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O CINEASTA SERTANEJO JOSAFÁ DUARTE: NARRATIVAS DE VIDA E OBRA NO CONTEXTO CONTEMPORÂNEO
Authors: De Oliveira Paulo Passos
Published: October 2018

Este artigo apresenta narrativas de vida e trabalho do produtor, roteirista e cineasta Josafá Ferreira Duarte, morador do distrito de Salgado dos Mendes, município de Forquilha, zona norte do estado do Ceará. Analisa o seu contexto de produção traçando vínculos com a pós-modernidade a partir de rupturas de paradigmas que envolvem as viradas “cultural”, “pictórica” e “linguística”. Para este artigo foram realizadas duas entrevistas: a primeira, presencial, em agosto de 2013; a segunda, por telefone, em maio de 2016. Tomamos como referência quatro filmes realizados pelo cineasta e o blog no qual ele divulga seu trabalho. Partindo das entrevistas e dialogando com vários autores, refletimos acerca das narrativas de vida e obra de Josafá, colocando em perspectiva questões da contemporaneidade. Desprovido de recursos financeiros e instrumentais, sem formação técnica e teórica em cinema e distante dos grandes centros produtores de audiovisual, o trabalho de Josafá mostra a proliferação de signos e as mudanças nos regimes de visualidades que, proporcionadas pela cultura e pelas novas tecnologias, alcançaram o sertão de Salgado dos Mendes, possibilitando o desenvolvimento do cinema popular.
Las cartas de los “niños de Rusia”: diarios de a bordo de un exilio sin retorno
Authors: Sierra Blas Verónica
Published: October 2018

Entre 1937 y 1938 el Gobierno de la República española envió a la URSS a 2.895 niños y niñas con el fin de asegurar su supervivencia librándolos de los peligros de la Guerra Civil. Su salida de España formó parte de una importante política de evacuación que dio como resultado el mayor éxodo infantil conocido en la Europa del momento. Muchos de los menores evacuados fueron a parar a países extranjeros. De entre éstos, la URSS fue el que más polémica generó, dado que la mayor parte de los niños y niñas que se refugiaron bajo el régimen de Stalin, al igual que los que fueron a parar a México, nunca pudieron regresar a sus hogares ni volver a reunirse con sus padres, a diferencia de lo que ocurrió con los que tuvieron como destino Francia, Bélgica, el Reino Unido, Suiza o Dinamarca. El objetivo de este trabajo es bucear en las cartas que estos niños y niñas españoles evacuados a la URSS les escribieron a sus padres durante los primeros momentos de su evacuación y que, por suerte, se han conservado en el Centro Documental de la Memoria Histórica de Salamanca; verdaderos “diarios de a bordo” que hoy nos permiten narrar el viaje que hicieron y vivieron estos pequeños refugiados, y entender la manera en que registraron esta experiencia inolvidable con la que iniciaron su particular y dramática historia del exilio del pueblo español.
Desembarco de la escuela nueva en Buenos Aires: heterogéneas naves en puertos heterogéneos
Authors: Cucuzza Héctor Rubén
Published: October 2018

El artículo tiene como objetivo de origen corroborar la referencia de Lourenço Filho sobre un viaje trasatlántico de Decroly a la Argentina en 1915, interrogante que orientó la metodología de análisis de bibliografía y fuentes primarias sobre las características de la escuela nueva. Se apoya en Marcelo Caruso cuando caracteriza al escolanovismo como una nave sin puerto definitivo, para proponer, complementariamente, la imagen de varias y heterogéneas naves arribadas a puertos a su vez diversos e internamente  heterogéneos. Le cabe la metáfora de la navegación porque la construcción del movimiento internacional, en buena medida, fue resultado de los contactos surgidos de viajes realizados por sus integrantes en Europa y Estados Unidos, desde allí a Sudamérica y viceversa; durante el período de fines del siglo XIX a primeras décadas del siglo XX. A partir de las diversas y encontradas recepciones que tuvieron las ideas de Decroly en Argentina y Colombia, se analiza en particular el caso en Argentina, con apoyo en la publicación El Monitor de la Educación Común.Palabras clave: Escuela Nueva – Decroly – Argentina
Vestígios autobiográficos na escrita de viagem: o “Diário de Bordo” (1934)
Authors: Pimenta Jussara Santos
Published: October 2018

Considerando como fonte as crônicas de viagem de Cecília Meireles, colecionadas no álbum intitulado “Diário de Bordo”, esse trabalho tem como objetivo investigar os vestígios autobiográficos nelas contidos. Publicadas no final dos anos 1934 pelo jornal carioca A Nação, as crônicas registravam o cotidiano do navio e publicizavam as impressões da primeira viagem da poeta e educadora a Portugal para conferências educacionais e literárias. Como escrita autobiográfica ou autorreferencial, tece os sentidos, as impressões e as expectativas da travessia num claro entrelaçamento da vida profissional com a esfera íntima da educadora, permitindo compreender parte do universo de quem escreve, de quem questiona o seu lugar e também o panorama cultural, político e educacional brasileiro do período.Palavras-chave: Escrita autobiográfica. Cecília Meireles. Diário de viagem.
Experiências de formação e narrativas educacionais de professores brasileiros em viagem aos Estados Unidos (1929-1935)
Authors: Cardoso Silmara Fatima
Published: October 2018

