bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Conjunction of a newly proposed emotional ANN (EANN) and wavelet transform for suspended sediment load modeling
Authors: Sharghi Elnaz , Nourani Vahid , Najafi Hessam , Gokcekus Huseyin
Published: March 2019

Suspended sediment load (SSL) time series have three principal inherent components (autoregressive trend, seasonality and stochastic terms) and the overall performance of an SSL modeling tool is associated with the correct estimation of these components. In this study, novel developments of artificial neural network (ANN) models, emotional ANN (EANN) and hybrid wavelet-EANN (WEANN), are employed to estimate the daily and monthly SSL of two rivers (Upper Rio Grande and Lighvanchai) with different hydro-geomorphological conditions. The overall results obtained via autoregressive models, the ANN and EANN, specify the supremacy of EANN (with a few hormonal parameters) against ANN due to the EANN better training the model versus extreme conditions. Also, the obtained results exhibit that the WEANN model could improve the SSL modeling up to 42% and 14% for daily modeling and up to 141% and 87% for monthly modeling in the Upper Rio Grande and Lighvanchai Rivers, respectively.
NOB1: A Potential Biomarker or Target in Cancer
Authors: Ke Weiwei , Lu Zaiming , Zhao Xiangxuan
Published: March 2019

Human NIN1/RPN12 binding protein 1 homolog (NOB1), an RNA binding protein, is expressed ubiquitously in normal tissues such as the lung, liver, and spleen. Its core physiological function is to regulate protease activities and participate in maintaining RNA metabolism and stability. NOB1 is overexpressed in a variety of cancers, including pancreatic cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate carcinoma, osteosarcoma, papillary thyroid carcinoma, colorectal cancer, and glioma. Although existing data indicate that NOB1 overexpression is associated with cancer growth, invasion, and poor prognosis, the molecular mechanisms behind these effects and its exact roles remain unclear. Several studies have confirmed that NOB1 is clinically relevant in different cancers, and further research at the molecular level will help evaluate the role of NOB1 in tumors. NOB1 has become an attractive target in anticancer therapy because it is overexpressed in many cancers and mediates different stages of tumor development. Elucidating the role of NOB1 in different signaling pathways as a potential cancer treatment will provide new ideas for existing cancer treatment methods. This review summarizes the research progress made into NOB1 in cancer in the past decade; this information provides valuable clues and theoretical guidance for future anticancer therapy by targeting NOB1.
Safe microsites for Symphoricarpos microphyllus (Caprifoliaceae) germination, a shrub species with seed dormancy
Authors: Martínez Orea Yuriana , Castillo-Argüero Silvia , Orozco-Segovia Alma , Zavala-Hurtado J. Alejandro , Bonilla-Valencia Leticia
Published: March 2019

Background and Aims: Temperate forests suffer continuous deforestation and other anthropogenic disturbances. Additionally, some types of forest management, such as secondary vegetation removal ("chaponeo"), can be another disturbance that negatively affects the values of some environmental variables important for seed germination. Light, soil temperature and moisture characterize microsites and determine germination percentages. These variables are also affected by slope orientation and vegetation structure. The aim of this study was to characterize microsites for Symphoricarpos microphyllus seed germination in a temperate forest, its response to light qualities in germination cameras, and seed viability during two years.Methods: Twenty-four microsites that differed according to their position in north/south (N/S) facing slopes, and by the presence/absence of secondary vegetation (“chaponeo”) due to forest management (U-undisturbed/P-perturbed) were characterized for light, soil temperature, moisture, pH and nitrogen. We also studied germination under different light qualities (white light, red light, far red light -FRL-, darkness) in germination cameras and seed viability for two years.Key results: All microsites were different in light, temperature and soil moisture. Microsites with the highest germination percentages were those US (undisturbed south) and UN (undisturbed north), where higher soil moisture and lower temperatures were registered, favoring embryo growth of seeds, since they possess morphophysiological dormancy. In cameras, germination percentages were the highest in FRL (32%). Seeds of S. microphyllus can remain viable for two years (60%).Conclusions: We do not recommend secondary vegetation removal because it affects variables of soil moisture (decreasing it) and temperature (increasing it) in microsites. This negatively influences this species germination, which needs a filtering of light and an alternation of high-low temperatures for dormancy breaking. These findings are important if we consider that the populations of this species are reducing due to overexploitation.
Causas y factores asociados a las caídas del adulto mayor
Authors: Silva-Fhon J.R. , Partezani-Rodrigues R. , Miyamura K. , Fuentes-Neira W.
Published: March 2019

Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia, las características, las causas (intrínsecas y extrínsecas) y los factores asociados a las caídas del adulto mayor.

Metodología: Estudio transversal y descriptivo con 183 adultos mayores atendidos en un consultorio de geriatría de un hospital público. Para la recolección de los datos fueron utilizados los instrumentos del perfil demográfico, Mini Examen del Estado Mental, Índice de Barthel, Escala de Lawton y Brody, Escala de Depresión Geriátrica; así como el número, las características y causas de las caídas. Para el análisis se utilizó estadística descriptiva y para evaluación del riesgo razón de momios, con significancia p≤0.05.

