bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Artificial Intelligence Versus Clinicians in Disease Diagnosis: Systematic Review (Preprint)
Authors: Shen Jiayi , Zhang Casper J P , Jiang Bangsheng , Chen Jiebin , Song Jian , Liu Zherui , He Zonglin , Wong Sum Yi , Fang Po-Han , Ming Wai-Kit
Published: February 2018

BACKGROUND

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been extensively used in a range of medical fields to promote therapeutic development. The development of diverse AI techniques has also contributed to early detections, disease diagnoses, and referral management. However, concerns about the value of advanced AI in disease diagnosis have been raised by health care professionals, medical service providers, and health policy decision makers.

OBJECTIVE

This review aimed to systematically examine the literature, in particular, focusing on the performance comparison between advanced AI and human clinicians to provide an up-to-date summary regarding the extent of the application of AI to disease diagnoses. By doing so, this review discussed the relationship between the current advanced AI development and clinicians with respect to disease diagnosis and thus therapeutic development in the long run.

METHODS

We systematically searched articles published between January 2000 and March 2019 following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analysis in the following databases: Scopus, PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library. According to the preset inclusion and exclusion criteria, only articles comparing the medical performance between advanced AI and human experts were considered.

RESULTS

A total of 9 articles were identified. A convolutional neural network was the commonly applied advanced AI technology. Owing to the variation in medical fields, there is a distinction between individual studies in terms of classification, labeling, training process, dataset size, and algorithm validation of AI. Performance indices reported in articles included diagnostic accuracy, weighted errors, false-positive rate, sensitivity, specificity, and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve. The results showed that the performance of AI was at par with that of clinicians and exceeded that of clinicians with less experience.

CONCLUSIONS

Current AI development has a diagnostic performance that is comparable with medical experts, especially in image recognition-related fields. Further studies can be extended to other types of medical imaging such as magnetic resonance imaging and other medical practices unrelated to images. With the continued development of AI-assisted technologies, the clinical implications underpinned by clinicians’ experience and guided by patient-centered health care principle should be constantly considered in future AI-related and other technology-based medical research.
Convolutional Neural Networks for Handwritten Javanese Character Recognition
Authors: Dewa Chandra Kusuma , Fadhilah Amanda Lailatul , Afiahayati A
Published: February 2018

Convolutional neural network (CNN) is state-of-the-art method in object recognition task. Specialized for spatial input data type, CNN has special convolutional and pooling layers which enable hierarchical feature learning from the input space. For offline handwritten character recognition problem such as classifying character in MNIST database, CNN shows better classification result than any other methods. By leveraging the advantages of CNN over character recognition task, in this paper we developed a software which utilizes digital image processing methods and CNN module for offline handwritten Javanese character recognition. The software performs image segmentation process using contour and Canny edge detection with OpenCV library over captured handwritten Javanese character image. CNN will classify the segmented image into 20 classes of Javanese letters. For evaluation purposes, we compared CNN to multilayer perceptron (MLP) on classification accuracy and training time. Experiment results show that CNN model testing accuracy outperforms MLP accuracy although CNN needs more training time than MLP.
Healthcare resource utilization and costs in amyloid light-chain amyloidosis: a real-world study using US claims data
Authors: Quock Tiffany P , Yan Tingjian , Chang Eunice , Guthrie Spencer , Broder Michael S
Published: February 2018

Aim:
To estimate healthcare utilization and costs in amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis.
Patients & methods:
AL amyloidosis patients were identified in 2007–2015 claims databases if they had ≥1 inpatient/≥2 outpatient claims consistent with AL amyloidosis and received ≥1 AL-specific treatment. Descriptive statistics were reported.
Results:
50.1% (n = 3670) were admitted ≥1 time during the year, 11.3% (n = 827) ≥3 times. From 2007 to 2015, bortezomib use increased from 4.6 to 25.3%; melphalan use decreased from 18.9 to 2.0%; costs increased from 92,866 to $114,030. Among incident patients with at least 2 years of follow-up, healthcare utilization and costs decreased from first to second year post-diagnosis.
Conclusion:
AL chemotherapy-based prescribing practices changed. Total annual healthcare costs increased over time among AL amyloidosis patients.
МАТЕМАТИЧЕСКОЕ МОДЕЛИРОВАНИЕ ДОЛГОВЕЧНОСТИ ТОНКОСТЕННЫХ ПРОСТРАНСТВЕННЫХ КОНСТРУКЦИЙ В АГРЕССИВНОЙ СРЕДЕ
Authors: Petrov Vladilen V.
Published: February 2018

В настоящее время на повестку дня встает проблема  определения эволюции жизненного цикла несущих  конструкций еще на стадии проектирования и определение их долговечности. В процессе эксплуатации строительные конструкции подвергаются воздействию различных факторов. В настоящей статье рассматриваются актуальные вопросы математического моделирования долговечности тонкостенных пространственных конструкций в агрессивной среде
КОНСТРУКТИВНАЯ НЕЛИНЕЙНОСТЬ. ОДНОСТОРОННИЕ СВЯЗИ. ПРОБЛЕМЫ РЕАЛИЗАЦИИ
Authors: Gorodetsky Alexander S. , Gorodetsky Dmitry A. , Pikul Anatol V.
Published: February 2018