Este estudo tem por pretensão analisar a história e os fatores que levaram Anísio Teixeira, enquanto Diretor Geral da Instrução Pública, no antigo Distrito Federal, e a Associação Brasileira de Educação – ABE a investir em viagens de professores brasileiros aos Estados Unidos. O objetivo de Anísio Teixeira e da ABE concorriam para que esses professores imbuídos de uma formação pedagógica eficiente, adquirida no país considerado à época como referência, pudessem ser os principais atores na renovação e regeneração do ensino e da sociedade brasileira.Palavras-chave: Viagem pedagógica. Professores brasileiros. Experiências de formação. Narrativas educacionais.
Entre observações e representações: escrita de si nas narrativas de um educador viajante (1923)
Authors: Amorim Sara Raphaela
Published: October 2018

Explorar os sentidos da escrita de si nas narrativas de um educador viajante é o objetivo deste texto. Comissionado oficialmente como representante do Rio Grande do Norte, em 1923, Nestor dos Santos Lima lançou-se a conhecer o ensino dos centros de maior desenvolvimento educacional no Brasil, Uruguai e Argentina. Durante o deslocamento, o educador registra suas observações e representações, apresentadas no relatório Da Organização do Ensino Normal, Profissional e Primário no Sul do Brasil e no Rio da Prata (1923). Nas páginas deste escrito, é apresentado o viajante que transita por diversos lugares, estabelece novos contatos e aproveita seu espaço privilegiado de observação, escrita e reflexão, para emitir opiniões acerca do que viu, ouviu e experimentou. Procuro, nesta investigação, problematizar a escrita do relatório de viagem que se constitui, para além dos requisitos oficiais, também através da escrita de si, dos relatos, impressões e modos de enxergar o mundo, próprios do sujeito eleito para desempenhar a missão.Palavras-chave: Relatório de Viagem. Educação. Escrita de Si.
"Ocupar-se para não preocupar-se”: amizade, envelhecimento e escrita de si na epistolografia cascudiana
Authors: Oliveira Giuseppe Roncalli Ponce Leon de
Published: October 2018

Neste artigo, trataremos do exercício da escrita de si presente nas cartas de Luís da Câmara Cascudo, enviadas a João Lyra Filho e Oswald Lamartine de Faria. Nelas, é possível registrar alguns aspectos da vida intelectual brasileira, no período que vai de 1966 a 1986. Pretendemos entreolhar facetas da biografia intelectual de Câmara Cascudo, referentes às memórias de toda uma vida dedicada ao ensino na cidade de Natal, RN; dos livros, artigos, temas e projetos editoriais da maturidade; do envelhecimento e suas limitações, além da glória referente ao sucesso do renome intelectual e autoral, provenientes de sua contribuição ao campo da etnografia e do folclore brasileiros.
A educação primária de uma menina da classe trabalhadora (Natal, 1937-1941)
Authors: Araújo Marta Maria de , Marques Berenice Pinto , Medeiros Ana Luiza
Published: October 2018

Refletir sobre os elementos educacionais e pedagógicos que influíram na formação escolar da prof.ª Margarida de Jesus Cortez, em suas interações intergrupais no Grupo Escolar “João Tibúrcio” da cidade de Natal, de 1937 a 1941, é precisamente o objetivo do presente trabalho. Nesta abordagem de cunho histórico, utiliza-se como fonte documental uma entrevista realizada com a referida professora e a legislação educacional vigente à época de sua educação primária. Esse registro orienta-se, metodologicamente, no processo de análise do corpus, pelo entendimento de Delory-Momberger (2008), para quem a narrativa é o procedimento que se elabora pela reflexão e pela interpretação de uma história de vida e de vida escolar. A constatação conclusiva é a de que a formação escolar, considerada à luz dos elementos educacionais e pedagógicos referentes à educação primária da prof.ª Margarida de Jesus Cortez, no Grupo Escolar “João Tibúrcio”, revela-se fundamental para a construção da narrativa de uma vida humana, permeada por alcances em nível educacional, cultural e mesmo existencial. De modo mais verticalizado, a formação escolar, em nível primário, da prof.ª Margarida de Jesus Cortez foi essencial para os progressos de sua vida social.
Ser babá do outro lado do oceano: cuidar dos filhos de outra família, outra língua, outra terra
Authors: Kondratiuk Carolina Chagas , Neira Marcos Garcia
Published: October 2018

O artigo apresenta os resultados de uma pesquisa que objetiva elucidar os processos educativos informais envolvidos no cuidado profissional doméstico de crianças em contextos migratórios, como estes são vivenciados no plano da corporeidade. Dentro do referencial teórico-metodológico da pesquisa biográfica em educação, constrói-se a partir de narrativas de vida de mulheres brasileiras que atuam ou atuaram como babás na França. Os corpos dessas mulheres, sensíveis à experiência de si, do outro e do mundo, carregam marcas da própria trajetória enquanto se ocupam dos corpos infantis sob seus cuidados. Assim sendo, seus relatos, permeados pela condição corporal, oferecem elementos valiosos para a compreensão de facetas até então inexploradas do cuidado profissional de crianças em ambiente doméstico, quando este é desempenhado num contexto de imersão em diferenças linguísticas, econômicas e socioculturais. A análise, desenvolvida a partir de uma perspectiva hermenêutica, lança luz sobre dinâmicas de aprendizagem implicadas no trabalho de cuidado doméstico de crianças nas quais o corpo é, ao mesmo tempo, receptor e vetor. Por fim, a escuta à sua voz abriu, para as colaboradoras, um espaço de formação de si, um convite a atribuir sentidos à existência e fortalecer a própria atuação no mundo.
PENERAPAN AKUNTANSI PERTANGGUNGJAWABAN DALAM MENILAI EFISIENSI DAN EFEKTIFITAS EFISIENSI KINERJA MANAJEMEN PADA PDAM KOTA PADANG
Authors: Bustari Andre
Published: October 2018

