bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Bioindication approach to the ecological status of the territories by morphological and cytogenetic indicators of plants
Authors: Lozinskaya О. V. , Melnov S. V. , Sergeeva T. P. , Kipen V. N.
Published: August 2019

The ecological status of the technologically transformed and natural territories of Belarushas been ranked by changing the morphometric and cytogenetic indices of separate vegetative organs (lamina and root) in three model species of phytoindicators. Based on the results of multidimensional scaling (bootstrap (1000)), 3 clusters have been identified: the first combines the territories of large urban cenoses (Gomel+ Minsk), the second includes part of the republic territory most exposed to radiation pollution (Khoyniki + PSRER exclusion zone), and the third acts as a standard of the state of the environment (Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve). The suitability of plants of various taxonomic groups (Betula pendula Roth., Trifolium repens L., Allium cepa L.) as bioindicators for assessing the state of the natural environment has been shown.
Karakteristik Biografis dan Pengaruhnya Terhadap Kinerja Individual yang dimediasi oleh Kepuasan Kerja
Authors: Farla Wita , Zen Kosasih , Diah Yuliansyah
Published: August 2019

Tujuan Penelitian – Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah terdapat pengaruh dari karakteristik biografis terhadap kepuasan kerja dan kinerja individual serta apakah kepuasan kerja mampu menjadi variabel mediasi antara karakteristik biografis dengan kinerja individual.Desain/Metodologi/Pendekatan – Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kausalitas dan data yang digunakan adalah data kuantitatif. Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan kuesioner dengan jumlah sampel 220 orang. Data dianalisis menggunakan analisis jalur.Temuan – 1) Tidak ada pengaruh karakteristik biografis terhadap kinerja individual, 2) Ada pengaruh karakteristik biografis dan kepuasan kerja secara bersama-sama terhadap kinerja individual, dan 3) Kepuasan kerja mampu menjadi variabel mediasi (intervening) antara karakteristik biografis dan kinerja individual dosen.Keterbatasan Penelitian – Untuk penelitian selanjutnya dapat ditambahkan variabel lainnya seperti karakteristik pekerjaan dan karakteristik organisasi.
Analisis DOL, DFL dan DCL Terhadap Profitablitas Perusahaan Perbankan yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia Tahun 2011-2016
Authors: Putri Leonita , Bakrie Supardi , Bakar Samadi
Published: August 2019

Tujuan Penelitian –. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk Untuk mengetahui pengaruh secara simultan DOL (Degree of Operating Leverage), DFL (Degree of Financial Leverage), DCL (Degree of Combined Leverage) memiliki pengaruh terhadap profitabilitas pada perusahaan perbankan yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia pada tahun 2011-2016.Desain/Metodologi/Pendekatan – Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kausalitas dan data yang digunakan adalah data kuantitatif. Merupakan perusahaan perbankan yang terdaftar dan sahamnya masih aktif diperdagangkan di Bursa Efek Indonesia. Perusahaan tersebut menerbitkan Laporan keuangan bulanan secara lengkap dari 2011 sampai 2016 yang dapat di akses melalui Website Bursa Efek Indonesia dan Website perusahaan yang terkaitTemuan – Dalam penelitian ini, digunakan metode deret waktu yaitu dari tahun 2011-2016. Hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan dengan menggunakan aplikasi SPSS 21, baik pengujian secara individu DOL dengan profitabilitas dan DFL dengan profitabilitas maupun pengujian bersama DOL dan DFL terhadap profitabilitas didapatkan bahwa DOL dan DCL memiliki pengaruh secara signifikan terhadap perubahan Profitabilitas perusahaan (ROE, ROA, dan EPS), sementara untuk DFL didapatkan hasil DFL tidak berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap perubahan profitabilitas perusahaan.Keterbatasan Penelitian – Penelitian ini focus pada objek perbankan yang terdaftar di BEI, perbedaan karakteristik antar perbankan dapat ditindaklanjuti dengan membandingkannya dengan perbankan daerah atau yang belum go-publik.Originality/Value: Penelitian ini bermanfaat bagi perbankan di Indonesia untuk menganalisa, perencaan dan melakukan pengendalian keuangan di perusahaan terhadap kinerja perusahaan.
Akibat Hukum Kepailitan Terhadap Kreditor Pemegang Hak Tanggungan dalam Eksekusi Hak Tanggungan
Authors: Natalia Titie Syahnaz
Published: August 2019

