bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Critical Flow Centrality Measures on Interdependent Networks with Time-Varying Demands
Authors: Williams James
Published: October 2019

This paper describes a novel method for allowing urban planners and municipal engineers to identify critical components of interdependent infrastructure networks whose attributes vary over time. The method is based on critical flow analysis, wherein system components are ranked by their role in facilitating the flow of resources to critical locations. The intent of the method is to support decision making by providing a means by which stakeholders can reason about the way in which changes in supply, demand, or network capacity can alter the distribution of critical flows within an urban environment. Individual infrastructure systems are modeled as networks that can be linked to one another by physical and geospatial dependencies. A simple instantiation of the method is presented and evaluated on a district-scale model of a city that contains water and electricity networks. The paper also discusses two forms of reliability analysis based on critical flows: a composite measure incorporating edge reliability, and a variation on standard component failure/degradation analysis.
Hipotesis Ekonometrika
Authors: Jaya Cindy Ang
Published: October 2019

Hubungan antara agama dan identitas nasional telah mendapat perhatian dalam konteks globalisasi kapitalis.Kewarganegaraan biasanya dikaitkan dengan serangkaian praktik, hak, dan tugas yang menentukan keanggotaan individu dalam suatu kebangsaan.
Boric Acid And Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) On Kerupuk To Improve The Indonesian`S Traditional Foods Safety
Authors: Moelyaningrum Anita Dewi
Published: October 2019

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH VOLUME 8, ISSUE 06, JUNE 2019 Abstract: Diseases can be caused by consumption of contaminated food such as toxicant. Kerupuk are one of the traditional foods produced by some of the traditional industries in Jember. The objective of this study was to identify the content of borix acid and analyze hazards and determine the critical control points on tofu crackers. This could raise the traditional food safety for consumers. This study was a descriptive study conducted by interview and observation. Boric acid testing was carried out on five samples of kerupuk. Instrument sheets referred to the SNI CAC RCP1-2011. The results indicated that 100% of the samples contained boric acid. The selection of materials, slicing, drying and distribution were the control points while mixing and kneading, steaming, frying and packaging were the critical control point. Boric acid is still used on tofu kerupuk; therefore, the government should immediately provide information and training on sustainable traditional food industry to reduce the incidence of illness and food poisoning in traditional food.
PENTINGNYA MATERI LINGKUNGAN DALAM PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA DI SEKOLAH TINGKAT SLTP DAN SLTA
Authors: Sidiq Muhammad
Published: October 2019

Studi ini bertujuan memberikan pengetahuan tentang materi lingkungan, serta sebagai bagaimana dan respon masyarakat terutama mahasiswa Pasca Sarjana UNP jurusan PBSI, tentang materi lingkungan hidup dalam pembelajaran bahasa indonesia di sekolah.
Democracy in America at work: the history of labor’s vote in corporate governance
Authors: McGaughey Ewan
Published: October 2019

Can there be democracy in America at work? The historical division between democracy in politics and hierarchy in the economy is under strain. Hierarchical interests in the economy are shifting their model of power into politics, and yet a commitment to revive the law is resurgent. Central examples are the proposed Accountable Capitalism Act, Reward Work Act, Workplace Democracy Acts, and Employees’ Pension Security Acts. They would create a right for employees to elect 40% of directors on $1 billion company boards, a right for employees to elect one-third of directors on other listed company boards, and require one-half employee representation on single-employer pension plans. All challenge long held myths: that labor’s involvement in corporate governance is foreign to American tradition, that when codified in law labor voice is economically inefficient, that the legitimate way to have voice in the economy is by buying stocks, or that labor voice faces insurmountable legal obstacles. This article shows these myths are mistaken by exploring the history and evidence from 1861. The United States has one of the world’s strongest traditions of democracy at work. Economic democracy has not been more widespread primarily because it was suppressed by law. Americans favor voice at work, while asset managers who monopolize shareholder votes with ‘other people’s money’ enjoy no legitimacy at all. The article concludes that, even without federal government, and by recreating themselves as laboratories of democracy and enterprise, states can adapt the current proposals and rebuild a living law. (2019) 42 Seattle University Law Review 697.
Confidence can be automatically integrated across two visual decisions
Authors: Aguilar-Lleyda David , Konishi Mahiko , Sackur Jérôme , de Gardelle Vincent
Published: October 2019

Humans can estimate their confidence in making correct decisions, but these confidence judgments are biased by their other estimations, an effect known as confidence leak. However, it remains unclear whether this effect arises automatically. Here, we address this issue by having participants make two visual decisions and give confidence ratings for one or for both decisions within each trial. Using the well-known interaction between task difficulty and response accuracy as a proxy for confidence, we found that confidence ratings for one decision were greater when the other decision was also associated with greater confidence, even when the latter was not explicitly rated. For one of the two tasks, this confidence leak also occurred when participants knew in advance that no confidence rating would be required for the other task. Our results support the idea that confidence is not only automatically computed but also automatically integrated across decisions.
The imperative of interpretable machines
Authors: Stoyanovich Julia , Van Bavel Jay Joseph , West Tessa
Published: October 2019