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menilai efisiensi dan efektifitas kinerja manajemen pada PDAM Kota Padang. Data yang digunakan adalah data primer dari tahun 2009-2012, dan data sekunder dari dokumen-dokumen yang berkaitan dengan pembahasan ini. Metode yang digunakan adalah analisa pengukuran kinerja pusat laba yaitu dengan menggunakan rumusrumus: margin kontribusi, laba evisi, laba terkenali, laba sebelum pajak, dan laba bersih. hasil penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa: 1) PDAM Kota Padang telah menetapkan cabang-cabang sebagai pusat laba dalam penilaian kinerjapengukuran, yaitu dengan menetapkan anggaran laba untuk setiap cabang dan kemampuan pencapaian laba dijadikan sebagai dasar untuk mengukur atau menilai kerja cabang; 2) Sistem pengawasan manajemen terdiri dari struktur dan proses. Struktur pengawasan manajemen meliputi pusat biaya, pusat pendapatan, pusat laba dan pusat investasi. Sedangkan proses pengawasan manajemen meliputi penyusunan program, penyusunan anggaran, pelaksanaan, dan pengukuran, pelaporan, dan analisa, kesemua proses pengawasan ini saling berhubungan antara satu dengan yang lainnya; 3) Suatu struktur pengawasan manajemen dapat dikatakan sebagai pusat laba apabila organisasi suatu instansi terdiri dari beberapa unit, setiap unit melakukan pencatatan tersendiri terhadap pendapatan dan biaya, manajemen masing-masing unit mengawasinya dan setiap unit melaporkan kegiatannya kepada atasannya sebagai pertanggungjawabannya, atas akan mengadakan evaluasi terhadap pekerjaan unit-unit organisasi tersebut; 4) Proses pengawasan manajemen terhadap laba pada PDAM Kota Padang dilakukan dengan menyusun program laba yang menyangkut rencana dalam jangka waktu tahun mendatang. Rencana ini akan dilakukan secara bertahap, dengan satuan moneter, rencana jangka pendek tersebut dikenal dengan anggaran; 5) Penerapan akuntansi pertanggungjawaban pada PDAM Kota Padang sudah dapat dikatakan efektif karena sudah terpenuhinya sebagian besar syarat-syarat dari diterapkannya akuntansi pertanggungjawaban; dan 6) Penerapan Akuntansi Pertanggungjawaban pada PDAM Kota Padang sudah dapat dikatakan efisien karena merujuk pada pencapaian tahun 2012 yaitu dengan anggaran biaya yang minimal dapat menghasilkan laba atau pendapatan yang cukup baik.
PENAMBAHAN AREAL TANAM PERTANIAN, EROSI DAN PEMINGGIRAN MASYARAKAT SEKITAR HUTAN: DILEMATIS INTENSIFIKASI PENGELOLAAN HUTAN
Authors: Suddin Andi Faisal , Elizabeth Roosganda
Published: October 2018

Pertumbuhan penduduk yang kian meningkat diiringi kebutuhan lahan pertanian yang kian mendesak juga terjadi pada masyarakat sekitar hutan. Degradasi dan kerusakan hutan terjadi tidak saja karena pembukaan lahan baru, tetapi lebih diakibatkan penjarahan dan perambahan areal hutan. Pengelolaan hutan oleh negara dan swasta (HPH) di Indonesia, berada pada situasi yang sangat memprihatinkan, karena kebablasan dan kesewenangannya memporak porandakan hutan. Hal tersebut terjadi diprediksi sebagai salah satu dampak kekeliruan kebijakan pemerintah dalam mengelola sumberdaya hutan. Kekeliruan tersebut dijadikan dasar legitimasi kekuasaan untuk kepentingan proyek pembangunan, walaupun hilangnya pemenuhan etika sebesar-besarnya kemakmuran rakyat sebagai resikonya. Dengan metode deskriptif kualitatif, tulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengemukakan perspektif terjadinya kondisi dilematis antara kebutuhan lahan pertanian, erosi dan pengrusakan hutan dan peminggiran masyarakat sekitar hutan. Program dan upaya penambahan areal tanam pertanian, salah satunya menyebabkan terjadinya ekstensifikasi dan intensifikasi pengelolaan sumberdaya hutan. Terkait hal tersebut, mengindikasikan konteks mewujudkan solusi konflik pemanfaatan hutan yang lestari, berkesinambungan dan berkelanjutan. Pemberdayaan merupakan target yang hendak dicapai, yang dapat terwujud dengan adanya partisipasi dari masyarakat sekitar hutan itu sendiri. Pemaksaan hak penguasaan sumberdaya hutan sebagai dikuasai oleh negara, menjadikan sumberdaya agraria hutan telah terampas dari fungsinya sebagai pemenuhan kebutuhan hidup masyarakat lokal dan lahan usaha bagi pertanian tradisional. Partisipasi (peran serta) masyarakat sekitar hutan sangat menentukan keberhasilan atau kegagalan suatu kebijakan publik dalam program pembangunan, dan merupakan alat/bentuk untuk mencapai pemberdayaan. Dari tulisan ini diharapkan dapat teridentifikasi faktor-faktor yang menentukan keberhasilan atau kegagalan suatu kebijakan publik dalam program pembangunan dan pengelolaan sumberdaya hutan. Perlunya mempertahankan dan menjaga kelestarian hutan rakyat yang sudah ada dan memandang hutan rakyat secara holistik agar tujuan program pembangunan lebih dimungkinkan, sehingga dapat dipakai sebagai landasan untuk membangun kembali dunia kehutanan yang telah porak poranda, serta agar tetap memiliki keberlanjutan fungsi dan manfaat selama-lamanya.
Meningkatkan Nilai Tugas Proyek PPKN Melalui Implementasi Model Project Based Learning
Authors: Nuraeni Nuraeni
Published: October 2018