Tujuan-The purpose of this study was to how did the legal consequences of bankruptcy to creditors as holders of guaranty rights in executing guaranty rights of debitors. This was a descriptive and normative business law research.Metode-Data were collected from primary, secondary, and tertiary business law materials. Data were analyzed and discussed to draw conclusions qualitatively to answer the research problems.Results-showed that the causes why separate creditors had exclusive authorities upon bankruptcy was that to provide legal security upon guaranty to return credits had been granted to debtors, because without legal security on the credits, there would be no institutions (both individual or legal entity) willing to provide credits to debtors. Creditor rights as holders of guaranty rights were in form of parate eksekusi and execution based on execution power to the Certificate of Guaranty rights which was limited by Act of bankruptcy.Originality-Keywords: separate creditors, guaranty right, bankruptcy
Médicos y depresión: una responsabilidad de todos en la sociedad
Authors: Martinez-Ávila Maria Cristina , Castillo-Porras Liz Adriana , Velandia-Plata Maryudi , Ramírez-Guerrero Maria Gabriela
Published: August 2019

Sra. editora:

En la actualidad, los casos de depresión y, a su vez, el fatal desenlace del suicidio, son cada vez más frecuentes. De acuerdo con los datos reportados por la Organización Mundial de la Salud, cerca de 3,000 personas se suicidan cada día en el mundo (lo que equivale a una cada 30 segundos) y otras 60,000 intentan hacerlo, pero no lo logran, haciendo que tal situación cobre gran importancia (1). Tal vez, debido a que se esté dejando de lado, omitiendo, la problemática de salud mental es vista como un problema que nos estorba y no como un problema que requiere pronta atención y solución. De esta problemática los médicos no están exentos: se puede ver, en este grupo, un notorio aumento en tasas de depresión y ansiedad, por encima de lo observado en la población en general. Por lo tanto, el tema del suicidio demanda atención; siendo así, se enfocará su abordaje hacia el personal de salud y, entre estos, a los médicos.
Introdução de metodologias práticas no ensino das Ciências Biológicas
Authors: Souza Adelson Rodrigues de
Published: August 2019

No intuito de obter uma resposta às questões relativas à aplicação de conteúdos práticos ao ensino de Biologias nas escolas, foi efetuado este trabalho, que compreendeu o relato de uma intervenção pedagógica ocorrida em uma turma do segundo ano do ensino médio de uma escola no município de Almenara, MG, onde foi realizado a ministração de forma teórica e prática dos conteúdos das disciplinas das Ciências Biológicas, compreendendo os aspectos de definição, identificação,  relação com humanos, metodologias e práticas laboratoriais. Obteve informações em uma avaliação de questionamentos verbais, apontado que 78,57% dos alunos que participaram da intervenção detinha conhecimento prévio do conteúdo, 46,42% desconhecia os benefícios dos microrganismos para o homem e 92,85% atribuíam aos microrganismos função especifica de patogenicidade, pode verificar que os estudantes se sentiam carentes em relação as metodologias práticas atreladas ao ensino teórico desta disciplina. Chegando a conclusão que é possível implementar ao ensino de Biologia metodologias praticas que auxiliarão o professor no ensino do conteúdo, tornando ainda mais prazeroso o processo de ensino desta disciplina.
RANCANG BANGUN SISTEM PENDUKUNG KEPUTUSAN PEMILIHAN SUPPLIER MENGGUNAKAN METODE SIMPLE ADDITIVE WEIGHT
Authors: Susandi Diki , Anita Hibia Lia
Published: August 2019

