bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PENGEMBANGAN LOCAL INSTRUCTION THEORY PADA MATERI SEGITIGA DAN SEGIEMPAT TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN REPRESENTASI MATEMATIK SISWA SMP
Authors: Sari Indah Puspita , Nurjaman Adi
Published: November 2019

The purpose of this research is to develop local instruction theory on triangular and quadrilateral material and examine the improvement of mathematical representation ability by using local instruction theory. The method used in this research is design research method which includes three stages, namely: preliminary design, design experiment and retrospective analysis. The instruments in this study were in the form of tests and non-tests, where the tests used were aimed to determine the improvement of students' mathematical representation ability while non-tests such as interviews and observations were used to develop the local instruction theory. Subjects in this study were 40 junior high school students. The final result of this research is the development of local instruction theory teaching materials that can be used by the teacher to be used as a guide in teaching and the ability of students' mathematical representation in triangular and quadrilateral material is sufficiently increased
Analisis Kesalahan Siswa SMK dalam memecahkan Masalah Literasi Matematis pada Bangun Ruang
Authors: Lukman Sopian , Zanthy Luvy Sylviana
Published: November 2019

This research was conducted with the aim of describing the mistakes made by students in solving the problem of mathematical literacy. The research method used is descriptive qualitative. Data obtained through written tests consisting of 4 questions about mathematical literacy skills obtained 58% of students were able to master the problem of mathematical literacy, so that 42% of students were unable to master the problem of mathematical literacy skills. The average score of students is 34.29 with the highest value of 50 and the lowest value is 16 of the total maximum value 55. From the results of the analysis carried out on student answers, there are several mistakes made by students when completing the problem, namely: not systematic; Wrong in using formulas; Many do not use units; Wrong in writing units; Unable to interpret questions; Wrong and conclude the results of the settlement; Not complete in completion.
ANALISIS KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KREATIF, BERPIKIR KRITIS MATEMATIK SISWA SMK PADA MATERI SPLDV
Authors: Maya Fany Afriliany , Sari Ika Kartika , Zanthy Luvy Sylviana
Published: November 2019

This research is an qualitative descriptive research which aim to know high or low the ability of mathematical creative thinking and mathematical critical thinking on system of two variable equations. The subject of this research were 30 students at 10th grade in one of the vocational high school in Galanggang Village. Data collection is done by giving 5 questions  for each creative thinking ability and critical thinking ability to the students. Data obtained are then processed and analyzed later will concluded that mathematical creative thinking ability and mathematical critical thinking ability in one of the vocational high school in Galanggang Village is still low. This conclusion is based on results the average of the percentage obtained from the five indicators of creative thinking ability is 21.81% and from critical thinking ability is 43.44%.
PERBANDINGAN KEMAMPUAN KOMUNIKASI MATEMATIS BERDASARKAN TINGKAT KEMAPUAN SISWA MELALUI PENDEKATAN PROBLEM BASED LEARNING
Authors: Salim Amiaji
Published: November 2019

This study is aimed at analyzing students' mathematical communication skills based on the results of observations, namely the ability of junior high school students. Subjects consisted of 20 students with categories using high, medium, and low grades. The method used is the Problem Based Learning approach. Data obtained from student results because of student tests and how students in finding mathematical communication solutions students who can solve problems and can solve mathematical problems well. But few students can solve problems because students perceive that mathematics learning is very difficult, especially mathematics communication material. After the treatment of Problem Based Learning, children's results are better than classes that use normal learning. With the increase in the authors concluded that the Problem Based Learning approach can be further investigated with a lot of practice. researchers hope that the Problem Based Learning approach can add insight to students.
MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN PEMECAHAN MASALAH MATEMATIK SISWA MA DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN PENDEKATAN OPEN ENDED
Authors: Nugraha Agung , Mulyana Irpan , Hutajulu Masta , Sugandi Asep Ikin
Published: November 2019

AbstractThis research is based on the problem of the low mathematical problem solving ability of students who have a relationship with someone's success in solving a problem that they face. In this case, to overcome this, a class of research was conducted using an open ended approach and ordinary learning. In addition, this research is a quasi-experimental. The population in this study were students of class X MA in Bandung in 2018/2019 academic year. The research sample is all Class X students in one MA in Bandung. Quantitative analysis was performed using the two-difference test and descriptive qualitative analysis was also carried out. The results showed that the ability to solve mathematical problems using the open ended approach was better than those using the usual approach.
PENERAPAN SOFTWARE GEOGEBRA DALAM MATERI SEGITIGA DAN SEGIEMPAT UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN KOMUNIKASI MATEMATIK SISWA SMP
Authors: Fadillah Muhamad Diky , Fauzan Gagan Aditya , Setiawan Wahyu
Published: November 2019

