalah mahasiswa. Jumlah sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah 372 mahasiswa dengan teknik pengambilan sampelnya adalah Stratified Cluster Proportional Random Sampling. Dari hasil analisis deskriptif� terungkap bahwa dilihat dari jenis kelamin, usia, tempat tinggal, tingkatan studi, dan bidang studi. dan tingkat pendapatan orang tua mahasiswa, mahasiwa perempuan, mahasiswa yang berusia 20� tahun atau lebih, mahasiswa yang bertempat tinggal di perkotaan, mahasiswa tingkat IV, mahasiwa dengan bidang studi ekonomi, memiliki tingkat literasi keuangan yang lebih tinggi dibanding dengan mahasiswa lainnya. Berdasarkan tingkat pendapatan orang tua, tingkat literasi keuangan mahasiswa hampir tidak ada perbedaan yang signifikan. Dari hasil analisis verifikatif terungkap bahwa hanya tingkatan studi dan bidang studi� yang berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap literasi keuangan. Kata Kunci:� Karakteristik Demografi, Literasi Keuangan, Pengetahuan Keuangan, Sikap Keuangan, Perilaku Keuangan.
ANALISIS TERHADAP FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI DALAM OPTIMALISASI PENERIMAAN PAJAK
Authors: Suhono Suhono
Published: February 2019

Problems in this study are related to the efforts taken to increase tax revenue optimization. One the most important factors that can be done is related to society learning aspect stimulating their compliance to paying taxes. This plays significant role in optimizing tax revenue. The method used in this research are qualitative method. This method allows us to obtain a description of strategic factors formulation which plays role in the optimization of tax revenue. This research is also conducted by using literature study and referring to previous research results which are associated to the regulation of taxation in Indonesia. The results of this research show that strategic factors play important roles in the optimization of tax revenue in the forms of the tax administration, the productivity of the tax authorities, the concept of taxation, as well as tax subjects compliance. The results also recommend the implementation of educational elements in decision-making, work environment, and human resources quality in the efforts to promote a tax positive image which can be obtained through 1) productivity empowerment and a conducive working environment, 2) tax services administration satisfaction, and 3) empowerment, independence and well-being aspects implementationon the concept of taxation.Keywords: Learning, Compliance, Tax Revenue
Ser-na-Cidade: Por uma Arquitetura e Urbanismo como lugar
Authors: Holzer Werther
Published: February 2019

O objetivo desse artigo é o de levantar algumas possibilidades de se utilizar o aporte fenomenológico para a constituição de uma nova ontologia para a Arquitetura e o Urbanismo que priorize no projeto, seja da cidade seja de uma edificação qualquer, o habitar e o sentido do lugar, num diálogo com a Filosofia. O princípio que orienta a discussão é de que hoje, como a maioria dos habitantes da Terra é urbana, nosso ser-no-mundo se consubstancia como ser-na-cidade. Essa maneira contemporânea de ser pode ser observada, por exemplo, nas cidades médias e pequenas de uma urbanização dispersa, que desafia as utopias e os ideais e arquitetônicos e urbanísticos do século XIX e do século XX, colocando o desafio de se projetar segundo a imageabilidade, as marcas e matrizes paisagísticas, oferecidas por toda uma produção vernacular, esta sim, alheia aos ditames da geometria e da quantificação, e voltada para o mundo vivido.
Leitura de Escritos com o corpo, de João Cabral de Melo Neto
Authors: Pessoa Fernando Mendes
Published: February 2019

O propósito deste texto é fazer um diálogo entre filosofia e poesia, através da interpretação do poema Escritos com o corpo, de João Cabral de Melo Neto.
Fetichismo e regressão musicais em Theodor Adorno
Authors: Freitas Verlaine
Published: February 2019

