bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Democratization of Global Governance through Civil Society Actors and the Challenge from Political Equality
Authors: Erman Eva
Published: September 2018

In the theoretical literature on global democracy, the influential transmission belt model depicts transnational civil society as a transmission belt between the public space and the empowered space (decision-making loci), assuming that civil society actors contribute to the democratization of global governance by transmitting peoples’ preferences from the public space to the empowered space through involvement in the political decision-making. In this article, two claims are made. First, I argue that the transmission belt model fails because insofar as civil society has formalized influence in the decision-making, it is illegitimate, and insofar as it has informal influence, it is legitimate, but civil society’s special status as transmitter is dissolved. Second, I argue that civil society is better understood as a transmission belt, not between the public space and the empowered space, but between the private space (lifeworld) and the public space. It is here that civil society is essential for democracy, with its unique capacity to stay attuned to concerns in the lifeworld and to communicate those in a publically accessible form.
Acquired myopia followed by acquired hyperopia due to serous neurosensory retinal detachment following topiramate intake
Authors: Mazumdar Shahana , Tripathy Koushik , Sarma Barsha , Agarwal Neetu
Published: September 2018

Purpose:

To report a patient with fluctuating refraction following the use of oral topiramate.

Case report:

A 38-year-old male patient was diagnosed elsewhere with sudden-onset-acquired myopia, high intraocular pressure, and bilateral angle closure glaucoma for which he underwent laser peripheral iridotomy in both eyes and was started on topical antiglaucoma medications and topical steroids following laser peripheral iridotomy. He was referred for ultrasound biomicroscopy, which showed bilateral ciliary effusion. Ultrasound of eyes revealed choroidal thickening. On further questioning, he was noted to have taken oral topiramate for 7 days, which he stopped a week before the ocular symptoms. He was started on atropine, on which the acquired myopia resolved, the anterior chamber deepened, and the intraocular pressure came down. After 4 days, he developed acquired hyperopia in the left eye. Neurosensory retinal detachment at the posterior pole was documented with optical coherence tomography. The fluorescein angiography showed few ink-blot leaks and one smokestack leak in the left eye. The neurosensory detachment resolved spontaneously with an uncorrected visual acuity of 6/6 in either eye.

Conclusion:

A unique case of central serous chorioretinopathy following oral intake of topiramate is presented. This patient had also received laser peripheral iridotomy and topical steroids following the peripheral iridotomy.
Falling in Place: Geoscience, Disaster, and Cultural Heritage at the Frank Slide, Canada’s Deadliest Rockslide
Authors: Vallee Mickey
Published: September 2018

Grounded in a case study of the Frank Slide, Canada’s Deadliest Rockslide, this article introduces a new perspective on disaster sites as socio-cultural entities by way of correlating the specific technicality of scientific research and management of disaster sites with a broader conceptual framework from within the social sciences and spatial theories. Heritage sites such as the Frank Slide are often understood as protected places that benefit the image of a sovereign nation (i.e., a “place-myth”). It is often assumed that heritage sites need protection from natural elements and from human interference. But the case of the Frank Slide is different, insofar as (a) it is a heritage site made out of the remnants of a terrifying disaster and (b) it is predicted to be further damaged when its ensuing rockslide follows (sometime between now and 5,000 years). This makes the case of the Frank Slide an intriguing one for an interdisciplinary study, since it is made up of various overlapping temporalities belonging to the measurement-time of scientific monitoring, commodity-time of the tourism industry, myth-time of national identity, duration-time of cultural memory, and the anticipation-time of further disaster. The analysis considers how these disparate activities contribute to the vitalization, devitalization, and revitalization of place, in such a way that challenges the “dark tourism” paradigm that has come to frame disaster sites. This article thus proposes a unique synthesis between these times and practices contained within them in order to elucidate and explore how various overlapping temporalities make up the visible and invisible materials of a place.
Technologies of control: Asylum seeker and volunteer experiences in Australian immigration detention facilities
Authors: Peterie Michelle
Published: September 2018

This article documents the experiences of volunteer visitors to Australia’s onshore immigration detention facilities, and considers what they reveal about the operation of power within this detention network. While immigration detention systems (including Australia’s) have received considerable academic attention in recent years, few scholars have examined the experiences of volunteers. Further, while the existing scholarship points to the negative impacts of immigration detention on detainees, the question of how these outcomes are produced at the level of daily institutional life has gone largely unanswered. The testimonies presented here provide a valuable window onto daily life in Australia’s onshore immigration detention centres, highlighting the opaque and capricious mechanisms through which they produce emotional distress in both asylum seekers and their supporters. In documenting these mechanisms and their effects, this article shows how ‘deterrence’ is enacted through the small and seemingly innocuous details of institutional life.
Toy department within the toy department? Online sports journalists and professional legitimacy
Authors: McEnnis Simon
Published: September 2018

This study explores the professional legitimacy of online sports journalists as an emergent group within the occupation in the United Kingdom. Two typologies of sports journalists working for national news organisations are identified (traditional and online) and semi-structured interviews conducted with both groups. Drawing on concepts from the sociology of professions, the study applies three sub-definitions of professionalism – normative, cognitive and evaluative – to online sports journalism. The findings indicate that online sports journalists both see themselves and are seen as professionally illegitimate in all three sub-definitions despite a reputation for digital innovation. Sports journalists consider their professional jurisdiction to be defined by traditional norms, values and practices while refusing to accommodate newer, digitally native approaches. Traditional sports journalists enhance their legitimacy by positioning online colleagues as a ‘toy department within a toy department’, similar to how news journalists disparage the sports desk to elevate their own professional claims.
Intention work: The scope of journalistic interpretation of political speech acts
Authors: Schreiber Mia , Kampf Zohar
Published: September 2018

