bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Profil Indeks Larva Pada Delapan Wilayah Puskesmas di Surabaya
Authors: ROSSYANTI LYNDA , SUSANTI DWI , KARTIKASARI DWI PENI , BASUKI SUKMAWATI , ARWATI HENY , TANTULAR INDAH
Published: August 2020

ABSTRACT

Background : Dengue virus infection is still a health problem in Surabaya. On 2015 Insidence Rate (IR) for Surabaya is 22.50 and the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) is 2%. This figure has decreased compared to 2014, but has not met the target achievement indicator for the P2DBD target CFR <1%.

Method : The study was conducted in the rainy season, May 2015 in several Puskesmas areas in Surabaya. Samples were randomly selected as many as 378 houses spread in eight health centers (Pegirian, Krembangan Selatan, Hamlet Wall, Tambak Rejo, Putat Jaya, Simomulyo, Sawahan and Tanahkali Kedinding). The larvae survey was conducted using the single larva method. Larvae were taken from breeding sites and stored in specimen bottles for species identification at the Parasitology Laboratory Faculty of Medicine Universitas Airlangga.

Result : The highest House Index (HI) was obtained (60.46%) or the 39.54% larvae free rate in Simomulyo and the lowest HI (33.33%) or 66.67% ABJ in Pegirian Puskesmas. Larvae species identification showed 100% was Aedes aegypti. The high HI value at the Simomulyo Health Center is not in line with the number of cases of dengue virus infection in 2015 which was 4 cases. Whereas in Pegirian Health Center with the lowest HI value found 11 cases.

Discussion : These results could be due to the possibility because the study did not calculate larval density and high population mobility in the area.

Conclusion: House Index values are linier with container index but not linear with the number of cases of dengue virus infection

Keywords: House Index, larvae free rate, dengue virus infection, single larva method
Seorang Penderita SLE dengan Emboli Paru Akut dan Hipertensi Pulmonal (Studi Kasus)
Authors: Andisari Hendrata Erry , Kambayana Gede , Suega Ketut
Published: August 2020

Kondisi Pulmonary embolism (PE) merupakan bagian dari spektrum penyakit yang disebut Venous thromboembolism (VTE). Seorang pasien dengan keluhan utama batuk yang mengeluarkan dahak berwarna keputihan datang ke RSUP Sanglah, Bali untuk mendapatkan terapi. Riwayat sebelumnya, pasien pernah dirawat inap di RSUP Sanglah tersebut.Saat ini diagnosis akhir pasien ini: SLE on treatment dengan moderate pulmonary hipertension dan suspek emboli paru, suspek pneumonia (HCAP) dengan severe sepsis dan syok sepsis, asidosis metabolik, observasi transaminitis ec reaktif dan hiponatremia kronik asimptomatik hipoosmoler euvolemic cb SIADH. Selanjutnya dilakukan tindakan terapi dan evaluasi terhadap terapi yang diberikan.
Ethanolic Extract Oitment of The Graptophylum Pictum L Griff Leaves as Analgesic agent to Male White Rat
Authors: Rikomah Setya Enti , Fitri Ninsi
Published: August 2020

Graptophyllum pictum L Griff Leaves in the community are used as medicinal ingredients, one of which is for analgesics. Black pudding leaves contain secondary metabolite compounds that act as suspected analgesics, namely flavonoids. The ethanolic extract of black pudding leaves has been formulated into cream and ointment preparations. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of analgesic preparations of black pudding leaves (Graptophyllum pictum L. Griff) ethanol extract in white male mice. The effectiveness of analgesics was tested using the hotplate method. The test animals used were 25 white male mice which were divided into 5 groups: negative control (F0), positive control (Ichtiol® ointment), and black pudding leaf F1 (10%), F2 (15%) ethanol extract treatment group, and F3 (20%). Observation of stretching of mice was done after the feet of mice were induced and immediately given treatment. Observation of analgesic percentage in each mouse was carried out every 5 minutes for 60 minutes. The data obtained were processed and analyzed using one-way ANOVA and Duncan test with a 95% confidence level. One-way ANOVA test results showed that there were significant differences between treatment groups (0.003 <0.05). The results of the average percentage of analgesic effectiveness of formula 2 have a good effect that is equal to 77.969%. Duncan's test results showed that the group that gave the best analgesic effectiveness was formula 2 (15%) comparable to positive control.

Keywords: Graptophyllum pictum,  Analgesics, ointment, Hotplate.
ANALISIS PERBANDINGAN MODEL SPRINGATE, ZMIJEWSKI, DAN ALTMAN DALAM MEMPREDIKSI FINANCIAL DISTRESS PADA PERUSAHAAN MANUFAKTUR YANG TERDAFTAR DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA
Authors: Supriati Diana , Bawono Icuk Rangga , Anam Kusriyadi Choirul
Published: August 2020

Financial Distress can be interpreted as a phase of the decline in financial conditions experienced by a company. One of the indicators is the inability of the company to pay off its debts that are due, which is caused by losses suffered by the company in several years. This study aims to analyze and predict financial distress in companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange that have suffered for several years and to find out which prediction models can indicated the best financial distress. The populations in this study are manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2015-2017. The sample in this study was determined based on the purposive sampling method and obtained a sample of 16 companies, the final observation in this study were 48 observations. The data in this study were analyzed using the Springate, Zmijewski, and Altman models. This study concludes that for sample analyzed by the Springate and Altman models, the majority are classified as having indicated financial distress and for those analyzed by the Zmijewski model only a small proportion classified as having financial distress. Furthemore, for the best predictive model in indicating financial distress is the Springate model
THE EFFECT OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ON INTEREST BUY ONLINE ON WEBSITE LAZADA
Authors: Atika Nurul , Kindler Morgan , Tarigan Zainal Abidin , Tarigan Yulinda
Published: August 2020