O objetivo do artigo é fazer uma análise do texto “Sobre o caráter fetichista na música e a regressão da audição”, de Theodor W. Adorno, mostrando como a noção de fetiche permite ao autor delinear a auto-negação da música, tanto pela absorção do valor de uso pelo de troca, quanto pela infantilização do público, momento em que a pseudo-atividade demonstra uma vertiginosa acoplagem entre indivíduo e sociedade.
A organização pictórica de um percurso plástico no pensamento de Merleau-Ponty: Da experiência perceptiva à visão do mundo selvagem
Authors: Fontenelle Plínio Santos
Published: February 2019

Resumo: O presente artigo discute a questão do percurso plástico do pintor Paul Cézanne e a influência direta vivida por Merleau-Ponty nas fases da fenomenologia e da ontologia selvagem. Para tanto, o referido percurso é sustentado pelo tema da organização estruturante das obras de arte que “lançam” os sujeitos da percepção ao mundo vivido. Na fase fenomenológica mostramos o problema da percepção das imagens a partir das criações romântica e impressionista de Cézanne, pintor moderno, que critica a produção clássica pelo poder de representação da natureza em suas formas “nítidas” e delimitadas, por exemplo, pelas linhas e pelos desenhos, estabelecendo-se, a partir dessa questão, a ultrapassagem do mundo determinado. Em seguida, pretendemos mostrar como a pintura do último Cézanne encontra-se aberta, enquanto pintura “selvagem”, ao sujeito e ao mundo, na condição de envolvimento carnal. Desse modo, passamos a compreender questões fundamentais como: o olhar e a experiência perceptiva; o processo de criação pictórica; a constância e os instantes do mundo; a profundidade, a visão radical e a ontologia selvagem.
A tese do “Fim da Arte” e o caráter de atualidade do Belo: Reflexões Hermenêutico-Filosóficas
Authors: Silva Jr Almir Ferreira da
Published: February 2019

Discute-se a importância da tese do fim da arte, anunciada por Hegel em suas Preleções sobre a estética, como condição de possibilidade para uma reflexão hermenêutico-filosófica sobre a atualidade do belo. Mesmo considerando-se o conjunto de críticas hermenêuticas dirigidas à estética hegeliana, quando se trata de pensar a arte moderna a tese do “ fim da arte” sobressai como paradigmática, seja no que se refere a interpretação das mudanças das configurações artísticas, seja  no tocante à sua ressignificação enquanto um acontecimento e experiência de verdade. Ora, mas o que justifica o diálogo de Gadamer com Hegel quando se trata de pensar a atualidade do belo ? Em que medida a tese hegeliana do fim da arte, em seu caráter paradigmático, é compatível com a reflexão hermenêutica da arte como experiência que acontece no médium da linguagem e sob a vigilância da efetividade  histórica? Se, por um lado, a sentença do “ fim da arte”, ou mesmo caráter pretérito da arte, nos remete a pensar em sua insuficiência enquanto darstellung, convertendo-a em objeto do pensamento, ou mesmo em sua dissolução em favor da religião e da filosofia, o que no idealismo estético hegeliano apenas pode ser entendido no devir histórico da Ideia; por outro, a referida tese possibilita uma reflexão filosófica da arte que, por sua vez, reivindica uma pretensão de verdade diferente da tradicional. Eis porque, na compreensão gadameriana, a tese hegeliana do caráter passado da arte corresponde a uma pré-formulação acerca de nossas questões sobre a arte quando se trata de repensarmos a atualidade do belo. Ressalta-se que o diálogo hermenêutico entre Gadamer e Hegel só é possível pela evidência de uma proximidade a partir da diferença, e pelo reconhecimento de que em ambos o domínio do belo artístico é tomado enquanto uma declaração atualizada de verdade.
Estudos sobre a questão do fundamento em Heidegger
Authors: Silva Bartolomeu Leite da
Published: February 2019