Penelitian bertujuan: (1) Untuk meningkatkan nilai tugas proyek PPKn melalui implementasi model project based learning, siswa kelas VII4 SMPN 3 Tanete Rilau kabupaten Barru. (2) Untuk mengetahui kemampuan guru dalam mengelolah dan mengendalikan implementasi model project based learning. (3) Untuk mengetahui aktivitas siswa dalam melaksanakan implementasi model project based learning. Penelitian ini penelitian tindakan kelas menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dikombinasi pendekatan kualitatif, yang terdiri tiga siklus. Setiap siklus terdiri dari empat tahap yaitu perencanaan, pelaksanaan tindakan, observasi dan refleksi. Subyek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VII4 SMPN 3 Tanete Rilau Barru yang berjumlah 19 orang, 10 orang laki-laki dan 9 orang perempuan. Data kualitatif dikumpul melalui lembar observasi aktivitas peserta didik dan kemampuan guru, sedang data kuantitatif dikumpul melalui tes hasil tindakan tiap akhir siklus. Dari hasil penelitian ditemukan perubahan secara positif siklus dua ke siklus tiga kemampuan guru dan aktivitas peserta didik, serta peningkatan nilai tugas proyek dari siklus dua ke siklus tiga. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: Terdapat peningkatan nilai tugas proyek PPKn peserta didik dari siklus dua ke siklus tiga, terjadi perubahan kemampuan guru ke arah yang positif dari siklus dua ke siklus tiga, terjadi perubahan aktivitas peserta didik ke arah yang positif dari siklus dua ke siklus tiga.
Hemostatic changes in patients with chronic renal failure
Authors: Serrheed Harith Y. , Mohammed Eman J.
Published: October 2018

Background: Renal disease results in significant disorder of hemostasis (bleeding diathesis orhypercoagulable state).Objectives: This study is to determine the changes in some hemostasis parameters in patients withchronic renal failure and identify the effect of dialysis on these changes.Patients and Methods: seventy five patients with end stage chronic renal failure were collected fromBaghdad hospital, a full detailed history and clinical examination were performed, 50 patients were onmaintenance weekly hemodialysis, and 25 patients were without dialysis.Result: Bleeding time was significantly higher in patients with chronic renal failure who didn’t needany type of dialysis, positive D-Dimer test. In some patients, Platelet count, prothrombin time, thrombintime, fibrinogene level, activated partial thromboplastin time; all did not reach significant level betweenboth groups of patients.Conclusion: hemostatic changes are not uncommon in patients with chronic renal failure, affecting thedifferent parameter hemostasis so it should be consider in the management of these patients.
A Study of Early post-operative wound complications of spina bifida aperta repair “Incidence and Risk Factors”
Authors: AL-Shalchy Ali K. , Abdul-hussein Wameedh Q.
Published: October 2018

Background: Myelomeningocele is the single most common congenital anomaly that affects the CNSand vertebral column. The third world countries having a higher incidence. The management is usuallysurgical with relative high incidence of complications.Objectives: to evaluate the possible risk factors that may predispose to early wound complications ofmyelomeningocele.Methods: This prospective study was carried out in the Surgical Specialization Hospital in Medical CityComplex - Baghdad from 2009-2012. 147 cases were included in the study. Requested data weregestational age, type of delivery, gender, age at operation, type of suturing of the wound, tension ofsuturing, duration of operation, site of the lesion, ruptured vs non ruptured myelomeningocele, associatedshunting, peri-operative stay in hospital and associated jaundice.Result: Forty four (44 %) of the total developed complications. All premature infants developedcomplications. Hydrocephalic cases was associated with higher rate of complication (86%). Type ofdelivery, age at operation, duration of operation, ruptured cases and site of the lesion were not associatedwith complications.Conclusion: Myelomeningocele was predominantly affecting female. Most of the complications werewound infection with or without dehiscence, CSF leakage or seroma.
Assessment of Serum Vitamin D Levels in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Authors: Hamdi Rana A. , Abdul-Qahar Zina H. , Kadhum Ekhlas J. , Alsaeed Fatin A.
Published: October 2018

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrinopathy in women ofreproductive age with primary features of infertility, menstrual irregularity, and clinical or biochemicalevidence of hyperandrogenism (hirsutism, acne and high androgen level). Vitamin D has a role in thedevelopment of metabolic and endocrine abnormalities in PCOS mediated by insulin resistance.Objective: Measure serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome andcompare their levels with age and body mass index matched healthy controls. Also, assess thecorrelation between insulin resistance and 25-hydroxy vitamin D among women with PCOS.Subjects and Methods: Eighty eight women were involved in this study with age range (18-34 years).Subjects were divided into two groups: Group 1- forty five women with PCOS and Group 2- forty threewomen without PCOS (as controls).Serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D, insulin, free testosterone, Luteinizing hormone (LH), Follicle stimulatinghormone (FSH) were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), while serum calciumand fasting serum glucose were measured by spectrophotometer.Results: Significant increase in mean value of fasting serum glucose, insulin, homeostatic modelassessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), LH, LH/FSH ratio, and free testosterone with significantdecrease in mean value of serum FSH, 25-hydroxy vitamin D, and calcium for patients with PCOScomparing to age and body mass index match controls. Additionally, significant negative correlationswere found between serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels with fasting serum glucose (r= -0.484, p=0.01),fasting serum insulin (r= -0.422, p=0.04), and HOMA-IR (r= -0.542, p=0.0001) in women with PCOS.Conclusion: Vitamin D has a role in metabolic and hormonal disturbance seen in PCOS through impactof vitamin D on insulin releasing and function.
The prevalence of thrombocytopenia in pregnant women in Baghdad: single centre study
Authors: Muhammad Eaman M. , Sabri Ekhlass H. , Saeed Hussam D.
Published: October 2018