This study aims to determine the effect of GeoGebra software on junior high school students' mathematical communication skills. The method used is the quasi-experimental method. This research was conducted at Pasundan Rongga Middle School. With class VIII A as an experimental class with 28 students and class VIII C as a control class with 28 students. This study uses instruments that have been tested and declared valid and reliable. The instrument was adjusted to the indicator of mathematical communication skills with the number of questions tested as many as 5 questions to obtain pretest and posttest data in both the experimental class and the control class. Data testing is done using normalized n-gain formula so that the n-gain data obtained is processed using the SPSS 20 application to perform parametric statistical tests. The results showed that the mathematical communication skills of students who learned using GeoGebra software were better than students who learned without using GeoGebra software.
Branquitude em cena: olhares em torno do filme Praça Paris
Authors: Prandini Paola Diniz
Published: November 2019

Este artigo tem como foco central realizar uma discussão crítica, com base epistemológica, em torno da presença do conceito de branquitude na narrativa filmográfica apresentada na película Praça Paris, dirigida por Lucia Murat, que também foi responsável pelo roteiro do filme, assinado, por sua vez, em parceria com o também cineasta Raphael Montes. A proposta é a de apresentar como o privilégio branco perpassa diferentes momentos do filme e, dessa forma, contribui para a construção das identidades racialmente marcadas, das personagens que protagonizam a produção: a de uma psicóloga portuguesa branca e a de uma ascensorista brasileira negra. Elas vivem a trama juntas, por estabelecerem uma relação de atendimento terapêutico, nas dependências da Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro.
Materia Obscura (2009): metamorfose alquímica e a transmigração analógico-digital
Authors: Dos Santos Rodrigo Faustini
Published: November 2019

Propõe-se analisar a performance audiovisual Materia Obscura (2009-), de Jürgen Reble e Thomas Köner, considerando sua visualidade híbrida entre a tecnologia digital e a matéria analógica como formulação do pós-cinemático. A obra surge como transcodificação de um filme anterior, Instabile Materie (1995), composto por quimigramas em película 16mm, escaneados e trazidos para a performance, no qual um software de processamento ao vivo permite que a passagem fotograma a fotograma seja trabalhada “elasticamente” através de frame blendings e pixel motion, resultando num filme em fluxo contínuo de morphs animados. Na obra, uma dinâmica de ruído e informação, grão e pixel, é posta enquanto especulação acerca do surgimento de organizações da matéria, friccionando o pós-cinema da performance digital ao vivo com a ruinosa matriz fotoquímica do cinema em película, constituindo uma “mistura impura” que põe em questão passado, presente e futuro das imagens em movimento. Através da discussão de Kim Jihoon e Giuliana Bruno acerca da introdução do hibridismo nas experimentações do pós-cinema, junto da análise do morph enquanto elemento chave da materialidade (e mitologia) do audiovisual digital, avaliaremos como, na minúcia das passagens entre as imagens, Mateira Obscura coloca em movimento problemáticas da representação emergentes na passagem analógico-digital da tecnologia cinematográfica.
O filme em código
Authors: Miglio Pinto Gonring Gabriel Menotti
Published: November 2019

Esse artigo analisa o modo como a tensão entre os mecanismos que promovem a circulação do filme e os parâmetros midiáticos de sua identidade é articulada por meio de uma dupla codificação, simultaneamente algorítmica e jurídica. Para tanto, ele recorre às obras Download Finished (Sven König & !mediengruppe bitnik, 2006) e Artisa Sem Ideia (Cezar Migliorin, 2005).
Algumas explosões (e um suspiro): ontologia das imagens digitais na era do neoliberalismo
Authors: Camarneiro Fabio
Published: November 2019

O artigo faz uma crítica à ideia do “fim do cinema” a partir de conceitos ligados ao pós-modernismo (Lyotard, Jameson) e à teoria do cinema (Bazin, Daney, Deleuze). A intenção é mostrar como o neoliberalismo e as mudanças tecnológicas provocaram uma mudança na ontologia das imagens, além de certa obsessão pela ideia de “fim” (do cinema e, mais recentemente, da democracia nos países ocidentais). A partir de Deleuze, buscamos entender como a crise do ideal clássico de verdade marca as disputas contemporâneas na política (e na recepção e construção das imagens no contemporâneo). Identificamos também, como consequência desse contexto, o limite de uma forma narrativa específica (o épico).
Céu sobre água: O corpo coletivo de José Agrippino de Paula e Maria Esther Stockler
Authors: Roizman Geraldo Blay , Roizman Geraldo Blay
Published: November 2019

José Agripino de Paula e Maria Esther Stockler experimentaram gestos libertários no teatro, na dança e no cinema. Por trás do despojamento do filme Super-8 Céu sobre Água, haveria todo um saber cultivado na experiência estética ligada á contracultura e que colocaria aqui toda a sua fé criativa numa possibilidade de organicidade entre o ato de filmar e dançar como anti-espetáculo.
Artistic research in breeding : The Bifrost Eucalyptus project
Authors: Jens Staal
Published: November 2019