Resultados: La prevalencia de caídas fue del 24%. Los lugares más frecuentes de estas fueron en la sala, el dormitorio y la calle. De aquellos que cayeron un 9.1% fueron hospitalizados y el 59.1% sufrieron heridas. Entre las consecuencias de las caídas se identificaron la dificultad para caminar, miedo a sufrir una nueva caída y cambio de domicilio. Los factores asociados con las caídas accidentales fueron tener una edad ≥80 años, no estar jubilado y presentar síntomas depresivos.

Conclusiones: Las caídas pueden estar asociadas a diferentes factores y el profesional de la salud debe estar capacitado para identificarlos, a fin de crear planes de atención individualizada para evitar eventos adversos.
Actitudes frente al alcohol de los estudiantes de enfermería en dos universidades Latinoamericanas
Authors: Castañeda A. , Díaz-Heredia L.P. , Rodríguez V. , Penagos-Cubillos L. , Zambrano C. , Castillo J.
Published: March 2019

Objetivo: Comparar las actitudes de los estudiantes de enfermería de dos universidades: una de México y otra de Colombia, respecto al consumo de alcohol, el alcoholismo y los trastornos relacionados al abuso de este.

Método: Estudio cuantitativo comparativo transversal. Muestra de 231 estudiantes del último año de la carrera de enfermería en dos universidades públicas latinoamericanas; participantes voluntarios mayores de edad que cursaron al menos 6 asignaturas práctico-teóricas, a quienes se les aplicó el instrumento Escala de Actitudes Frente al Alcohol, el Alcoholismo y la persona con trastornos relacionados al uso del alcohol- EAFAA, así como una encuesta sociodemográfica y académica. Se utilizó SPSS 22 y Microsoft Excel® para el análisis estadístico y se tuvieron en cuenta los principios bioéticos.

Resultados: La percepción de los estudiantes respecto a las personas con trastornos relacionados al uso de alcohol (p=0.003), es diferente según la universidad, lo cual conlleva una visión distinta con relación a su fuerza de voluntad, competencia de autocuidado, entre otras características. Asimismo, se determinó que la formación brinda herramientas al estudiante para afrontar situaciones de miedo, inseguridad, frustración, que favorecen un mejor cuidado (p=0.045).

Conclusiones: La presente investigación aporta al conocimiento de enfermería, ya que muestra en qué dimensiones la actitud puede afectar el trato brindado al paciente y cómo esta relación puede mejorarse a través de la formación en el área y de experiencias exitosas.
Autoevaluación diagnóstica en enfermería
Authors: González-Juárez G.
Published: March 2019

Introducción: La evaluación educativa en enfermería que se realiza en la ENEO, ha representado múltiples esfuerzos de proyectos institucionales de carácter formativo. A más de dos décadas de experiencia, se requiere realizar un diagnóstico que permita identificar fortalezas y debilidades en tres componentes: planes de estudios, docencia y evaluación de los alumnos por exámenes.

Objetivo: Implementar la autoevaluación colegiada para identificar las fortalezas y debilidades de planes de estudio, docencia y exámenes, para valorar el aprovechamiento escolar de los alumnos del sistema escolarizado.

Método: El método fue exploratorio, con muestreo no probabilístico. Participaron 27 docentes en total, 25 mujeres y dos hombres, todos profesores de tiempo completo durante 14 sesiones totales, cuatro para cada uno de los grupos y sus objetos de evaluación y dos sesiones plenarias, una al inicio y otra al final. Se diseñó la autoevaluación estructurada de acuerdo con el Modelo Contexto, Insumo, Proceso y Producto (CIPP), para cada objeto de evaluación (plan de estudios, docencia y exámenes), se conformaron tres grupos durante cuatro sesiones de dos horas cada una y dos plenarias.

Resultados: En los tres componentes, el mayor promedio se ubica en las dificultades de los resultados institucionales y la mayor fortaleza se ubicó para planes de estudios, las debilidades se orientaron al bajo impacto de los exámenes.

Conclusiones: La evaluación educativa en enfermería sigue un modelo unilateral que limita la calidad y la toma de decisiones; para la mejora de las licenciaturas se requiere la presencia de otros actores a fin de fortalecerlas.
Capabilities and knowledge transfer: evidence from a university research center in the health area in Mexico
Authors: Torres Vargas Arturo , Jasso Villazul Javier
Published: March 2019

This work aims to contribute to the study of university-business linkages, focusing on the processes of generation and transfer of knowledge. The objective is to show the role of the scientific and inventive capabilities generated in the universities, in order to understand how an effective linkage between them and the companies can be fostered to create and develop innovative products through the transfer of technology.We analyze the experience of the Institute of Biomedical Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (IBR-UNAM). This institute is a university research center (URC) that in the Mexican context stands out for its relevant generation of scientific and inventive capabilities. It is shown that for the knowledge created in the universities to be transferred to generate new products and/or marketable processes, the efforts of educational and research institutions and the interface units are crucial, as well as the existence of entrepreneurial companies that include innovation as a central factor in their business strategy, capable of identifying and using capabilities generated within universities and public research centers.
¿Cómo se gestiona la tecnología en las pymes? Diferencias y similitudes entre micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas
Authors: Estrada Salvador , Cano Karen , Aguirre Joao
Published: March 2019