Fairness in machine-assisted decision making is critical to consider, since a lack of fairness can harm individuals or groups, erode trust in institutions and systems, and reinforce structural discrimination. To avoid making ethical mistakes, or amplifying them, it is important to ensure that the algorithms we develop are fair and promote trust. We argue that the marriage of techniques from behavioral science and computer science is essential to develop algorithms that make ethical decisions and ensure the welfare of society. Specifically, we focus on the role of procedural justice, moral cognition, and social identity in promoting trust in algorithms and offer a road map for future research on the topic.
Labour market accessing of two Pedagogy groups from the University of Malaga
Authors: Matas-Terron Antonio
Published: October 2019

An exploratory analysis of the labour insertion of Pedagogy students from the University of Malaga belonging to the groups of 2009-10 and 2013-14 is presented. Data from 180 students, provided by the Quality Unit of the University of Malaga, were used. As an indicator of labour insertion, social security affiliation has been used. An Exploratory Single-Case Evaluation design was carried out. A graphic comparison of the trend in both groups has also been developed. Findings show a progressive soft tendency to access.
The Heroic Journey in Popular Culture
Authors: Karki Dhruba
Published: October 2019

Popular culture integrates people in diverse settings. Individuals share ideas through materials they use, including food, dresses, movies, magazines, and holiday spots. In the past, people set for pilgrimage to holy sites; these days, they go on trekking through hills. Pilgrimages to consecrated sites have been replaced by people's journey to discotheque, fashion center and shopping complex in the modern time corporate world. What binds them together is the transformation of consciousness in line with the journey from the terrestrial to the celestial sphere. Specific human activities, including pilgrimage and business trip become popular culture when people make them significant parts of their lives. Sound and images of disco, jazz, hip-hop, and pop-rock have entered the streets and hotels equally in cities of the industrial world, from Lhasa to London, Karachi to Kathmandu, and Tokyo to New York, irrespective of their cultures and ethnic backgrounds. In today’s world of saturated media presence, images and icons of heroes and legends, motivated by commercial and popular appeal, are circulated with a greater speed, becoming simultaneously a shared mythic currency and continuity, the modern world embodiment of silk road business, and thus, crossing the East-West divide.
Democratic Practices in Bangladesh
Authors: K.C. Khadga
Published: October 2019

Unless Bangladesh will find credible means to change the political culture within which it function, the viability of democracy will remain doubtful. Though it is about four decades of independence, the history of democracy isn’t worth to value its principles in its actual practice. Bangladesh’s democracy is distorted by the malpractices of political power by her politicians. The quality of democracy in the country has been jeopardized by the immature practices and attitudes by its political party, in or out of power. In fact, the democracy in Bangladesh is deprived within/by the practice of democracy itself. Consequently, democracy becomes fragile and cannot run smoothly with its own spirit. It is now widely accepted that Bangladesh is facing a crisis of governance which originates in malfunctioning of the democratic process. The qualitative deterioration of governance leads to raise lack of concern in pursuing democratic values in practice. The people of this country cannot extract favors from democracy rather their interests become somewhat distorted. In this way the steady failure to get better governance could threaten the sustainability of practicing democracy in Bangladesh repeatedly.
Calibration in EFL Reading: Examining The Nature of Judgment of Confidence
Authors: Neupane Madhu
Published: October 2019

This article examines the nature of English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ appraisal confidence and appraisal calibration in EFL reading comprehension. Appraisal confidence refers to the degree to which test takers identify the probability that their test answer is corrector appropriate in percentage terms (e.g., 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100%).Appraisal calibration refers to the accuracy of test takers’ appraisal confidence by comparing their appraisal confidence to their test performance in percentage terms. Two hundred and three students studying Master of Education (M. Ed) with specialization in English in the Tribhuvan University participated in the study. An EFL reading comprehension test specially designed for the study and appraisal confidence rating scales incorporated in the same reading comprehension test were used as the tools for data collection. The findings of the study show that the students were highly overconfident in their reading comprehension because the difference between their average appraisal confidence (86.84) and average accuracy in performance (52.35) was+34.49. The implications of the study and recommendations for further research are discussed.
Problems and Prospects of Vegetables Gardening In Machchhegaun: A Case Study
Authors: Paudyal Narayan Prasad
Published: October 2019

Agriculture production contributes 32.60 percent of GDP in which vegetable contribution is 9.7 percent in Nepalese economy. This article triesto find out the conditions and state of vegetable production and productivity, including problems and prospects of Machchhegaun, one of the villages of ward no. 7 of Kirtipur Municipality. This village is good for vegetable production due to suitable climate, good topography, fertile land and market accessibility. Of the total arable land, only 6.9 percent is for vegetable production. However, its yield is higher as compared to other staple food crops like paddy, maize and wheat. This apparently shows that there is higher potentiality of vegetable gardening which can be helpful to fulfill the requirements of vegetables to the growing population of Kirtipur Municipality. However the farmers are facing many problems like that of lacking technical knowledge, lack of improved seeds, fertilizer, agriculture equipments and financials supports.
Anthropological Perspectives On Folklore: Underpinnings on Some Nepali Folklore
Authors: Upadhyay Prakash
Published: October 2019