Abstrak - Pemilihan supplier merupakan salah satu aktivitas penting di dalam kegiatan perusahaan. Pemilihan supplier menjadi salah satu bagian kritis dalam aktifitas pembelian karena berdampak pada kualitas dan ketersediaan bahan baku, efisiensi biaya produksi dan kelancaran sirkulasi keuangan perusahaan. PT. Nikomas Gemilang merupakan salah satu produsen sepatu kualitas kelas dunia. Banyaknya supplier pada PT. Nikomas Gemilang membuat team purchasing kesulitan menentukan supplier mana yang memiliki performasi baik dari segi harga, kualitas dan kuantitas bahan baku. Selain itu, dalam memilih supplier pihak team purchasing  masih menggunakan cara subyektif yaitu dengan berdasarkan pengalaman menjadi mitra kerja dan kedekatan dengan orang orang yang berpengaruh pada PT. Nikomas Gemilang. Sistem pendukung keputusan adalah proses pengambilan keputusan dibantu menggunakan komputer untuk membantu pengambil keputusan dengan menggunakan beberapa data dan model tertentu untuk menyelesaikan beberapa masalah yang tidak terstruktur. Metode dalam pengembangan sistem pendukung keputusan menggunakan metode simple additive weight (SAW). Perancangan sistem menggunakan use case diagram. Hasil penelitian dapat langsung diterapkan dalam proses pemilihan supplier berdasarkan kriteria yang telah ditentukan. Kata Kunci— Sistem Pendukung Keputusan, Simple Additive Weight, Supplier, Use Case Diagram, Kriteria.
Pengaruh Pemberian Antibodi Poliklonal PMSG (Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotropin) (Abpo PMSG) yang Berasal dari Kelinci (Oryctolagus cuniculus) Jantan terhadap Jumlah Fetus Mencit (Mus musculus)
Authors: Rahmawati Indra
Published: August 2019

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potencial influence local product Abpo PMSG treatment on mice foetus number. Methode used for this research was by injecting 0,1 ml Abpo PMSG on superovulated mice with PMSG and hCG. There were six treatment in this research. Control group was group  of mice that only superovulated. P1 was given PMSG and Abpo PMSG together. P2 was group of mice that wich Abpo given 1 hour after PMSG, P3 given Abpo PMSG when they were estrous. P4 given Abpo PMSG 1 hour before hCG, and P5 given Abpo PMSG 1 hour after hCG. The result showed that the most foetus number resulted from P3. The least foetus number was from control group. Foetus number of P1, P2, P4 and P5 was showed no significant difference with P3 group ( P > 0,05).Keywords: PMSG, Abpo PMSG, foetus number
The Role Of Zinc Sulphate and Omega 3 On The Improvement Of Weight and Speed Conversion Conversion on Tuberculosis Parent Patients at Surabaya Park Hospital, 2015
Authors: Durry Fara Disa , Wirjatmadi Bambang , Adriani Merryana
Published: August 2019

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, can affect almost all organs of the body with the most locations in the lungs. Immunity and high nutrients such as vitamin C, zinc and other antioxidants have shown good effects for infections, including tuberculosis. One effort to help accelerate sputum conversion of people with pulmonary tuberculosis is by supplementation of Zinc Sulphate and Omega 3.Objective: Analyze the role of Zinc Sulphate and Omega 3 on sputum conversion acceleration in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis at Surabaya Paru Hospital 2015.Method: This research use Randomized Pre Post Test Post Control Group Design design. In patients with pulmonary tuberculosis with Zinc Sulphate and Omega 3 in the treatment and placebo group in the control group. A sample of 20 patients consisting of 10 treatment patients and 10 control patients. Statistical test using paired T-Test, Friedman test and Mann whitney.Results: Friedman test showed that in the treatment group showed significant difference in the number of BTA between before and after supplementation (p=0,001), while in the control group significance of 0.141. Mann-Whitney test  showed no significant difference in the amount of reduction of BTA between the treatment group and the control group (p = 0.080). This means that statistically does not show any significant difference.Conclusions: Zinc Sulphate and Omega 3 play a role in accelerating sputum smear conversion of respondents. The results of smear test in pulmonary TB patients with Zinc Sulphate and Omega 3 supplementation showed positive results
ОСОБЛИВОСТІ РЕГУЛЮВАННЯ ОСВІТНЬОЇ СФЕРИ В СИСТЕМІ НАЦІОНАЛЬНОГО ГОСПОДАРСТВА
Authors: Майборода Тетяна Миколаївна
Published: August 2019