Рассматриваются различные виды конструктивной нелинейности. Особое внимание уделя-ется проблеме односторонних связей. Приводится универсальный алгоритм расчета систем включающих односторонние связи. Приводится решение некоторых задач, для которых известные методы не приводят к необходимому результату.
МАТЕМАТИЧЕСКОЕ МОДЕЛИРОВАНИЕ СЕЙСМИЧЕСКИХ НЕСТАЦИОНАРНЫХ УПРУГИХ ВОЛН НАПРЯЖЕНИЙ В КУРПСАЙСКОЙ ПЛОТИНЕ С ОСНОВАНИЕМ (ПОЛУПЛОСКОСТЬ)
Authors: Musayev Vyacheslav K.
Published: February 2018

Рассматриваются некоторые вопросы численного моделирования Курпсайской бетонной плотины с грунтовым основанием при волновых воздействиях. На основе метода конечных элементов в перемещениях разработаны алгоритм и комплекс программ для решения линейных плоских двумерных задач волновой теории упругости. Проведено сопоставление с результатами смешанного метода конеч-ных элементов. Максимальное растягивающее напряжение возникает в верхней части задней области контура плотины. Упругое контурное напряжение на гранях плотины является почти зеркальным отра-жением одна другой, то есть антисимметричным.
Synthesis of proton exchange membranes for dual-chambered microbial fuel cells
Authors: Dharmadhikari Sandeep , Ghosh Prabir , Ramachandran Manivannan
Published: February 2018

Proton exchange membranes (PEMs) were synthesized using three different compositions of poly(oxyethylene) (POE), poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), chitosan (CS) and phosphoric acid (PA) in weight ratios of 1:1:1:1, 1:2:1:1 and 1:3:1:1 by physical blending and the casting method. Water uptake of the membrane increases with increasing concentration of PVA. A higher percentage of water uptake signifies a higher ion exchange capacity (IEC) of the synthesized membrane. The synthesized membranes were evaluated in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) and the performance observed. The synthesized membranes were characterized for identification of precursor material and inter polymer interactions using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy analysis, respectively. The removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD) depends on the microbial activity in the anodic chamber. In the present study, the composition of the membrane was optimized and compared with other membranes that had been synthesized by different compositions of all materials. COD removal in the MFC-3 setup connected with an M-3 membrane was found to be 88 %.
Auditor Industry Specialization and Audit Pricing and Effort
Authors: Bae Gil Soo , Choi Seung Uk , Lee Jae Eun
Published: February 2018

We find that auditor industry expertise is both a firm-level and partner-level phenomenon, which suggests that industry expertise captured by accounting firms is dispersed among engagement partners through knowledge sharing and transfers within audit firms. We also find that the higher audit fees by expert auditors are due to more hours and not higher rates. While spending more hours allows expert auditors to extract higher fees in total, the finding that expert firms/partners exert greater effort does not support the suggestion that expert auditors are in general more efficient in audit production. However, we find weak evidence that audit hours for expert auditors are lower in industries and companies with homogenous operations and comparable accounting than in other industries and companies. This finding suggests that knowledge transfers more likely take place in homogeneous and comparable industries, leading to production efficiency that moderates the increase in audit hours charged by experts.

JEL Classifications: M4; M42.

Data Availability: All data are available from the identified sources.
Failure patterns of different bracket systems and their influence on treatment duration: A retrospective cohort study
Authors: Stasinopoulos Dimitrios , Papageorgiou Spyridon N. , Kirsch Frank , Daratsianos Nikolaos , Jäger Andreas , Bourauel Christoph
Published: February 2018

Objectives:

To compare the failure pattern of four different bracket types and to assess its effect on treatment duration.

Materials and Methods:

A total of 78 white patients (28 male, 50 female) with a mean age of 12.6 years were included in this retrospective cohort study and treated for a mean period of 30.6 months. The patients were treated in a private practice with stainless steel conventionally ligated brackets, ceramic conventionally ligated brackets, stainless steel self-ligating brackets, or nickel-free self-ligating brackets. The loss of at least one bracket during the course of treatment was analyzed with Cox proportional hazards survival analyses and generalized linear regression.

Results:

The overall bracket failure rate at the tooth level was 14.1% (217 brackets), with significant differences according to tooth type (between 8.0%–23.4%) and bracket type (between 11.2%–20.0%). After taking confounders into account, patients treated with ceramic brackets lost more brackets (hazard ratio = 1.62; 95% confidence interval = 1.14–2.29; P = .007) than patients with stainless steel brackets. On average, treatment time increased by 0.6 months (95% confidence interval = 0.21–1.05; P = .004) for each additional failed bracket.

Conclusions:

Bracket failure was more often observed with ceramic brackets and was associated with increased treatment duration.
Marginal Fit and Retention Strength of Zirconia Crowns Cemented by Self-adhesive Resin Cements
Authors: Pilo R , Folkman M , Arieli A , Levartovsky S
Published: February 2018

The absolute marginal gap (AMG) precementation and postcementation and the retention of zirconia crowns cemented to standardized molar preparations (4×10) by self-adhesive resin cements (SARCs) were evaluated. The following SARCs were used: RelyX U-200 (RXU200; 3M ESPE, Seefeld, Germany), SmartCem 2 (SC2; Dentsply, Milford, DE, USA), and G-Cem Automix (GCA; GC, Alsip, IL, USA). The control adhesive resin cement was Panavia 21 (PAN; Kuraray Dental Co Ltd, Osaka, Japan). Twenty measuring locations at a constant interval along the margins were marked, and the AMG was measured by an image analysis system connected to a stereomicroscope (20×). The cemented copings were aged 270 days at 100% humidity and 37°C and then underwent 10,000 thermal cycles, 5°C-55°C. After aging, the crowns were tested for retention, and the debonded surfaces were examined at 3× magnification. The mean marginal gaps precementation and postcementation were 34.8 ± 17.4 μm and 72.1 ± 31 μm, respectively, with no statistically significant differences between the cements. A significant difference (p≤0.001) in retention between the cements was found. The highest values were obtained for SC2 and GCA (1385 Pa and 1229 Pa, respectively), but these presented no statistically significant differences. The lowest values were found for PAN and RXU200 (738 Pa and 489 Pa, respectively), but these showed no statistically significant differences. The predominant mode of failure in all of the groups was mixed, and no correlations were found between marginal gap and retention.
Cuidadores informais de sujeitos com afasia: reflexões sobre o impacto no cotidiano
Authors: Miolo Silvana Basso , Machado Mithielle De Araujo , Pascotini Fernanda Dos Santos , Fedosse Elenir
Published: February 2018