This study aims to examine the effect of customer satisfaction on online purchase intention on the website Lazada. This study used 200 respondents taken from students of Business Management at the Politeknik Negeri Batam and Universitas Internasional Batam. The type of data used in this study is the interval scale. Moreover, the scaling method used in the instrument of Likert scale with 5 rating categories. Data processing techniques in this study using Spss software program 17. The results of this study is shows the customer satisfaction (role, social, best deal, product information, monetary saving, convenience and perceived ease of use) has an influence on online purchase intention. For further research is expected to increase the number of samples, change the sample or add research variables.
BREAK EVENT POINT ANALYSIS OF STANDARD INPUT COST OF PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCY’S COMPUTER ASSISTED TEST ACTIVITIES (CASE STUDY IN POLYTECHNIC OF XXX YEAR 2019)
Authors: Johantri Bagas
Published: August 2020

This study aims to determine the break event point (BEP) of Computer Assisted Test (CAT) activities in order that the revenue from the CAT is not less than the cost of the implementation. CAT has been proven to increase transparency in employee recruitment. However, for the Public Service Agency (BLU) and the public sector organization that organize the CAT, it is deemed necessary to pay attention to the costs and the revenues from these activities. The question in this research is how to determine the BEP from the standard cost of CAT activities. This is a descriptive qualitative research with a case study. The research uses data collected from the standard input costs for CAT activities. This study separates costs into fixed costs and variable costs. Semivariable costs are separated using the least squares method. The result shows that the total income to reach the BEP is Rp. 55,355,344.37 with at least 222 participants per day. This research shows that cost-volume-profit analysis in cost accounting can be used as an administratorial tool for managing activities in the public sector.
PENERAPAN STRATEGI RESTRUKTURISASI ASET PADA PERUSAHAAN DALAM KONDISI FINANCIAL DISTRESS
Authors: Yuniati Norromadani
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa bagaimana penerapan strategi restrukturisasi asset pada perusahaan infrastruktur, jasa, dan utilitas sub sektor transportasi laut yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) yang sedang mengalami financial distress, khususnya terkait perlakuan manajemen pada pos-pos rekening dalam laporan keuangan perusahaan berdasarkan pembagian tahapan siklus hidup (business lifecycle) selama periode 2008-2017 sehingga terlihat pola atau trend yang terbentuk. Selain itu penelitian ini juga menganalisa pengaruh business lifecycle pada strategi restrukturisasi asset yang diterapkan perusahaan yang sedang mengalami financial distress. Penelitian memggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan 8 perusahaan sebagai sampel penelitian dipilih menggunakan metode purposive sampling. Pengujian hipotesis penelitian dilakukan dengan uji regresi logistik. Penelitian ini juga memasukkan variabel kontrol untuk menjelaskan hubungan antara business lifecycle dengan strategi restrukturisasi seperti Tobin’Q, total asset, kepemilikan institusional, volatility saham, return saham, leverage ratio dan cashflow perusahaan sampel.
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES INTEREST IN VISITING TWIN LAKE ATTRACTIONS IN WEST SUMATRA
Authors: Salim Emil , Afriyenis Winda
Published: August 2020

This research aims to formulate a strategy in an effort to increase and develop interest in tourist visits to the Twin Lake tourist attraction in West Sumatra. The uniqueness and renewal in this research is located in the object of study combined with using a qualitative approach and strategy formulation analysis tools namely SWOT analysis and QSPM (Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix) to analyze internal and external factors and what strategies should be applied to improve and develop objects Twin Lake tourism in West Sumatra. The findings of this study found a number of evaluations and strategic recommendations, including the attractions of the Twin Lakes in West Sumatra have a very unique and special natural beauty that is rarely owned by other attractions. However, weak capital and local government support and the absence of foreign investors make the Twin Lakes Lake attractions in West Sumatra currently still in the criteria less desirable by tourists. West Sumatra Twin Lake tourism object is expected to be able to find investors - investors in efforts to improve and develop West Sumatra Twin Lake tourist attraction.
Analisis Work-Life Balance para Karyawan Bank BJB Cabang Indramayu
Authors: Nafis Banatun , Chan Arianis , Raharja Sam’un Jaja
Published: August 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis Work-Life Balance para karyawan Bank BJB Cabang Indramayu. Dimensi penting dalam Work-life Balance adalah Work Interference with Personal Life, Personal Life Interfence with Work, Personal Life Enhancement of Work dan Work Enchancement of Personal Life. Metode Penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kualitatif-deskriptif. Penelitian ini menganalisis dan menggambarkan keadaan Work-Life Balance para karyawan Bank BJB Cabang Indramayu. Data yang diperoleh untuk penelitian ini didapatkan dari wawancara dengan pihak terkait dan studi dokumentasi. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa karyawan Bank BJB Cabang Indramayu telah memiliki empat dimensi Work-Life Balance yaitu Work Interference with Personal Life, Personal Life Interfence with Work, Personal Life Enhancement of Work dan Work Enchancement of Personal Life. Kesimpulan yang dapat diambil pada penelitian ini bahwa work-life balance para karyawan Bank BJB dapat dikategorikan baik, dikarenakan semua dimensi yang dimiliki para karyawan menunjukkan hasil positif.
Pengaruh Internal Branding pada Customer Based Brand Equity dengan Mediasi Loyalitas Organisasi
Authors: Vironika Veny , Pradana M.N. Reza
Published: August 2020