En el ámbito de la innovación y el desarrollo tecnológico, las pequeñas y medianas empresas (Pymes) muchas veces no cuentan con los recursos necesarios para iniciar proyectos. El comportamiento innovador y tecnológico está condicionado por una serie de elementos, tales como la estructura, los recursos financieros, el entorno y el sector. Cada uno presenta condiciones de competencia que predeterminan sus posibles estrategias y conducta. Para una eficiente gestión de la tecnología es menester considerar las oportunidades y amenazas de su posición tecnológica, la capacidad de adquirir y desarrollar recursos, la habilidad para asimilar las tecnologías y el aprender de esta experiencia. Las Pymes establecen en la práctica diversos modelos. El presente trabajo pretende caracterizar las diferentes funciones llevadas a la práctica a partir de ciertos modelos establecidos en la literatura.  A partir de una muestra representativa de 81 empresas y mediante un análisis de conglomerados, se lograron identificar 6 diferentes modelos empíricos definidos por diferencias y similitudes en el análisis del entorno, investigación de mercados y evaluación de tecnología, adquisición y adaptación de la tecnología y asimilación e implementación de tecnología, los cuales están mediados por el tamaño, el sector y la localización.
Daftar Isi. JURNAL Media Teknik Sipil, ISSN: 1693-3095 Volume 12, Nomor 2, Agustus 2014
Authors: Isi Daftar
Published: March 2019

Daftar Isi. JURNAL Media Teknik Sipil, ISSN: 1693-3095  Volume 12, Nomor 2, Agustus 2014 DAFTAR ISIPengaruh Inovasi Produk Perumahan Terhadap Kepercayaan Konsumen Perumahan Kepada Developer (Studi Kasus Perumahan di Kabupaten Jember)Amri Gunasti .....................................................101-110Perbaikan Sifat Fisik dan Reaktifitas Fly Ash sebagai Cementitious pada Beton Erwin Rommel1, Dini Kurniawati2, Arman Putra Pradibta3.........................................................111 - 118Alternatif  Pemakaian  Agregat  Lempung  Bakar  pada Beton  Ringan  Non  Pasir  Fahrudin Safi1 & Rofikatul Kharimah2........................................................119 - 129Evaluasi Kinerja Angkutan Umum Penumpang Kota Mataram (Studi Kasus : Rute Sweta – Ampenan)Hilda Yuliana1 & Khoirul Abadi2...........................130 - 138Pengaruh Penggunaan Material Cetak Terhadap Waktu dan Biaya Proyek Pembangunan Rumah Sejahtera Tapak (RST) Imam Wahyudi1, Ludfi Djakfar2, Arief Rachmansyah3.................................................139 - 148Metode Eksperimental Perkuatan Kolom Beton Bertulang Menggunakan FRP Karmila Achmad1, Agoes SMD2, Tavio3................149 -  157Indek Kerentanan dan Amplifikasi Tanah Akibat Gempa di Wilayah Universitas Muhammadiyah JemberMuhtar1 & Arief Alihudien2................................. 158 - 162Penggunaan Abu Dasar Batubara Sebagai Pengganti Sebagian Agregat Halus pada Campuran Latasir B Terhadap Karakteristik MarshallRoza Gusman1 & Alik Ansyori2.............................163 - 172Kritik dan Pemecahan Penggunaan Konstruksi Beton Cor pada Rekayasa Jalan Dalam Upaya Membangun Konstruksi Jalan yang BerkelanjutanSarjono Puro1, Niken Atmiwyastuti2, Nina Restina3 .........................................................................173 - 182Analisa Tarif Angkutan Umum Berdasarkan  Biaya Operasional Kendaraan, ATP dan WTPSekar Arum1 & Samin2...............................................................183 - 190Jejak Karbon Pengolahan Sampah di TPS Tlogomas Malang Sunarto1, Sudharto P. Hadi2, Purwanto3................191  - 196
Understanding the bottlenecks in methodological adoption of constructivism in secondary schools in Kenya
Authors: Mwanda Gideon , Midigo Ronnie
Published: March 2019

Constructivist teaching and learning approach is one of teaching approach gaining popularity based on its principles of learner centered education. This study investigated the effectiveness of constructivist method of instruction on learning biology and challenges facing its implementation in secondary school students. The study design was quasi-experimental non-equivalent groups with a post-test examination. A total sample participated in this study was 477 students and 12 teachers. The instruments used in this study were; constructivist instruction manual, post-test, attitude questionnaire, and teacher’s questionnaire. The data collected was analyzed descriptively using mean and standard deviation values, while t-test and ANOVA were used to test the differences between group means at α=0.05 level. The study established that constructivist method of instruction was more effective in learning biology compared to conventional methods. Moreover, the both positive learner and negative teacher attitudes toward the application of constructivism was found as considerable as inadequate compulsory facilities in the implementation of constructivist learning approach. Thus, it is recommended to conduct deliberate programs in implementing constructivist learning approach in secondary schools in Kenya.
Can One Test Fit All? Responses to the Article “Striving for Simple but Effective Advice for Comparing the Central Tendency of Two Populations” (Ruxton & Neuhäuser, 2018)
Authors: Nguyen Diep , Chen Yi-Hsin , Kim Eun Sook
Published: March 2019