Este artigo aborda alguns aspectos fenomenológicos da questão do fundamento com relação ao conceito de mundo na obra a Essência do Fundamento, de Heidegger. O conceito fenomenológico de mundo, nos termos em que Heidegger irá abordar, tem suas raízes em Kant, e consistia em ser um resultado puro produzido pelo pensamento. Heidegger apresentará uma concepção fenomenológica completamente nova do mundo numa relação direta com o homem enquanto Dasein. Com isto, Heidegger atesta que homem e mundo partilham da mesma base quanto ao princípio de existência, e apresenta um novo fundamento do homem ligado a um contexto completamente antropológico-existencial.
Marital Stress among Working Class Women in Kwara State, Nigeria: Implications for Counselling Practice
Authors: Odebode Aminat Adeola
Published: February 2019

This study investigated the sources of marital stress among working class women in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study also examined the influence of age, type of marriage, and length of years in service on the respondents’ views. The study employed a descriptive survey method. A total of 422 working class women in Kwara State were selected from a population size of 7,237 through a multi-stage sampling procedure. The participants responded to a researcher-designed questionnaire entitled ‘Sources of Marital Stress Questionnaire (SMSQ)’. The validity of the instrument was done by a team of experts (5) from the Department of Counsellor Education, University of Ilorin and the reliability was established using test re-test reliability method, which yielded a correlation coefficient of 0.65. The data collected were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics at 0.05 level of significance. Results showed that the sources of marital stress of working class women were sexual incompatibility with their spouses, financial constraints, in-laws’ interference, and religious differences among others. Results further indicated that there were significant differences in the sources of marital stress among working class women in Kwara State on the bases of age, type of marriage and length of years in marriage. In view of the findings of this study, it was concluded that the sources of marital stress among working class women were numerous. Recommendations were made that counsellors should assist working class women to cope with their sexual incompatibilities with their spouses through appropriate counseling services.
The Implementation of Islamic Education Teaching at Inclusive Schools in Samarinda, East Kalimantan
Authors: Elnurianda Fitra , Fauzan Umar , Hamzah Syeh Hawib
Published: February 2019

Education is an individual right for all citizens, including children with special needs. The objective of the research is a qualitative research using phenomenology approach conducted at elementary schools (SD) in Samarinda; is to describe the implementation of Islamic education teaching at inclusive schools in Samarinda. This research SD Fastabiqul Khairat Samarinda, SD Bunga Bangsa Samarinda, and State Elementary School (SDN) 016. The techniques used in data collection are observation, interview, and documentation. The data was analyzed by using the interactive model by Miles and Huberman. The finding of this research reveals that the implementation of Islamic education teaching at inclusive schools in Samarinda requires several adjustments in teaching planning, implementation process, and learning evaluation. Those adjustments were created in the form of special class, by providing specific time allocation, preparing different teaching materials, applying different teaching methods, and using a mixed approach.
SINONASAL POLYPOSIS;
Authors: Hussain Rana Ashfaq , Memon M. Jamil , Malik Qureshi Sohail A.
Published: February 2019

Objectives: Practice to see the sphenoid sinuses for the presence of fungus to get the objective of complete removal of sinonasal polypi and its recurrence. Study Design: Retrospective observational study. Place and Duration: Department of ENT and Head and Neck surgery Al-Tibri Medical College Hospital, Isra University Karachi Campus from June 2016 to December 2017. Method: 60 cases of sinonasal polyposis with no co-morbidity like hypertension, diabetes etc, underwent FESS, 32 were male, 28 were female, age range from 18 year to 60 year. In 24 patients we found fungus in sphenoid sinus after removing polyps from other areas. Result: We found in 40% of cases in sphenoid sinuses with pure sionasal polypi. Conclusion: There is always possibility of finding fungus in hidden areas of sphenoid sinus when we are dealing sinonasal undergoing FESS.
Polarization, Modal Orientation, and Voice Leading
Authors: Seress Hugues
Published: February 2019