Genetic signs of domestication of plants and animals date as far back as the oldest known evidence for other artistic expressions like painting, music and sculpture. Breeding is often seen as a science or a craft and is rarely considered art. The Bifrost art project aims to combine the spectacular bark and growth rate of the rainbow gum Eucalyptus deglupta with the cold hardiness of the cider gum Eucalyptus gunnii and possibly other cold-hardy species. The cold hardiness introgression should make it possible to grow amazing rainbow-colored trees in a European or North American climate. The project has been initiated and is expected to continue for decades or centuries in a distributed, participatory, manner. The project explores breeding as an art form, and through extension landscape and ecosystem manipulations that may last beyond the time when human kind has driven itself to its extinction. The project also questions commonly held beliefs about “pristine” and “natural” as being better than “artificial” and “anthropogenic”.
Decrypting the Central Mystery of Quantum Mathematics:
Authors: Boyd Jeffrey
Published: November 2019

This article proposes a solution to the double slit experiment of Quantum Mechanics. We attack the problem from a previously untried angle. Unsolved math problems must be attacked from unexpected angles because every conventional approach has already been tried and failed. Richard Feynman warned that the quantum world is such a strange place that humans can’t understand it. There is empirical evidence of particles following zero energy waves backwards, although that is counterintuitive. Schr˝odinger waves carry zero energy: they carry probability amplitudes instead. In our proposed model zero energy Schr˝odinger waves emanating from every point on the target screen pass backwards through the two slits, interfere at the particle gun, and a particle randomly chooses which wave to follow backwards. Once that decision is made the particle follows its wave with a probability of one, through only one slit (it doesn’t matter which slit) and inevitably strikes that point from which its wave emanates. This produces the same math and same pattern on the target screen. We propose three Axioms of the Theory of Elementary Waves (TEW) as a better platform for mathematics in this experiment than the Axioms of QM. This constitutes a paradigm shift.
A Parabolic Transform and Averaging Methods for General Partial Differential Equations
Authors: El-Borai Mahmoud Mohammed Mostafa , Awad Hamed Kamal Awad , Ali Randa Hamdy. M. Ali
Published: November 2019

Averaging method of the fractional general partial differential equations and a special case of these equations are studied, without any restrictions on the characteristic forms of the partial differential operators. We use the parabolic transform, existence and stability results can be obtained.
Decrypting the Central Mystery of Quantum Mathematics:
Authors: Boyd Jeffrey
Published: November 2019

The Theory of Elementary Waves (TEW) is based on three new Axioms that lead to a different understanding of quantum mathematics. There is a massive amount of research data that supports TEW. This article will take six well established experiments from mainstream scientific journals and re-interpret their axioms from a TEW point of view. Although it is usually asserted that QM explains all existing quantum experiments, that is only true if you can convince yourself that the quantum world is weird. If you adopt TEW axioms, suddenly the quantum world transforms itself into looking ordinary, like everyday Nature. If, for example, time only goes forwards, never backwards; if there is no such thing as a quantum eraser; if nothing is transmitted faster than the speed of light, then TEW axioms allow you to make sense of a quantum world which QM can only explain if you allow for weirdness throughout Nature. TEW consists of axioms that allow us to understand the quantum world in a way that makes sense from the viewpoint of our everyday experience.
Random Stability of Quadratic Functional Equations
Authors: Kang Mee Kwang
Published: November 2019

In this paper, we investigate the generalized Hyers-Ulam stability on random -normed spaces associated with the following generalized quadratic functional equation ,where  is a fixed positive integer via two methods
From Waste to Sustainable Feed Material: The Effect of Hermetia Illucens Oil on the Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, and Gastrointestinal Tract Morphometry of Broiler Chickens
Authors: Kierończyk Bartosz , Sypniewski Jędrzej , Rawski Mateusz , Czekała Wojciech , Świątkiewicz Sylwester , Józefiak Damian
Published: November 2019

In the present study, the complete cycle of the preconsumer waste transition by black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) into sustainable raw material (dietary fat) for broiler chickens was examined. In two individual experiments, the effects of selected rearing medium made from various preconsumer wastes on the nutritive value and performance of BSFL were tested (1st trial). In the second experiment, partial (25, 50, or 75%) or total replacement of soybean oil fed to broiler chickens by BSFL fat obtained via supercritical CO2 extraction from larvae from the 1st experiment was conducted. In the performance trial on birds, nutrient digestibility, selected gastrointestinal tract (GIT) segments, internal organ traits, and welfare status were also measured. In the first trial, 1-day-old BSFL were allotted to 5 treatments (8 replicates each). The following substrates were tested, i.e., wheat bran, carrots, cabbage, potatoes, and a mixture of the previously mentioned organic food wastes (equal ratio of each). In the second experiment, a total of 960 day-old female Ross 308 chicks were randomly assigned to 5 dietary treatments (16 replicates and 12 birds per replicate). The following groups were applied: SO – 100% soybean oil, HI25 – a mixture containing 25% BSFL fat and 75% SO, HI50 – addition of BSFL and SO in a 50:50 ratio, HI75 – a mixture containing 75% BSFL fat and 25% SO, and HI100 – 100% BSFL fat. The results of the present study showed high variability in the chemical composition of insects among groups (410 vs. 550 g kg−1 CP; 60 vs. 170 g kg−1 EE), as well as a significant influence of rearing substrate composition on BSFL performance, i.e., the average mass of 100 randomly chosen larvae (P<0.001), waste reduction rate (P<0.001), and conversion rate (P=0.008). Moreover, the partial or total replacement of SO by BSFL fat did not affect (P>0.05) the growth performance, coefficients of apparent ileal digestibility of nutrients, selected organ weights and length, or the welfare status of the broilers. In conclusion, it is possible to obtain an environmentally friendly, sustainable energy source from BSFL biomass and implement it in broiler diets without a negative effect on the birds’ production.
Biodiversity, Distribution and Ecology of Testate Amoebae (Arcellinida and Euglyphida) from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and the related brackish lakes. A Synthesis
Authors: Golemansky Vassil , Davidova Rositsa
Published: November 2019