Branding telah menjadi bagian dari keunggulan kompetitif setiap perusahaan. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengukur sejauh mana pengaruh internal branding pada customer based brand equity dan efek mediasi loyalitas organisasi pada toko - toko ritel yang berkembang di Kota Batam. Penelitian ini menggunakan data kuesioner yang dikumpulkan dari karyawan front-line dan pelanggan dari toko ritel tertentu dengan purposive sampling. Analisis kolerasi, mediasi dan teknik analisis data uji t sampel independen diterapkan melalui smart PLS dan SPSS. Hasil penelitian mengungkapkan bahwa internal branding mempengaruhi customer based brand equity secara langsung tanpa memerlukan loyalitas organisasi sebagai variabel mediasi. Hasil ini dapat membantu sektor industri toko ritel dengan bukti empiris untuk menerapkan internal branding di organisasi mereka untuk menciptakan ekuitas merek antara toko dan pelanggan melalui karyawan front-line. Kontribusi penting studi ini terhadap dunia industri dan akademik adalah dukungan empirisnya untuk hubungan antara IB dan CBBE pada toko ritel di Kota Batam.
Kasih Karunia Yang Mulia
Authors: Pangaribuan Jannen R.
Published: August 2020

Apa keistimewaan Kekristenan dibandingkan dengan Agama-agama lian? apakah kisah Kebangkitan? agama-agama lain juga punya kisah bagaimana orang mati bangkit dari kematian. keistimewaan Kekristenan adalah: kasih karunia. kasih karunia yang mulia.
Bioinformatics Innovation & Intellectual Property Rights
Authors: Sehgal Divyansh
Published: August 2020

Bioinformatics is an ever-growing field due to the availability of vast database systems and increasing biological data. This rapid development deals with research and development activities and requires adequate protection in the form of Intellectual Property Rights(IPR) as it adds value to the discoveries and provides incentives to the investors. The study includes the role of IPR in bioinformatics with a major focus on patents and related laws. The paper will also analyze, what type of bioinformatics are patentable, how does patent protect bioinformatics innovations specifically software which analyses DNA sequences. The paper will be presented in four parts namely, part one will consist of the introduction, while the part two will focus on what is bioinformatics and how it is related to IPR, part three will focus on the patent eligibility criteria for bioinformatics and lastly, part four will present a conclusion.
The psychophysiological effects of a three day dry fast: A self-experimentation case study
Authors: Carroll Harriet
Published: August 2020

Background: A commonly held belief is that humans cannot survive more than a few days without fluid intake. The source of this is unclear, but does not accord with the few controlled studies that have been conducted to investigate the effects of fluid abstention, nor the few extreme cases of fluid restriction. Methods: This was a self-experimentation, with one day pre-load of fluid and salt (DAY 0), three days complete fluid abstention (< 45 g/d water from food only) (DAYS 1-3), and 24 h rehydration (DAY 4). Days ran from 1500 h to 1500 h. The following measures were taken across various time points across each day: body mass; urine volume; urine colour; urine specific gravity; finger-prick blood glucose concentration; blood pressure; pulse; body temperature; dietary intake; and visual analogue scales (VAS) of food-appetites (satiety and desires), thirst-appetites, mood, wakefulness, and sleep quality. Results: By the end of DAY 3, body water (excluding estimated lean/adipose loss from negative energy balance) decreased by ~1.8 % from 1500 h on DAY 0, or ~4.0 % from 1500 h on DAY 1 (after a fluid preload). With this reduction in body mass came expected reductions in urine volume and increased in urine colour, though trends in urine specific gravity were less pronounced. Blood pressure trended towards being lower during DAYS 1-3 and increased during DAY 4. Whole blood glucose concentrations also tended towards being lower during DAYS 1-3 compared to DAY 4, particularly postprandially. Hunger tended to be reduced during DAYS 1-3, but increased again during DAY 4. Wanting to eat appeared to be a separate construct to hunger/fullness. True-thirst was higher during DAYS 1-3 relative to DAY 4, and this synchronised well with true-xerostomia and ratings of dryness of lips. However, sensational-xerostomia was the dominant thirst experienced during DAY 1-3. Sadness was moderately inversely correlated with body mass loss (r = 0.57) and tiredness was strongly positively correlated (r = 0.94). Sleep quality was unrelated to hydration status. Conclusion: Overall, the expected changes occurred in terms of hydration physiology, but with some unexpected findings in terms of gluco-regulation, blood pressure, and thirst appetites.
Effects of psychological, sensory, and metabolic energy prime manipulation on the acute endocrine stress response in fasted women
Authors: Meier Maria , Bentele Ulrike U. , Benz Annika , Denk Bernadette , Dimitroff Stephanie , Pruessner Jens C , Unternaehrer Eva
Published: August 2020