The main objectives of this article is to explore how people use folklore for interaction, and how folklore is useful for managing social/cultural situations for identity making. Pedestal on qualitative secondary data were obtained from various literature, books, journals and articles. The conceptual frame of the study respite on four field approaches of anthropology which comprehend folklore at local, regional, national, and global scales and are supportive in reflecting the understandings in application and seeking ways to adjust with communities to assist them in preserving folklore or in bridging the knowledge-community dissection---understanding and analyzing ethnic behaviors, their identity and institutions, human-culture-nature relation, micro-macro structural relations. With a unique cultural heritage, Nepal is copious with diverse folklore based on legends, religion, popular beliefs etc. They are the traditions of ethnic cultures, subcultures, or groups to express feelings. Nepali folklore establishes relationship of local people with their culture, ethno-cognition, using folklore for interaction and unity, for managing social/cultural/ecological situations in various institutional settings for identity making, explaining the natives as possessing an exclusive system of perceiving and organizing phenomenon. Anthropology’s in-depth fieldwork methodology, long rendezvous in questions of society–culture interactions and broad holistic view yields precious insights into Nepali folklore.
The softening factor c
b of commercial titanium alloy wires
Authors: Jankowski A.F. , Chames J.M. , Gardea A. , Nishimoto R. , Brannigan E.M.
Published: October 2019

The strain-rate sensitivity exponent m and activation volume υ
∗ are often used to characterize the strain-rate sensitivity of strength behavior in metals and alloys. Complications can arise when the m and υ
∗ values become indeterminate, due to factors such as an inherent scatter in the mechanical property data. The study of commercial Ti-alloy wires is considered wherein to overcome this limitation, the formulation of the Kocks–Mecking (K–M) model is modified to provide a parameter c
b that characterizes the microstructural scale responsible for the observed plasticity and work hardening behavior. The softening factor c
b is found to be independent of strain-rate for the Ti-alloy wires of this study. It is proposed that c
b !can offer a versatile and complementary computation to the activation volume υ
∗ since its formulation includes the yield and ultimate strength values along with the plastic strain. For the tensile testing of Ti-alloy wires, a low c
b-value of 14 is calculated for Ti-6Al-4V that is consistent with >10 % plasticity during work hardening whereas a high c
b-value of 135 for Ti-6Al-7Nb corresponds with <4 % plasticity.
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumour of the Submandibular Gland
Authors: Chudek Dorota , Thomas Jamie , Triantafyllou Asterios , Roland Nicholas
Published: October 2019

A 77-year-old man presented with a two-month history of a left sided, firm, and non-tender submandibular mass. The patient was systemically well with no history of weight loss or night sweats. On examination, there were no oropharyngeal abnormalities and flexible nasendoscopy was normal. An ultrasound scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed a 2.8 x 2.4 x 4.3cm irregular mass in level I of the neck with a chain of small lymph nodes. Following inconclusive fine needle aspirations (FNA) and a core biopsy, an excision of the submandibular gland was performed. The pathology revealed an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour (IMT) of the submandibular gland. To complete treatment a selective neck dissection and post-operative radiotherapy was performed. IMTs are rare, poorly understood tumours that can occur anywhere in the body. The incidence in the head and neck regions accounts for a small number of all cases. We present a rare case of IMT in the submandibular gland.
Supplementation Moringa Leaves Powder (Moringa oleifera) in Ration on Performace of Super Village Chicken
Authors: Ibrahim Wasir , Norida H
Published: October 2019

The aims of this study was to determine the Supplementation Moringa Leaves Powder (Moringa oleifera) in Ration on Performace of Super Village Chicken. Used 96 DOC super village chicken. The experiment was designed into completely randomized design with 6 treatments and 4 replicates. Treatments consisted of (P0) Moringa leaves powder 0% in Ration , (P1) Moringa leaves powder 2% in Ration, (P2) Moringa leaves powder 4% in Ration, (P3) Moringa leaves powder 6% in Ration, (P4) Moringa leaves powder 8% in Ration, (P5) Moringa leaves powder 10% in Ration. The parameters were feed consumption, average daily gain, feed conversion and mortality.. The data were analyzed by statistical product and service solution (SPSS 16.0) and significant effect among treatments were tested by Duncan’s multiple range test. the result showed that the Supplementation Moringa Leaves Powder were significant (P<0.05) in feed consumption and average daily gain. the conclusion of this experiment was that Supplementation Moringa Leaves Powder (Moringa oleifera) in Ration to 10% not influenced performance and mortality of Super Village Chicken.Keywords: Moringa Leaves Powder (Moringa oleifera). Super Village Chicken, Performance
POTENSI HASIL JAGUNG PUTIH (Zea mays L) di PADANGSIDIMPUAN SUMATERA UTARA
Authors: Silitonga Yusnita Wahyuni , Mahmud Amir
Published: October 2019

ABSTRAKJagung merupakan kebutuhan mendasar bagi masyarakat untuk mempertahankan kehidupannya. Salah satu jenis jagung yang banyak dijadikan olahan pangan adalah jagung putih. Budidaya jagung putih di Indonesia  masih sangat minim sehingga dibutuhkan perluasan budidaya tanaman jagung khususnya di Tapanuli Bagian Selatan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui potensi hasil tanaman jagung putih di daerah Tapanuli Bagian Selatan. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di lahan percobaan Fakultas Pertanian Univesitas Muhammadiyah Tapanuli Selatan ketinggian 400 dpl. Parameter yang diamati adalah umur berbunga, umur panen,  panjang tongkol, Jumlah biji/baris, Jumlah biji keseluruhan. Penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK), yang dijadikan perlakuan adalah tiga varietas jagung yaitu Anoman, Pulut URI dan Bonanza F1. Varietas jagung putih yang paling cepat berbunga adalah Pulut URI Yaitu 44 HST dan umur panen 78 HST. Varietas Anoman memili panjang tongkol yang lebih panjang dibanding Pulut URI yaitu 20,73 cm. Jumlah biji Keseluruhan tertinggi terdapat pada jagung putih varietas Anoman yaitu 488,30 biji. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa jagung putih varietas Anoman lebih memiliki potensi hasil tertinggi kota Padangsidimpuan. Kata Kunci : Varietas Jagung, Ketinggian Tempat
PENGARUH DOSIS PUPUK KCL DAN JENIS MULSA TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN UBI JALAR (Ipomoea batatas L.)
Authors: Anto Suryanto , Mukhlis Mukhlis
Published: October 2019