Introdução: Pessoas com lesões neurológicas adquiridas podem apresentar sequelas motoras e de linguagem que afetam sua vida e a de seus familiares, principalmente quando os últimos assumem a função de cuidadores informais. Objetivo: discutir o impacto das sequelas motoras e afásicas no cotidiano de seus familiares/cuidadores informais. Método: estudo exploratório, transversal, com abordagem qualitativa. Participaram do estudo familiares/cuidadores informais de sujeitos com sequelas motoras e de linguagem, decorrentes de lesões neurológicas que frequentavam o grupo interdisciplinar de convivência. Foram gravados os discursos sobre o impacto dessa situação em seu cotidiano. O tratamento dos dados deu-se a partir da transcrição ortográfica seguida da análise temática/análise de conteúdo. Resultados: O estudo incluiu cinco familiares/cuidadores informais do sexo feminino, do lar (quatro esposas e uma filha), com faixa etária entre 33 e 74 anos. O tempo de cuidado variou de um ano e seis meses a cinco anos. Foram referidas dificuldades na rotina doméstica, vida pessoal e social das cuidadoras assim como nas condições financeiras da família. No caso de os sujeitos apresentarem afasia, obtiveram-se relatos de dificuldades de compreensão e expressão, bem como de lidar com o humor. Conclusão: os resultados evidenciam dificuldades vivenciadas por familiares/cuidadores informais de sujeitos com sequelas motoras e de linguagem, decorrentes de lesão neurológica adquirida e a importância de grupos de convivência com equipe multiprofissional de cuidado inter/transdisciplinar, ampliando as possibilidades de investigações na fonoaudiologia, enquanto área da saúde que estuda a linguagem e as repercussões da afasia na singularidade dos sujeitos acometidos e de seus familiares/cuidadores.
Complicações Clínicas da disfagia em pacientes internados em uma UTI
Authors: Favero Samara Regina , Scheeren Betina , Barbosa Lisiane , Hoher Jorge Amilton , Cardoso Maria Cristina de Almeida Freitas
Published: February 2018

Introdução: As Unidades de Terapia Intensiva (UTI) são locais destinados à atenção e cuidados de pacientes clinicamente comprometidos. A intervenção fonoaudiológica precoce visa identificar rapidamente a disfagia, prevenindo suas complicações clínicas. A avaliação clínica à beira do leito é atualmente a forma mais utilizada. Objetivo: relacionar a presença de disfagia e as complicações clínicas em pacientes adultos com diferentes doenças de base, internados em uma UTI. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo, descritivo, realizado por análise de protocolos fonoaudiológicos dos pacientes atendidos em uma UTI, entre julho de 2012 e abril de 2014. Esta pesquisa foi aprovada pelos Comitês de Ética em Pesquisa das instituições participantes. Resultados: A amostra contou com 110 pacientes, a maioria encaminhada com quadro clínico de alteração pulmonar e/ou neurológica, com média de idade de 60,3 anos. Encontraram-se associações significativas da disfagia com o diagnóstico de desnutrição (p=0,020) e uma tendência de associação com os pacientes submetidos à traqueostomia (p=0,058). Observou-se que o tempo de ventilação mecânica é quatro dias superior, em mediana, nos pacientes com disfagia, e que a cada dia que um paciente passa em ventilação mecânica aumenta em 10% a chance de apresentar alteração de deglutição. Conclusão: As complicações clínicas encontradas nos pacientes submetidos à avaliação fonoaudiológica com diagnóstico de disfagia foram a desnutrição e a idade, visto que o grau de disfagia varia e se agrava com o avançar da idade.  A atuação fonoaudiológica permite o diagnóstico precoce da disfagia, reduzindo o tempo de internação hospitalar e proporcionando melhor qualidade de vida.
Zumbido e atenção básica: uma revisão de literatura
Authors: Chamouton Carla Salles , Nakamura Helenice Yemi
Published: February 2018

Introdução: O zumbido teve um aumento significativo de sua prevalência na última década e, conhecidamente, pode ter impacto negativo na qualidade de vida de seu portador. No entanto, ainda é pouco explorado no contexto da atenção básica. Objetivo: Evidenciar a escassez de literatura que aborde o zumbido no âmbito da atenção básica. Método: Foi realizada uma revisão de literatura, utilizando as bases de dado PubMed, Bireme, SciELO, Web of Science, Medline e Cochrane Library. Foram considerados os artigos publicados em inglês, português e espanhol e que abordassem o zumbido no contexto específico da atenção básica. Resultados: Foram encontrados 33 artigos, sendo que 10 cumpriram os critérios de inclusão. Os trabalhos selecionados evidenciam o impacto do zumbido na vida do indivíduo, a importância de sua abordagem na atenção básica, a necessidade da capacitação dos profissionais envolvidos na linha de cuidado e a relevância de se ter uma equipe multiprofissional. Conclusão: O zumbido é fator relevante no cuidado, sendo necessário fortalecer ações relacionadas na atenção básica e ampliar os estudos nesta área específica.
Projeto SACI (Sonhar, Acordar, Contribuir e Integrar): formação para o trabalho de Educação em Saúde
Authors: Joia Julia Hatakayama , Matsumoto Adriana Eiko , Trenche Maria Cecilia Bonini , Bezerra Fernanda , Affonso Karina , Oliveira Sergio
Published: February 2018