Responses to suggestions made by Ruxton & Neuhäuser (2018) regarding Nguyen et al. (2016) are given.
Correlación de pruebas funcionales con la escala Scopa-Motor para evaluar la función motora de pacientes con enfermedad de Parkinson
Authors: Gaitán Cyndi M. , Rojas Andrés A. , Ortiz-Corredor Fernando
Published: March 2019

INTRODUCCIÓN:
La enfermedad de Parkinson (EP) es la segunda patología degenerativa más prevalente. Es importante establecer la utilidad de pruebas funcionales para evaluar objetivamente la función motora en la consulta médica del paciente con EP

MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS:
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo analítico de corte trasversal, en el que se establecieron correlaciones entre la escala Scopa-Motor y los resultados de la prueba de rotación de la moneda, el Up and Go test y el giro de 360° en pacientes con EP. Se utilizó un análisis no paramétrico con la aplicación del coeficiente de correlación de Spearman.

RESULTADOS:
En total se evaluaron 16 pacientes. La correlación más fuerte se encontró entre el giro de 360° y dominio de las actividades de la vida diaria (AVD) (r = 0,768, p < 0,01). Las otras variables presentaron una relación más modesta pero estadísticamente significativa, lo que sugiere la utilidad de estas pruebas para una valoración objetiva de los pacientes con EP.

CONCLUSIÓN:
Este estudio sugiere que el giro de 360°, el Up and Go test y la rotación de la moneda son pruebas válidas para evaluar a los paciente con EP de forma objetiva y cuantitativa sin requerir de la Scopa-Motor en la consulta médica cotidiana.
Towards an Inclusive Model of African Regional Integration: How Effective has the Linear Model been so Far?
Authors: Muzee Hannah , Enaifoghe Andrew Osehi
Published: March 2019

Abstract: The proponents of African regional integration hoped to create large economic spaces that allow economies of scale, increased efficiency, competitiveness and faster growth of Africa states. Whereas the linear model of regional integration seemed to have worked for the European Union, many have questioned its applicability in the African context. The applicability of the Linear model at the stages of Regional Economic Communities (RECs) like the EAC has met with significant stagnation primarily because of some bottlenecks such as poor infrastructure that limits the connectivity with the continent and lack of political will out of fear for the loss of sovereignty. The question thus lies in how the dream for a regionally united Africa will arise when its people cannot move and interact freely within the continent? By utilizing a secondary research design, this paper, therefore, sought to not only examine the effectiveness of the linear model of regional integration for Africa but also explore the possibility of incorporating the functionalist and federalist approach into an inclusive model for African regional integration. In examining the economic dynamics of regional integration, the paper identifies the benefits of economic integration, such as larger markets as a result of free movement of people and goods that could be harnessed by trading communities within Africa. Thus, the central argument in this paper does not discard the benefits and successes of the linear model of regional integration but concludes that its effectiveness can be enhanced by incorporating functionalist and at later stages federalist approaches to regional integration in Africa. The principal argument is that political and elitist integration agreements are futile when the continent is not connected physically and trade wise.
Impact of Credit Demand on the Productivity of Rice Farmers in South West Nigeria
Authors: Ojo T. O. , Baiyegunhi L.J. S. , Salami A. O.
Published: March 2019

Employing cross-sectional data from 360 rice farmers selected from three states in South West Nigeria, the study analyzes the impact of credit demand on the productivity of rice farmers. An Endogenous Switching Regression Model (ESRM) that accounts for both heterogeneity and sample selection biases were used to estimate the impact of credit demand on rice productivity in South West Nigeria. In addition, a Tobit regression model was employed to measure the level of participation of rice farmers in the credit market. The result of the first stage (probit model) of the ESRM revealed that household assets, access to service, climate variables, regional variables, and transaction cost are statistically significant in influencing farmersâ€™ credit demand decision. The results of the second stage of the ESRM indicate factors such as household assets and access to service were statistically significant in explaining variations in rice productivity among participants and non-participants in the credit market. Furthermore, the results of the Tobit model showed that the farmersâ€™ location income from rice farming experience, interest rate, and distance to the source of credit are statistically significant determinants of the amount of credit received. These findings suggest that facilitating farmersâ€™ access to credit will improve rice productivity. Therefore, it is imperative for government and development partner to work together in order to improve the conditions for suitable agricultural credit access to rice farmers, especially a review of interest rates. A necessary addition should be developed to the assistance already being provided under Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) in the form of loan guarantees and other risk-sharing incentives, such as a regulatory environment that supports the modern contractual obligations that are characteristic of well-functioning agricultural financing. This would not only contribute to the intensification of rice production in Nigeria to meet its increasing rice demand, but also improve rice farmersâ€™ productivity and their householdsâ€™ incomes.
Keanekaragaman Jamur di Cagar Alam Gunung Mutis Kabupaten Timor Tengah Utara, Nusa Tenggara Timur
Authors: Solle Hartini , Klau Ferdinandus , Nuhamara Simon Taka
Published: March 2019