Reported speech acts serve as a central journalistic resource for mediating public actors’ intentions, stances, and worldviews. Yet, journalists’ practices of interpreting and mediating intentions was fairly neglected by scholars of journalism. This study takes the example of reported condemnations, congratulations, and greetings, all of which consist of evaluative language that allows the examination of the ‘intention work’ journalists perform when meditating the words of others. Comparative analysis of 131 reported speech acts, with respect to the actual statements made by the quoted sources, suggest that journalists display variations in the level of adherence to the actual statements and show preference to intensify negative evaluations by resorting to subtle pragmatic and stylistic choices. We conclude by suggesting several reasons underlying reporters’ intention work and discuss the implications and professional stances assumed by journalists in their active role as mediators of intentions.
How Many Grays to Get to the Malfunction of Insulin Pumps? Determining the Effects of Radiation on Insulin Pump Function
Authors: Magdaleno Angela L. , Perilli Gretchen A. , Vengrove Marc A.
Published: September 2018

Background:

The primary objective was to determine if exposure to radiation has an effect on insulin pump function.

Method:

Four donated insulin pumps were filled with saline and set to identical program modes. They were attached together with a dosimeter and exposed to repeat CT scans.

Results:

Insulin Pump 1 experienced a “Prime” alarm and a darkened screen during CT scan radiation exposure; this pump was removed from further radiation exposure after 6 CT scans. Insulin Pumps 2, 3, and 4 all continued to receive 34 more consecutive CT scan exposures with no significant alarms, failures, or malfunctions. Insulin Pump 4 experienced “Low Battery” and “Stuck Button” alarms, both of which were easily fixed. Insulin Pumps 2, 3, and 4 received a total of at least 8576 mrem from 34 CT scans worth of radiation without any significant alarms, malfunctions, or failures. Insulin Pump 1 was monitored after being removed from the study and continued to function normally with the darkened screen.

Conclusions:

It cannot be determined whether Insulin Pump 1 had minor malfunctions due to repetitive use as a demonstration model or due to the radiation exposure. Insulin Pumps 2, 3, and 4 were monitored for 2 additional months following radiation exposure and continued to function normally. Further research studies with a larger number of insulin pumps are warranted to determine the true effect of radiation exposure on insulin pump function.
Growing older with post-polio syndrome: Social and quality-of-life implications
Authors: Duncan Andrea , Batliwalla Zinnia
Published: September 2018

Objectives:

To understand the quality-of-life implications for post-polio syndrome survivors.

Methods:

For this qualitative study, a focus group methodology, with a case study design, was used. The data were analyzed for themes using a social ecological conceptual framework.

Results:

Three focus groups were conducted with a total of 24 participants (N = 24). Participants defined quality of life as being able to engage in meaningful activities of daily living. Participants shared experiences of adapting to declining physical health and embracing new activities of daily living. They expressed hope and shared stories that demonstrated resiliency.

Conclusion:

The literature states that individuals aging with post-polio syndrome express concern that health providers often know little about their disability condition. The participants in this study reflected this experience by sharing feelings of misunderstanding from the medical community and expressing a desire to have more dynamic education for health providers.
Paging the eCardiologist: insights into referral behaviour of primary care physicians from qualitative analysis of a cardiology eConsult service
Authors: Chan Elizabeth , Johnson Christopher B , Liddy Clare , Keely Erin , Gauthier Nadine , Turek Michele , Shoki Alborz , Archibald Douglas
Published: September 2018

Objective

The purpose of this study is to investigate determinants of primary care physician cardiology referrals by performing qualitative analysis of questions asked by primary care physicians in cardiology electronic consultation services (eConsults).

Setting

A health region in eastern Ontario, Canada, where primary care providers have had access to an eConsult service since 2010.

Participants

We included all consecutive cardiology eConsults initiated by registered primary care provider users of our eConsult service and who initiated one or more eConsult between July 2014 and January 2015. We excluded eConsults in which the primary care provider attached a document without asking a question. A convenience sample of 100 consecutive eConsults initiated by 61 primary care providers was analysed after excluding 14 eConsults. Primary and secondary outcome measures: Primary care provider eConsult questions are categorised into thematic categories based on the constant comparison method of qualitative analysis with external validation by content experts. Secondary outcomes include sample primary care provider eConsult questions to illustrate each theme and any emergent subthemes.

Results

Thematic saturation occurred after analysis of 30 eConsults. An additional 70 eConsults were coded with no new emergent themes. Themes include exceptions to clinical guidelines ( n=13), non-cardiac treatment in a cardiac patient ( n=13), specific investigation/management ( n=18), interpretation of diagnostic testing ( n=46), clinical concerns despite normal testing ( n=4) and screening for positive family history ( n=6). Subthemes include multiple comorbidities and mild abnormalities on cardiac tests.