Este estudo retrata a história de uma intervenção no cotidiano dos serviços de saúde implicada com a reflexão crítica da realidade e com a emancipação de sujeitos: o Projeto SACI (Sonhar, Acordar, Contribuir e Integrar). Este projeto, que se enquadra como Promoção da Saúde e Educação em Saúde inclui questões ambientais às ações desenvolvidas pela Estratégia de Saúde da Familia sob a orientação do PAVS – Programa Ambientes Verdes e Saudáveis. Anualmente, estudantes de disciplinas de estágios supervisionados dos cursos de Fonoaudiologia e Psicologia da PUC-SP integrados ao Pró-saúde II, realizado em parceria com a Supervisão Técnica de Saúde da Freguesia do Ó / Brasilândia participam do Projeto SACI, compartilhando informações com os profissionais e com a  população, agenciando encontros e atividades, para debater questões relacionadas com o tema saúde e educação ambiental.O resgate de sua história foi feito por meio de oficinas de escrita que reuniu Agentes Comunitários e Profissionais do NASF sob a coordenação de dois tutores educacionais,  que em conjunto com professores e estudantes sistematizaram a presente narrativa. O projeto foi implementado por Agentes Comunitários de Saúde (ACS) de uma Unidade Básica de Saúde com o objetivo de promover Educação em Saúde com crianças e adolescentes da região, que apresenta altos índices de vulnerabilidade social. O resgate de sua história mostra a potência transformadora de um coletivo mobilizado, consciente das contradições que enfrentam cotidianamente, e participante de uma rede de relações do território de saúde.
Nuevas ideologías de siempre
Authors: Roch Peña Fernando
Published: February 2018

El discurso elegido para diseñar la moda para esta primavera fin de siglo, dispone ya de una contraseña nuclear, otro banderín de enganche para los espíritus simples, una nueva ideología de amplio espectro con la cual se pretende legitimar la construcción de un nuevo orden en todas las instancias y también, claro está, un nuevo espacio: la competitividad.
La renovación de los centros urbanos como práctica ideológica
Authors: Álvarez Mora Alfonso
Published: February 2018

Las posiciones metodológicas adoptadas frente a las posibles maneras de acercarse al conocimiento de lo que, en términos generales, podemos calificar como la cuestión de los centros urbanos, y más concretamente el ámbito de los centros históricos, se han ido decantando hacia dos puntos de vista, cuando menos, que son el reflejo, a su vez, de otras tantas posiciones (ideológicas) con respecto a la idea de ciudad que se proyecta desde ambos.
Reflexiones acerca de la perspectiva ideológica en la comprensión de la ciudad y el patrimonio edificado en Latinoamérica
Authors: González Romero Daniel
Published: February 2018

Larga y nada fácil, especialmente para los latinoamericanos, ha sido la discusión del tema que enmarca y suscribe la consideración histórica y conceptual de las ciudades y el patrimonio edificado, del continente cultural que conforman más de veinte países.
Asepsia ideológica y “Urban design”
Authors: De las Rivas Sanz Juan Luis
Published: February 2018

En la discusión sobre el Proyecto Urbano existe una tendencia que concibe el proyecto como un simulacro, como un intento de solución morfológica y social a la vez, producción de un espacio satisfactorio, o reproducción de determinados elementos constitutivos de la "buena forma urbana".
El urbanismo en las Escuelas de Arquitectura, tensiones en una disciplina crítica
Authors: De las Rivas Sanz Juan Luis , Muzio Giovanni
Published: February 2018

Introducción del nº2 de Ciudades.
L'insegnamento dell'urbanistica in Italia
Authors: Erba Valeria
Published: February 2018

Nel corso del 1993 sono state introdotte in Italia sostanziali innovazioni nel campo dell'insegnamento dell'Urbanistica in seguito all'approvazione del Nuovo Ordinamento delle Facoltà di Architettura, in attuazione della delibera CEE 85/384 sulla formazione finalizzata allo svolgimento delle attività esercitate col titolo professionale di architetto.L'insegnamento della disciplina propiamente chiamata Urbanistica viene tradizionalmente impartito in Italia nelle Facolta di Architettura e di Ingegneria, con la possibilità anche di connotare in modo specifico alcuni Corsi di Laurea delle due Facolta.
El problema del tráfico en la reforma interior de la ciudad de Zaragoza contemporánea
Authors: Yeste Navarro Isabel
Published: February 2018

A menudo cuando enunciamos los distintos elementos u objetos que forman parte de una ciudad, nos referimos a sus habitantes, calles, plazas, edificios, automóviles, autobuses, ruido, contaminación, etc. Esta enumeración que hoy nos parece obvia no lo hubiera sido así en épocas pasadas. La ciudad antigua se proyectó a la medida del hombre, la actual a la medida de las comunicaciones que en ella se precisan. El tráfico es hoy un componente más de la ciudad y en cierta medida su "modelador" más activo.
El viraje al paisajismo. Historia de una docencia
Authors: Ribas i Piera Manuel
Published: February 2018