Jamur merupakan salah satu organisme yang memegang peranan penting dalam menguraikan bahan organik yang sangat kompleks menjadi bahan sederhana sehingga mudah diserap oleh organisme lainnya. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui jenis jamur dan mengetahui tingkat keanekaragaman jenis jamur pada hutan cagar alam gunung Mutis. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode jelajah setiap plot dengan mencatat jenis jamur yang ditemukan pada kawasan tersebut dan dilanjutkan dengan proses identifikasi jenis jamur yang ditemukan. Pengambilan sampel dengan koleksi dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat 340 individu pada 17 spesies jamur dengan tingkat keanekaragaman : 1,510 yang menunjukkan tingkat keanekaragam spesies jamur yang tinggi. Spesies jamur yang paling mendominasi adalah jamur Microporus sp dan Polyporus sp, sedangkan jenis lain keberadaannya masih tergolong rendah seperti Polyporus squamosus, Coriolus hirsutus, Pycnoporus cinnabarinus, Tyromyces sambuceus, Fomytopsis pinicola, Microporus perula, Trametes orientalis, Piptoporus betulinus, Auricula polytricha, Auricularia auricula, Elfvingia applanata, Fomes sp, Laccaria vinaceoavellaneae, Paxillus curtisii, Pleurotus pulmorius.
Analysis of Intrusion Detection and Classification using Machine Learning Approaches
Authors: Khan Anjum , Nigam Anjana
Published: March 2019

As the network primarily based applications are growing quickly, the network security mechanisms need a lot of attention to enhance speed and preciseness. The ever evolving new intrusion types cause a significant threat to network security. Though varied network security tools are developed, however the quick growth of intrusive activities continues to be a significant issue. Intrusion detection systems (IDSs) are wont to detect intrusive activities on the network. Analysis showed that application of machine learning techniques in intrusion detection might reach high detection rate. Machine learning and classification algorithms facilitate to design “Intrusion Detection Models” which might classify the network traffic into intrusive or traditional traffic. This paper discusses some usually used machine learning techniques in Intrusion Detection System and conjointly reviews a number of the prevailing machine learning IDS proposed by researchers at different times. in this paper an experimental analysis is performed to demonstrate the performance analysis of some existing techniques in order that they will be used further in developing Hybrid Classifier for real data packets classification. The given result analysis shows that KNN, RF and SVM performs best for NSL-KDD dataset.
Removal of Cd2+ from Aqueous Solution Using MgAlCO3 -Layered Double Hydroxide
Authors: Taib Nurul Izza , Mohd Aris Norzuyanti
Published: March 2019

Anion clay hydrotalcite MgAlCO3 with a Mg/Al molar ratio of 3:1 was synthesized by co-precipitation at room temperature and pressure. The physicochemical properties were evaluated using Powder X-Ray Diffraction (PXRD), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA). The efficacy of anion clay hydrotalcite in the removal of Cd2+ from aqueous solutions was investigated with respect to contact time, initial concentration, pH, adsorbent dosage and temperature. The Cd2+ removal increased with the increased in contact time, adsorbent dosage, pH and initial concentration. Adsorption decreases with increasing initial concentration and temperature, for which the latter is indicative of an exothermic process. The equilibrium adsorption capacity of MgAlCO3 was evaluated using linear Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms with respect to the separation factor, RL .
Family and Career Reconciliation: Family, Employer and Career Counsellor Perspectives
Authors: Tamoliūnė Giedrė , Trepulė Elena , Tandzegolskienė Ilona
Published: March 2019

The discussions about work and family reconciliation have revealed the fact that it is essential to talk about division of roles and agreements in the family, the skills important for career management, “here and now” search for the solutions to various problematic situations, flexibility and ability to get involved in work activity at the same time respecting family needs. Seeking reconciliation of family and career, family needs have been linked to positive parenthood and at the same time work tendencies and career opportunities have been estimated. Here we face some obstacles which are common to the aspiration of harmony and satisfaction in family, work or while developing career opportunities. The goal of this empirical study – to discuss common grounds and distinguish needs and challenges of young families, employers and career counsellors for successful reconciliation of family and career. A qualitative research included narratives of young parents, interviews with employers and a focus group interview with career counsellors. The data received from the narrative has been interpreted according to thematic analysis method and the interview data of focus group has been presented by dividing the data into categories and subcategories. Results have demonstrated that young parents’ experiences intertwine with employers’ experiences in some cases while career counsellors are expected to provide guidance and support to facilitate the potential conflict although there are still gaps in this service provision.
Representation and Ruination under a Soviet Shadow: Wajda, History, and Chris Marker’s Re-thinking of Tarkovsky’s ‘Zone’
Authors: Coates Paul
Published: March 2019