This article seeks to define tonality as an interaction between different levels of structure in terms of a conjunction of intervallic distance, polarization, modal direction, and voice leading of the harmonic progressions. Intervallic distances depend on the modal direction of transformations as well as on polarization on the circle of fifths in any hierarchy level. Voice leading creates pitch spaces that both embody and outweigh the abstract concept of tonal event according to transformational theories. This model of tonality is particularly relevant to music of the later nineteenth and earlier twentieth centuries, where works are based on complex, developed structures composed of non-symmetrical recurring units. The potential for analysis is demonstrated with several passages from Dohnányi’s Piano Quintet, op. 26, first movement.
Conditional Asymmetry and Spontaneous Asymmetry of Harmonic Progressions
Authors: Guillotel-Nothmann Christophe
Published: February 2019

The theory of harmonic vectors (THV) postulates that, of the six possible root progressions in a given tonality, those up a fourth, down a third, and up a second (+4, -3, +2) are present in significantly greater numbers than the complementary root motions down a fourth, up a third, and down a second (-4, +3, -2) (Meeùs 1988; 1989; 2000). This imbalance sheds light on a specific aspect of the tonal system (Meeùs 2001, 63). The progressions +4, -3, +2 arise almost accidentally in pre-tonal polyphony through the constraints of contrapuntal rules, but in later repertoires they become a decisive syntactical feature that actively constrains tonality. A model combining voice leading and harmonic progression is tested against a body of madrigal cycles by Verdelot, Arcadelt, Lassus, Rore, Wert, and Monteverdi. These cycles, published between c. 1530 and 1638, contain about 50,000 chord progressions, permitting a close examination of the phenomena that reflect the changing status of the prevalent root progressions, the technical aspects that may have fostered it, and the compositional possibilities that result from the evolution outlined.
Upravnosudska i ustavnosudska kontrola zakonitosti akata jedinica lokalne i područne (regionalne) samouprave
Authors: Šikić Marko , Crnković Mateja
Published: February 2019

Reforma upravnog sudovanja je kroz novu
regulaciju upravnog sudovanja i ustrojstva upravnih sudova izazvala promjene i
u posebnom zakonodavstvu. Tako su nastupile izmjene Zakona o lokalnoj i
područnoj (regionalnoj) samo- upravi, a za ovaj je rad važna promjena u
pogledu sudske kontrole nad aktima jedinica lokalne i područne (regionalne)
samouprave koju su prije reforme obavljali Upravni sud Republike Hrvatske te
Ustavni sud. Ustavni sud je prema trenutnom uređenju nadležnost za kontrolu
ustavnosti i zakonitosti zadržao samo nad statutima lokalnih jedinica. Za
kontrolu općih akata koje donose lokalne jedinice nadležan je Visoki upravni
sud Republike Hrvatske. U radu su analizirana i poredbena rješenja vezana uz
problematiku sudske kontrole općih akata jedinica lokalne i područne
(regionalne) samouprave, i to francusko, njemačko i slovensko.
/Ne/zakoniti dokazi u kaznenom postupku (poseban osvrt na mjere tajnog snimanja telefonskih razgovora i trećega u tim radnjama)
Authors: Nakić Jakob , Rogić Marko
Published: February 2019

Rad se bavi pitanjima nezakonitih dokaza u okvirima hrvatskoga kaznenog postu ̋povnog prava dajući kratki pregled temeljnih načela i polazišta de- finiranih primjenjivim pravnim izvorištima, odnosno nacionalnim postupovnim zakonodavstvom, Ustavom RH i Europskom konvencijom. Konkretnije, smisao rada jest analiza valjanosti uporabe (iskoristivosti) sadržaja prikupljenih mjerama tajnog snimanja telefonskih razgovora prema trećima osobama, odnosno osobama prema kojima takve mjere nisu bile inicijalno određene, a sve u smislu odredbe članka 8. Europske konvencije i opravdanih očekivanja u zaštiti temeljnih prava na privatnost i općenje. Ova pitanja analizirana su komparacijom nacionalnog sudovanja i temeljnog standarda zaštite prava fundiranog na presudama ESLJP-a, sa zaključkom kako su određene promjene u nacionalnom zakonodavstvu (Zakon o kaznenom postupku) nužne, želi li se ispuniti postavljene standarde.
Ugovor o radu i Zakon o obveznim odnosima
Authors: Milković Darko
Published: February 2019