Conclusions

We report categories of clinical questions that drive primary care provider cardiology eConsults. Multimorbidity leads to cardiology eConsults as primary care providers try to apply treatment guidelines in medically complex patients. Mild test abnormalities unrelated to clinical problems commonly lead to cardiology eConsult requests. Further research is needed to determine how guidelines can better account for multimorbidity, and how cardiologists can better communicate with primary care providers to put cardiac test results in clinical context.
Mineralogical and geochemical characterization of archaeological ceramics from the 16th century El Badi Palace, Morocco
Authors: Halim Mouhssin El , Daoudi Lahcen , Ouahabi Meriam El , Rousseau Valérie , Cools Catherine , Fagel Nathalie
Published: September 2018

Textural, mineralogical and chemical characterization of archaeological ceramics (zellige) from El Badi Palace (Marrakech, Morocco), the main Islamic monument from the Saadian period (sixteenth century), has been performed to enhance restoration and to determine the technology of manufacturing. A multi-analytical approach based on optical and scanning electron microscopy, cathodoluminescence, X-ray fluorescence and X-ray diffraction was used. Re-firing tests on ceramic supports were also performed to determine the firing temperatures used by the Saadian artisans. A calcareous clay raw material was used to manufacture these decorative ceramics. The sherds were fired at a maximum temperature of 800°C in oxidizing atmosphere. The low firing temperature for ‘zellige’ facilitates cutting of the pieces, but also causes fragility in these materials due to the absence of vitreous phases.
Caesium desorption from layer silicate minerals using quaternary ammonium salts
Authors: Miura T. , Sasaki A. , Suzuki N. , Endo M.
Published: September 2018

The adsorption and desorption of cesium onto layered minerals, zeolite and geochemical reference samples were studied. 0.5 g of bentonite and mica were able to adsorb 71.2 and 51.5 mg of cesium, respectively, from 50 mL of deionized water containing 200 mg/L of cesium under neutral pH condition. These amounts of cesium adsorption were greater than those reported for vermiculites (8.9 and 5.6 mg, respectively). Additionally, the cesium adsorption on mica and vermiculite remained essentially unchanged under seawater conditions, but it decreased drastically on zeolite. The cesium desorption from the layered minerals was promoted by the addition of ammonium ions, namely trioctylmethylammonium chloride and zephiramine. These ammonium ions desorb cesium from the interlayers of the minerals without destroying the mineral structure. The cesium desorption procedure using quaternary ammonium ions would be extremely useful for decontamination of soil containing the layered minerals with adsorbed radioactive cesium.
Symptomatic anterior cruciate ligament tears treated with percutaneous injection of autologous bone marrow concentrate and platelet products: a non-controlled registry study
Authors: Centeno Christopher , Markle Jason , Dodson Ehren , Stemper Ian , Williams Christopher , Hyzy Matthew , Ichim Thomas , Freeman Michael
Published: September 2018

Background

Bone marrow concentrate (BMC) has shown promise in the treatment of several orthopedic conditions. This registry study investigated the use of autologous BMC and platelet products for percutaneous anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) treatment.

Methods

Twenty-nine patients presenting to a single outpatient interventional musculoskeletal and pain practice with symptomatic grade 1, 2, or 3 ACL tears with less than 1 cm retraction were enrolled. Patients were treated with a percutaneous ACL injection of autologous BMC and platelet products using fluoroscopic guidance. Pre- and post-treatment magnetic resonance imaging analysis was completed for 23 patients using ImageJ software for an objective quantitative analysis of pixel density as a proxy for ACL integrity. Subjective clinical outcome measures collected pre-treatment and at 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, 24, and 36 months post-treatment include the Numerical Pain Scale (NPS), the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS), the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) form, and a modified version of the Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation.

Results

Seventy-seven percent of patients treated with BMC injections into the ACL showed significant improvement (p < 0.01) in objective measures of ACL integrity at an average of 8.8 months (median 4.7 months). The mean of last patient-reported improvement was 72% (SD = 35) at an average of 23 (SD = 10) months post-treatment. Mean scores were found to be significantly different (p < 0.05) for the NPS at 6, 18, and 24 months, and LEFS and IKDC at all time points (i.e. 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, 24, and 36 months) relative to baseline.

Conclusion

In symptomatic patients with grade 1, 2, or even grade 3 tears with minimal retraction, ACL treatment with percutaneous injection of BMC and platelet products shows promise as a non-surgical alternative. However, a larger randomized controlled trial is warranted to confirm these findings.

Trial registration NCT03011398. A Clinical Registry of Orthobiologics Procedures. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03011398?term=orthobiologics&rank=1. Registered 29 December 2016. Enrollment 1 December 2011-retrospectively registered
It works! Lumpfish can significantly lower sea lice infestation in large-scale salmon farming
Authors: Imsland Albert Kjartan Dagbjartarson , Hanssen Anna , Nytrø Ane Vigdisdatter , Reynolds Patrick , Jonassen Thor Magne , Hangstad Thor Arne , Elvegård Tor Anders , Urskog Tonje Cecilie , Mikalsen Bjørn
Published: September 2018