Following the recent death of Andrzej Wajda, a reconsideration of his work is timely, and all the more so because he provides a reference point for many East Central European cinéastes. Thus this article uses his work as a main switching point between meditations on the issues his films raise. It theorises the status accorded History in them, and in Marxism in general, in relation to Walter Benjamin’s work on allegory and ruin, as well as to questions of characterisation. Also considered is the degree and nature of existentialism’s influence on this cinema, with blockages of choice foregrounded as necessarily entailing a thematics of doubling, contradiction and masking, and a reworking of the meaning of accusations of ‘treachery’ that have been a leitmotif of oppressed cultures, particularly when – as in cinema – access to the means of production depends on real or apparent collaboration with state authorities. The particular meaning of certain delays in production will also be considered, as will certain figures from the Polish culture (this writer’s primary specialisation) with an obvious ‘Baltic connection’, i.e. a Lithuanian origin, such as Tadeusz Konwicki and Czesław Miłosz. The thematics of doubling will finally be related to notions of ruination and of a filmic language adequate to it, which it will be argued may be seen prototypically in ‘the Zone’, Chris Marker’s name for a particular method of image-presentation, named in homage to that great Soviet film shot in Estonia, Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker (Сталкер, Russia, 1979). To revert to the title of Wajda’s final film Afterimage (Powidoki, Poland, 2016), and invoke Miłosz also, the Zone may be called the native realm, not only melancholic but also surprisingly utopian, of the after-image that is the ruin.
Benefits and Barriers of a Social Marketing Campaign Based on the Example of the Child Helpline
Authors: Hiob Tiina , Soonik Mart
Published: March 2019

The Estonian child helpline service launched in 2009 uses a free nationwide 24h Child Helpline phone number. The purpose of the service is to enable everyone to report on children in need, forward the information to specialists and, if necessary, get primary social counselling and crisis counselling for children and other people. The service is provided in accordance with the Estonian Child Protection Act that prescribes that all citizens are required to immediately notify the social services, police or other assistanceproviding authorities about children in need of protection or assistance. This article is based on studies conducted between 2013 and 2015. In the course of the research, data were collected for increasing the effectiveness of the hotline’s communication campaigns. In addition to the general objective of the article, the data collected includes quantitative research mixed with qualitative data that helps to understand the factors that encourage and inhibit the use of the hotline service. The focus is on indicators that illustrate the effectiveness of the diffusion of innovation, and special attention is paid to the results that highlight risk, the existence of mental barriers and trust. Finally, the study analyses the weaknesses of past hotline campaigns and makes some suggestions for future.
Doing pedagogical conversations (with spirituality and fat) as pedagogists in early childhood education
Authors: Land Nicole , Montpetit Meagan
Published: March 2019

In this article, the authors respond to emerging articulations of the work of a pedagogist or pedagogical facilitator in early childhood education in Canada. This article is grounded in two intentions: we (1) share the tentative pedagogical conversations that we have as pedagogists who centre particular concerns, interests, and accountabilities; and we (2) launch our conversation from our desire to re-imagine how everyday pedagogies shape children’s experiences with spiritual knowings and children’s relations with fat. Sharing a narration from a pedagogical inquiry research project, we each offer a familiar developmental reading of the moment, gesture toward a partial re-engagement grounded in post-developmental pedagogies, and then weave our thinking with spirituality and fat together to complexify our propositions. We intentionally refuse to define the work of a pedagogist in a universalizable or technical manner. Instead, we argue that putting our pedagogist work into conversation draws our practices into uneasy, difficult, often contradictory relations and makes visible some potential futures (and their exclusions) we enact as we work to answer to the complex education spaces we inherit and re-create with educators and children.
Evolution of sinonasal radiological findings in a case of granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Authors: Handa Aru Chhabra , Singh Anup , Sharma Jai Prakash
Published: March 2019

Wegener’s granulomatosis (Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis) is an autoimmune granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology. The basic pathology is necrotizing granulomatous inflammation with necrotizing vasculitis involving medium-sized blood vessels. The typical triad of involvement of the upper and lower respiratory tracts and the kidneys is observed in varying proportions in individual patients. The sinonasal involvement is observed in the majority of patients and it can be involved in isolation in up to a quarter of affected individuals. The sinonasal changes involve both the soft tissue and bony architecture, with refractory chronic sinusitis associated with erosion of the cartilaginous and bony skeleton and may lead to saddle nose and other facial deformities in advanced cases. The radiology has a contributory role as diagnostic and diseases monitoring aid.