Background: The prevalence of thrombocytopenia in most studies ranges from 7 to 10% of allpregnant females. Although pregnancy is associated with physiological changes that may affectplatelet count, several pathological conditions can cause thrombocytopenia which have a significantimpact on both the mother and her baby.Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of thrombocytopenia in pregnantwomen attending an out-patient clinic in Al-Yarmouk Teaching hospital in Baghdad.Material and Methods: A cross sectional study conducted at Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital from1st October 2016 to 1st July 2017. Five hundred sixty pregnant women randomly selected as the studygroup and another 100 non-pregnant women as the control group were enrolled in this study. Acomplete blood count and blood film were done for both the selected groups.Results: Thrombocytopenia was found in 7.1% of the cases. The most common cause ofthrombocytopenia was gestational thrombocytopenia seen in 19(47.5%) patients and PE & HELLPsyndrome 9 (22.5%) patients. Most of our cases were asymptomatic and only one case developedheavy vaginal bleeding while there were 2 cases who had platelets below 50,000 considered as severethrombocytopenia without significant bleeding.Conclusion: Thrombocytopenia is not a rare condition in pregnancy. Accurate etiological diagnosis isessential for effective management. Most of the cases are mild, self-limiting and rarely cause withcomplications
Seasonal variations of childhood Guillain-Barre Syndrome in South west Iran
Authors: Momen Ali A. , Shakurnia Abdolhussein , Sarrami Mahsa
Published: October 2018

Background: It was found that the occurrence of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) varies in respect tothe month and season; this variation has not been adequately studied.Objective: To determine the month and seasonal variation of GBS in children in the Khuzestanprovince, south west Iran, during a 10-year period (2006-2015).Patients and methods: We extracted data retrospectively from acute flaccid paralysis committeefrom healthcare centers in all cities of the province, over a 10-year period (from January 1, 2006 toDecember 31, 2015). In this study all children under 15 years of age with Guillain-Barre syndromewere surveyed. In order to compare the frequency of GBS in different seasons and months we used theChi Square test.Results: From 187 cases of GBS, 101 (54%) were males, 86 (46%) females with sex ratio 1.17:1. Themean age of the children was 5.39 ± 4.02 years. The highest occurrence of GBS was observed inautumn (32.1%) followed by winter (27.3%). The highest number of cases (28; 15%) occurred inDecember and the lowest (8; 4.3%) in September. There was seasonal (P=0.006) and monthly(P=0.036) variation in occurrence of GBS throughout the year with more prevalence in autumn ,September and December.Conclusion: Our study showed that there is a significant monthly and seasonal variation in childrenwith GBS in Khuzestan province.
A study of air pollution with formaldehyde along the highways in Kyiv city.
Authors: Voloshkina Olena , Sipakov Rostyslav , Zhykova Olena , Bereznitska Julia
Published: October 2018

The problem of air pollution in the cities of Ukraine was described. The methodology of calculation of hydrocarbon emission on automobile overpasses and crossroads of Kyiv was suggested. By the number of bands, the number of cars was determined. The calculation has shown that at the same time near 300 cars can be on the overpass during peak hours. The average concentration of formaldehyde according to the calculations and observation data in 2016 was presented.
Analisis Gaya Kepemimpinan dan Kepuasan Kerja Pegawai SMK Raden Patah Kota Mojokerto
Authors: Kurnianingtyas Wulan
Published: October 2018

Leadership is the ability of leaders to influence subordinates in an organization so that they are motivated to achieve organizational goals. There are two styles of leadership that can be applied, namely the force of transformational leadership and transactional leadership style. Both are expected to influence job satisfaction of subordinates. The population in this study were all employees of SMK Raden Patah Kota Mojokerto many as 60 people. Because its population is relatively small, the entire population sampled. Data were collected through a questionnaire given directly to respondents. Furthermore, in analysis with multiple linear regression approach. The results of this study indicate that: (1) changes in employee satisfaction 58.6% change in employee job satisfaction is influenced by the style of transformational leadership and transactional leadership style. The remaining 41.4% are influenced by other variables not studied. This is indicated by the value of R Square = 0.586, (2) style of transformational leadership and transactional leadership styles together influence on employee job satisfaction. This is indicated by a probability value of F test = 0.014 less 0.05, and (3) the dominant influence transformational leadership style on employee job satisfaction. This is indicated by the value of regression coefficient (beta) is a standardized = 0.651 is larger than transactional leadership style variables = -0.549
PENGARUH GAYA KEPEMIMPINAN, KOMPENSASI DAN LINGKUNGAN KERJA NON FISIK TERHADAP KINERJA PEGAWAI
Authors: Susetyo Aris
Published: October 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh gaya kepemimpinan, kompensasi dan lingkungan kerja non fisik terhadap kinerja pegawai DPPKAD Kabupaten Kebumen. Populasi penelitian ini pegawai negeri sipil pada DPPKAD Kabupaten Kebumen yang berjumlah 100 responden. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitain populasi, hipotesis diuji dengan menggunakan analisis regresi dan diolah dengan menggunakan SPSS 23. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa  secara parsial maupun simultan gaya kepemimpinan, kompensasi dan lingkungan kerja non fisik berpengaruh terhadap kinerja pegawai pada DPPKAD Kabupaten Kebumen.