U ovom se radi prikazuje i analizira
primjena odredbi Zakona o obveznim odnosima u vezi s pitanjima koja se
pojavljuju vezano uz ugovor o radu. Obrađuju se svi aspekti ugovora o radu, od
sklapanja preko promjene sve do prestanka tog ugovora, s posebnim osvrtom na
pitanja koja se rješavaju primjenom odredbi Zakona o obveznim odnosima. Osim
toga, primjena tih odredbi relevantna je i kod pojedinih instituta vezanih uz
ugovor o radu kao što su stjecanje bez osnove, računanje rokova i odgovornost
za štetu nastalu pri ispunjenju obveza iz ugovora o radu. U odnosu na sva
pitanja koja se obrađuju, prikazana je i sudska praksa radi uvida pravnih
shvaćanja Vrhovnog suda i pojedinih Županijskih sudova, ali isto tako da bi
se pokazalo da se odredbe ZOO-a kod rješavanja pojedinih pitanja vezanih uz
ugovor o radu, u praksi uvelike primjenjuju.
Pravni okvir za zaštitu osobnih podataka (u vezi sa zdravljem) u pravu Europske unije
Authors: Bevanda Marko , Čolaković Maja
Published: February 2019

Pravo na zaštitu osobnih podataka temeljno je pravo sadržano u nizu među- narodnih i nacionalnih pravnih dokumenata. Posebnu zaštitu uživaju osobni podatci u vezi sa zdravstvenim stanjem. Važnost prava na zaštitu osobnih podataka (u vezi sa zdravljem) naglašava i sudska praksa Europskog suda za ljudska prava i Suda Europske unije. Autori u ovome radu daju prikaz najznačajnijih pravnih izvora iz područja zaštite osobnih (zdravstvenih) podataka u pravu Europske unije i relevantne sudske prakse Europskog suda za ljudska prava i Suda Europske unije, te se osvrću na sadašnju iznimno složenu reformu okvira za zaštitu (osobnih) podataka u Europskoj uniji.
Funkcije pravične novčane naknade u hrvatskom odštetnom pravu
Authors: Bukovac Puvača Maja
Published: February 2019

U hrvatskom je pravnom sustavu kao primarna i isključiva funkcija odgo- vornosti za štetu priznata funkcijapopravljanja štete. Stoga se na normativnoj i teorijskoj razini kao jedina funkcija pravične novčane naknade razmatra materijalno zadovoljenje kao oblik popravljanja neimovinske štete. Takav pristup, međutim, ne odgovara na pitanje koju funkciju ima ta naknada u slučaju da oštećenik ne može doživjeti zadovoljenje. U radu se naglašava da u poredbenom pravu postoje i druge priznate funkcije pravila o odgovornosti, a sudska praksa pravičnu novčanu naknadu vidi kao oblik priznavanja prava oštećenika. Autor smatra da nema razloga da tako ne bude i u hrvatskom pravu, posebno nakon usvajanja objektivne koncepcije neimovinske štete ko- jom je pravo na pravičnu novčanu naknadu priznato i pravnim osobama.
Znanstveni doprinosi prof. dr. sc. Petra Simonettija civilističkoj pravnoj baštini i povijesti prava
Authors: Vukas Budislav , Matić Ines
Published: February 2019