The studies on the marine and freshwater testate amoebae of the Bulgarian Black Sea littoral and some related coastal brackish lakes are briefly reviewed. So far, a total of 184 species and subspecies of testate amoebae from 18 families and 45 genera from orders of Arcellinida and Euglyphida were published in national and international journals. The underground waters of the Bulgarian marine sand supralittoral are better studied than the related continental lakes. A total of about 45 species of marine interstitial testate amoebae are known, so far, and a big part of them were for the first time described from the Black Sea littoral. It’s interesting to note the presence in the marine underground waters of the Black Sea littoral of many freshwater testate amoebae also, considered by us as eurybionts. That is due of the low and variable salinity of the littoral Black Sea waters during the year. The presence of some psammobiotic testate amoebae as Psammonobiotus lineare and Corythionella georgiana in some related brackish lakes is also of ecological interest. The general conclusion of the present synthesis is that the testate amoebae fauna of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast and the related with it many brackish and freshwater littoral lakes is few known yet and need more active researches.
Ethnobotanical study of Belezma National Park (BNP) plants in Batna: East of Algeria
Authors: Chohra Djawhara , Ferchichi Loubna
Published: November 2019

The present work focuses on an ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the Belezma National Park (BNP), which is located in Batna city. It was conducted to precise on the medicinal plants in the park and gathers all the information on the therapeutic practice used by the local inhabitants of the study area. Using 300 questionnaire cards, ethnobotanical surveys of BNP were conducted during two campaigns (2017 and 2018). The obtained results allowed us to identify 50 medicinal plants used by the population of the region, which are divided into 27 families and 46genus.

The obtained results show both leaves and stems are mostly used for diseases’ treatment in the form of a decoction with a rate of 42.34%. For the treated diseases, the digestive disorders occupy the first place with a rate of 34.01%, followed by uro-genital diseases with a rate of 17.56%, 11.20% for respiratory diseases, 11.84% for orthopedic diseases and 6.23% for cardiovascular.

The founded results could be a database for research on phytochemistry and pharmacology for the national medicinal flora and the population of the BNP region. Also, they constitute a very valuable source of information.
Phytochemistry, HPLC profile and antioxidant activity of aqueous extracts of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.) seeds grown in arid zones of Algeria
Authors: Benziane Mohammed Nasir Assam , Acem Kamel , Aggad Hbib , Abdali Mustapha
Published: November 2019

Fenugreek is an herb that has the ability to resist multiple environmental insults, pests, diseases and many pathogens through the synthesis of substances allowing this plant protection, these substances are called phytochemical compounds or secondary metabolites. The aim of this study is to characterize these secondary metabolites in the extracts of fenugreek seeds grown in Algeria and compare the phytochemical profile and antioxidant activity of the aqueous extracts obtained by maceration and decoction. We carried out a “phytochemical screening” on both types of extracts in order to highlight the different classes of secondary metabolites and assaying total polyphenols by the method of Follin ciocaltchu, total alkaloids and tannins contained in these aqueous extracts and appreciate their antioxidant activity using the FRAP technique. A characterization of phytochemical molecules of the two types of Fenugreek extracts was done by chromatographic method with HPLC. Several phytochemical groups were identified in the extracts of fenugreek: tannins, saponins, flavonoids, terpenes and reducing nitrogen compounds. Chromatographic analysis of the samples show that 4 phytochemical molecules were identified in the aqueous maceration extract: kaempferol, genistein, vanillin and myrecitine and 3 molecules for the aqueous extract of decoction are: rutin, kaempferol and vanillin. The aqueous extract of decoction was characterized by the total polyphenols content (31.7 ± 0.031 mg GAE / 100 g of extract), total alkaloids (2.12 ± 0.015%) and tannins (9.75 ± 0.06%) that are higher than those obtained in the aqueous extract of maceration: total polyphenols (18.9 ± 0.12 mg GAE / 100g of extract), total alkaloids (1.71 ± 0.02%) and 8.69 ± 0.02% for the tannins. A non-significant difference was marked for antioxidant activity found in both types of extracts (56.90 ± 0.013 mg AAE / 100g decoction extract against 56.37 ± 0.24 mg AAE / 100g maceration extract). In the end we conclude that fenugreek may be a promising plant genetic resource responsible for an important biological activity, except its nutritional and therapeutic properties due to their phytochemical compounds.
A game that never was: Verney’s duodecimal chess
Authors: Markov Georgi
Published: November 2019