The endocrine stress response helps to maintain homeostasis at times of increased demand and supports survival through energy mobilization. Paradoxically, low blood glucose levels impede the endocrine stress response, yet increasing blood glucose levels through sugar consumption prior to stress restores it. This suggests that glucose availability may play a causal role in the endocrine stress response. However, sugar has other distinct properties beyond the raise of blood glucose concentration. Here, we investigated the potential role of sweetness in restoring the cortisol stress reactivity after fasting. N=152 women (mean(age)=21.53, sd(age)=2.61) participated in a psychosocial stress test for groups in the morning after an overnight fast. Prior to stress induction, participants either consumed a drink that contained a caloric sweetener (sugar, n=51), an equally sweet drink containing non-caloric sweetener (sweetener, n=46), or water (n=56). Salivary cortisol and blood glucose levels were assessed repeatedly. Former studies suggested that sugar load prior to stress leads to increased cortisol responses compared to water, and sweetener. The effects of the consumed drinks on cortisol trajectories were tested using multilevel mixed models. Unexpectedly, we found that sugar and sweetener each significantly increased cortisol stress reactivity compared to water. Indeed, sweetener lead to cortisol increases comparable to sugar. Changes in blood glucose levels after drink consumption were not significantly associated with stress-induced increases in cortisol. This suggests that not the metabolic properties of sugar, but properties of sweet taste prior to stress are critical to boost the endocrine stress response to stress.
Loss aversion does disappear and reverse, although estimates of lambda (λ) are not reliable: Reply to André and De Langhe
Authors: Walasek Lukasz , Mullett Timothy L , Stewart Neil
Published: August 2020

Walasek and Stewart (2015) demonstrated that loss aversion estimated from fitting accept-reject choice data from a set of 50/50 gambles can be made to disappear or even reverse by manipulating the range of gains and losses experienced in different conditions. André and de Langhe (2020) critique this conclusion because in estimating loss aversion on different choice sets, Walasek and Stewart (2015) have violated measurement invariance. They show, and we agree, that when loss aversion is estimated on the choices common to all conditions there is no difference in prospect theory’s λ parameter. But there are two problems here. First, while there are no differences in λs across conditions, there are very large differences in the proportion of the common gambles that are accepted, which André and de Langhe chose not to report. These choice proportion differences are consistent with decision by sampling (but are inconsistent with prospect theory or any of the alternative mechanisms proposed by André and de Langhe, 2020). Second, we demonstrate a much more general issue related to the issue of measurement invariance: that λ estimated from the accept-reject choices is extremely unreliable and does not generalise even across random splits within large, balanced choice sets. It is therefore not possible to determine whether differences in choice proportions are due to loss aversion or to a bias in accepting or rejecting mixed gambles. We conclude that context has large effects on the acceptance of mixed gambles and that it is futile to estimate λ from accept-reject choices.
Las formas de tratamiento pronominal en Los Simpson. Los doblajes para Hispanoamérica y para España
Authors: Hämäläinen Mika K
Published: August 2020

El objetivo de este estudio es averiguar si se puede verificar la generalización hecha por los manuales de español en el corpus elegido. Como corpus, utilizaré los tres primeros episodios de la vigésima temporada de la serie de televisión, llamada Los Simpson. Voy a comparar el uso de las formas de tratamiento en las dos versiones dobladas al español de la serie. Una versión está hecha en México para un público hispanoamericano y la otra en España para los telespectadores de la Península. También tomaré en cuenta la influencia que el inglés ha podido tener en las versiones en español, ya que, en definitiva, se trata de dos versiones traducidas del inglés.
Variation of Velocity of Ions in a Magnetized Plasma Sheath for Different Magnetic Field
Authors: Adhikari B.R. , Basnet S. , Lamichhane H.P. , Khanal R.
Published: August 2020

The kinetic trajectory simulation method has been used to study ion velocity profile in a plasma sheath for varying magnetic field at fixed obliqueness. As the electrons have higher velocity compared to that of ions the wall is charged up negatively with respect to the core plasma. The negative potential then attracts the ions and repels electrons forming a thin positive space charge region in front of the wall. This positive space charge region, known as the ‘sheath’ separates the negatively charged wall from the quasineutral ‘presheath’ plasma. The ions moving towards the wall have to satisfy the Bohm criterion to ensure the stability of the overall plasma. The mean value as well as oscillation frequency of velocity of ions change as the magnetic field is varied from 1.5 to 10.5 mT. The maximum amplitude of normal component of velocity is almost independent of the magnetic field but the maximum amplitude of other components of velocity change and shows oscillating nature as the magnetic field changes.
Static and Dynamic Properties of Elemental Liquid Pd: An Orbital Free Molecular Dynamic Study
Authors: Molla M. R. , Ziauddin Ahmed A. Z. , Bhuiyan G. M.
Published: August 2020

We have studied the static and dynamic properties of liquid metal, namely Pd at thermodynamic state T=1853K within the scope of the orbital free ab-initio molecular dynamics (OF-AIMD) simulation technique. In this simulation process, electronic energy is calculated by using the Hohenberg-Kohn version of DFT. Here the electron-ion interaction energy functional is approximated by a local pseudopotential prescribed by Bhuiyan et al. The local density approximation is used to describe the exchange-correlation energy functional. The static structure factor, S(q), pair distribution function, g(r), coordination number, Nc, and isothermal compressibility, κT, are studied which are familiar as static properties. The single particle and collective dynamics namely diffusion coefficient, dynamic structure factor, velocity of sound, shear viscosity etc. are also studied. The results of calculation agree well with experimental as well as other theoretical values.
Study of a Far Infrared Cavity Around a Post-Asymptotic Giant Branch Star at Galactic Latitude -0.1º
Authors: Gautam A. K.
Published: August 2020