Como superviviente de los que enseñábamos Urbanismo en los años cincuenta recuerdo ahora cómo por nuestra formación de arquitectos -no había entonces docencia- nos sumíamos en la mayor confusión cuando se trataba de definir para los alumnos qué era y qué debía ser el Urbanismo. Por un lado, la Historia nos enseñaba su "autonomía", incluso si esto conllevaba que estuviera más allá de nuestra profesión; pero también la Historia, y la razón, nos hacían sospechar su íntimo parentesco con la Arquitectura.
Contra un urbanismo adjetivado
Authors: Álvarez Mora Alfonso
Published: February 2018

Partimos de la hipótesis de que la construcci´ón histórica de la ciudad se enmarca en un proceso dialéctico cuyas dos componentes fundamentales son, por un lado, aquellas que responden a requerimientos de orden político y social (a ciudad, en este sentido, es un complejo espacial demandado históricamente, en función de unos intereses de clase específicos) y, por otro, las que obedecen a determinantes de orden técnico-funcional, medidas éstas, en general, en clave territorio-espacial.
Ibm Smk Muhammadiyah Sumoroto Pelatihan Pembuatan Film Animas
Authors: Mustikasari Dyah
Published: February 2018

Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (vocational school) has a purpose to generate graduate which is ready to be employed. Therefore, the students need to have additional competence. It will be additional value for students to compete in the workplace environment. SMK Muhammadiyah Sumoroto is one of vocational schools in Kecamatan Kauman, Kabupaten Ponorogo. This school has two majors; there are accounting and computer networking technique. To improve students’ skill and creativity in graphic design needs to carry out training in Graphic Design, particularly animation design. This training is carried out in SMK Muhammadiyah 1 Sumoroto with participants as many as 20 students from first and second grade. The software used in this training was Alice3 because it is pretty easy to run for beginners in animation design. The training was conducted twice and additional meeting to review and to discuss the result. The biggest obstacle of this training is a lack of computers. The amount of computer was less adequate, so that one computer was used by more than one student. It lead the training become less maximum.  Overall the students could have used the software though the result have not been perfect yet.
PENINGKATAN KUALITAS DAN PRODUKTIFITAS KRIPIK PISANG DENGAN MESIN PERAJANG DI DESA JATI KECAMATAN UDANAWU KABUPATEN BLITAR
Authors: Muhsin Mohammad , Ahmad Nanang Suffiadi
Published: February 2018

Has been implemented community service program in Desa Jati Kecamatan Udanawu kabupaten  Blitar with the main partner of “keripik pisang” (banana chips) home industry. Implementation of the program focused on efforts to overcome the problems of the partners is low production capacity because it is still done manually. In addition, the quality of the product is also still low, not uniform thickness of the resulting chips. Solutions provided to partners in the form of a chopper machine capable of producing chips with a capacity of 12 kg / hour and an average thickness of 3 mm. The results obtained from the implementation of this program is the improvement of capacity and product quality. In addition, the entrepreneurship motivation of the partners has increased after previously experiencing difficulttimes.
GAGASAN PEMIKIRAN HUMANISTIK DALAM PENDIDIKAN (Perbandingan Pemikiran Naquib al-Attas Dengan Paulo Freire)
Authors: Mualim Khusnul
Published: February 2018

Humanistic thought in education has always been interesting to be discussed. As between two figures who discuss humanistic education is Naquib al-Attas and Paulo Freire. The purpose of doing research is the study of humanistic thought from the second related about: (1) the meaning of humanistic psychology in education; (2) the thought of humanistic Naquib al-Attas and Paulo Freire; (3) the Humanistic Education in Islam; and (4) Seeking similarities and differences of humanistic thought both figures in the context of Islamic education. A research method in this research is qualitative research. The collection of data in this study using the method of documentation. Data analysis was done by providing a hidden meaning to the data that was successfully collected based on primary data. The technique of the validity of the data by triangulation. Based on the results of research conducted, the following conclusions were obtained: (1) the Humanistic in Islamic education is a process of education that paying more attention to aspects of human potential as being given a chance by the Almighty God to develop the potential in themselves;  (2) the MenurutNaquib al-Attas, humanistic religious concept puts human being having regard to responsibility. Meanwhile, according to Paulo Freire, humanistic is the concept of giving freedom to the individual human being; (3) the Humanistic Education in Islam is an effort of the embodiment or manifestation of the self in the world of Islamic education; (4) the equation of the theory of both figures are located on its object, the man. While the difference is based on human concepts, goals, and values.
CAKAR AYAM PENDIDIKAN MUHAMMADIYAH
Authors: Harianto Eko
Published: February 2018

Study this library gives an overview of the educational characteristics of Muhammadiyah. Education in Muhammadiyah has based its own distinctive compared to education in General. Through this research note that chicken claw Muhammadiyah is a response to the education policy of the Government in the implementation of the curriculum that is applied. The integration of the system and the results of education that combine Islamic Science and general knowledge is philosophical thinking as well as the educational vision of Muhammadiyah.
The Method of Moral Education in Constructing Personality According to Islam
Authors: Ashari Riza
Published: February 2018

Nowadays, the moral degradation of Muslim young generation is really in a sad matter. However, various negative effects coming from the outer part has caused moral crisis till brought this generation fallen into the depths of misery. For the sake of facing and challenging the negative influence of new century with all its sophisticated of its technology and its development, and to make this generation awake from this backwardness, moral education becomes the single way and solution which must be gone through to construct Islamic personality. That’s the way the writer saw it was so important one to discuss the method of moral education in constructing personality according to Islam.
EVALUASI TATA KELOLA TEKNOLOGI INFORMASI SISTEM INFORMASI AKADEMIK UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH PONOROGO MENGGUNAKAN KERANGKA KERJA COBIT 4.1 PADA DOMAIN DELIVER and SUPPORT
Authors: Sholehah Maratus , Aliyadi Aliyadi , Ariyadi Dwiyono
Published: February 2018