 

Kata kunci : gaya kepemimpinan, kompensasi, lingkungan kerja non fisik, regresi berganda.
Konsentrasi Asam Sitrat terhadap Mutu Sari Buah Mangga Indramayu
Authors: Kiayi Geralvi S
Published: October 2018

Mango (Mangifera Indica L.) cengkir known as the mango from indramayu, so often referred to as the mango indramayu or dermayu. this study aims to know the fruit juice mango indramayu instant and know the concentration of citric acid to quality organoleptic sari mango indramayu instant. step of kerjaa of this study include the preparation of materials and equipment, weighing, cutting, blanching, destruction, filtering, the addition of citric acid and egg whites, drying, in a blender, the addition of sugar, packaging. this study was conducted in the laboratory faculty of agriculture University gorontalo and laboratory polyteknik gorontalo. research methods do is the design of randomized complete with three treatment (0,7%, 0,8%, 1%) and the three times Deuteronomy so that the number of observations is 3. the analysis of the concentration of citric acid include the analysis of water content, vitamin C., and test organoleptic. the results showed that citric acid as much as 1% make water content high ie 2,07 on treatment a3, citric acid in vitamin C. the 5,74 a1. and at the test organoleptic panelists terms of color, sense, the smell like treatment on a1 ie 0,7% citric acid.Keywords : citric acid, mango, vitamin C, organoleptik
Pengaruh Penambahan Tepung Pisang pada Pembuatan Kerupuk
Authors: Yasin Novita
Published: October 2018

crackers is the product dry food that has been known in Indonesia, food spread almost to all corners of Indonesia and favored by all walks of life. one of the type of banana that can be used as flour banana is banana kepok. flour banana made of bananas still raw but that was old enough. utilization of flour bananas in the substitution making food items are expected to reduce the dependence of wheat flour. the purpose of penelitin this is to obtain the formulation of the appropriate for the manufacture crackers with a basic materials flour banana kepok and to know the revenue panelists to the characteristics crackers flour banana kepok. this study was conducted in the laboratory technology agricultural University gorontalo and laboratory technology agricultural Polytechnic gorontalo. this research was conducted in the form of the design of randomized complete (RAL) consisting of 3 treatment and 3 times replicates. parameters conducted in this study is water content, ash content, level of carbohydrate and test organoleptic. treatment of research influential very real at the level of carbohydrate, ash content and water content. based test results organoleptic, treatment is best a2 (50% tapioca starch + 50% of flour banana kepok) with a score of aroma 2,9 (somewhat like), a sense of 3,0 (like), texture 2,8 (somewhat like) and the color of 2,7 (somewhat like) grading carbohydrates 8,83%, water content 8,48% and ash content 2,42%. Keywords : crackers, flour banana kepok, banana kepok, test organoleptic, test proximate
Restorasi Citra Optical Character Recognition Dengan Algoritma Recurrent Hopfield
Authors: Yudhistiro Kukuh
Published: October 2018

Pada proses optical character recognition seringkali terjadi image yang corrupt sehingga hasil pengenalan karakter tidak sesuai dengan yang diinginkan atau bahkan tidak menghasilkan keluaran. Paper ini akan membahas proses restorasi citra menggunakan algoritma Hopfield menggunakan pemrograman Visual Basic 2010. Unit inputan yang akan diuji adalah pola karakter “+”, “x”, dan “o”. Semua pola masukan tersebut disimpan dalam bentuk vektor berdimensi 3x3 dengan nilai 1 atau -1. Tujuan akhir dari proses restorasi adalah memperbaiki citra yang diberikan. Maka perlu dataset vektor untuk ujicoba dimana vektor pola untuk ujicoba tersebut merupakan pola karakter yang mirip dengan pola karakter “+”, “x”, dan “o”. Sedangkan hasil restorasi yang diharapkan adalah program mampu memperbaiki vektor pola ujicoba dan menampilkan pola mana yang mirip dengannya.
Linked Data Aware Agent Development Framework for Mobile Devices
Authors: Boztepe İlker Semih , Erdur Rıza Cenk
Published: October 2018

Due to advances in mobile device and wireless networking technologies, it has already been possible to transfer agent technology into mobile computing environments. In this paper, we introduce the Linked Data Aware Agent Development Framework for Mobile Devices (LDAF-M), which is an agent development framework that supports the development of linked data aware agents that run on mobile devices. Linked data, which is the realization of the semantic web vision, refers to a set of best practices for publishing, interconnecting and consuming structured data on the web. An agent developed using LDAF-M has the ability to obtain data from the linked data environment and internalize the gathered data as its beliefs in its belief base. Besides linked data support, LDAF-M has also other prominent features which are its peer-to-peer based communication infrastructure, compliancy with Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents (FIPA) standards and support for the Belief Desire Intention (BDI) model of agency in mobile device agents. To demonstrate use of LDAF-M, an agent based auction application has been developed as a case study. On the other hand, LDAF-M can be used in any scenario where systems consisting of agents in mobile devices are to be developed. There is a close relationship between agents and linked data, since agents are considered as the autonomous computing entities that will process data in the linked data environment. However, not much work has been conducted on connecting these two related technologies. LDAF-M aims to contribute to the establishment of the connections between agents and the linked data environment by introducing a framework for developing linked data aware agents.
Local Stress Behavior of Post-Tensioned Prestressed Anchorage Zones in Continuous Rigid Frame Arch Railway Bridge
Authors: Mao Weizhong , Gou Hongye , He Yannian , Pu Qianhui
Published: October 2018