A large chess variant played on a 12x12 board was inadvertently created by G. H. Verney, author of Chess Eccentricities, who seriously misinterpreted one of his sources, A. van der Linde’s Quellenstudien zur Geschichte des Schachspiels. Despite its serendipitous origins, the game, for which the name Verney’s Duodecimal Chess seems appropriate, is surprisingly playable. A set of rules is suggested since those provided by Verney are incomplete.
The Game of Seven: Glückshaus and Related Dice Games
Authors: Richter Jonas
Published: November 2019

Glückshaus is a relatively modern version of the larger family of Games of Seven (games played with two six-sided dice and a stake board with fields usually numbered 2-12, often with an emphasized 7.). This paper looks at various historical versions of the game and shows how the modern Glückshaus version and its pecularities (e.g. a missing field for the number 4) came about when the dice game was combined with a stake board for a card game
Intelligence via ultrafilters: structural properties of some intelligence comparators of deterministic Legg-Hutter agents
Authors: Alexander Samuel Allen
Published: November 2019

Legg and Hutter, as well as subsequent authors, considered intelligent agents through the lens of interaction with reward-giving environments, attempting to assign numeric intelligence measures to such agents, with the guiding principle that a more intelligent agent should gain higher rewards from environments in some aggregate sense. In this paper, we consider a related question: rather than measure numeric intelligence of one Legg-Hutter agent, how can we compare the relative intelligence of two Legg-Hutter agents? We propose an elegant answer based on the following insight: we can view Legg-Hutter agents as candidates in an election, whose voters are environments, letting each environment vote (via its rewards) which agent (if either) is more intelligent. This leads to an abstract family of comparators simple enough that we can prove some structural theorems about them. It is an open question whether these structural theorems apply to more practical intelligence measures.
On a Generalized Raised Cosine Distribution: Some Properties, Characterizations and Applications
Authors: Ahsanullah M. , Shakil M. , Kibria B.M. Golam
Published: November 2019

In this paper, we introduced a generalization of the raised cosine distribution. We also provided its several distributional properties and characterizations, including percentiles and some applications.
Czechoslovak Reality 1969–1989
Authors: Stehlík Michal
Published: November 2019

The paper puts the topic of Cultural Opposition into the historical and social context of the long twenty-year period of 1969–1989 normalization. It is devoted to the changes of the regime, the international embedding of Husák’s Czechoslovakia, the repression since the mid-1970s as well as the economic problems of the state, especially in the 1980s. Attention is paid to opposition activities and the underground movement.
Collections of the National Museum Related to Cultural Opposition
Authors: Junek Marek
Published: November 2019

Collections devoted to culture form an important part of the National Museum collections. Especially those of the Czechoslovak Documentation Centre which were given to the National Museum by Vilém Prečan in 2003 are devoted to the Cultural and Political Opposition. These collections include a wide range of personal collections (Václav Havel, Milan Šimečka, Jiřina Šiklová, Ivan Medek and others). Institutional collections, such as Radio Free Europe, the Charter 77 Foundation or the Czechoslovak Documentation Centre own collections, are also important. The collections show how important cooperation between the dissent and exile culture was, especially during the period of so-called normalization and illustrate their interconnection at the same time.
How to Define the Czechoslovak Underground
Authors: Bothová Barbara
Published: November 2019

What is an underground? Is it possible to embed this particular way of life into any definition? After all, even underground did not have the need to define itself at the beginning. The presented text represents a brief reflection of the development of underground in Czechoslovakia; attention is paid to the impulses from the West, which had a significant influence on the underground. The text focuses on the key events that influenced the underground. For example, the “Hairies (Vlasatci)” Action, which took place in 1966, and the State Security activity in Rudolfov in 1974. The event in Rudolfov was an imaginary landmark and led to the writing of a manifesto that came into history as the “Report on the Third Czech Musical Revival.”
The Official and the Unofficial in the Czechoslovak Art. Notes on Visual Art in the COURAGE Project
Authors: Lomová Johana
Published: November 2019

The text represents the division of Czechoslovak art into the official and unofficial art. On the structure and the changing number of the members of the Union of Czechoslovak (Czech) Visual Artists it shows, that official art may indicate different meaning according to the contemporary political situation. The division of visual art into official and unofficial thus seems not to be fixed or clear.
The Use of New Media, Technologies and Other Modern Presentation Techniques in Czech Museums
Authors: Wančová Nina
Published: November 2019

Museums in the information society are finding ways how to incorporate the technologies, the media and the modern presentation techniques into the exhibitions by designing interactive and collaborative activities and by online communication with the public. The article presents data from the quantitative questionnaire survey conducted in 2015 which was attended by 203 Czech museums. The hypothesis of the frequent utilisation of modern presentation techniques in exhibitions has not been confirmed. Not event in relation to museums which have been significantly modernised during 2005–2015. Only 27 % of the modernised museums utilise at least 4 types of the modern forms. The hypothesis which expected that majority of museums offer the accompanying activities has been confirmed. The hypothesis that Czech museums are lacking in regard to the use of new media in online communication has not been confirmed, however data show that there is a space for improvement. The implementation of the modern presentation techniques is dependent on the size of the museum that is defined by a number of employees. 65 % of all Czech museums have 1–10 employees and in these institutions the implementation is more difficult and is used only modestly.
Implicit causality of action verbs at the interface between conceptual structure and discourse coherence relations
Authors: Kuehnast Milena , Meier Eva
Published: November 2019