Intencija je autora ovoga rada ukazati na izniman znanstveni doprinos
prof. Simonettija u području civilističke pravne povijesti i povijesti prava,
kao i na značenje koje njegov bogati opus ima za rimskopravnu i
pravnopovijesnu literaturu. Imajući na umu kako cilj ovoga rada nije pružanje
sveobuhvatnog pregleda znanstvenog djelovanja prof. Simonettija, već
svojevrsni historio- grafski prinos, pozornost autora usmjerena je prije svega
na njegov nemjerljivi doprinos u sustavnoj i iscrpnoj analizi prava građenja
koje svoje začetke ima u rimskom načelu superficies solo cedit, a kojom je
neupitno zadužio civilističku pravnu znanost, ali i romanistiku. Autori iz
riznice prof. Simonettija izdvajaju i institut prava (društvenog) vlasništva,
čijom se metodološkom sintezom i analizom legitimirao i kao pravni
povjesničar prikazujući čitav historijat geneze prava vlasništva i
propitujući stavove pravne doktrine.
The rediscovery of the Southern Swallowtail (Papilio alexanor Esper, 1799) in Bosnia & Herzegovina after 50 years of absence
Authors: Koren Toni , Martinović Matea
Published: February 2019

The caterpillars of the Southern Swallowtail, Papilio alexanor have been recorded in the vicinity of Trebinje, Bosnia & Herzegovina. This is the first recent observation of this species in the country and the third observation so far. Opopanax chironium is confirmed
as the larval host plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was expected due to the recent observations from Croatia. Its status and distribution in the country are still not clear, and further surveys are recommended in order to reconfirm the historical records as well as to assess its current
conservation status. Due to the limited extent of its occurrence, we propose to include it in the Red list of fauna of Bosnia & Herzegovina as Vulnerable (VU).
Studies of Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) in the Spirit Collection of the Natural History Museum, London 4: new records and species collected by M.E. Bacchus and others in Sabah (Borneo) in 1977
Authors: Darby Michael
Published: February 2019

This paper is based on a collection of 220 Ptiliidae made by M.E. Bacchus of the Coleoptera Section of the Natural History Museum, London (NHM), and others, in Sabah (Borneo) 28 August – 7 November 1977. Ten new species are described and figured: Sindosium bacchusi sp.
n., Dipentium latum sp. n., Bambara pumilio sp. n. Baeocrara minima sp. n., Acrotrichis agricola sp. n., Acrotrichis bubalus sp. n., Acrotrichis irregularis sp. n., Acrotrichis kinabaluensis sp. n., Acrotrichis subagricola sp. n.
and Acrotrichis telupidensis sp. n., and new records and information provided for Bambara frosti Dybas and Acrotrichis britteni Johnson.
Macrotylus (Alloeonycha) xantii Günther, 2018, (Hemiptera: Miridae, Phylinae) new to Portugal, with a description of the female
Authors: Foster Stuart
Published: February 2019

The plant bug Macrotylus (Alloeonycha) xantii Günther, 2018, is reported as new to Portugal from the Algarve. This species was described from a single male specimen captured on dry grass in a calcareous area of Andalusia, Spain. The female was previously unknown,
so the presence of both sexes in reasonable numbers on sparsely vegetated sandy substrate in Portugal extends its known range and habitat preferences, and has enabled the female to be described.
Поверхностная закалка колесной стали высокоэнтальпийной плазменной струей// Journal of Technical and Natural Sciences 1(10), 2019/ OEAPS Inc.(Open European Academy of Public Sciences); Chief Editor Vitaly Yakovlev- Berlin, Germany. 26.01.2019: OEAPS Inc., 2019. - pp. 8-26.
Authors: Бийжанов Серик Кажимович , Канаев Амангельды Токешович
Published: February 2019

В статье дается подробное описание процесса поверхностной плазменной обработки тяжело нагруженных стальных деталей. Для решения вопроса о типе структур, возникающих в зоне термического влияния и, следовательно, об их свойствах, определяются скорости охлаждения в каждом микрообъеме, с последующим сопоставлением с термокинетическими кривыми распада аустенита при определенной концентрации аустенита и максимальной температуре нагрева.The article provides a detailed description of the process of surface plasma treatment of heavily loaded steel parts. To solve the problem of the type of structures arising in the heat-affected zone and, therefore, their properties, the cooling rates in each microvolume are determined, followed by comparison with the thermokinetic austenite decomposition curves at a certain austenite concentration and maximum heating temperature.
Prove fatalism (scientific destiny) by causal determinism
Authors: Yu Xiaoyang
Published: February 2019