Penelitian ini telah dilaksanakan di kebun percobaan Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Muhammadiyah tapanuli selatan, dari bulan Mei sampai pada bulan Agustus tahun 2017.Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui Pengaruh dosis pupuk KCl dan jenis mulsa terhadap pertumbuhan.Rancangan yang di gunakan adalah Faktorial 4 x 3 dalam rancangan acak kelompok (RAK) dengan 3 ulangan. Faktor pertama dosis pupuk KCl (K) dengan 4 tarap yaitu : dosis 150 kg/ha, dosis 300 kg/ha, dosis 450 kg/ha  dan dosis 600 kg/ha. Faktor kedua jenis mulsa (M) dengan 3 tarap yaitu : tanpa mulsa, mulsa jerami, mulsa plastik hitam perak. Data hasil pengamatan dianalisis secara statistik menurut uji F pada taraf 5%. Jika F hitung lebih besar dari F tabel 5% berarti berpengaruh berbeda nyata maka dilanjutkan dengan  Duncan’s New  Multiple Range Test  (DNMRT). Interaksi antara dosis pupuk dan jenis mulsa berpengaruh nyata terhadap jumlah daun umur 6 MST, indeks luas daun umur 35 HST dan umur 42 HST, laju asimilasi bersih umur 35 HST. Selanjutnya dosis pupuk KCl berpengaruh nyata terhadap jumlah cabang, jumlah daun umur 4 MST dan umur 6 MST. Jenis mulsa berpengaruh nyata terhadap jumlah daun umur 7 MST.Kata Kunci : Pupuk KCL, Jenis Mulsa, Ubi Jalar
To whom it may concern? Gründungsförderung und Gleichstellung an Schweizer Fachhochschulen
Authors: Liebig Brigitte , Schneider Noemi
Published: October 2019

Im Zuge der Reformen des Hochschulwesens gewinnt die Förderung von wissenschaftsbasierten Gründungen an Bedeutung. Erste Erhebungen zur Schweiz zeigen jedoch, dass Akademikerinnen deutlich seltener ausgründen als Akademiker. Das als „Leaky Pipeline“ bezeichnete Phänomen ist auch im Bereich von Gründungsaktivitäten an Schweizer Fachhochschulen deutlich erkennbar. Anschließend an Perspektiven der Gender- und Hochschulforschung beleuchtet der Beitrag zentrale Voraussetzungen für Gründungsaktivitäten von Frauen an Schweizer Fachhochschulen. Empirische Grundlage bilden eine schriftliche Umfrage aus den Jahren 2017/18 an öffentlich-rechtlichen Fachhochschulen der Schweiz sowie Interviews mit Gleichstellungsbeauftragten und Gründungszentren dieser Hochschulen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen nicht nur, dass Wissenschaftlerinnen kaum als Zielgruppen der Gründungsförderung an Fachhochschulen erkannt werden, sondern dass auch kaum spezifische Unterstützungsmaßnahmen für Frauen existieren. Dabei ist das Bewusstsein für den Gender Gap im Bereich Gründen bis jetzt gering – dies gilt gleichermaßen für Gründungsverantwortliche wie für Gleichstellungs- und Diversitätsbeauftragte der Hochschulen.
Sociology of individual tragedies. Homicides and suicides: Cross-country cluster analysis
Authors: Grigoryev Leonid M. , Popovets Lyubov
Published: October 2019

Sociology and psychology closely study the phenomena of homicide and suicide among countries of the world, but both remain little studied in the context of the levels of countries’ development and international comparisons. Developed countries (in terms of GDP per capita) show a decrease in the relative rate of homicides, but the case of suicides is not so explicit. This paper examines the relative levels of suicides and homicides all around the world in the context of socio-economic indices as well as indicators of mental health among the population. Addressing the example of the BRICS countries, the authors discuss the impact of economic imbalances on homicide and suicide levels. The analysis demonstrates that social inequality determines cross-country differences for relative levels in terms of homicide rates, including the course of events in the post-Soviet countries. And in the case of Russia, it is possible to make a conclusion not only about the presence of deep inter-regional differences, but also about a large-scale reduction in the frequency of two tragic phenomena between 2000 and 2017 during the economic recovery.
Monetary policy and the effect of the oil prices pass-through to inflation
Authors: Kartaev Philipp , Medvedev Ilya
Published: October 2019

The paper examines the impact of oil price shocks on inflation, as well as the impact of the choice of the monetary policy regime on the strength of this influence. We used dynamic models on panel data for the countries of the world for 2000–2017. It is shown that the impact of changes in oil prices on inflation is carried out predominantly through the channel of exchange rate. The paper demonstrates the influence of the transition to inflation targeting on the nature of the relationship between oil price shocks and inflation. This effect is asymmetrical: during periods of rising oil prices, inflation targeting reduces the effect of the oil prices pass-through, limiting the negative effects of shock. During periods of decline in oil prices, this monetary policy regime, in contrast, contributes to a stronger pass-through, helping to reduce inflation.
İNSAN HAKLARI HUKUKUNDA İNSAN ONURUNUN YERİ VE ROLÜ
Authors: ÇELİK Elif
Published: October 2019