To assess the efficacy of lumpfish grazing on attached sea lice on Atlantic salmon, six large-scale sea cages, (130 m circumference, 37,688 m3 volume) each stocked with approximately 200,000 salmon 0+ smolts, were stocked with a 4, 6 and 8% density (8000, 12,000 and 16,000, respectively) of lumpfish. The sea cages without lumpfish acted as controls. Sea lice infestation levels on the salmon were monitored weekly and bi-weekly from 6 October to 17 May the subsequent year. Mortality of the lumpfish rose with decreasing sea temperatures to around 0.8% week−1 and did not vary between the lumpfish groups. There were clear signs of lumpfish grazing on sea lice, with significantly lower average levels of chalimus, pre-adult and adult female Lepeophtheirus salmonis and Caligus elongatus sea lice per salmon. Lumpfish in the high density (8%) group reduced the mature female L. salmonis to levels equal to or lower than the counts recorded prior to the start of the study. Overall, the present results indicate that lumpfish are a suitable cold-water option for biological delousing of Atlantic salmon in large-scale production conditions.
Medical manslaughter: where next?
Authors: Vaughan Jenny , Quick Oliver , Griffiths Danielle
Published: September 2018

The Williams Review has emphasised the need for a clear and consistent understanding of what constitutes GNM. What does this look like in practice, and what impact will it have?
Surgery and emotional health
Authors: Arnold-Forster Agnes , Moulds Alison
Published: September 2018

Do feelings have a place in the operating theatre? What emotions underpin the experience of surgical practice? A recent workshop at the RCS tried to find the answers to these questions.
Tooling up
Authors: Fitzgerald Edward , Bhutta Mahmood
Published: September 2018

How the Lifebox Foundation are using safe surgical instruments as a lever to lift the operative ecosystem in global surgery
Mr Slop and those coming up behind
Authors: Slop Mr
Published: September 2018

As the light fades, Slop ponders handing over the baton to the young, bright sparks.
Avaliação da exposição e risco de câncer em trabalhadores da pavimentação: um estudo baseado nos níveis de partículas respiráveis presentes nos fumos de asfalto
Authors: Fontenele Paulo Victor Gomes , Castelo Branco Verônica Teixeira Franco , Cavalcante Rivelino Martins , Ferreira Wellington Lorran Gaia , Rocha Camille Arraes
Published: September 2018

Serviços na área de pavimentação asfáltica são comumente empregados nos grandes centros urbanos. Recentemente, a International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classificou as partículas atmosféricas externas como pertencentes ao Grupo 1, isto é, comprovadamente carcinogênicas a humanos. Desta forma, o principal objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar os níveis de Material Particulado Respirável (MPR) presentes nos fu-mos de asfalto, bem como o risco a saúde dos trabalhadores desse setor durante o processo de pavimentação, tanto na usinagem quanto na aplicação do material asfál-tico em campo. Os resultados do estudo mostraram que na usina foram encontrados os maiores níveis de MPR, sendo os mesmos influenciados, principalmente, pela ele-vada produção de material. O MPR obtido durante a aplicação em campo apresentou concentrações menores e foi influenciado pela quantidade de material asfáltico utili-zado na obra, a temperatura da mistura asfáltica durante a aplicação e a ventilação no local de aplicação. A exposição diária e o risco de câncer foram considerados maiores na usina se comparados aos valores encontrados em campo. Em ambos os locais, esses níveis ultrapassam os limites estabelecidos pelas principais agências que regulam a sa-úde ocupacional. O tipo de via urbana influenciou na distribuição dos níveis de MPR e, consequentemente, na exposição e no risco de câncer aos trabalhadores do setor.
Correlation of electric conductivity values with the dairy milk quality
Authors: Yanthi Nova Dilla , Said Syahruddin , Anggraeni Anneke , Damayanti Retno , . Muladno
Published: September 2018

Milk, as the prime source of food for mammals, has an electrolyte to replace the loss of body fluid caused by activity or metabolism process. The total electrolyte concentration can be measured based on conductivity value from the nutritional content. Therefore, the parameter of the quality of milk with conductivity value can be a benchmark for quality and selling value of milk, making it simpler to be implemented in the field. The aim of this research is to analyze the relation between electric conductivity (EC) with the content value of cow milk. The milk was taken from 10-30 cows from a farm in Lembang (district of West Bandung), Pengalengan (district of Bandung), Tasikmalaya, Sumedang, Subang, Sukabumi and Bogor of West Java Province. The milk was put in 50 ml of sterile falcon. The Probe EC count-meter CT-3031 was used to measure EC while the quality of milk was measured by Probe MilkoScanTMFT 120 (Foss).  The milk quality is reflected by protein content, Fat, Total Solid (TS), Solid Non-fat (SNF), Lactose, Density, Acidity and Freeze Point Deviation (FPD). The results of this study show that the EC value in the milk gives a very real positive effect (p=<0.01) to Total Solid (TS), Solid Non-fat (SNF), Lactose, and Freeze Point Deviation (FPD). The value of EC also significantly affect (p=<0.05) the value of density in milk. Therefore, the value of EC can be used to predict the quality value of milk.
The effect of adding glucomannan derived from porang tuber extract (Amorphopallus onchophyllus) on dietary protein utilization in broiler chicken
Authors: . Khanifah , Suthama N. , Wahyuni H. I.
Published: September 2018