No matter the consciousness is physical or not, every physical event in the future are inevitable, and we are powerless to do anything other than what we actually do physically.
Pembelajaran Mandiri melalui Literasi Digital
Authors: Haliq Abdul
Published: February 2019

Teknologi menjadi salah satu instrumen penting untuk mendukung kegiatan belajar. Kehadiran teknologi dapat membantu guru ataupun peserta didik dalam mencapai tujuan belajarnya. Guna memanfaatkan kehadiran teknologi maka persepsi guru dan peserta didik harus berubah. Pertama, kegiatan belajar harus berpusat kepada siswa, kedua guru dan peserta didik harus bekerjasama dengan menggunakan teknologi untuk menciptakan sebuah “komunitas” yang mendidik, mendorong, dan mendukung proses pembelajaran. Proses pembelajaran yang berpusat pada siswa dengan memanfaatkan teknologi akan lebih banyak memberdayakan kemampuan siswa guna memaksimalkan potensi dirinya dalam belajar. Salah satu kegiatan belajar yang dapat dikembangkan untuk memberdayakan peserta didik dengan menggunakan teknologi adalah kegiatan belajar mandiri. Belajar mandiri dilakukan untuk mengembangkan potensi yang ada di dalam diri peserta didik sesuai dengan bakat ataupun minat dan cara belajar yang disenangi oleh peserta didik. Pemanfaatan teknologi menjadi instrument penting dalam keberhasilan belajar mandiri. Salah satu teknologi yang dapat dimanfaatkan oleh peserta didik dalam mendukung kegiatan belajar mandiri adalah literasi digital. Kegiatan literasi digital memberi peluang bagi peserta didik untuk memanfaatkan teknologi dalam mengakses dan memilah informasi yang dibutuhkan. Kegiatan literasi digital juga harus didukung kemampuan untuk melihat secara kritis informasi yang diperoleh. Pengembangan kemampuan dalam berpikir kritis menjadi salah satu aspek penting untuk memilah, menyusun, mengorganisasi, dan memanfaatkan informasi yang diperoleh guna memanfaatkan informasi tersebut untuk kebutuhan belajar. Kegiatan belajar mandiri yang didukung oleh kemampuan literasi digital dapat memberikan pengalaman baru bagi peserta didik untuk mengembangkan potensi diri. Makalah ini disusun dengan menggunakan metode studi pustaka. Kajian teori dan hasil-hasil penelitian terkait dengan pembelajaran mandiri dan literasi digital dikaji dalam maklah ini. Secara garis besar dalam makalah ini dipaparkan tentang (1) pembelajaran mandiri (2) literasi digital (3) pembelajaran bahasa melalui pembelajaran mandiri bebasis literasi digital.
Right-Wing Authoritarianism and Social Dominance Orientation Predict Outsiders' Responses to an External Group Conflict: Implications for Identification, Anger, and Collective Action
Authors: Saeri Alexander K , Iyer Aarti , Louis Winnifred R
Published: February 2019

Members of groups in conflict may take collective action: actions to improve conditions for their group as a whole. The psychological antecedents of collective action for groups that are party to conflict and inequality are well-established. Comparatively little is known about how uninvolved outsiders respond to an external intergroup conflict. We investigate how personal ideological orientations of Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) and Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) shape outsiders’ willingness to take collective action in support of groups engaged in external conflict. In Study 1, US residents read about conflicts between disadvantaged citizens and an advantaged government in Greece and Russia. In Study 2, US residents read about a similar conflict in a fictional country, Silaria. Path analyses revealed that SDO and RWA shaped psychological appraisals of the conflict contexts, which predicted intentions to take collective action on behalf of either group. SDO and RWA were positively associated with advantaged group identification and anger at a disadvantaged group, and negatively associated with disadvantaged group identification and anger at an advantaged group. Group identification and anger predicted subsequent collective action intentions on behalf of either group. The sensitivity of outsiders’ appraisals to ideological orientations suggests strategies for both advantaged and disadvantaged groups to recruit outsiders as allies in group conflict.
Structural Parameter Interdependencies in Cognitive Models
Authors: Krefeld-Schwalb Antonia , Scheibehenne Benjamin , Pachur Thorsten
Published: February 2019