Implicit causality of interpersonal transitive verbs (IC) pertains to preferences to attribute the cause of a given action to the subject or the object referent in active clauses. Causal attribution is operationalized as the probability of referential continuation in a subsequent explanatory clause. This paper presents an explorative investigation into the causal biases of action verbs, which in contrast to affective verbs have received less attention in IC research. We approach implicit causality as a discourse level phenomenon based on the textual level of discourse representation and enriched by conceptual knowledge. In study 1, we targeted IC effects of German action verbs (N = 52) in sentences containing causal, additive and adversative connectives. Results showed that IC based categories of subject-object-, and non-biasing predicates were clearly discernable in causal contexts only. In study 2, we examined effects of situational knowledge (physical affectedness & social acceptability) and affective appraisals (valence & arousal) represented in the conceptual structure of the verbs on the construal of causality biases and their interplay with immediate contextual information such as gender of referents. Results show that higher degrees of physical affectedness were associated with causal attribution to the object referent. This effect was modulated by the affective properties of the verbs. Our findings revealed the influence of physiological arousal, an affective dimension not considered in previous investigations of IC. Actions with a strong physical impact that were characterized by high arousal, e.g., kick, or tickle were more likely to be explained with reference to the subject. Participants also considered the available contextual information, as indicated by the significant interactions of gender information with arousal. Within the subsample of non-biasing verbs, higher estimates for social behavior increased probabilities of causal attributions to the subject.
A Different View to Older Diabetics: Management of Treatment According to Cognitive Functions
Authors: Bahsi Remzi , Sürmeli Deniz Mut , Turgut Tuğba , Oztorun Hande Selvi , Atmıs Volkan , Yalcin Ahmet , Aras Sevgi , Varli Murat
Published: November 2019

Background and aims. Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic systemic disease which has multiple complications and the presence of these complications affects the management of disease. It is also important to consider cognitive functions when managing the treatment of older diabetics. In this study, we aimed to make proposals for the appropriate drug choice to preserve cognitive functions in elderly diabetics.

Matherial and methods. A total of 270 older diabetic patients were reviewed. Possible risk factors of cognitive impairment were investigated. Correlation analysis was performed between MMSE and GDS, age, HbA1c, duration of diabetes.

Results. Sulfonylurea (adj. OR: 2.33, %95 CI: 1.11-4.90) and insulin treatment (adj. OR: 3.79, %95 CI: 1.56-9.21) were found associated with increased risk of cognitive impairment. In addition, there was a negative correlation between MMSE and GDS (r: -.129, p<0.05).

Conclusion. We suggest that insulin and sulfonylureas should be used with caution in those with cognitive impairment.
The Relationship Between Lipid Metabolism and The Level of Albuminuria with Single Nucleotide Polymorphism -204A>C [rs 3808607] CYP7A1 Gene in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetic Nephropathy
Authors: Demihova Nadiia , Lidiya Cherkashyna , Chernatska Olha , Mazur Tetyana , Aleksakhina Tetyana , Demikhov Oleksii
Published: November 2019

Background and aims. The purpose of our study was to determine the features of diabetic nephropathy, to identify the relationship between the level of albumin excretion, urine and lipid profile, genotype variants of the CYP7A1 gene in people with type 2 diabetes and diabetic nephropathy.

Material and methods. Patients were divided into three groups. Normoalbinuria was detected in group I, and II - microalbuminuria, and III -macroalbuminuria. Determination of albumin to creatinine ratio was more accurate, although more expensive method. We examined single nucleotide polymorphism -204A> C [rs 3808607] of the promoter region of the CYP7A1 gene.

Results. It was established that homozygotes by the major allele with genotype AA had lower values of albuminuria, atherogenic lipoproteins, total cholesterol, triglycerides and higher levels of anti-atherogenic lipoproteins than patients with AС and СС genotypes.

Conclusion. The СС genotype was most unfavorable in the prognostic plan, since homozygotes for this minor allele were characterized by higher values of albuminuria, total cholesterol, triglycerides, and lower values of high-density lipoprotein
Assessment of Long Term Metabolic Effects of Atypical Antipsychotics in Schizophrenia Patients
Authors: Cason Nicolae-Marius , Babeş Petru Aurel , Béres Enikő , Babeş Katalin
Published: November 2019

Background and aims. Patients with schizophrenia have a shorter life expectancy than normal population partially due to the metabolic side effects of antipsychotic treatment. The aim of this study is to evaluate the long-term evolution of the metabolic syndrome in chronic schizophrenia patients on fixed second generation antipsychotics (SGA).

Material and method. The components of metabolic syndrome were evaluated repeatedly in a minimum 6 months and maximum 2 years follow-up period. The presence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and metabolic risk scores (cMetS) according to National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III were calculated and compared in time. In the prevalence, incidence and normalization logistic regression studies included all the known risk factors together with the follow-up period. Finally, all these rates were compared depending on the type of SGA.