The aims of this study was to evaluate the affect of dietary addition of glucomannan derived  from porang (Amorphophallus oncophyllus) tuber extract (GEUP) in broiler  ration on performance of broiler chicken. There  were 160 birds of day old broiler chicks of New Lohmann strain with average initial body weight of 42.08±0.86 g. The study was arranged in a completely randomized design with 5 treatments and 4 replications. Each replication consisted of 8 birds. The treatments applied were T0 = basal ration, T1 = T0 + 0.05% GEUP, T2 = T0 + 0.10% GEUP, T3 = T0 + 0.15% GEUP and T4 = T0 + 0.20% GEUP. The parameters observed were protein digestibility, nitrogen retention, meat calcium and protein mass. The results showed that dietary addition of GUEP significantly (P <0.05) increased coefficient of protein digestibility, meat calcium and protein mass, but had no affect on nitrogen retention. The highest protein digestibility and meat calcium mass were shown at T4, but  it was not significantly different from T3, and T2 for protein digestibility. While the highest meat protein mass was at T2 but it was not different with T3 and T4. The conclusion of the study was that dietary supplementation of  glucomannan derived from porang tuber extract in broiler up to 0.15% (T3) increased protein digestibility, meat calcium and protein mass with similar nitrogen retention.
Financial Education for low-income women: a parallel to Social and Collaborative Economy
Authors: Nascimento Thiago Godoy
Published: September 2018

The understanding of the daily financial habits of low-income women, specifically the beneficiaries of the Bolsa Família Program, is the starting point of a field study conducted by the Brazilian Financial Education Association (AEF-Brasil), organization that operates the National Strategy Financial Education, federal state policy. The understanding of such habits led to the development of educational social technology for this vulnerable public, aiming to improve their behavior in relation to money, especially the planning and the pursuit of the realization of dreams. It is related to understanding how such Technology would impact the lives of these women and their families, as well as on the engagement and reflection on the role of the Social and Collaborative Economy in the new economic arrangements, especially among populations that are on the margins of the consumer society.
The blockchain technology on the music industry
Authors: Arcos Luis Claudio
Published: September 2018

Blockchain does appear to have a transformative potential for creativity industries. Mougayar (2016) states that blockchain technology is as important as the World Wide Web. Although this technology is in its early days, it holds the potential to drastically change the supply chain. Organizations such as Open Music Initiative have already started to explore these possibilities. This article aims to analyze how might blockchain technology emerges as a disruptive force on the music industry.
Public policies and productive systems of creative economy: the case of the FIA Project (Artisans Workshop)
Authors: Lima Guilherme Luciana , Gondim Raquel Viana
Published: September 2018

The FIA (Artisans' Workshop) project is a creative economy initiative that helps to broaden the understanding of new ways and methodologies to create, produce and market creative goods and services in the field of authorial fashion. As a result from the Municipality of Sobral's (CE) action, the FIA Project was used as a study of this case and through it the issues related to public policy, state-network and production systems were analyzed, as well as the sector's economic dynamics, impacted by a new logic of production and consumption. Finally, despite the understanding that entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation go together as pillars for the development of differentiated creative products, with the power to create new niches and generators of local and regional development opportunities, the Sobral government did not ensure, in its constitution, the creation and maintenance of a network composed by public and private agents to ensure the medium and long term continuity of initiatives such as the FIA Project.
Smart Contracts: legal frontiers and insertion into the Creative Economy
Authors: Gomes Silvana Santos
Published: September 2018

The ultimate development of a disruptive and innovative contractual form has been imposing new challenges and the need of a proper regulatory framework in the legal field. Smart contracts consist on an internet protocol in which programming language and digital codes are used to input clauses that had already been agreed by the parties and that, upon the fulfillment of a determined condition previously established, shall be automatically self-executed. This new way of creating, transferring and extinguishing patrimonial rights and duties has been playing a major role in the context of the Creative Economy, in which intellectual capital, agility and the automatization of operations constitute fundamental factors. In order to investigate the characteristics and possibilities of adopting smart contracts under the perspective of the Brazilian legal order and its insertion in the Creative Economy, this paper has applied the theoretical and methodological framework of the Economic Analysis of Law so as to pursue the analytical exercise that it is committed to perform.
PELABELAN TOTAL SUPER TRIMAGIC SISI PADA BEBERAPA GRAF
Authors: Utomo Robertus Heri , Tjahjana Heru , Irawanto Bambang , Ratnasari Lucia
Published: September 2018

This paper is addressed to discuss the edge super trimagic total labeling on some graphs which are corona, double ladder, quadrilateral snake and alternate triangular snake. The main results are the edge super trimagic total label for these graphs. Furthermore, it was prove that corona is a graph with edge super trimagic total labeling, a double ladder with odd ladder is graph with edge super trimagic total labeling, quadrilateral snake is a graph with edge super trimagic total labeling and finally an alternate triangular snake with odd ladder is graph with edge super trimagic total labeling.
ANALISA RISIKO BENCANA KEBAKARAN KAWASAN SEGIEMPAT TUNJUNGAN SURABAYA
Authors: Januandari Mia Ulfa , Rachmawati Turniningtyas Ayu , Sufianto Heru
Published: September 2018