We present dust color temperature, Planck function and visual extinction distributions of a far infrared cavity FIC19+30 found to be located around post-AGB star namely AGB20+29 at the galactic plane. Minimum and maximum dust color temperature of the core region of the cavity was found to be (22.17±0.23) K and (22.41±0.29) K respectively with offset value 0.24 K which suggests that the cavity is isolated and stable. The product of dust color temperature and visual extinction was found to be in the order of 10-4 K mag. The distribution of Planck function along the extension (major diameter) and compression (minor diameter) was found to be non-uniform distribution. Specifically dust particles are oscillating in order to get dynamical equilibrium which may be the cause of grain temperature. It further suggests that the dust particles in the cavities might not be in the thermal equilibrium possibly due to pressure driven events of nearby AGB stars. There is continuous increase in flux density with increase in wavelength as in case of nebula which suggests that number density of dust particles increase according to the increase in wavelength and vice-versa.
Variation on Atmospheric Transmittance Solar Radiation at Kathmandu Valley
Authors: Shrestha P. M. , Chapagain N. P. , Karki I. B. , Poudyal K. N.
Published: August 2020

The daily solar irradiance was measured using CMP6 first class pyranometer at the horizontal surface of Kathmandu Valley (Lat.:-27.7° N, Long.:-85.5° E, Alt. 1350 m above sea level.) from January to December, 2012 (one year). Monthly mean of atmospheric transmittance is calculated based on different meteorological parameters. The effect of different meteorological parameters as well as physical parameters on the atmospheric transmittance of solar radiation was analyzed. The maximum and the minimum monthly mean solar radiation are found to be 21.32 ± 4.14 MJ/m2/day and 10.93 ± 2.03 MJ/m2/day in May and January, respectively. The value of yearly mean solar radiation measures is 16.68 ± 4.60 MJ/m2/day. Similarly, the annual average of atmospheric transmittance value of 0.51 ± 0.12 was obtained that was due to cloudy and more precipitation day during the months of measurements taken. The yearly mean of atmospheric transmittance 0.983, 0.987, 0.698 and 0.889 are found due to Rayleigh scattering followed by ozone, water vapor, gas mixture and aerosols respectively, the maximum atmospheric transmittance due to water vapor and while minimum due to gas mixture. This research work will be beneficial for the further identification of other affecting factors of different parameters for the interaction with radiation at different places of the country.
Measurement of Floating Potential and Ion Concentration in Arc Plasma at Atmospheric Pressure
Authors: Jha V. K. , Mishra L. N. , Narayan B.
Published: August 2020

Arc plasma is generated using low voltage dc power supply for the measurement of plasma parameters such as floating potential and ion-concentration in the plasma seeded with molybdenum. Langmuir moving probe is used in order to measure the probe current at different values of the dc potential applied on the probe. A graph is plotted between the probe current and the probe potential, based on data at the atmospheric pressure, using the experimental set up in the gas discharge chamber for the single probe method. The floating potential is calculated to be 32V, and the average ion-concentration to be 1.43 - 10e16m3.
НАРОДНА ХОРЕОГРАФІЧНА КУЛЬТУРА ЗАХІДНОГО ПОДІЛЛЯ: ПРОБЛЕМА РЕКОНСТРУКЦІЇ ТАНЦЮВАЛЬНОЇ ТРАДИЦІЇ
Authors: Людмила Щур
Published: August 2020

Due to globalization processes in the modern society there is an urgent need to preserve and develop the cultural heritage of the Ukrainian people. Today, the scientific understanding of the development of various types of Ukrainian creative activities is especially relevant. Among the variety of artistic genres, folk choreographic culture is a striking phenomenon. However, not only the government, but also scientific and educational institutions, choreographic ensembles of both professional and amateur levels should make efforts in order to preserve and develop folk choreographic traditions in the modern socio-cultural space.The problem of dance genres restoration, where the main focus is on preserving the national choreographic culture of the studied region, remains relevant today. The purpose of the article is to recreate a complete picture of functioning of folk dance art in Western Podillya in the course of its historical development and transformation. The beginning of the study of authentic Western Podillya dance genres dates back to second half of the XIX century. It indicates the way of life and style of some traditional dance genres in the territory of the studied region. In order to highlight the problem of restoration of the Western Podillya dance tradition, we briefly summarize the genre classification and its stylistic features. In order to reconstruct the dance tradition of the region, we have organized research work of the creative laboratory, which was created on the base of the Vesnyanka dance ensemble of the Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University. The structural and functional model of the activity of the ensemble-laboratory of Western Podillya ethnography in the form of a graphic image developed by us consists of two main blocks.The research has shown that due to the unity of content and form, the folk choreographic culture of Western Podillya influences the formation of personality and performs certain functions of socialization.
Jamāl al-Bannā’s Deconstruction of Qur’ānic Exegeses, the Ḥadīth Corpus and Sharīᶜah: A Critical Analysis (Jamal al Banna dan Dekonstruksi Tafsiran Qur’an, Teks Hadith dan Shariah: Suatu Analisa Kritis)
Authors: Ushama Thameem
Published: August 2020