In university data is a very important asset, and becomes part of all academic and non- academic activities. In order to keep the activity on campus is not disturbed then the data well managed and gated. To improve data management at Muhammadiyah University of Ponorogo, it is necessary to evaluate academic information system. COBIT is one of the frameworks that researchers often use to evaluate information technology governance. COBIT (control Objectives for Information and Related Technology) is a collection of documentation for evaluation of information systems. Cobit has 4 domains, which in this study only refers to the domain deliver and support on point 11 (DS11) that is managing data. By distributing questionnaires to respondents according to the RACI ds11 diagram, to determine the level of current maturity (as-is) and the expected maturity level (to-be) for the future.Currently the level of academic maturity system at Muhammadiyah University Ponorogo is at level 4 that is managed and measurable, and the level of maturity expected for the next 3 years is at level 5 (optimized).
SISTEM PENDUKUNG KEPUTUSAN PENENTUAN CALON PENERIMA JAMINAN KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT DENGAN METODE AHP DAN TOPSIS (Studi Kasus : Desa Gelang Kulon, Sampung, Ponorogo)
Authors: Arlindila Diah Ervin , Widaningrum Ida , Astuti Indah Puji
Published: February 2018

Jaminan kesehatan masyarakat (Jamkesmas) ini program dari pemerintah untuk masyarakat yang kurang mampu agar kebutuhan kesehatan masyarakat terpenuhi. Tetapi dalam pelaksanaanya program Jamkesmas ini masih ada permasalahan yang perlu dibenahi, terutama di Desa Gelang Kulon salah satunya adalah dalam hal penentuan calon penerimaan Jamkesmas. Di Desa Gelang Kulon ini masih kurang tepat pada sasaran. Tujuan dibuat sistem ini untuk membantu pihak desa dalam merekomendasi peserta Jamkesmas. Dengan menggunakan 2 metode AHP dan TOPSIS akan menambah keakuratan dalam proses perhitungan. Hasil penelitian ini berbentuk perangkingan bahwa nilai tertinggi akan mendapatkan program tersebut, dari sampel yang diuji di sistem dan dibandingkan dengan cara manual dari desa yang mendapatkan program sistem ini lebih efisien dan akurat karena menggunakan preferensi secara tegas. Sistem ini diharapkan mampu mengurangi subyektifitas menjadi obyektif dan memberikan rasa keadilan dalam proses penenentuan calon penerima Jamkesmas di Desa Gelang Kulon.
RANCANGAN ALAT PEMOTONG PAVING KAPASITAS 275 POTONG/JAM DILENGKAPI PENGUKUR SUDUT
Authors: Hindarto Bagus , Fadelan Fadelan , Malyadi Muhammad
Published: February 2018

Implementation of a project there are three main aspects which is an indicator of the sustainability of cost, schedule and quality. The project succeeds when the time and cost of the implementation are as planned. One of them is paving installation project. The average paving cut process takes 90 seconds for 1 paving d using a cutting grinder. Disadvantages of cutting grinding is a long time, but it also causes dust and noisy sound, resulting from knife blades with paving. The current tool is not equipped with an angle meter, for cutting with a certain angle only forecasting only. The use of arcs manually takes a longer time.The purpose of this plan is to accelerate the process of cutting paving according to the shape and size of the Pav- ing cutting will be more efficient when equipped with angle measurement. The planning of this tool using a mechanical system, work by clamping the object to be cut and only one press for cutting 1 paving. The result of the planning of the paving cutter with angle engraver is ob- tained by the difference of cutting time for paved rectangular paved 15o, 30 °, 40 ° 45o each 81 seconds, 75 seconds, 75 seconds, 83 seconds time difference for paving rectangle with cut length 10cm and 20cm are respectively 66 seconds and 86 seconds while the time difference for paving the hexagon with a length of 160m and 22 cm is 72 seconds respectively and To sec. The average time required for each cutting ± 13 seconds cut.
Outcome of limb fracture repair in rabbits: 139 cases (2007–2015)
Authors: Sasai Hiroshi , Fujita Daisuke , Seto Eiko , Denda Yuki , Imai Yutaro , Okamoto Kanako , Okamura Kensaku , Furuya Masaru , Tani Hiroyuki , Sasai Kazumi
Published: February 2018

OBJECTIVE To evaluate outcome of limb fracture repair in rabbits.

DESIGN Retrospective case series.

ANIMALS 139 client-owned rabbits with limb fractures treated between 2007 and 2015.

PROCEDURES Medical records were reviewed for information on fracture location, fracture treatment, and time to fracture healing.

RESULTS 25 rabbits had fractures involving the distal aspects of the limbs (ie, metacarpal or metatarsal bones, phalanges, and calcaneus or talus). Fractures were treated in 23 of these 25 rabbits (external coaptation, n = 17; external skeletal fixation, 4; and intramedullary pinning, 2) and healed in all 23, with a median healing time of 28 days (range, 20 to 45 days). One hundred ten rabbits had long bone fractures, and fractures were treated in 100 of the 110 (external skeletal fixation, n = 89; bone plating, 1; intramedullary pinning, 3; and external coaptation, 7). The percentage of fractures that healed was significantly lower for open (14/18) than for closed (26/26) tibial fractures and was significantly lower for femoral (19/26) and treated humeral (4/6) fractures than for radial (23/24) or closed tibial (26/26) fractures. Micro-CT was used to assess fracture realignment during external skeletal fixator application and to evaluate fracture healing.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE The prognosis for rabbits with limb fractures was good, with fractures healing in most rabbits following fracture repair (109/123). Micro-CT was useful in assessing fracture realignment and evaluating fracture healing.
Ischemic modified albumin increases in acute kidney injury
Authors: Mertoglu Cuma , Gunay Murat , Gurel Ali , Gungor Mehmet , Gul Vahdet
Published: February 2018