İnsan Hakları Evrensel Bildirgesinin başlangıç satırlarında yer alan kavramlardan bazılarının altının, son yıllarda, gerek literatürde gerekse insan hakları mücadele alanlarında özellikle çizilir olduğu görülmektedir. Bunlardan biri de insan onuru kavramıdır. Bu çalışma, kavram etrafından dönen teorik tartışmaların da ışığında, kavram ve insan hakları arasındaki ilişkiyi ele almayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu doğrultuda, kavramın uluslararası insan hakları hukukuna konu olan evrensel ve bölgesel belgelerde yer alış süreci ve biçimi ele alınacaktır. Bunu takiben kavramın özellikle insan hakları yargılamaları bakımından etkinliğine ilişkin literatürde yer bulan sorgulama, eleştiri ve değerlendirmelere yer verilecek ve söz konusu tartışmalar evrensel ve Avrupa bölgesel insan hakları yargılamalarından kimi örneklerle somutlaştırılmaya çalışılacaktır.
La precaria protección del patrimonio cultural del siglo XX en Aguascalientes
Authors: Hernández Moncada José Juan
Published: October 2019

En el presente artículo se presentará un análisis y reflexión general sobre la legislación vigente en materia de protección al patrimonio cultural tangible y las consecuencias que dicho marco legal tiene sobre la precaria o nula protección sobre bienes de reciente creación, concretamente una gran cantidad de inmuebles de gran valor que existen en la ciudad de Aguascalientes y que actualmente no gozan de protección de ninguna ley ni institución.
L´année dernière a Marienbad, de Alain Resnais
Authors: Mercado Salas Raquel
Published: October 2019

El presente ensayo se enmarca en el ámbito de Filosofía y Cine, en el que se desarrolla la lectura de una estética de la diferencia y repetición, para localizar la ilusión de continuidad en la película de Alain Resnais. El eterno retorno, encontrado en el mecanismo cinematográfico es orquestado en la composición de Resnais a través de este filme y ofrece tanto una gama de sensaciones (vacío, horror, vértigo), como también relaciones con los problemas del cine dentro del cine: su relación con las artes, el problema de la espacialidad, la condición ontológica de la fotografía y el problema del tiempo en la imagen movimiento.
IDENTIFICATION OF ASCORBIC ACID CONTENT IN Carica papaya L. USING IODIMETRY AND UV-VIS SPECTROPHOTOMETRY
Authors: Riscahyani Nosy Maria , Ekawati Evy Ratnasari , Ngibad Khoirul
Published: October 2019

Ascorbic acid mostly comes from vegetables and fruits, especially fresh fruits. Vitamin C is a vitamin that can be formed by several types of plants. One of them is papaya which has various contents including vitamin C that can increase endurance, help skin rejuvenation and repair body tissues. The purpose of this study was to determine the levels of vitamin C contained in papaya using iodimetry and UV-Vis spectrophotometry. The sample used in this study was papaya fruit. Determination of vitamin C levels in papaya samples using the titration method bas done by adding sample filtrate with starch indicator then titrated with titrant I2 until the endpoint color of blue titration is formed. Other hands, the determination of vitamin C levels in papaya samples using the UV-Vis spectrophotometry method bas conducted by making an ascorbic acid calibration curve then the filtrated sample was added with H2SO4 5% and ammonium molybdate reagent, then the absorbance of the sample was measured at 494 nm wavelength. The results of the determination of vitamin C levels using the iodimetry was 0.0147% and the results of the determination of vitamin C levels using the UV-Vis spectrophotometry method was 0.1313%. In conclusion, vitamin C levels analyzed by using UV-Vis spectrophotometry methods were greater than vitamin C levels analyzed by using the iodimetry method.
STUDY OF HEMOGLOBIN LEVELS ON HEMOLYSIS SAMPLE
Authors: Febryani Noor , Amalia Ikke Nanda , Anggraeni Intan Dwi , Nugraha Gilang
Published: October 2019

Hemolysis can significantly affect the reliability of test results and occur in the pre-analytical phase. The aim of this study is to reveals the correlation of hemoglobin levels on hemolysis sample. This experimental study was carried out using samples from thirty students of Medical Laboratory Technology study program of the Nahdlatul Ulama University of Surabaya. Blood samples were treated by hard shaken in 30 times in order to damage the middle part of the blood sample. Data on hemoglobin levels were collected and analyzed using the Pearson Correlation Test before and after treatment with significant value p < 0.05 indicating that there was a significant correlation. Hemoglobin concentrations were strongly positive for the hemolysis of the sample (p = 0.000). The conclusion is that sample hemolysis has a potency to be the confounding factor on the hemoglobin test.
ENHANCING CRITICAL THINKING THROUGH LITERARY ANALYSIS
Authors: Hikmahyanti Cita , Neisya Neisya
Published: October 2019