The paper examines Jamāl al-Bannā’s religious thinking. After providing a concise review of his circumstances, education and transformation of thought, a qualitative content analysis of his work reveals bizarre patterns of exposition. The paper reviews his positions on orthodox Qur’ānic exegeses, punishments for apostasy and adultery, and views on jihād, wearing ḥijāb and the permissibility of smoking when fasting, etc. His views on ijtihād and legal injunctions show exceptional non-reliance on basic sources and ijmāᶜ. The paper also examines his arguments on the Qur’ān’s sources, abrogation, generalization of the text, the authenticity of the Prophet’s traditions and other issues such as the priority of reason over Sharīᶜah, etc. In general, it unveils his deviant positions while generating much controversy.
Keywords: Authenticity, deconstruction, exegesis, ḥadīth, legal injunctions.
Abstrak
Artikel ini  bertujuan  menyelidiki pemikiran keagamaan Jamal al-Banna. Setelah sorotan dibuat terhadap  latarbelakang kehidupan beliau, pendidikan dan perubahan pemikiran, juga taakulan  terhadap sumbangan intelektualnya didapati  terserlah beberapa aspek  pemikiran beliau yang agak ganjil.   Artikel ini akan memfokuskan kepada pendirian Jamal al-Banna terhadap  tafsiran tradisional al- Quran, hukuman-hukuman terhadap  jenayah murtad dan zina, persoalan jihad, pemakaian hijab, kebenaran merokok ketika berpuasa dan sebagainya.  Pendirian  beliau terhadap ijtihad  dan hukum hakam agama menujukkan bahawa beliau tidak bergantung  kepada sumber-sumber asas agama dan ijma’. Kajian ini juga menganalisa  hujah-hujah beliau terhadap sumber-sumber al-Qur’an,  konsep nasakh, generalisasi teks, keaslian Hadith-hadith Nabi dan isu-isu lain seperti keutamaan akal daripada Syariah. Secara umumnya, kajian ini menyerlahkan beberapa aspek penyimpangan pendirian beliau daripada kefahaman arus perdana, bahkan kefahaman tersebut mencetuskan banyak kontroversi.
Kata Kunci: Keaslian, dekonstruksi, tafsiran, hadith, dan hukum hakam.
Implementation of Circular Economy in Regional Innovation Clusters
Authors: Kostygova Liudmila Aleksandrovna
Published: August 2020

The article is devoted to the consideration of regional innovation clusters in the context of a circular economy implementation. Using the example of the titanium industry, the author analyzes the titanium regional innovation cluster, identifies and studies the conditions, factors, and directions for implementing circular economy policy in the cluster. The analysis of titanium production waste was also carried out. It is concluded that the necessary conditions are created in the cluster and the main factors of the circular economy are implemented and the effectiveness of its use is observed.
Editor's Introduction
Authors: Kowalsky Sharon A.
Published: August 2020

This volume of Aspasia is dedicated to Ann Snitow, scholar, feminist, and activist, who passed away in August 2019. Although Snitow was not trained as a scholar of our region, she devoted much of her career and her activism to fostering transnational connections and providing tools for empowering women within the former socialist bloc. After helping to found the Network of East-West Women (NEWW) in 1990, Snitow worked tirelessly to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information among feminist scholars in the East and the West, supporting and encouraging an entire generation in their academic and activist pursuits. It is fitting, therefore, that Aspasia is able to honor Ann Snitow’s legacy with this volume. As a yearbook of women’s and gender history of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe, Aspasia’s mission is to make more accessible the scholarship being conducted within and about the region. By fostering transnational connections, Aspasia, like Snitow herself, encourages intellectual exchanges across boundaries, provides opportunities for academic engagement, and expands access to scholarship from regions where such access might be limited by language and other barriers.
Challenges and Pitfalls of Feminist Sisterhood in the Aftermath of the Cold War*
Authors: Cîrstocea Ioana
Published: August 2020

Established in the aftermath of the Cold War and animated by US-based scholars and activists experienced in the second wave of women’s liberation movements, the Network of East-West Women (NEWW) has received little attention from scholars. This transnational and transregional group played an instrumental role in triggering and structuring the circulation of information, contacts, and academic and activist publications dedicated to women in Central and Eastern Europe, and in conceptualizing new gender politics in that region after the end of the socialist regimes. Building on original empirical evidence (archive work and interviews), this article considers NEWW’s founding and its steps in establishing operations “beyond borders” in the 1990s—a time of professionalizing and globalizing women’s rights politics when transnational feminist activism was faced with both new challenges and potentialities.
Stiletto Socialism
Authors: Sitar Polona
Published: August 2020

This article explores how women interpreted everyday clothing practices and decoration of their body and how they positioned themselves in different social milieus during the period of socialist Slovenia (1945–1991). The new socialist middle class in Slovenia and Yugoslavia was defined by participation in a lifestyle, created and expressed through consumption and behaviors that turned everyday life into a symbolic display of taste and cultural distinction. This article shows the ways women engaged in self-expression and negotiated dressing up. It analyzes the self-emancipation of women as they challenged the boundaries of social hierarchies on the basis of self-transformations, pointing out the active role that women had in their self-positioning in social categories.
Pituitary hyperplasia causing complete bitemporal hemianopia with resolution following surgical decompression: case report
Authors: Raviv Nataly , Amin Ami , Kenning Tyler J. , Pinheiro-Neto Carlos D. , Jones David , Sharma Vibhavasu , Peris-Celda Maria
Published: August 2020

In this report, the authors demonstrated that idiopathic pituitary hyperplasia (PH) can cause complete bitemporal hemianopia and amenorrhea, even in the setting of mild anatomical compression of the optic chiasm and normal pituitary function. Furthermore, complete resolution of symptoms can be achieved with surgical decompression.