Kebakaran adalah bencana yang umum terjadi di Kota Surabaya. Kawasan Segiempat Tunjungan Surabaya merupakan kawasan dengan kepadatan bangunan, penduduk dan aktivitas yang tinggi sehingga jika terjadi kebakaran akan menyebabkan potensi besarnya korban jiwa dan kerugian materi. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi tingkat risiko kebakaran di Kawasan Segiempat Tunjungan Surabaya. Analisis yang digunakan merupakan analisis risiko bencana kebakaran dengan memperhitungkan variabel bahaya, kerentanan dan kapasitas. Hasil analisis risiko bencana kebakaran terdapat 21 RT (Rukun Tetangga) dengan tingkat risiko kebakaran tinggi, 9 RT dengan tingkat risiko kebakaran sedang dan 3 RT memiliki tingkat risiko kebakaran rendah.
PERAN LOCAL CHAMPION DALAM PENGEMBANGAN COMMUNITY BASED TOURISM DI DESA WISATA CANDIREJO, MAGELANG
Authors: Simanjuntak Fanny , Sariffuddin Sariffuddin
Published: September 2018

Desa Wisata Candirejo merupakan salah satu desa wisata yang menerapkan konsep pariwisata berbasis masyarakat. Keterlibatan masyarakat, pemerintah, dan stakeholder menjadi sangat penting. Pihak yang secara aktif dalam pengembangan desa wisata disebut local leader/local champion sehingga muncul pertanyaan “bagaimana peran local champion dalam pengembangan desa wisata Candirejo?” Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif deskriptif melalui wawancara mendalam (depth interview) kepada narasumber. Metode snowballing dianggap sebagai metode yang sesuai, karena sampel yang digunakan adalah masyarakat/pihak yang benar-benar dinilai memiliki pengetahuan lebih terhadap objek yang diteliti. Adapun teknik pengumpulan data yang dilakukan ada 2 yaitu:  1) pengumpulan data primer, dengan melakukan observasi dan wawancara; 2) pengumpulan data sekunder, yaitu dengan melakukan kajian literatur, telaah dokumen. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh peran Local Champion pada pengembangan pariwisata berbasis komunitas di Desa Wisata Candrejo yaitu sebagai motivator, mobilisator, mediator, dan fasilitator. Peran Local Champion pada desa wisata yang menerapkan community of development tampak pada pengembangan sumberdaya alam dan sumber daya manusia. Kekayaan sumber daya alam dan budaya menjadi salah modal utama dalam pengembangan desa wisata. Masyarakat dituntut menciptakan usaha baru guna meningkatkan perekonomian. Dengan adanya kegaitan wisata, perekonomian masyarakat meningkat, interaksi sosial semakin erat, serta lingkungan semakin terjaga, sekaligus melestarikan budaya.
Kearifan Sistem Religi Lokal dalam Mengintegrasikan Umat Hindu-Islam di Bali
Authors: Pageh I Made
Published: September 2018

This paper aims to gain an understanding of the local religious systems for integrating religious diversity in Bali. This study was conducted using social critical theory. The historical data obtained using literature studies and field research activities. The results of this study indicate that the local religious system in Bali can integrate Hindus and Islam religion. The integration occurs as a result of the relation power that played to integrate national ethnicity in Bali which includes economic interests (trade), and da'wah. The mystical worship and ancestors can approach each other in rituals. The human relations, human and environment relations, human and ancestors occurred harmoniously, not dominating and hegemonic. The cross-cultural integration and multiculturalism formation process has been taken place since the 12th century long before the awareness of Westernization. The integration between villagers in Bali can be used as a model in multicultural education in Indonesia, which today find relevance when various forms of conflict arise based on ethnicity, religion, race, intergroup (SARA). The problem needs to be addressed by fostering national awareness as a whole nation (Austronesian Malay nation)
Contemporary Music and Its Challenges for Music Theory
Authors: Link Martin W. C.
Published: September 2018

Contemporary music has found different ways in order to realize new methods of compositions in a process of indiviulazitation. Many of its phenomenons such as the abandonment of functional tonality have already been announced by composers such as Richard Wagner and during its development many scholars have come up with different systems in order to add something new to the existing material. The variety of new models such as the center tone-theory or open forms have a new challenge for music theory, which was used to give accurate definitions of a common denominator. This article wants to analyze those new methods and the importance to understand them in order to be able to give a clear analysis.
QUEM GANHA (E QUEM PERDE) COM A TERCEIRIZAÇÃO?
Authors: Moccellin Luisa Da Rosa
Published: September 2018

Este artigo foi desenvolvido através do grupo de estudos “A Terceirização como Técnica de Precarização das Relações de Trabalho”, vinculado ao Centro Universitário Metodista – IPA. A terceirização é um tema extremamente atual, ao passo que tramita no Senado o Projeto de Lei 4330 (atual PLC 30), que visa a sua regularização para as atividades-fins dasempresas, ampliando a exploração, já que com a legislação que possuímos no momento, somente é possível terceirizar as atividades-meio das empresas. O artigo tem o objetivo de trazer maior conscientização, assim como informações acerca do processo de terceirização para a população, desmistificando as falácias criadas em torno do tema. Verificamos que,em todos os âmbitos que interfere, a terceirização traz prejuízos, até mesmo para a maior parte dos capitalistas, bem como para o Estado e consumidores. Analisamos a angústia dos trabalhadores terceirizados, os quais são subjetivamente afetados, ao passo que não se reconhecem em suas relações de emprego, não recebem seus vencimentos e verbasindenizatórias regularmente, sendo considerados seres invisíveis e descartáveis. Utilizamos o método de pesquisa bibliográfica com leitura de capítulos de livros, artigos científicos, jurisprudência e sítios eletrônicos.
O IDOSO VÍTIMA DE ALIENAÇÃO PARENTAL: A APLICAÇÃO ANÁLOGA DA LEI 12.318 DE 2010
Authors: Souza Vitória Salazar , Oliveira Patrícia Outeiral de
Published: September 2018