This study investigated the improvement of students literary analysis by using taxonomy Blooms critical thinking questions. Action research was conducted for this research to the sixth semester students of English literature study program at Universitas Bina Darma. They are 5 male students and 10 female students. The action research was conducted for 12 meetings. On the first cycle, it consisted planning, action, observation and reflection. The assesment for the success criteria scored from a literary analysis rubric with scale poor, fair and good. During this cycle, the students only achieved mostly to poor level of literary analysis in their writing. After doing some revision and evaluation on the second cycle, it also included, replanning, action, observation and the reflection. In this cycle, the result shows most students succeeded to improve their literary analysis to the fair level and 2 students were in good level with some notes. Although, some students perhaps need more time and practises to achieved a good skill.
TRADISI TAHLIL SEBAGAI TRADISI KULTURAL FENOMENA KEBERTERIMAAN TAHLIL DALAM MASYARAKAT MULTIKULTURAL
Authors: Kurniawan Rudy
Published: October 2019

The purpose of this study describes children born with special needs or Down syndrome. Having characteristics that are easily recognized as mental retardation (mental retardation), visual impairment (visual impairment), hearing impairment (hearing impairment), hearing impairment (disability). Seen as a useless person. Not many people know that they can also be independent and excel. By looking at the communication of parents of children with Down syndrome. With a qualitative descriptive method, this study uses the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Theory from Ivar O. Lavav which can change deviant behavior to control the behavior of children with Down syndrome. manage habitual problems and teach the skills needed by accepting communication and behavior in the family. The author observes a child with Down syndrome by interviewing his parents coupled with seeing the achievements that can be achieved by children with Down Syndrome. It turns out that the success of a child with Down syndrome in their daily lives is included in life activities, is introduced like a normal person, is responded to and respected. With love and patience communication and training in areas of interest, can make children with Down syndrome independent, achievers and can even make the nation proud. Tujuan penelitian ini menggambarkan Anak yang dilahirkan dengan berkebutuhan khusus atau down syndrome. Memilik karakteristik yang mudah dikenali dengan sebutan tunagrahita (hambatan mental), tunanetra (hambatan penglihatan), tunarungu (hambatan pendengaran), tunadaksa (cacat tubuh). Dipandang sebagai orang yang tidak berguna. Belum banyak yang mengetahui bahwa mereka ini juga dapat mandiri dan berprestasi. Dengan melihat Komunikasi orangtua terhadap anak penderita down Syndrom. Dengan metode deskriptif kualitatif, penelitian ini menggunakan Teori Applied BehaviourAnalysis (ABA) dari Ivar O.Lavass yangdapat mengubah perilaku menyimpang untuk mengontrol perilaku anak down syndrome. mengatur masalah kebiasaan dan mengajarkan kemampuan yang diperlukan dengan menerima cara komunikasi dan perilaku dalam keluarganya. Penulis mengamati seorang anak down syndrome dengan mewawancarai orangtuanya ditambah dengan melihat prestasi-prestasi yang dapat diraih anak-anak down syndrom. Ternyata keberhasilan anak down syndrome kesehariannya diikutsertakan dalam aktivitas kehidupan, dikenalkan layaknya orang normal, direspon dan dihargai. Dengan komunikasi kasihsayang dan kesabaran serta latihan bidang yang diminati, dapat menjadikan anak down syndrome mandiri, berprestasi bahkan dapat mengharumkan nama bangsa
PENGARUH RADIO DAN TELEVISI TERHADAP PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT DALAM PENJAGAAN LINGKUNGAN DAN ALAM SEKITAR BAGI TERWUJUDNYA PEMBANGUNAN BERKELANJUTAN
Authors: Caropeboka Ratu Mutialela
Published: October 2019

The environment is also called the natural environment is a phenomenon that forms around life rather than humans, either biotic or abiotic. The surrounding phenomenon that affects people is not limited to physical factors solely, on the contrary social factors play an important role to explain how human activity can affect the environment and the natural surroundings. The essence and falsafa of development is a change, growth and equity in all fields and dimensions to a better state. Development communication is part of a major process that requires social, economic, political and cultural change in line with the requirements of the local community. The simultaneous formulation of information dissemination carried out by radio, is no longer the only option of society, because the community has designed and determined what information they need. Television broadcasting has an influence on patterns of public action to model, imitate information gained through impressions. Community participation in safeguarding the environment to achieve harmonious and balanced development is the driving and driving force for social change to achieve sustainable development. Lingkungan disebut juga alam sekitar adalah fenomena yang wujud di sekeliling kehidupan daripada manusia,baik biotik ataupun abiotik. Fenomena sekeliling yang mempengaruhi manusia tidak terbatas kepada faktor fisikal semata-mata, sebaliknya faktor sosial turut berperanan penting bagi menerangkan bagaimana aktivitas manusia dapat mempengaruhi lingkungan dan alam sekitar. Hakikat dan Falasafah pembangunan ialah suatu perubahan, pertumbuhan dan pemerataan dalam segala bidang dan dimensinya menuju keadaan yang lebih baik. Komunikasi pembangunan merupakan bahagian dari proses besar yang menghendaki adanya perubahan sosial, ekonomi, politik dan budaya yang sejalan dengan persyaratan keperluan masyarakat lokal. Formula keserentakan penyebaran informasi yang dilakukan melalui radio, tidak lagi menjadi satu-satunya pilihan masyarakat, karena masyarakatlah telah merancang dan menentukan informasi apa yang mereka perlukan. Siaran televisi mempunyai pengaruh pada pola tindakan masyarakat untuk mencontoh, meniru informasi yang didapat melalui tayangan. Partisipasi masyarakat menjaga lingkungan untuk mewujudkan pembangunan yang serasi dan seimbang adalah penggerak dan pengarah bagi perubahan sosial untuk mewujudkan pembangunan yang berkelanjutan
Deleuze's Notion of Institution: In the Direction of a Different Distance
Authors: Fadini Ubaldo
Published: October 2019