The article emphasizes a commonly recognized fact of exceptional significance of education for national economic and social development, enhancing its competitiveness in the world arena and knowledge-intensity of production. It is argued that education is a vital link that unites all sectors of the economy and social aspects as well as a critical accompanying element in the life of every individual that creates human and social capital. Traditionally, education refers to the area of a government regulation and control that sets its development priorities and vectors. However, to date, reforming the education sector is becoming a global mainstream trend which promotes a shift from government regulation towards a conditional mechanism of self-regulation. Thus, viewing education as an object of market regulation is of particular relevance in modern realia which has underpinned the objectives of this study. From the national economic development perspective, the article provides insights on education industry through the prism of a market mechanism which allows for identifying an educational service category as its major regulation object. Based on the domestic and international research surveys, the key and characteristic features of the education sector have been revealed which determined its specifics as a system of mixed private-public goods. The study also discusses the basic approaches to the interpretation of an education market, its functions and key structural elements which primarily include consumers, suppliers, intermediaries, sources of finance, etc. On the basis of research findings, a conclusion has been made about the critical need to balance government regulation of the educational services sector with the use of market mechanisms and tools.
Hubungan Antara Empati Dengan Respect (Pada Mahasiswa Program Studi Psikologi Angkatan 2016 Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Universitas Mulawarman)
Authors: Sofia Lisda , Fitriani Rini , Adriansyah Muhammad Ali
Published: August 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara empati dengan respect pada mahasiswa program studi psikologi Angkatan 2016 Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Universitas Mualwarman dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 46 mahasiswa yang dipilih dengan menggunakan teknik simple random sampling. Data yang didapat dianalisis dengan bantuan program Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 21.0 for windows. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang positif dan signifikan antara empati dengan respect pada mahasiswa Program Studi Psikologi Angkatan 2016 Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Universitas Mulawarman. Hal tersebut ditunjukan dari hasil koefisiensi korelasi product moment sebesar 0.745 dengan signifikansi sebesar 0.000, oleh karena nilai signifikansi < 0.050, maka hipotesisnya yaitu ada hubungan antara empati dengan respect mahasiswa. Dengan harga koefisien korelasi bertanda positif, maka terdapat adanya arah hubungan yang searah, artinya semakin tinggi empati yang dimiliki oleh mahasiswa maka semakin tinggi juga respect yang dapat diberikan oleh mahasiswa Program Studi Psikologi Angkatan 2016 Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik Universitas Mulawarman.
MEMPERTAHANKAN TRADISI: STUDI BUDAYA DI KAMPUNG KAUMAN MENARA KUDUS
Authors: Rosyid Moh
Published: August 2019

Artikel ini memotret tradisi di Desa Kauman, Kecamatan Kota, Kabupaten Kudus, Jawa Tengah, yang dikenal sebagai Kampung Kauman Menara yang terdiri hanya 3 RT dan 1 RW. Data penduduk Desember 2017 ada 413 jiwa, 127 KK. Data riset ini diperoleh dengan wawancara dan observasi, dianalisis dengan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif. Tradisi khas dilestarikan berupa khoul (perayaan hari wafat) Sunan Kudus tiap 10 Asyura oleh Yayasan Masjid Menara dan Makam Sunan Kudus (YM3SK) dan warga Kauman dan temu rutin berkala antarwarga. Tata letak kampung padat hunian dan penduduk, bangunan rumah rata-rata ditembok tinggi. Kampung ini tidak dijamah bangunan kolonial Belanda sehingga masuk kategori kampung kuno Islam dengan kekhasan adanya Masjid al-Aqsha Menara Kudus dan Makam Sunan Kudus. Warganya memiliki kegiatan rutin dalam forum temu warga dalam ikatan kebersamaan berdasarkan usia dan jenis kegiatan yang menu acaranya islami. Warga mempertahankan pantangan terkait penghormatan pada Sunan Kudus. This article portrays Kauman Village of Kudus. The village is the smallest in Kudus city consisting of three RT (neighborhood units) and one RW (community units). The population is 413 people and 127 families. This paper is based on interviews and observations and applying qualitative approach. The special tradition is preserved in the form of khoul (commemoration of Sunan Kudus) every Muharram 10th (Ashura) by the Masjid Menara and Makam Sunan Kudus Foundation (YM3SK) and residents of Kauman. The layout of village dwelling is dense and the average house building is high walled. This village was not touched by Dutch colonial architectures so that it was categorized as a traditional Islamic village with the uniqueness of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Kudus Tower and the Sunan Kudus Tomb. Its people have regular activities such as community meeting based on age and various types of Islamic events. Its residents still maintain taboos regarding Sunan Kudus.
How does Brain Matter? The Case of Dignified Mind and Law
Authors: Sinha Chetan
Published: August 2019