The concrete stress behavior and cause of cracking at the anchorage zones of top and bottom slabs of a post-tensioned prestressed concrete box beam were studied. Based on the complex stress distribution under local anchor problem for the Yichang Yangtze River Bridge, which is the longest continuous rigid frame arch railway bridge in the world, model tests were conducted. Two full-scale specimens of top and bottom slabs were fabricated and gradually loaded based on principle of equivalent stress. The goal was to analyze the longitudinal and transverse stress distributions of cross sections of specimens at various loading cases during the experiment. From the experimental results, it can be concluded that the mechanical behavior of the concrete and steel bars were in good agreement when prestressed tendons were loaded. Tensile stress of concrete in prestressed anchorage zone gradually increased and surpassed the ultimate tensile strength of concrete with the increasing load. Consequently, local longitudinal cracking was formed at the anchorage block. Some recommendations to avoid the concrete at the anchorage zone continuing to crack are summarized in this paper.
Effect of Amphiphilic Polymer/Nano-Silica Composite on Shale Stability for Water-Based Muds
Authors: Qiu Zhengsong , Xu Jiangen , Yang Peng , Zhao Xin , Mou Tingbo , Zhong Hanyi , Huang Weian
Published: October 2018

Research on using nanotechnology to solve shale instability problems in drilling engineering has been increasing. The combination of amphiphilic polymer and silica nanoparticles may be a new way to improve shale stability. Herein, an amphiphilic polymer/nano-silica composite (poly(styrene-methyl methacrylate-acrylamide)/nano-SiO2) was introduced as a novel shale stabilizer SMA/SiO2 for water-based muds, which possessed the advantages of both physical plugging and chemical inhibition during the drilling operations. The SMA/SiO2 was prepared and characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR), nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR), transmission electron microscope (TEM), particle size distribution (PSD) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) experiments, which confirmed that SMA/SiO2 was regularly spherical with nano-scale and showed good high-temperature resistance. To evaluate the plugging capacity of SMA/SiO2, the pressure transmission test and BET analysis were applied. The results indicated SMA/SiO2 was capable of effectively plugging the pores and fractures in shale. To evaluate the hydration inhibition capacity of SMA/SiO2, the rolling dispersion experiment and contact angle test were adopted. The results demonstrated that SMA/SiO2 could reduce the tendency of shale hydration, which was better than potassium chloride (KCl) and polymeric alcohol (JHC). In addition, SMA/SiO2 only created slight variations on the rheological parameters of the water-based muds (WBMs) and showed a significant filtration control performance. Due to the outstanding performance of physical plugging and chemical inhibition, SMA/SiO2 was expected to be a novel shale stabilizer to solve shale instability problems.
Mechanical Properties, Permeability, and Freeze–Thaw Resistance of Pervious Concrete Modified by Waste Crumb Rubbers
Authors: Liu Hanbing , Luo Guobao , Gong Yafeng , Wei Haibin
Published: October 2018

Due to the negative effects that derive from large impervious surfaces in urban areas, pervious concrete has been developed, and has become an environmentally friendly pavement material. As a porous and permeable material, pervious concrete presents an overwhelming advantage in solving urban problems, such as flooding, groundwater decline, urban heat island phenomena, etc. Waste crumb rubber has been verified as a feasible modifier for pavement material. The objective of this paper is to explore the effects of rubber particle size and incorporation level on the permeability, mechanical properties, and freeze–thaw resistance of pervious concrete. Two kinds of rubbers (fine and coarse) with four incorporation levels (2%, 4%, 6%, and 8%) are used in the experiment. Permeability, compressive strength, flexural strength, flexural strain, and freeze–thaw resistance are tested. The results indicate that the addition of rubber slightly decreases strength and permeability, but significantly enhances ductility and freeze-thaw resistance. Fine crumb rubber with a suitable incorporation level could remarkably improve the ductility and freeze–thaw resistance of pervious concrete without sacrificing excessively strength and permeability.
Engineering of an Anti-Inflammatory Peptide Based on the Disulfide-Rich Linaclotide Scaffold
Authors: Cobos Claudia , Bansal Paramjit S. , Jones Linda , Wangchuk Phurpa , Wilson David , Loukas Alex , Daly Norelle L.
Published: October 2018

Inflammatory bowel diseases are a set of complex and debilitating diseases, for which there is no satisfactory treatment. Peptides as small as three amino acids have been shown to have anti-inflammatory activity in mouse models of colitis, but they are likely to be unstable, limiting their development as drug leads. Here, we have grafted a tripeptide from the annexin A1 protein into linaclotide, a 14-amino-acid peptide with three disulfide bonds, which is currently in clinical use for patients with chronic constipation or irritable bowel syndrome. This engineered disulfide-rich peptide maintained the overall fold of the original synthetic guanylate cyclase C agonist peptide, and reduced inflammation in a mouse model of acute colitis. This is the first study to show that this disulfide-rich peptide can be used as a scaffold to confer a new bioactivity.
Audencel Immunotherapy Based on Dendritic Cells Has No Effect on Overall and Progression-Free Survival in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma: A Phase II Randomized Trial
Authors: Buchroithner Johanna , Erhart Friedrich , Pichler Josef , Widhalm Georg , Preusser Matthias , Stockhammer Günther , Nowosielski Martha , Iglseder Sarah , Freyschlag Christian F. , Oberndorfer Stefan , Bordihn Karin , Von Campe Gord , Hoffermann Markus , Ruckser Reinhard , Rössler Karl , Spiegl-Kreinecker Sabine , Fischer Michael B. , Czech Thomas , Visus Carmen , Krumpl Günther , Felzmann Thomas , Marosi Christine
Published: October 2018