The article focuses on Deleuze's analysis of the institution, which the French philosopher carries out starting from a close confrontation with that modern anti-contractualism of which David Hume is a very significant exponent. On this basis, using also the analytical of power outlined by Elias Canetti, Deleuze attempts to provide a less obvious image of the institution. In fact, he proposes it as an indication of a need for distance, however elastic, temporary, revocable, that is, connected to those that turn out to be the transformations, the metamorphoses, of the social.
Cinema and Resistance
Authors: Angelucci Daniela
Published: October 2019

In a conference from 1987 on ‘What is the Creative Act?’, Deleuze argues that a fundamental and mysterious affinity subsists between the work of art and the act of resistance. Starting from this statement, Agamben in his echoing text ‘What is the Act of Creation?’ presents an idea of resistance co-essential to power itself. Each power, in other words each possibility for human beings of doing something, is connected to their impotence, not necessarily understood as total absence of power, but as potential to not-do. Therefore, in the very creative act one detects something that resists and opposes the critical possibility of a retreat, of an emptiness that is itself a form of potentiality. The essay picks things up from here. The act of resistance, described in terms of dynamis, as power which is always in contact with its power-not-to, is identified as the core element of modern cinema images, notably in Italian neorealism.
Understanding and Confronting Barriers to Youth Voting in America
Authors: McDonald Jared , Hanmer Michael
Published: October 2019

We review the literature on youth voting, paying particular attention to how electoral institutions influence participation. We find that barriers to registration have a disproportionate effect on young people but that their removal alone will not be sufficient to produce large-scale shifts in turnout. Though there are theoretical, empirical, and normative reasons to make voting easier, we argue that electoral reforms designed to promote registration and turnout are best viewed as vehicles to facilitate other efforts aimed at increasing individuals’ capacity for and interest in participating. Advocacy groups and scholars alike should devote more attention to identifying ways to engage young people. We recognize the task is a challenging one but we are cautiously optimistic that substantial change is possible.
Scientific and Ethical Issues in Exporting Welfare Findings to Different Animal Subpopulations: The Case of Semi-Captive Elephants Involved in Animal-Visitor Interactions (AVI) in South Africa
Authors: de Mori Barbara , Stagni Elena , Ferrante Linda , Vogt Gregory , Ramsay Keith , Normando Simona
Published: October 2019

Elephants are charismatic, cognitively highly-developed animals, whose management conditions can vary along a “wild–captive continuum.” Several protocols have been proposed for the assessment of zoo elephants’ welfare. It is important to investigate the possible limitations, if any, of extending findings from zoo elephants to conspecifics in a different dynamic in said “wild–captive continuum.” In this paper, findings regarding two issues will be discussed: those regarding the external validity and those regarding the acceptability of management procedures as applied to semi-captive (i.e., able to roam freely for part of the day) elephants involved in visitor-interaction programs in South Africa. In a questionnaire-based survey, half of the responding experts stated that at least some of the welfare issues they ranked as the five most important in captive elephants’ management had a different relevance for semi-captive individuals, resulting in 23.6% of the issues being rated differently. Moreover, there was no agreement among the experts on the ethical acceptability of any of the investigated procedures used in the management of semi-captive elephants involved in visitor-interaction programs. Caution is thus needed when exporting findings from one subpopulation of animals to another kept in different conditions and more scientific and ethical research is needed on the topic.
Chemical Composition and Quality Characteristics of Meat in Three One-Humped Camel (Camelus dromedarius) Breeds as Affected by Muscle Type and Post-Mortem Storage Period
Authors: Suliman Gamaleldin M. , Alowaimer Abdullah N. , Hussein Elsayed O.S. , Ali Hatem S. , Abdelnour Sameh A. , El-Hack Mohamed E. Abd , Swelum Ayman A.
Published: October 2019

The influence of muscle type and postmortem storage period on meat chemical composition and quality attributes of three breeds of camels (Baladi Saudi, Pakistani, and Somali) were investigated in this study. Crude fat and ash content were significantly higher in the Pakistani than in the Baladi Saudi and Somali breeds, except for higher moisture content observed in the Somali breed. The longissimus lumborum (LL) and semimembranosus (SM) muscles had a greater crude protein than the biceps femoris (BF) muscle. Storage period exhibited a significant reduction in pH values and improvement in color components of meat. The Somali breed produced higher cooking loss % and shear force, with a lower water holding capacity than the Baladi Saudi and Pakistani breeds. The LL muscle had better cooking loss %, water holding capacity, and shear force, whereas storage period (7 days) exhibited a significant reduction in the myofibrillar fragmentation index. Baladi Saudi and Pakistani breeds and LL muscle samples presented better meat sensory attributes, while storage period had no significant influence on the overall sensory characters of meat. In conclusion, there were significant differences between the chemical and structural characteristics of the LL, BF, and SM muscle samples among the three breeds of camel. Baladi Saudi and Pakistani had better meat quality traits than the Somali breed. In addition, LL muscles had better nutritional values and meat quality parameters than BF and SM muscles. Improvement in meat quality attributes were achieved with the storage process of 7 days. It is observed that, the Saudi Baladi camels have a merit of low fat content over both Somali and Pakistani camel breeds. It is also concluded that no significant effects were observed between the treatments as a result of storage when sensory attributes were considered. Moreover, breed, muscle and storage period were interacted significantly only with regard to lightness color space and shear force. This is useful knowledge for the meat industry for optimizing processing and storage procedures for various camel muscles.
Sperm Morphology in Neotropical Primates
Authors: Steinberg Eliana R. , Sestelo Adrián J. , Ceballos María B. , Wagner Virginia , Palermo Ana M. , Mudry Marta D.
Published: October 2019