Purpose: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a severe kidney disease carrying high morbidity and mortality. An ischemic process, at the cellular level, has been detected prior to the full-blown AKI. An elevated ischemic modified albumin (IMA) was also found to be increased fast at several minutes following an ischemic process in the body. In this connection, we have investigated, in advance, the changes of IMA concentrations in patients with possible AKI. Methods: IMA and other biochemical and haematological parameters were measured in sera of thirty nine patients with AKI and of thirty eight healthy controls. AKI is defined by an increase in serum creatinine by ≥ 0.3 mg/dl in 48 hours or an increase by ≥ 1.5-fold from a known or assumed baseline. The results in the two groups were compared. Results: IMA, creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, white blood cell, neutrophil, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and mean platelet volume were found to be higher in patients with AKI than in healthy controls. In contrast, total protein, albumin, lymphocyte, and haemoglobin were lower in patients with AKI than in healthy controls. No significant difference was recorded in platelet counts between the two groups. Conclusion: Our results indicate that increased levels of NLR and PLR play a central role in a systemic inflammation in AKI. Monitoring serum IMA could be a useful tool in the assessment of AKI.
Aika hengittää
Authors: Viitala Eeva-Liisa
Published: February 2018

Pyristelemmekö kiihkeän muutosvauhdin spiraalikierteessä? Onko ihmisellä tilaa ja aikaa hengittää, ajatella, ymmärtää ja tulla ymmärretyksi, asettua työelämässäkin valoon pyrkivän köynnöksen rytmiin, versoa uutta ja kukoistaa?
”Tiedehän on ensisijaisesti tiedonhankintajärjestelmä”
Authors: Koponen Eeva
Published: February 2018

Jokapäiväisessä työssä käytämme omaan työhömme liittyviä käsitteitä usein epätäsmällisesti. Akateemisessa kontekstissa tilannetta mutkistaa se, että tieteellinen työskentely perustuu käsitteille ja niiden välisille suhteille. Tässä artikkelissa keskustelen muutamista tiedonhankinnan opetukseen liittyvistä keskeisistä käsitteistä, kuten otsikossa mainittu tiedonhankinta, sekä niiden tulkinnoista. Lisäksi pohdin tulkintoihin liittyviä etuja ja haittoja opiskelijoiden kanssa yhteistyössä tehdyn opetuksen kehittämistyön näkökulmasta.
APPLICATION OF SAFETY-FIRST APPROACH TO MEASURE RISK BEHAVIOUR OF YAM FARMERS IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA
Authors: I. P. Singh, N. K. Singh Sanusi M. Sadiq, , Lawal M. , Ahmad M. M. , Eije O. C.
Published: February 2018

The present research empirically measured the risk attitudes of yam farmers in Benue State of Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling design was used to draw a sample size of 120 respondents and ex-post 2016 production data were tacitly elicited from the respondents using structured questionnaire complemented with an interview schedule. The collected data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The yam sett was found to be the most important input in the production process, as such used to measure the farmers risk behavior. Evidence showed that all the respondents were risk aversive and the identified factor which propelled farmers’ risk apprehension was paucity of economic capital. Therefore, in order to shift the paradigm from risk aversion to risk preference, yam farmers in the studied area should be given access to formal credit facilities.
Lusitânia, corpo e voz de uma imagem
Authors: Pina Graça
Published: February 2018

As ilhas não são só porções de terra rodeadas por mar. O espaço insular, que é a delimitação de um elemento primordial in moto, pode também ser representado por um conflito interior, por um eu que se contrapõe a um outro; ou ainda, por uma nação que se combate, combatendo por um espaço próprio. A imagem que se recebe das ilhas distorce aquelas características, para se tornar um reflexo de outros horizontes de significado. É precisamente sobre esse alargamento possível de significação que pretendemos examinar o texto Comunicação (1959), de Natália Correia.
Um novo rosto para o poema “Retrato”: Cecília Meireles no semanário português O Diabo
Authors: Mendes Karla Renata
Published: February 2018

Cecília Meireles também foi figura de destaque no meio literário português. Sua ligação ao país se evidencia de inúmeras formas, tanto na relação pessoal com escritores, quanto em sua intensa produção literária em revistas entre as décadas de 30 e 50. A presença da autora, nessas publicações, evidencia o fato de que elas caracterizavam-se como suportes que, além de terem, outrora, difundindo sua poesia, hoje, revelam-se como verdadeiras fontes do processo de criação de Cecília Meireles.
Mário Dionísio, um poeta visual
Authors: Furlan Stélio
Published: February 2018

A partir da leitura de Autobiografia, de Mário Dionísio pretende-se refletir sobre sua atividade poética, injustamente esquecida por conta da relevância dos seus ensaios críticos, e evidenciar como dialoga com o seu tempo. Também abordase, num segundo momento do artigo, a importância de sua reflexão crítica sobre outros artistas, como, por exemplo, Jorge Amado, no âmbito das relações literárias luso-brasileiras.
Investigación-acción como recurso para la innovación y mejora de la práctica educativa en conservatorios: Una experiencia en las enseñanzas elementales de música en España
Authors: Campayo-Muñoz Emilia , Cabedo-Mas Alberto
Published: February 2018