Results. Only cMetS, waist circumference and diastolic blood pressure presented significant increase in the follow-up period which was in average 385.5 days. The prevalence of MetS at base-line was 39.4%, which increased to 48.5% after the follow-up period. The calculated incidence of 30% was associated with a 23.1% rate of normalization. Logistic regression studies revealed as independent risk factors the age and base-line cMetS/weight for incidence and for normalization. In the aripiprazole group the normalization rate exceeded the incidence rate (33.3% vs 20%).

Conclusions. The results emphasize the highly dynamic character of the metabolic syndrome even in chronic schizophrenia patients with fixed SGA regimen. The normalization of MetS is a possibility that should not ignored. The age and weight continue to remain independent risk factors, thus close monitoring in elderly and strict weight control plan are necessary. Aripiprazole showed better safety profile, but more extensive studies are required for definitive conclusions.
Effects of Energy Use on Socioeconomic Predictors in Africa: Synthesizing Evidence
Authors: Shobande Olatunji Abdul
Published: November 2019

The paper examined the effects of energy use on socioeconomic predictors in Africa. The Gary Becker hypothesis and the Michael Grossman demand for healthcare model were used to interact with energy related predictors on socioeconomic essentials. Our experimented model foretold the urgent need for government intervention programmes to resolve the energy misery in the African region.
The Impact of Gender on Food Waste at the Consumer Level
Authors: Cantaragiu Ramona
Published: November 2019

Food waste is one of the main contributors to economic disparities, social inequalities and environmental pollution. Numerous studies have sought to understand the drivers of food waste at various stages in the food supply chain, including the consumption stage. Based on a quantitative analysis of 252 Romanian consumers, the present study shows that gender is an important factor that affects the individuals’ attitudes and behaviours in regard to food and a potential factor that could affect the amount of food wasted. The study found that attitudes towards food waste evolve as individuals age, and that, at each stage, women tend to be more concerned about the negative impact of food waste on social equity or the family budget than men. In addition, women were found to display behaviours in regard to food acquisition and preparation that can result in higher food waste in a larger degree than men, even though the study found no differences in the actual amount of food wasted by the two genders. The results of the study are important because they show the need to adapt the public awareness campaigns on food waste on the particularities of each gender across several age groups.
Assessment of the Insolvency Risk in Companies Listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange
Authors: Balteș Nicolae , Pavel Ruxandra Maria
Published: November 2019

The present study presents, from the theoretical and pragmatic point of view, 6 of the established score models regarding the assessment of the insolvency risk, belonging to the Anglo-Saxon, Continental and Romanian schools. The research sample is made up of 26 companies belonging to the hotel industry and restaurants, listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange. The research was carried out over a period of 11 years (2007-2017). Following the application of the score models, it was found that during the period covered by the research, a number of 14 companies had a relatively high insolvency risk and 12 of them had a relatively low insolvency risk.
Supply of Technical Materials for the Aviation Warehouse in Accordance with the Basic Principles of Safe Flight
Authors: Zeltina Sintija , Chatys Irena
Published: November 2019

aviation industry develops so fast that manufacturers are unable to supply components in time. Aviation companies work on improvement of their warehouses by introducing various mathematical and statistical methods. These methods calculate component safety life. In accordance with the regulations of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) all suppliers and maintenance organizations shall comply with certain restrictions. The study provides information on the basic principles of mathematical and statistical methods of component safety life. The article gives information about the warehouse work in accordance with EASA requirements.
Expression of human papillomavirus L1 protein and NuMA1 at cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
Authors: Ershov V. A. , Lisyanskaya A. S. , Manikhas G. M.
Published: November 2019

Relevance. Cervical cancer – one of malignant new growths most often met among women. Intraepithelial changes precede to it; these changes can disappear spontaneously or progress to cancer. For the present moment, there are no markers describing the outcome of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.

The objective was to research the expression L1 HPV and NuMA1 as factors of prognosis HPV-positive cervical intraepithelial neoplasias by high-risk human papillomavirus.

Material and methods. The biopsies of 178 women from HPV-positive cervical neoplasias were studied by cytological, histological, immunocytochemical methods and PCR.

Results. We verified HPV-HR-positive: mild (42.7 %), moderate (34.27 %), severe (21.91 %) dysplasias, Ca in situ (1.12 %). In 81.13 % of researches, CIN with expression of L1 and NuMA1 had regression of dysplasia, in 13.21 % – persistence of grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, in 5.66 % – progression of dysplasia. In 73.33 % of cases, CIN with expression of NuMA1 had regression, in 26.67 % – persistence of dysplasia. In 45.45 % of researches, CIN with expression of L1 had regression of dysplasia, in 48.48 % – persistence of grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, in 6.06 % – progression of dysplasia. Regression or progression of dysplasia with expression L1 and NuMA1 or one of these proteins for the first time was revealed later 6 months.