PH can occur in the setting of pregnancy or end-organ insufficiency, as well as with medications such as oral contraceptives and antipsychotics, or it can be idiopathic. It is often found incidentally, and surgical intervention is usually unnecessary, as the disorder rarely progresses and can be managed by treating the underlying etiology. Here, the authors present the case of a 24-year-old woman with no significant prior medical history, who presented with bitemporal hemianopia and amenorrhea. Imaging revealed an enlarged pituitary gland that was contacting, but not compressing, the optic chiasm, and pituitary hormone tests were all within normal limits. The patient underwent surgical decompression of the sella turcica and exploration of the gland through an endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach. Pathology results demonstrated PH. A postoperative visual field examination revealed complete resolution of the bitemporal hemianopia, and menstruation resumed 3 days later. The patient remains asymptomatic with no hormonal deficits.
The 5-factor modified frailty index: an effective predictor of mortality in brain tumor patients
Authors: Khalafallah Adham M. , Huq Sakibul , Jimenez Adrian E. , Brem Henry , Mukherjee Debraj
Published: August 2020

OBJECTIVE

Health measures such as the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) and the 11-factor modified frailty index (mFI-11) have been employed to predict general medical and surgical mortality, but their clinical utility is limited by the requirement for a large number of data points, some of which overlap or require data that may be unavailable in large datasets. A more streamlined 5-factor modified frailty index (mFI-5) was recently developed to overcome these barriers, but it has not been widely tested in neuro-oncology patient populations. The authors compared the utility of the mFI-5 to that of the CCI and the mFI-11 in predicting postoperative mortality in brain tumor patients.

METHODS

The authors retrospectively reviewed a cohort of adult patients from a single institution who underwent brain tumor surgery during the period from January 2017 to December 2018. Logistic regression models were used to quantify the associations between health measure scores and postoperative mortality after adjusting for patient age, race, ethnicity, sex, marital status, and diagnosis. Results were considered statistically significant at p values ≤ 0.05. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to examine the relationships between CCI, mFI-11, and mFI-5 and mortality, and DeLong’s test was used to test for significant differences between c-statistics. Spearman’s rho was used to quantify correlations between indices.

RESULTS

The study cohort included 1692 patients (mean age 55.5 years; mean CCI, mFI-11, and mFI-5 scores 2.49, 1.05, and 0.80, respectively). Each 1-point increase in mFI-11 (OR 4.19, p = 0.0043) and mFI-5 (OR 2.56, p = 0.018) scores independently predicted greater odds of 90-day postoperative mortality. Adjusted CCI, mFI-11, and mFI-5 ROC curves demonstrated c-statistics of 0.86 (CI 0.82–0.90), 0.87 (CI 0.83–0.91), and 0.87 (CI 0.83–0.91), respectively, and there was no significant difference between the c-statistics of the adjusted CCI and the adjusted mFI-5 models (p = 0.089) or between the adjusted mFI-11 and the adjusted mFI-5 models (p = 0.82). The 3 indices were well correlated (p < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONS

The adjusted mFI-5 model predicts 90-day postoperative mortality among brain tumor patients as well as our adjusted CCI and adjusted mFI-11 models. The simplified mFI-5 may be easily integrated into clinical workflows to predict brain tumor surgery outcomes in real time.
Effect of surgery and chemotherapy on long-term survival in infants with congenital glioblastoma: an integrated survival analysis
Authors: Lu Victor M. , O’Connor Kyle P. , Himes Benjamin T. , Brown Desmond A. , Nesvick Cody L. , Siada Ruby G. , Niazi Toba N. , Schwartz Jonathan , Daniels David J.
Published: August 2020

OBJECTIVE

Glioblastoma (GBM) during infancy is rare, and the clinical outcomes of congenital GBM are not well understood. Correspondingly, the aim of this study was to present a long-term survivor case from the authors’ institution, and establish an integrated cohort of cases across the published literature to better understand the clinical course of this disease in this setting.

METHODS

The authors report the outcomes of an institutional case of congenital GBM diagnosed within the first 3 months of life, and performed a comprehensive literature search for published cases from 2000 onward for an integrated survival analysis. All cases were integrated into 1 cohort, and Kaplan-Meier estimations, Fisher’s exact test, and logistic regression were used to interrogate the data.

RESULTS

The integrated cohort of 40 congenital GBM cases consisted of 23 (58%) females and 17 (42%) males born at a median gestational age of 38 weeks (range 22–40 weeks). Estimates of overall survival (OS) at 1 month was 67%, at 1 year it was 59%, and at 10 years it was 45%, with statistically superior outcomes for subgroups in which patients survived to be treated by resection and chemotherapy. In the overall cohort, multivariable analysis confirmed resection (p < 0.01) and chemotherapy (p < 0.01) as independent predictors of superior OS. Gestational age > 38 weeks (p < 0.01), Apgar scores ≥ 7 at 5 minutes (p < 0.01), absence of prenatal hydrocephalus (p < 0.01), and vaginal delivery (p < 0.01) were associated with greater odds of surgical diagnosis versus autopsy diagnosis.