The various radiological findings associated with the disease (bone erosion with osteoneogenesis) have been mentioned in the literature. We present the progression of a radiological abnormality in a patient with a localized form of Wegener’s Granulomatosis and highlight some peculiar appearances observed on radiology in the patient.
Derivation of the Apparent Narrow Scope of Sentence-Final Particles in Chinese: A Reply to Erlewine (2017)
Authors: Pan Victor Junnan
Published: March 2019

Erlewine (2017) suggests that certain sentence-final particles (SFPs) in Mandarin Chinese such as “sentential le” and eryi are located lower than the C-domain, using a number of arguments relating to the scopal interaction of these SFPs, subjects, and other verb phrase (vP) level elements. The present paper proposes an alternative view of the phenomena considered by Erlewine (2017) and maintains the claim that sentential le and eryi are C-domain elements. First, I argue that shi ‘be’, in the negative form – bu shi ‘not be’ – should be analyzed as an independent verb, which takes a clausal complement headed by le or eryi. The apparent narrow scope of le and eryi is due to the biclausal analysis of the entire sentence. Second, the sentence-initial determiner phrase (DP) cannot be analyzed as the real subject of the verb shi ‘be’ but must be analyzed as the matrix topic of the entire sentence and, therefore, is higher than the complementizer phrase (CP) headed by le or eryi. This explains why sometimes le or eryi does not have scope over the subject. Third, the wh-subject cannot get an indefinite reading in a sentence with a final particle le because the ∃-closure triggered by le applies at the I′-level by excluding the subject systematically (Huang 1982). The ∃-quantifier, which is introduced in a position lower than the surface subject position, cannot bind the wh-subject as a variable. The position where ∃ is generated remains independent of whether the ∃-closure is triggered by low particles, such as le, or by high particles, such as the yes–no question particle ma. Therefore, the low peripheral particles le and eryi are still within the CP domain and thus higher than vP.
The Effect of Socialization and Maven Characteristics on Viral Advertising
Authors: Petrescu Maria
Published: March 2019

The purpose of this article is to study the social aspects of viral advertising, including differences related to social influencers analyzed in the Consumer Socialization Theory, such as family, the tie strength element from the Social Network Theory, as well as maven characteristics. The study uses a survey distributed to a national consumer sample from the U.S., that is analyzed in a multivariate regression procedure. The analysis shows the importance of social factors for consumers’ viral intentions, integrating the socialization theory and market maven theory in the viral research. The results support a positive relationship between consumers’ socialization and communication related to advertising with their family and their viral intentions, showing that reference groups are important for viral advertising. This underlines the effect that the close interpersonal circle has on consumers’ involvement in viral communication. The statistical analysis also found a psychosocial characteristic, such as consumers’ market maven traits, to be positively related to viral intentions. Attitude toward the ad is also a significant influencer of viral intentions, as expected, showing that a positive impression about the ad is positively related to its viral potential. Overall, different social factors are found to be essential antecedents of viral ads, and future research can further focus on this topic, to create a social profile of consumers prone to participate in viral advertising.
When FIFA Rules the World: Hegemoni FIFA Terhadap Indonesia Dalam Kasus Pembekuan PSSI 2015-2016
Authors: Bainus Arry , Kantaprawira Rusadi , Kusumawardhana Indra
Published: March 2019

The bitter sanctions against the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in 2015-2016 revealed an irritate reality regarding how weak the position of the state is; when dealing with organizations that are considered as representations of global institutions in the world of football. Therefore, Indonesia's powerlessness has made the question why the state is powerless before FIFA as an international organization finds its importance. Using the Coxian approach to understand the World Orders, this article argues that this condition due to the FIFA’s hegemony which supported by three main aspects, namely; first, the idea of football which is a populist sport, must be separated from the political intervention of state power. Second, FIFA's material capacity has made football as a sport with high economic value, even in Indonesia itself. Finally, supported by the previous two aspects, the governance of FIFA institutions has gripped various regions of the world, so that it has created sovereignty in the world of football. Using critical analysis, the intellectual work of this paper does not only intend to improvise in the selection of topics but also presents alternative narratives in the contemporary constellation of contemporary international relations studies.
INDONESIA’S PUBLIC DIPLOMACY TOWARDS MALAYSIA
Authors: Rachmawati Iva -
Published: March 2019

Indonesian public diplomacy has been understood as an effort to attach a certain image like a moderate, democratic and progressive image. Nevertheless, the image is not always present in bridging Malaysian bilateral relations. In Malaysia Malaysia's bilateral relations practice, public diplomacy reveals itself in a different face. This article places public diplomacy not only as an effort to maintain the image in rationalists view, but public diplomacy as an effort to maintain relationships through shared identity. Through Indonesian diplomatic studies on Malaysia's three main issues over the past 15 years, it was found that public diplomacy was present as an effort to maintain relations through the shared identity as the Bangsa Serumpun (One Kin) or known as Kinship. Although Malaysia social economic context has changed, Indonesia still believes that the obligation to place the stability of relationships is a priority. Self-refrain and encouraging public dissemination become the practices of Indonesian public diplomacy towards Malaysia. Through qualitative methods, Indonesian policy documentation studies of three major bilateral issues found that Kinship is still the main reference for Indonesia in maintaining bilateral relations although it’s practiced differently. Key Words: Public Diplomacy, Shared Identity, Kinship.
State and Business Groups in the Space Industry
Authors: Permatasari Yunita
Published: March 2019

Space exploration is growing from cold war to present. Actors also began to change, not only developed state or developing state, but also industry. Industry offers more economical space exploration, which is driving the industry increasing. However, state remains primary party responsible for ensuring space exploration are peaceful purposes and beneficial to all mankind. Thus, need to analyze how state and business groups relationships in the development of the private space industry? The method to be used in this research is content analysis related to governed interdependence. The analysis will use source data in the form of journals, books, and media information about the development of space industry by the state and business groups that influence it in political economy. From the analysis results know that the pattern of relationship between countries and groups in the development of space industry is interdependence to develop a world class strategic industry. This paper is important in the development of international political economy concept.
The Application Of PCR RAPD Technique In Determining Female Sex Of Kapulasan (Nepheleum Lapaceum Mutabile)
Authors: Wirman Edi
Published: March 2019