A alienação parental é prática encontrada nas relações familiares,merecendo extremo cuidado no que tange a sua identificaçãoe aplicação das normas referentes ao tema. A Lei nº 12.318 de 2010 trouxe regramento jurídico específico para esta realidade; entretanto, não tratou de amparar todas as possíveis vítimas deste fenômeno psicojurídico.Delimita a referida lei que a vítima da alienação parental é a criança e o adolescente, quando sofre abuso pelo pai, mãe, avô, avó, guardião, ou ainda qualquer pessoa de seu círculo de afinidade.
A UNIFORMIZAÇÃO DA JURISPRUDÊNCIA TRABAHLISTA DIANTE DA REFORMA: UMA CRÍTICA AOS DISCURSOS DA MODERNIZAÇÃO E DA SEGURANÇA JURÍDICA
Authors: Almeida Almiro Eduardo de , Lima Simbard Jones Ferreira
Published: September 2018

Dois dos principais argumentos dos defensores da chamada“Reforma Trabalhista” são a modernização das relações de trabalhoe a necessidade que a economia tem de segurança jurídica.“Modernização” e “segurança jurídica” tornaram-se mantras,repetidos em quase todos os discursos de defesa das alteraçõeslegislativas no âmbito do Direito do Trabalho. A falácia existentenesses discursos vem sendo denunciada em inúmeras publicaçõesjustrabalhistas desde ainda antes da aprovação da Lei nº* Juiz do Trabalho vinculado ao Tribunal Regional do Trabalho da 4ª Região, Professor de Graduação no Centro Universitário Metodista – IPA, Especialista em Direito do Trabalho pela Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay, Mestre em Direitos Sociais e Políticas Públicas pela Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul – UNISC, Doutor em Direito do Trabalho pela Universidade de São Paulo – USP, Coordenador do Grupo de Pesquisa sobre Direito do Trabalho do Centro Universitário Metodista – IPA.
O AMICUS CURIAE COMO INSTRUMENTO DE AFIRMAÇÃO DOS DIREITOS FUNDAMENTAIS PROCESSUAIS NO NOVO CÓDIGO DE PROCESSO CIVIL
Authors: Migliavacca Carolina Moraes
Published: September 2018

Temos um Novo Código de Processo Civil. Apesar de novo, aLei 13.105 de 16 de março de 2015 espelha muitos valores, conceitose preceitos que há muito já vinham sendo constantementedefendidos e aplicados em nossa sistemática processual civil.Pode-se mesmo afirmar que desde o nascimento da Constituiçãoda República Federativa Brasileira de 1988, seus princípios fundamentaisirradiaram-se para as demais áreas do direto públicoe privado, atingindo, como não poderia deixar de ser, o ramo dodireito processual civil
Pemodelan Data Return Saham PT. Bank Republik Indonesia dengan Self-Exciting Threshold Autoregressive dan Algoritma Genetika
Authors: Nurhidayati Maulida
Published: September 2018

Nonlinear time series model is a time series model applied to data that has the nonlinear pattern. One of the nonlinear time series models is Self-Exciting Threshold Autoregressive (SETAR). The SETAR model is a time series model that data modeling is done by dividing data into multiple regimes, whereas each regime following an autoregressive (AR) model. The division of the regime based on the score of the delay and threshold of the data itself. The number of SETAR model parameters not only resulted from the best model search process but also resulted in a SETAR model that is not yet optimum. Based on these findings, this study used Genetic Algorithm (GA) to produce the best and optimum SETAR model. In this research, using SETAR simulation data modeling and return data of Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) were performed. The method used to model the data is Grid Search (GS) and Genetic Algorithm (GA). The result of analysis of SETAR simulation data shows that GA method gives better modeling result than GS method. The GA motive AIC value for the amount of 200 data is -3.976178 which is smaller than the AIC GS method of 1.361723. For the amount of data of 500 AIC values, GA method is also smaller than AIC GS method. In BRI stock return data, GA method also gives better modeling result compared to GS. It is marked by the GA AIC method value of -11147.66 less than -11146.26 which is the AIC method of GS. Thus, the result of analysis of SETAR model simulation data and BRI stock return shows that GA method gives better modeling result compared to GS method based on generated AIC value.
Pemodelan Akreditasi SMK di Provinsi Banten dengan Menggunakan Logika Fuzzy Metode Mamdani
Authors: Syamsuri Syamsuri , Marethi Indiana
Published: September 2018

This article aims to describe an accreditation model of vocational schools in Banten province that accredited for 2009-2011 using method of Mamdani of fuzzy logic. The data used were obtained from Banten Accreditation Board for Schools/Madrasah (BAP-S/M), 275 expertise in vocational programs are accredited by the BAP-S/M Banten during 2009-2011. In the accreditation model using fuzzy logic assumes that: (1) there are strong correlation among content standards, process standards, competency standards, and assessment standards, so that we use score of process standards in modelling, (2) Standard educators and staff, as well as management standard strongly correlated, so that we choose educators, and (3) standards of infrastructure and financing have strong correlation, so that only one representing one standard, namely : standard of infrastructure. The model can be used in predicting the outcome of a vocational accreditation by just looking scores from the process standard, educators standard, and infrastructures standard. The resulting models have about 68% accuracy rate.
Text Mining dengan K-Means Clustering pada Tema LGBT dalam Arsip Tweet Masyarakat Kota Bandung
Authors: Yulian Eko
Published: September 2018