Conclusion. CIN could come to the end with regression, persistence or progression. At expression of atypical cells L1 and NuMA1, the greatest quantity – 81.13 %, of cases of CIN regression was noted. At expression of atypical cells only NuMA1, CIN came to the end with regression or long persistence. Course of CIN with expression L1 HPV was characterized by the greatest parameters of persistence and progression marked, accordingly, in 48.48 and 6.06 % of cases.
Principles of bariatric surgery (review of literature)
Authors: Vasilevskiy D. I. , Sedletskiy Yu. I. , Davletbaeva L. I.
Published: November 2019

Surgical treatment of obesity and associated diseases, like any other field of practical medicine, is based on certain laws and conditions. All the principles of bariatric surgery were formulated in the process of accumulating a positive and negative experience of using various surgical interventions. The article presents an historical perspective on the evolution of views on the fundamental principles of the operative treatment of obesity and associated diseases.
Patients as Teachers of Cultural Sensitivity in Pharmacy Education
Authors: Gibson Caitlin , White Annesha
Published: November 2019

Introduction: Cultural sensitivity training among pharmacy students is required by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, but little data exists on effective practices for teaching these concepts. The goal of this case study was to describe the process and determine if integration of a patient-led Cultural Sensitivity Panel into the required didactic curriculum impacts pharmacy student perceptions of their own cultural competence.

Description of case: A special population was defined based on the CAPE competencies requiring students demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to culture, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, sexual orientation, spirituality, disability, and other aspects of diversity and identity. Patients representing various special populations, such as veterans, the Deaf and hard of hearing population, the LGBT community, were invited to participate in a Cultural Sensitivity Panel for two consecutive years. Panelists shared information they wish future healthcare professionals understood about the population they represented and participated in a question and answer session. Pre- and post-surveys were conducted to assess the impact of the panel on student perceptions of cultural competence.

Results: Over two years, 138 students completed surveys. More than 95% of students agreed or strongly agreed that a cultural sensitivity panel is a worthwhile experience, and that the panel would help them change behaviors that may be culturally insensitive. Student perceptions of their own cultural competence significantly improved between the pre- and post- surveys; ethnicity, age and gender significantly impacted responses (p<.05). Key themes of responses to open-ended questions included learning about effective communication (64%), new resources for diverse patient populations (28%), addressing barriers to care (21%), the importance of patience and empathy (18%), and incorporating a patient’s background into their care (18%).

Exploration of case impact: Use of a cultural sensitivity panel provides patients with their own voice in discussing barriers to the provision of health care and thus mitigates the inherent bias and limitations of faculty members teaching about cultures and populations they do not represent.

Conclusion: This novel approach of integrating a Cultural Sensitivity Panel into the didactic curriculum positively impacted student perceptions of their own cultural competence and may improve culturally competent provision of care among pharmacy students.

 

Article Type: Case Study
La producción de conocimiento en Trabajo Social desde la perspectiva de género
Authors: Acuña Pinilla Wendy Lorena , Ramírez Patarroyo María Valentina , Jiménez Pinzón Andrea Mireya
Published: November 2019

Este artículo presenta los resultados de la investigación “La producción de conocimiento en Trabajo Social, desde la perspectiva de género”, realizada en el año 2017; en la cual, se analizó la producción de conocimiento en Trabajo Social desde la perspectiva de género, en primer lugar, a partir de la revisión documental de 157 artículos científicos realizados por profesionales de esta disciplina, en 4 revistas colombianas de Trabajo Social durante la década comprendida entre el año 2006 hasta el año 2016; y, en segundo lugar, desde la realización de 4 entrevistas semiestructuradas a trabajadoras y trabajadores sociales. Dentro de los hallazgos más importantes, se identificaron 16 campos de producción de conocimiento; en su gran mayoría, investigados desde el enfoque epistemológico Histórico - Hermenéutico; donde se logró establecer una sólida relación entre el género y la actividad investigativa. Por lo que se concluye que, la generización estigmatiza a las trabajadoras sociales al subalternizarlas, a ellas y a su producción científica, frente a sus pares investigadores; y que, existe una fuerte corriente de estandarización y homogeneización cultural y política de la producción del conocimiento.
El proceso emocional: el humor y la risa en la educación
Authors: Fernández Poncela Anna María
Published: November 2019

Este texto se centra en el proceso emocional, el humor y la risa en el aula. Su objetivo es destacar la importancia de la risa y el humor en el espacio educativo, pero, desde la mirada del proceso emocional, esto es, percepciones, sensaciones, pensamientos, emociones, sentimientos, necesidades y acciones. También se pasa revista a los beneficios, y algunos perjuicios, del humor en la educación. Se dice que el humor es una actitud ante la vida, se relaciona con una serie de sensaciones y emociones placenteras. En estas páginas se presentan los hallazgos de un estudio de caso, a través de la aplicación de un cuestionario a un grupo de estudiantes, en total 98, que cursaban licenciaturas en la UAM/X de la ciudad de México en el año 2017. Los resultados señalan la importancia del humor y sus beneficios en el proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje, así como, su relación íntima con el proceso emocional compuesto por sensaciones agradables y emociones satisfactorias, en general.