A menudo, las enseñanzas musicales en los conservatorios de música se basan en metodologías arraigadas a la tradición. El docente formado en conservatorios no recibe los conocimientos psicopedagógicos adecuados para la práctica educativa y, con frecuencia, tiende a repetir los modelos de enseñanza tradicionales aprendidos.Con el fin de dar respuesta a esta realidad, el presente artículo tiene como objetivo introducir al profesorado de conservatorio en la metodología de investigación-acción como recurso para la innovación y mejora de la propia práctica educativa. Para cumplir con este objetivo, en primer lugar se realiza una aproximación al concepto de investigación-acción para después presentar un ejemplo de investigación-acción propia llevada a cabo en el aula de música en conservatorios. Dicha propuesta explora la relación entre las competencias emocionales, las estrategias de aprendizaje autorregulado, la competencia percibida y su influencia en la interpretación musical. Finalmente, se discuten las implicaciones para la formación permanente del profesorado y se formulan una serie de propuestas para ser aplicadas en este contexto de formación.
CREATIVITY VIS-�-VIS SPEAKING AMONG EXTROVERT AND INTROVERT EFL LEARNERS
Authors: Marashi Hamid , Ranjbar Asal Amin
Published: February 2018

The study attempts to investigate the relationship between extrovert and introvert EFL learners� speaking skill and their creativity. For this purpose, 40 male introverts, 40 male extroverts, 40 female introverts, and 40 female extroverts were selected among a total number of 180 through their performance on the Eysenck�s Personality Inventory. Subsequently, the Abedi-Schumaker Creativity Test and a sample PET speaking test were administered to all 160 participants of the study. The Pearson correlation coefficient was subsequently used to check the correlation between speaking and creativity of each group of extrovert and introvert EFL learners. The results indicated that there was a significant correlation between each group�s speaking and creativity. Furthermore, a linear regression was also run to check any predictability pattern. The findings demonstrated that each group�s speaking predicted significantly their creativity. Keywords: creativity, extrovert, introvert, speaking skill
AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE TEXTS IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION VERSION OF HOLY QURAN: A GENRE-BASED APPROACH
Authors: Sumarsono Puji
Published: February 2018

Language exposure is crucial for beginners or students who learn English as their second or foreign language. Students are difficult to directly speak and write English if they never hear English conversation or monologue and never see the product of English in term of result of writing. Text as a product of writing is available and easily accessed around us. This circumstance, consequently, insists the ease use of reliable teaching material and effective teaching reading. As it was found in Australia and also the author experience, when teacher had students to freely write, 90% of the students wrote recount and narrative texts. Narrative texts have important role of narrative that every word in narrative is potentially memorable and possible to contribute to understanding text easily. In fact, it was found that there are many narrative texts in English translation of Holy Qur�an. However, they have their own typical.Keywords: authentic, English translation of Holy Qur�an, genre-based approach, narrative text
Absolute Properties of Arbitration Decision in Business Dispute Settlement Based on Law No. 30 of 1999 on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Law Based on Justice Theory Perspective
Authors: Witasari Aryani
Published: February 2018

Article 2 of Law Number 30 Year 1999 concerning Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Settlement indicates that dispute settlement or disagreement among parties in a certain legal relationship shall be the authority of the arbitration institution, if it has been agreed in an arbitration agreement. This research tried to criticize the concept of absolute nature of the arbitral decision in the settlement of business dispute in the perspective of the theory of justice. Method of data retrieval used in this research was by collecting literature study by studying data and analyzing the entire contents of library by linking to existing problems. The final and legally binding arbitral decision, if associated with Aristotle's corrective theory of justice, does not at all reflect the basic value of justice. This is indicated by not giving an opportunity for another party whose position is higher to correct the decision, whereas in the judicial system, the court as an ordinary court having legal status (legal statue) and legal authority (legal authority/legal power). Verdict the panel of judges can still be corrected through the usual remedies (appeals) and extraordinary reviews.
RECONSTRUCTION REGULATION OF AUTHORITY OF LEGISLATIVE MEMBER IN PREVENTING CRIMINAL CRIMINAL ACCOUNT BASED ON JUSTICE VALUES
Authors: Subroto Wandi
Published: February 2018

The House of Representatives is a central legislative body that represents the people in parliament. The authority of each legislative member and as an institution has been regulated by legislation. The authority of the House of Representatives as an institution is huge, and the great power tends to be misused, such as committing a criminal act of corruption. Corruption is a crime that is very detrimental to the state's finances and hinders the government to prosper its people, then a justice-based arrangement is needed to prevent corruption within The House of Repre-sentatives as a legislative body.
Preparation of nano-MgO using ultrasonic method and its characteristics
Authors: Tang Zhen-Xing , Shi Lu-E
Published: February 2018

MgO is an important inorganic material, which can be used in many aspects, such as catalyst, toxic-waste remediation agent, adsorbent, and others. In order to make use of MgO, nano-MgO was prepared by ultrasonic method using Mg (CH3COO)2.2H2O as precursor, NaOH aqueous solution as precipitant in this paper. Effect factors on MgO nano-particle size were investigated. Characteristics of samples were measured by TGA, XRD, TEM, and others techniques. The results showed that the size of nano-MgO about 4 nm could be obtained under the following conditions (ultrasonic time 20 min, ultrasonic power 250 W, titration rate of NaOH 0.25 mL/min, NaOH concentration 0.48 mol/L, calcinations temperature 410 °C, calcination time 1.5 h, heating rate of calcination 5 °C/min). It was a very simple and effective method to prepare nano-MgO.