What does
the brain mean in a legal domain and how the integration of neuroscience and
law goes beyond the practical difficulties highlighted by the social scientists
and legal theorists? On the
one hand, the legal theorists took it as a conceptual error and on the other
hand, advocates of neurosciences took it as a promising emerging field of
integration. Some scholars took an alternative route considering it as a
fascinating element of scientific discourse. The present article aims to show
that the coming of “brain language” in comparison to the other forensic
languages in the everyday legal discourse is not going to become a reality, as
truth inferred through the everyday experiences and the interpretations of
scientific knowledge by the judges. Scientific knowledge through the mapping of
active brain area by the available brain visualising techniques shows the
correlation between brain and behaviour and not the causation. So its use in
the legal domain seems less institutionalised, showing the determinism of the
brain as less authentic in itself when compared with the intuitive path
embedded in the culture and history.
Some variants of contraction principle in the case of operators with Volterra property: step by step contraction principle
Authors: RUS İoan A.
Published: August 2019

Following the idea of T.A. Burton, of progressive contractions, presented in some examples (T.A. Burton, \emph{A note on existence and uniqueness for integral equations with sum of two operators: progressive contractions}, Fixed Point Theory, 20 (2019), No. 1, 107-113) and the forward step method (I.A. Rus, \emph{Abstract models of step method which imply the convergence of successive approximations}, Fixed Point Theory, 9 (2008), No. 1, 293-307), in this paper we give some variants of contraction principle in the case of operators with Volterra property. The basic ingredient in the theory of step by step contraction is $G$-contraction (I.A. Rus, \emph{Cyclic representations and fixed points}, Ann. T. Popoviciu Seminar of Functional Eq. Approxim. Convexity, 3 (2005), 171-178). The relevance of step by step contraction principle is illustrated by applications in the theory of differential and integral equations.
"How We Speak, How We Think, What We Do: Leading Intersectional Feminist Conversations in Libraries" in Feminists Among Us Resistance and Advocacy in Library Leadership, ed. Shirley Lew and Baharak Yousefi, Library Juice Press, 2017
Authors: Fleming Rachel , Rhodes Kelly
Published: August 2019

This chapter is an exploration of the general state of conversations about diversity and inclusion in libraries and the library profession as viewed by the authors. The authors explore strategies for building awareness and being intentional about what we do and don’t do within the library profession related to diversity and inclusion; discuss the importance of contextualizing conversations about diversity, inclusion, and oppression in the workplace; examine issues such as microaggressions and fragility; address how we deal with our own hang ups; discuss the vital importance of self-care and support; and identify suggestions for leading the way forward.
The ‘casting couch’ scenario: Impact of perceived employment benefit, reporting delay, complainant gender, and participant gender on juror decision-making in rape cases
Authors: Mcintosh Shona , Davis Josh P
Published: August 2019

Recent media reports of contemporary and historical rape and sexual assault cases have focused on the entertainment industry, particularly around the notion of the ‘casting couch’. This scenario, in which a powerful figure obtains sometimes non-consensual sexual acts from subordinate actors in exchange for employment, was used to explore the influence of rape myths and Sexual Economics Theory on mock-juror decision-making. Participant-jurors (n = 907) viewed video and written testimony of a complainant, accusing a male producer of rape. Complainant gender (male, female), delay before reporting the incident to the police (immediately, six months, ten years), and complainant casting in the production were randomly varied (acting role secured, not secured). The strongest effects were that females (79.7%) were significantly more likely than males (62.7%) to deliver a guilty verdict and to recommend longer prison sentences for the offence. When the complainant did not secure the acting role, and they delayed reporting the incident for six months, there was a trend for guilty verdict rates to be slightly higher when the complainant was male (80.5%) than female (64.5%). No interacting complainant gender effects on trial outcomes were found in the other delay conditions, or when the actor secured employment. Defendant guilt attributions to the male and female complainant were also differently influenced by rape myth belief levels and homophobic attitudes, but not beliefs in a just world. The casting couch euphemism, reported worldwide, suggests industry acceptance, and may sanitise the act of demanding sex and even committing rape. However, these results have important implications for any occupational setting in which men in positions of power may sexually exploit junior staff.
Developing an individual profile of attentional control strategy
Authors: Irons Jessica , Leber Andrew B.
Published: August 2019

What makes one person better at controlling attention than the next? Attempts to answer this question have largely focused on measuring individuals’ cognitive abilities. However, variation in attentional performance can also be due to differences in strategy. Here we describe research showing that individuals vary dramatically in how they choose to control attention, with many reliably choosing suboptimal strategies. Optimal strategy choice appears to be unrelated to attentional control ability, general cognitive ability, or even strategy choice on other attention tasks. It does, however, correlate with how effortful individuals find the optimal strategy, suggesting strategy choice may be driven by subjective, task-specific effort demands. These findings represent initial steps toward fully characterizing an individual profile of attentional control strategies.
The helpfulness of category labels in semi-supervised learning depends on category structure
Authors: Vong Wai Keen , Navarro Danielle , Perfors Amy
Published: August 2019