The movement of LGBT is growing rapidly through social media so that LGBT ideas can be freely expressed. The tweeter is one of the media that is often used for that purpose. Comments or "cuitan" about LGBT on twitter certainly many in number. The amount of information available in cyberspace makes development efforts to extract information from online databases rapidly, one of which is text mining. One of the statistical techniques that can be used to utilize the results of text mining is clustering. Clustering used in this study is K-Means clustering. This study uses 5 clusters to group comments on The twitter associated with LGBT in the city of Bandung. Of the five clusters formed in the K-means process, it is found that the tendency of Tuet Tweeter users of LGBT related bands in general, is still related to the religious perspective which is marked by the emergence of the word religion very often.
“A huge part of my life”: Exploring links between music, medical education, and students’ developing identities as doctors
Authors: Ledger Alison , Joynes Viktoria
Published: September 2018

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. This paper explores the place of music in the development of future doctors, through the lens of a mixed method, longitudinal evaluation of a two-week music and medicine special studies project for second and third year medical students. Methods of evaluation included a cohort-wide survey (n=147) and individual interviews with students who had undertaken the music and medicine project (n = 4). Analysis of survey responses indicated that music is important to medical students and that many students recognise links between music and medicine. Medical students who undertook the music and medicine project reported benefits for their ongoing development, including changes in the way they understand and use music in their own lives and exposure to career options they had not considered previously. These benefits are discussed in relation to Dennhardt et al.'s (2016) framework of epistemic functions of arts-based teaching in medical education and to wider debates about whether medical humanities teaching should be compulsory or optional. We then propose that there is room for music in medical education within integrated medical humanities teaching, to promote critical thinking and openness to new perspectives. Optional music and medicine study should also be available for medical students who identify as musicians, to support them in the process of developing their identities as doctors.
Conundrum between internationalisation and interdisciplinarity: reflection on the development of medical humanities in Hong Kong, Taiwan and China
Authors: Wu Harry Yi-Jui , Chen Julie Y.
Published: September 2018

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. This article reviews the development of medical humanities pedagogies in Taiwan, China and Hong Kong. We reflect on the curricula formation and implementation regarding their interdisciplinary nature and point out the challenges educators face under the climate of current university practices. We first indicate that the emergence of medical humanities in the three societies was enabled by various social forces across the Strait. It also depended on opportunities offered by the higher education reform. We then provide a detailed experience of interdisciplinary team building at The University of Hong Kong, followed by a critical reflection on the challenges of medical humanities along the pursuit of internationalisation among universities in three Chinese societies. We find that the clashing objectives under universities’ strategic planning framework could lead to changes in work environments and research practices, hampering the design and the delivery of the curricula. In the end, the idealised promise of the interdisciplinarity of such curricula could become fugacious.
Organik Kiraz Yetiştiriciliğinde Monilya Hastalığı (Monilinia laxa Aderh et Ruhl.)’nın Mücadelesi Üzerine Araştırmalar
Authors: Özbek Çatal Burcu , Kayım Mukaddes
Published: September 2018

Çalışma, 2015-2017 yılları
arasında Pozantı (Adana) ve Darboğaz (Ulukışla/Niğde)’da iki farklı ekolojik
alanda yürütülmüştür. Monilya hastalığı etmenine karşı mücadelede kültürel
önlem (infekteli sürgün temizliği), kültürel önlem + biyo-fungisit, kültürel
önlem + fungusit, biyo-fungisit ve fungusit uygulamalarının etkisi
araştırılmıştır. Sonuç olarak, denemeye alınan mücadele yöntemleri ile kontrol
karşılaştırıldığında istatistiksel olarak aralarında önemli fark olduğu
saptanmıştır. Her iki bölgede de çalışmanın yapıldığı yıllarda, tek başına
yapılan kültürel önlem uygulamasının %33-51 oranında hastalığı kontrol ettiği
ve bu etkinliğin mücadelede düşük olduğu görülmüştür. En etkili sonucun ise %76-91
oranında kültürel önlem + biyo-fungusit uygulamasından elde edildiği görülmüştür.
La configuración del trabajo en el siglo XXI: el mercado Eloy Salmón y los movimientos moleculares del capital
Authors: López Guerrero María Luisa
Published: September 2018

Los comerciantes de la calle Eloy Salmón, ubicada en la ciudad de La Paz, Bolivia, han sido vistos como una economía “informal” excluida de los circuitos de acumulación de capital global y asociados con pobreza y bajos salarios. La historia de estos comerciantes bolivianos ha estado marcada por procesos de exclusión y marginación de la economía oficial y del aparato estatal boliviano desde su establecimiento en 1952. Se propone –siguiendo el concepto de David Harvey– que los comerciantes de la Eloy Salmón son parte de los movimientos moleculares del capital. Esto debido a que dentro de su organización existen formas propias de institucionalidad, códigos internos entre los comerciantes y prácticas culturales que permiten un anclaje social local así como tejer relaciones con el capitalismo global, creando con ello una “resistencia” frente al Estado.