Kapulasan is one of horticultural plants derived from tropical region that has significant economic value. One of the obstacles in cultivating the plant is that kapulasan has flowering type of androdioceus, i.e. the male and the female flowers are separated. Female flowers produce hermaphroditic flowers that can produce fruits while the male ones will not produce fruits. In the cultivation of the plant, it is very difficult to determine the female flowers if they are propagated by seeds. It takes up to 7 years to determine the nature of the flowering. One of the important steps that can be done is through a system of early detection using molecular marks. RAPD technique as a simple technique can be used to distinguish the characteristics. The results of the research show that of the 250 primers used, the OPM-09 primer produces female sex bands related to the controller of the female kapulasan plants of which the ribbon produced is 512 bp in size.
ORCHIDS GENETIC DIVERSITY FOR BLOOMING FLORICULTURE INDUSTRY
Authors: KARUPPAIAH P.
Published: March 2019

India is bestowed with different agro-climatic conditions and soil. This makes the country particularly suitable for growing a wide variety of horticulture crops especially flowers. Among the flowers, the orchids represent a fairly young, highly diverse, and successful family of flowering plants, the Orchidaceae. It is still in an active state of speciation. Some of their botanically significant features are presence of intricately fabricated and long-lasting flowers. The numerical strength of orchids, in terms of species have been variously assessed between 17,000 and 35,000. The orchids are in cosmopolitan in distribution. Rhizanthella gardneri and R. slateri are subterranean in habit and Corallorrhiza innata a rootless parasite. The orchids are essentially out breeders, having adapted to insect pollinations. India with a vast geographic expanse and climatic ones ranging from tropical to temperate, supports a rich diversity of flora. The orchids have naturalized here in great profusion; the North Eastern, the Himalayan, and the Peninsular regions (on the main land) and the Andaman and Nicobar region (off shores) are the major orchid habitats in the country, while the occurrence of nearly 1100 species in 157 genera are representing all the major orchid tribes. Efforts have been made to evolve strategies for ensuring the survival and maintenance of genetic diversity that still exists in these plants. In this connection, one need not overstress the importance of orchid breeding. Unfortunately, orchid breeding is still in infancy in the country. Now, there is a need to improve floriculture breeding to reduce the foreign exchange for good quality planting materials. Hence, it is important to explore the orchid wealth of the country. Important floriculture traits, geographical distribution and utility of orchids will also be discussed at length. Further, there is a need to create suitable varieties to different agro-climatic horti-silvi system and socio-economic condition. Since floriculture trade and consumption are increasing rapidly worldwide, there is a blooming opportunity for India to achieve better growth in its production and export due to presence of high amount of diversity in indigenous orchids flora, thus earning valuable foreign exchange through florist trade, nursery of plant saplings, potted plants, bulb and seed production, micro-propagation and other value added products of orchids.
РОЗВИТОК СИСТЕМИ ЗАХИСТУ ПРАВ СПОЖИВАЧІВ З МЕТОЮ ПІДВИЩЕННЯ РІВНЯ СТРАХОВОЇ ДОВІРИ В УКРАЇНІ
Authors: Dubyna Maksym , Savchenko Tetiana
Published: March 2019

У статті проведено дослідження системи захисту прав споживачів страхових послуг з метою підвищення рівня їхньої довіри до діяльності страховиків. У результаті аналізу було визначено основні причини існування низької страхової культури в українському суспільстві та запропоновано заходи розбудови ринку страхових послуг через підвищення рівня захищеності споживачів відповідних послуг. До таких напрямків були віднесені такі: управління фінансовою стійкістю страховиків, створення механізмів гарантування страхових виплат у разі неплатоспроможності страхової компанії, підвищення ефективності роботи системи саморегулівних організацій у межах ринку страхових послуг, удосконалення системи роботи зі скаргами споживачів зазначених послуг.
Memories of Gukurahundi Massacre and the Challenge of Reconciliation
Authors: Gusha Isheanesu
Published: March 2019

When Zimbabwe attained her independence from colonial powers in 1980, prospects of a peaceful nation were high, especially following the pledge made by the Prime Minister Elect in his victory speech. Isaiah 2:4b was quoted as a metaphor of peace, but things did not turn out as expected in the following years. The vicious cycle of violence that was inherited from the colonial legacy continued and the worse phase of that cycle was the Midlands and Matabeleland crisis, commonly known as Gukurahundi. Approximately 20Â 000 people died in the state-sanctioned violence (genocide). Using Cue-Dependent Forgetting Theory, this paper critically appraises possible reasons why the promised bliss through reconciliation did not materialise. Among the reasons cited in this paper are the lack of a serious Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and also the phenomenon of amnesia as the major contributory factors to this cycle of violence.