The study of semi-supervised category learning has generally focused on how additional unlabeled information with given labeled information might benefit category learning. The literature is also somewhat contradictory, sometimes appearing to show a benefit to unlabeled information and sometimes not. In this paper, we frame the problem differently, focusing on when labels might be helpful to a learner who has access to lots of unlabeled information. Using an unconstrained free-sorting categorization experiment, we show that labels are useful to participants only when the category structure is ambiguous and that people’s responses are driven by the specific set of labels they see. We present an extension of Anderson’s Rational Model of Categorization that captures this effect.
Assessing the distinguishability of models and the informativeness of data
Authors: Navarro Danielle , Pitt Mark A. , Myung Jay I.
Published: August 2019

A difficulty in the development and testing of psychological models is that they are typically evaluated solely on their ability to fit experimental data, with little consideration given to their ability to fit other possible data patterns. By examining how well model A fits data generated by model B, and vice versa (a technique that we call landscaping), much safer inferences can be made about the meaning of a model’s fit to data. We demonstrate the landscaping technique using four models of retention and 77 historical data sets, and show how the method can be used to: (1) evaluate the distinguishability of models, (2) evaluate the informativeness of data in distinguishing between models, and (3) suggest new ways to distinguish between models. The generality of the method is demonstrated in two other research areas (information integration and categorizaion), and its relationship to the important notion of model complexity is discussed.
Accounting for graded structure in adjective categories with valence-based opposition relationships
Authors: De Deyne Simon , Voorspoels Wouter , Verheyen Steven , Navarro Danielle , Storms Gert
Published: August 2019

In contrast to noun categories, little is known about the graded structure of adjective categories. In this study, we investigated whether adjective categories show a similar graded structure and what determines this structure. The results show that adjective categories like nouns exhibit a reliable graded structure. Similar to nouns, we investigated whether similarity is the main determinant of the graded structure. We derived a low-dimensional similarity representation for adjective categories and found that valence differences in adjectives constitute an important organising principle in this similarity space. Valence was not implicated in the categories' graded structure, however. A formal similarity-based model using exemplars accounted for the graded structure by effectively discarding the valence differences between adjectives in the similarity representation through dimensional weighting. Our results generalise similarity-based accounts of graded structure and highlight a closely knit relationship between adjectives and nouns on a representational level.
Learning and choosing in an uncertain world: An investigation of the explore-exploit dilemma in static and dynamic environments
Authors: Navarro Danielle , Newell Ben R , Schulze Christin
Published: August 2019

How do people solve the explore–exploit trade-off in a changing environment? In this paper we present experimental evidence from an “observe or bet” task, in which people have to determine when to engage in information-seeking behavior and when to switch to reward-taking actions. In particular we focus on the comparison between people’s behavior in a changing environment and their behavior in an unchanging one. Our experimental work is motivated by rational analysis of the problem that makes strong predictions about information search and reward seeking in static and changeable environments. Our results show a striking agreement between human behavior and the optimal policy, but also highlight a number of systematic differences. In particular, we find that while people often employ suboptimal strategies the first time they encounter the learning problem, most people are able to approximate the correct strategy after minimal experience. In order to describe both the manner in which people’s choices are similar to but slightly different from an optimal standard, we introduce four process models for the observe or bet task and evaluate them as potential theories of human behavior.
Combining dimensions and features in similarity-based representations
Authors: Navarro Danielle , Lee Michael David
Published: August 2019

This paper develops a new representational model of similarity data that combines continuous dimensions with discrete features. An algorithm capable of learning these representations is described, and a Bayesian model selection approach for choosing the appropriate number of dimensions and features is developed. The approach is demonstrated on a classic data set that considers the similarities between the numbers 0 through 9.
A psychometric evaluation of the Standardized Assessment of Severity of Personality Disorder (SASPD) in non-clinical and clinical German samples
Authors: Rek Katharina , Thielmann Isabel , Henkel Miriam , Crawford Mike , Piccirilli Luigi , Graff Andreas , Mestel Robert , Zimmermann Johannes
Published: August 2019