Computational modeling of cognition allows measurement of latent psychological variables, such as risk aversion or attention, by means of free model parameters. The estimation and interpretation of these variables is impaired, however, if parameters strongly correlate with each other. We suggest that strong parameter intercorrelations are especially likely to emerge in models that combine a subjective value function with a probabilistic choice rule—a common structure in the literature. We demonstrate high intercorrelation between parameters in the value function and the probabilistic choice rule across several prominent computational models, including risky choice (cumulative prospect theory), categorization (the generalized context model), and memory (the SIMPLE model of free recall). Based on simulation studies, we show that the presence of parameter intercorrelations severely hampers efforts to achieve estimation accuracy, to detect group differences on the parameters, and to detect associations of the parameters with external variables. Further, we show that these problems can be alleviated by changing the error component, such as assuming parameter stochasticity or a constant error term. Our analyses highlight a common but typically neglected problem of computational modeling of cognition and point to ways in which the design and application of such models can be improved.
Manipulating the reported age in earliest memories in a Dutch community sample
Authors: Klusmann Birte , Wessel Ineke
Published: February 2019

Childhood amnesia in adults is the relative paucity of autobiographical memories from the first years of life. Wessel, Schweig and Huntjens (2019, study 1) demonstrated that ‘how’ we ask for an earliest memory may bias adults’ estimations of when the earliest childhood memory actually happened. They suggested that snapshot memories (i.e., mental pictures) were less sensitive to an age manipulation than event memories (i.e. narratives). We aimed at replicating and extending these findings using a Dutch community sample stratified for age, gender and educational level. Participants (N = 619) were randomized into one of three experimental conditions. Prior to recalling their earliest memory, participants in the early and late conditions were presented with examples referring to memories from age 1-2 or 5-6, respectively. The example memories in the control group did not contain any age cues. Participants reported the estimated age in their earliest memory and their strategy for arriving at this estimate. They also rated their memory’s phenomenology (e.g. vividness). Independent judges rated memory type (e.g., snapshot memories). Compared to the control group, participants in the early condition estimated the age in their memory to be significantly earlier. The difference between the late and control conditions was too small to be of interest. We did not observe a statistically significant interaction between memory type and condition. Snapshot memories were from a younger age than event memories and showed differences with respect to phenomenology (e.g., emotional intensity). The results of this community study replicate earlier findings that instructions including age cues influence estimates of age in earliest memories. Although snapshot and event memories seem to be qualitatively different, the idea that they respond differently to an age manipulation could not be corroborated.
Fieldwork among Women in Nepal: A Female Researcher Revisits Her Experience
Authors: Mishra Mira
Published: February 2019

In this paper, I argue, based on in-depth interviews with 75 rural women from 25 households in Nepal nearly eight years ago, that a reflection on fieldwork helps a researcher to critically review and critically appreciate one’s own work and to identify challenges that can be helpful not only to the researcher but also other researchers. I describe three distinct stages of my fieldwork. The first one relates to the image I held regarding rural women’s life and society as well as the information generation techniques I thought I ought to utilize before I actually went to the field. The second stage relates to the learning I gained during the fieldwork regarding rural women’s life and society and the manner in which I actually went about generating information. The third stage relates to how I now reflect back on the lives women lead in rural areas as well as the techniques I utilized to generate information. In the concluding section, I attempt to identify the gains I made while I traversed through the three different stages of research.