Dendritic cells (DCs) are antigen-presenting cells that are capable of priming anti-tumor immune responses, thus serving as attractive tools to generate tumor vaccines. In this multicentric randomized open-label phase II study, we investigated the efficacy of vaccination with tumor lysate-charged autologous DCs (Audencel) in newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Patients aged 18 to 70 years with histologically proven primary GBM and resection of at least 70% were randomized 1:1 to standard of care (SOC) or SOC plus vaccination (weekly intranodal application in weeks seven to 10, followed by monthly intervals). The primary endpoint was progression-free survival at 12 months. Secondary endpoints were overall survival, safety, and toxicity. Seventy-six adult patients were analyzed in this study. Vaccinations were given for seven (3–20) months on average. No severe toxicity was attributable to vaccination. Seven patients showed flu-like symptoms, and six patients developed local skin reactions. Progression-free survival at 12 months did not differ significantly between the control and vaccine groups (28.4% versus 24.5%, p = 0.9975). Median overall survival was similar with 18.3 months (vaccine: 564 days, 95% CI: 436–671 versus control: 568 days, 95% CI: 349–680; p = 0.89, harzard ratio (HR) 0.99). Hence, in this trial, the clinical outcomes of patients with primary GBM could not be improved by the addition of Audencel to SOC.
RETRACTED: Catalytic Combustion Characteristics of Methane-Air Mixtures in Small-Scale Systems at Elevated Temperatures
Authors: Chen Junjie , Gao Xuhui , Xu Deguang
Published: October 2018

The catalytic combustion characteristics of methane-air mixtures in small-scale systems were investigated at elevated temperatures, with particular emphasis on identifying the main factors that affect formation and removal of combustion-generated pollutants. Computational fluid dynamics simulations were performed using detailed chemical kinetic mechanisms, and more insights were offered into the phenomena occurring in the temperature range where homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction pathways are both important. Reaction engineering analysis was performed to provide an in-depth understanding of how to achieve low emissions of pollutants. Spatial distributions of the major species involved were presented to gain insight into the interplay between the two competing pathways involved. The results indicated that the distribution of oxidized products depends critically on the feed composition, dimension, temperature, and pressure. Small-scale catalytic systems enable low emissions of pollutants even in a high temperature environment, along with high combustion efficiency. The interplay between the two competing pathways via radicals is strong, and the heterogeneous pathway can significantly inhibit the homogeneous pathway. The inhibiting effect also accounts for the low emissions of nitrogen oxides. Almost all of the nitrogen oxides emitted by small-scale catalytic systems are nitric oxide. Catalytic combustion technology can be used to reduce the formation of undesired products, especially pollutant nitrogen oxide gases far below what can be achieved without catalysts. Recommendations for the design of small-scale catalytic systems are provided.
Devitrification Behavior of Sol-Gel Derived ZrO2-SiO2 Rare-Earth Doped Glasses: Correlation between Structural and Optical Properties
Authors: Isogai Masato , Veber Alexander , Cicconi Maria , Hayakawa Tomokatsu , De Ligny Dominique
Published: October 2018

Optical and structural properties of glasses and glass-ceramics (GC) obtained by different heat-treatment of Tb and Tb-Yb doped sol-gel derived 30ZrO2-70SiO2 materials were investigated. A glass was formed after treatment at 700 °C whereas devitrification of the media after the treatment at 1000 and 1100 °C, led to the formation of GC containing up to three different crystalline phases, namely, tetragonal ZrO2, Yb-disilicate and cristobalite. The modification of the optical properties through the heat treatment was caused by redistribution of the rare earth elements (REE) among the different phases: both Tb and Yb entered the t-ZrO2 lattice, Yb can also be present in the form of a Yb2Si2O7 crystal. Devitrification led to an increase in Tb→Yb energy transfer efficiency as compared to the glass, though it was higher in the samples heat-treated at 1000 °C than in those treated at 1100 °C. The most intensive Yb3+ luminescence, induced by the energy transfer from the Tb3+ ion, was observed at the interface between t-ZrO2 and the glassy phases, due to the high concentration of REE in this area caused by the inability of ZrO2 to accept larger amounts of the REE. The mechanisms of the Tb→Yb energy transfer vary between different phases of the GC. The results obtained in this study are important for the development of spectral down-converters for potential solar energy applications based on Tb-Yb co-doped glass-ceramics.
Recovering Plant Data for Guinea-Bissau: Implications for Biodiversity Knowledge of West Africa
Authors: Romeiras Maria , Duarte Maria , Francisco-Ortega Javier , Catarino Luís , Havik Philip
Published: October 2018

The rich plant diversity that characterizes the West African Region and the inherent knowledge of their flora and vegetation has been the backbone of scientific explorations during the past centuries. The evolution of botanical knowledge on Guinea-Bissau, throughout the 16th and 20th centuries is reviewed. We present and discuss floristic data collected by scientific expeditions between the mid-1700s to 1974, when the Portuguese colonial period ended. Expeditions undertaken by French naturalists provided some of the earliest plant collections. A list of herbarium specimens collected by the French naturalist Jardin, in the Bijagós Islands in ca. 1847–1858 is presented here for the first time, while in the late 1800s some Portuguese naturalists also explored Guinea-Bissau. During the colonial period (1915–1974), Gomes e Sousa published the first comprehensive study of the territory’s flora while Espírito Santo assembled the largest plant collection. Our review applies a multi-disciplinary perspective to fill important lacuna regarding biodiversity knowledge of this under-researched West African country. It constitutes the first study tracing the long term evolution of knowledge on Guinea Bissau's plant diversity, which provides the basis for understanding trends and research priorities, in particular in conservation and botanical fields.