The Standardized Assessment of Severity of Personality Disorder (SASPD) is a nine-item self-report screening instrument and was developed to assess personality disorder (PD) severity according to the initial proposal of ICD-11. Our aim was to investigate the psychometric properties of the German version of the SASPD in non-clinical and clinical samples. A total of 1,991 participants (N = 888 from non-clinical and N = 1,103 from clinical samples) provided ratings on the SASPD as well as other measures of psychopathology and personality. We examined the SASPD regarding its factor structure, internal consistency, and construct validity. A unidimensional structure of the SASPD provided inadequate model fit, whereas a three-factor solution provided good fit in both the non-clinical and clinical samples. Internal consistency of the SASPD total score was acceptable in the clinical and in the non-clinical sample based on this multi-factorial model. In terms of convergent validity, SASPD scores correlated fairly with other measures of PD severity across samples. Discriminant validity with measures of general symptom distress and measures of (normal) personality traits was mixed. In addition, the SASPD scores predicted levels of PD severity above and beyond a measure of symptom distress. The SASPD captures some theoretically expected features of PD severity. However, the multidimensional structure and limited convergent and discriminant validity may hamper future usage of the SASPD as a short screening tool of PD severity according to ICD-11.
Analysis of Carbon Tax Treatment in Canada’s Equalization Program
Authors: Snoddon Tracy , Tombe Trevor
Published: August 2019

Carbon taxes are not only an efficient tool to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, but they are also an increasingly important source of government revenue. The uneven distribution of emissions, however, creates significant differences across provinces in terms of their revenue potential. Equalization payments can mitigate these differences, but little is known about how this program interacts with carbon taxes. In this article, we quantitatively analyze this interaction and explore alternative considerations for equalization design—such as which revenues to include or tax bases to use—that may motivate changes to improve the functioning and effectiveness of both equalization and climate policy.
Enabling Access to Rehabilitation in Acute Care: Exploring Physiotherapists’ and Occupational Therapists’ Perspectives on Patient Care When Assistants Become the Primary Therapy Providers
Authors: Brice-Leddy Lisa , Park Debbie , Bateman William , Drysdale January , Ratushny Laura , Musse Suad , Nixon Stephanie A.
Published: August 2019

Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore physiotherapists’ and occupational therapists’ perspectives on how the implementation of a new model of care in the acute medicine setting has affected their practice and patient care outcomes. Method: A qualitative case study was used to gain an in-depth understanding of therapists’ experiences. Semi-structured, in-person interviews (45–60 min long) were conducted with eight clinicians (four occupational therapists and four physiotherapists). We used an iterative process of discussion and questioning to interpret the themes emerging from the data. Results: The findings are grouped into four categories – change in the therapist–patient relationship, change in therapists’ access to first-hand patient information, developing processes to enhance information exchange, and developing processes to support patient care delivery – and two themes – therapists’ expectations of patient care outcomes and redefining the value of the occupational therapists’ and physiotherapists’ role in contributing to patient care. Conclusions: Participants described the process of adapting their professional skills and behaviours as they evolved into the role of manager of therapy care. Occupational therapists and physiotherapists recognized the potential for occupational therapist assistants (OTAs) and physiotherapist assistants (PTAs) to provide more frequent and consistent care. The therapists highlighted the necessity of ensuring that effective working processes and interactions between the therapist and the OTAs and PTAs were in place to ensure high-quality patient care.
Barthes’s Black Soldier: The Making of a Mythological Celebrity
Authors: Moudileno Lydie
Published: August 2019

This article examines Roland Barthes’s representation of the African body and the theoretical use of blackness in one of his most famous texts, Mythologies (1957). More specifically, it examines the implications of the paradigmatic status conferred to the so-called “black soldier” based on the analysis of a popular French magazine photography. It argues not only that Barthes’s original representation is fraught with misreadings of the image, but also that the mythological celebrity of the black soldier has been deployed through the uncritical repetition of this initial take. Finally, the article points to existing or potential reexaminations of this celebrity in film and photography.
A esfera pública em rede e a ressignificação do espaço público na visão de Habermas
Authors: Nunes Lopes Espiñeira Lemos Amanda , Farranha Santana Ana Cláudia
Published: August 2019