The morphological and morphometric characterization of spermatozoa has been used as a taxonomic and phylogenetic tool for different species of mammals. We evaluated and compared the sperm morphometry of five neotropical primate species: Alouatta caraya, Ateles belzebuth and Ateles chamek of family Atelidae; and Cebus cay (=Sapajus cay) and Cebus nigritus (=Sapajus nigritus) of family Cebidae. After the collection of semen samples, the following parameters were measured on 100 spermatozoa from each specimen: Head Length, Head Width, Acrosome Length, Midpiece Length, Midpiece Width and Tail Length. Considering the available literature on sperm morphometry, we gathered data of 75 individuals, from 20 species, 8 genera and 2 families. These data were superimposed on a phylogeny to infer the possible direction of evolutionary changes. Narrower and shorter spermatozoa seem to be the ancestral form for Cebidae, with a trend toward wider and larger heads in derived groups. The spermatozoa of Atelidae may show an increase in total length and midpiece length. Sperm heads would have become narrower in the more derived groups of Ateles. Sperm length may increase in the more derived species in both families. Our results are discussed in the context of sperm competition and sexual selection.
Low-Damage Reactive Ion Etching of Nanoplasmonic Waveguides with Ultrathin Noble Metal Films
Authors: Dobronosova Alina A. , Ignatov Anton I. , Sorokina Olga S. , Orlikovskiy Nikolay A. , Andronik Michail , Matanin Aleksey R. , Buzaverov Kirill O. , Ezenkova Daria A. , Avdeev Sergey A. , Baklykov Dimitry A. , Ryzhkov Vitaly V. , Merzlikin Aleksander M. , Baryshev Aleksander V. , Ryzhikov Ilya A. , Rodionov Ilya A.
Published: October 2019

Nanoplasmonic waveguides utilizing surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) propagation have been investigated for more than 15 years and are now well understood. Many researchers make their efforts to find the best ways of using light and overcoming the speed limit of integrated circuits by means of SPPs. Here, we introduce the simulation results and fabrication technology of dielectric-metal-dielectric long-range nanoplasmonic waveguides, which consists of a multilayer stack based on ultrathin noble metals in between alumina thin films. Various waveguide topologies are simulated to optimize all the geometric and multilayer stack parameters. We demonstrate the calculated propagation length of Lprop = 0.27 mm at the 785 nm wavelength for the Al2O3/Ag/Al2O3 waveguides. In addition, we numerically show the possibility to eliminate signal cross-talks (less than 0.01%) between two crossed waveguides. One of the key technology issues of such waveguides’ nanofabrication is a dry, low-damage-etching of a multilayer stack with extremely sensitive ultrathin metals. In this paper, we propose the fabrication process flow, which provides both dry etching of Al2O3/Au(Ag)/Al2O3 waveguides nanostructures with high aspect ratios and non-damage ultrathin metal films patterning. We believe that the proposed design and fabrication process flow provides new opportunities in next-generation photonic interconnects, plasmonic nanocircuitry, quantum optics and biosensors.
Corporeal Identities, Maternal Artivism: A New Decolonial Approach to the Study of Latin American Women Artists
Authors: Demori Lara
Published: October 2019

Stemming from Grosfoguel’s decolonial discourse, and particularly his enquiry on how to steer away from the alternative between Eurocentric universalism and third world fundamentalism in the production of knowledge, this article aims to respond to this query in relation to the field of the art produced by Latin American women artists in the past four decades. It does so by investigating the decolonial approach advanced by third world feminism (particularly scholar Chandra Talpade Mohanty) and by rescuing it from—what I reckon to be—a methodological impasse. It proposes to resolve such an issue by reclaiming transnational feminism as a way out from what I see as a fundamentalist and essentialist tactic. Following from a theoretically and methodological introduction, this essay analyzes the practice of Cuban-born artist Marta María Pérez Bravo, specifically looking at the photographic series Para Concebir (1985–1986); it proposes a decolonial reading of her work, which merges third world feminism’s nation-based approach with a transnational outlook, hence giving justice to the migration of goods, ideas, and people that Ella Shohat sees as deeply characterizing the contemporary cultural background. Finally, this article claims that Pérez Bravo’s oeuvre offers the visual articulation of a decolonial strategy, concurrently combining global with local concerns.
The Artist’s Book in the Age of Digital Reproduction: Walter Benjamin and the Artist’s Book
Authors: Bury Stephen
Published: October 2019

Walter Benjamin, who was familiar with the pre-Second World War avant-garde, argued that mechanization threatens the aura of art objects. The digital revolution has been seen as reconfirming Benjamin’s thesis, but the digital can be seen to reaffirm the value of the actual, physical artist’s book, and moreover, artists have exploited the digital—as technologies and subject matter—to make artists’ books.