CONCLUSIONS

Congenital GBM can deviate from the expected poor prognosis of adult GBM in terms of OS. Both resection and chemotherapy confer statistically superior prognostic advantages in those patients who survive within the immediate postnatal period, and should be first-line considerations in the initial management of this rare disease.
Vertebral body fracture rates after stereotactic body radiation therapy compared with external-beam radiation therapy for metastatic spine tumors
Authors: Vargas Enrique , Susko Matthew S. , Mummaneni Praveen V. , Braunstein Steve E. , Chou Dean
Published: August 2020

OBJECTIVE

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is utilized to deliver highly conformal, dose-escalated radiation to a target while sparing surrounding normal structures. Spinal SBRT can allow for durable local control and palliation of disease while minimizing the risk of damage to the spinal cord; however, spinal SBRT has been associated with an increased risk of vertebral body fractures. This study sought to compare the fracture rates between SBRT and conventionally fractionated external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) in patients with metastatic spine tumors.

METHODS

Records from patients treated at the University of California, San Francisco, with radiation therapy for metastatic spine tumors were retrospectively reviewed. Vertebral body fracture and local control rates were compared between SBRT and EBRT. Ninety-six and 213 patients were identified in the SBRT and EBRT groups, respectively. Multivariate analysis identified the need to control for primary tumor histology (p = 0.003 for prostate cancer, p = 0.0496 for renal cell carcinoma). The patient-matched EBRT comparison group was created by matching SBRT cases using propensity scores for potential confounders, including the Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS), the number and location of spine levels treated, sex, age at treatment, duration of follow-up (in months) after treatment, and primary tumor histology. Covariate balance following group matching was confirmed using the Student t-test for unequal variance. Statistical analysis, including propensity score matching and multivariate analysis, was performed using R software and related packages.

RESULTS

A total of 90 patients met inclusion criteria, with 45 SBRT and 45 EBRT matched cases. Balance of the covariates, SINS, age, follow-up time, and primary tumor histology after the matching process was confirmed between groups (p = 0.062, p = 0.174, and 0.991, respectively, along with matched tumor histology). The SBRT group had a higher 5-year rate of vertebral body fracture at 22.22% (n = 10) compared with 6.67% (n = 3) in the EBRT group (p = 0.044). Survival analysis was used to adjust for uneven follow-up time and showed a significant difference in fracture rates between the two groups (p = 0.044). SBRT also was associated with a higher rate of local control (86.67% vs 77.78%).

CONCLUSIONS

Patients with metastatic cancer undergoing SBRT had higher rates of vertebral body fractures compared with patients undergoing EBRT, and this difference held up after survival analysis. SBRT also had higher rates of initial local control than EBRT but this difference did not hold up after survival analysis, most likely because of a high percentage of radiosensitive tumors in the EBRT cohort.
A parametrized ranking-based semantics compatible with persuasion principles
Authors: Bonzon Elise , Delobelle Jérôme , Konieczny Sébastien , Maudet Nicolas
Published: August 2020

In this work, we question the ability of existing ranking-based semantics to capture persuasion settings, emphasising in particular the phenomena of procatalepsis (the fact that it is often efficient to anticipate the counter-arguments of the audience) and of fading (the fact that long lines of argumentation become ineffective). Some widely accepted principles of ranking-based semantics (like Void Precedence) are incompatible with a faithful treatment of these phenomena, which means that no existing ranking-based semantics can capture these two principles together. This motivates us to introduce a new parametrized ranking-based semantics based on the notion of propagation which extends the existing propagation semantics (In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computational Models of Argument (COMMA’16) ( 2016 ) 139–150) by adding an additional parameter allowing us to gradually decrease the impact of arguments when the length of the path between two arguments increases. We show that this parameter gives the possibility of choosing if one wants to satisfy the property Void Precedence or not (and then capture procatalepsis) and to control the scope of the impact of the arguments (and then to capture fading principle). We also propose an experiment to show that the new semantics remains stable when this parameter varies and an axiomatic evaluation to compare it with existing ranking-based semantics in the literature.
Effect of Salinity on Osmoregulation and Histopathology in Gills of Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
Authors: Handayani Kiki Syaputri , Soegianto Agoes , Chang Ching-Fong
Published: August 2020

Experiments on Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus were conducted to assess serum osmolalities, ions and histopathological effects induced in gill tissues of 7 days exposure to different salinities (0, 10, 15 and 20 ppt). These tissues were investigated by light microscope. Blood serum osmolality (SO), sodium (Na+), chloride (Cl−) and potassium (K+) concentrations were assessed after 7 days of exposure. Serum osmolality and ionic content of exposed fish appeared differently affected by salinity throughout 7 days compared to the controls. Osmolality and Na+ were increased at the two tested salinities (15 and 20 ppt), Cl− increased at the three tested salinities (10, 15 and 20 ppt) but K+ contents remained unaffected due to salinity exposure. Therefore, tilapias exposed to high salinity present the increasing of osmotic and ionic content except for K+ contents. Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA) location was in the secondary lamellae in the gill of fi sh at 0 ppt salinity. However, NKA location was in the primary lamellae only in the gill of fi sh at 10 ppt salinity. The histological structure remain unaffected due to salinity changing. The osmoregulation and NKA location in gills of our fi ndings could be a protective response of animals to the environment changing. These data provide useful information for future reference and aquaculture practice as the information of salinity effect to osmoregulation of fish.