Analisa-se em que medida o conceito de esfera pública em rede de Benkler (2006) ressignifica o espaço público de Habermas (1984). A partir de uma revisão teórica e bibliográfica e da observação participante em disciplina com tema “Democracia Digital” realizada pelo INCT-DD extrai-se diferenças entre esses dois conceitos analisados. A principal diferença é o modo como o modelo liberal de democracia é tratado. Há uma ressignificação do conceito de Habermas na participação democrática na Internet.
Precisão e credibilidade: agências independentes de jornalismo e o uso do big data
Authors: Aguiar Leonel Azevedo de , Rodrigues Claudia
Published: August 2019

Novos modos de produção impactam a centralidade da mídia. Amparadas no big data, agências online de jornalismo independente sem fins lucrativos expandem seu território pautadas pelos valores do campo jornalístico. ProPublica, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism e Agência Pública reforçam o paradigma do interesse público e transparência. Compostas por equipes multimídias, apontam a emergência de um novo ciclo que resgata a importância da objetividade a partir da precisão do jornalismo de dados.
Proposed designation of a neotype for Issus longipennis Spinola, 1839, the type species of Thionia Stål, 1859 (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoroidea: Issidae)
Authors: Gnezdilov V.M. , Dmitriev D.A.
Published: August 2019

Following the ICZN (1999) Articles 75.1–75.3, a neotype of Issus longipennis Spinola, 1839 is designated. This leads to the synonymy of Issus longipennis Spinola, 1839 and Issus cinctifrons Stål, 1854, syn. nov. and stabilization of the generic concept of Thionia Stål, 1859, one of the largest genera in the family Issidae which currently includes 62 species.
Toward a Model of Distributed Affectivity for Cinematic Ethics
Authors: Martin Philip
Published: August 2019

Many contemporary applications of theories of affect to cinematic ethical experience focus on its consequences for empathy and moral allegiance. Such approaches have made advances in bridging phenomenological and cognitivist approaches to film-philosophy, but miss the importance of complex affects that problematize empathy and moral judgment. For example, the rendering of trauma in Aimless Bullet (Hyun-mok Yu, 1961) involves aesthetic shifts that reframe its depiction of postwar experience and build a complex emotional picture of sociopolitical conditions that affect individual and community life. In this article, I argue that to understand the ethical significance of complex cinematic emotion we can develop an account of how affective-aesthetic affordances establish distributed spaces for dynamic affective engagement. To do this, I draw upon theories of scaffolded mind, classical Indian rasa aesthetics, and phenomenological aesthetics. This hybrid account will allow us to articulate the ways that film can help us comprehend the ethical significance of complex affective situations.
PENGARUH TEKNIK PERMAINAN BAHASA DAN TINGKAT KECEMASAN TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN BERBICARA BAHASA INDONESIA (Studi Eksperimen pada Siswa Kelas IV di Kecamatan Bayan Lombok Utara)
Authors: Muhardini Sintayana
Published: August 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh teknik permainan bahasa dan tingkat kecemasan terhadap kemampuan kemampuan berbicara bahasa Indonesia siswa. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah eksperimen dengan menggunakan desain treatment by level 2 x 2. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa : (1) kemampuan berbicara siswa yang diajarkan dengan teknik permainan mengarang lisan lebih baik daripada kemampuan berbicara siswa diajarkan dengan teknik permainan benda kongkret, (2) secara keseluruhan ada pengaruh interaksi antara teknik permainan bahasa dan tingkat kecemasan terhadap kemampuan berbicara bahasa indonesia siswa (3) kemampuan berbicara siswa kelompok kecemasan ringan yang diajar dengan teknik permainan mengarang lisan lebih baik daripada kelompok siswa yang diajar dengan teknik permainan benda kongkret ( 4 ) kemampuan berbicara kelompok siswa yang memiliki kecemasan berat  yang diajarkan dengan teknik permainan mengarang lisan tidak lebih rendah atau hampir sama dengan kelompok siswa yang diajarkan dengan teknik permainan benda kongkret. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa kemampuan berbicara bahasa Indonesia dapat ditingkatkan melalui teknik permainan mengarang lisan dengan tidak perlu memperhatikan tingkat kecemasan siswa.
ANALISIS BUKU AJAR (BSE) PAI SD KELAS TINGGI (Studi Analisis di SD 1 Lembah Sari Kec. Batu Layar).
Authors: Riadi Riadi
Published: August 2019

Selama ini masyarakat secara keras mengkritisi kapasitas guru namun mengabaikan masalah-masalah yang bersumber dari buku ajar. Berbagai macam penyimpangan yang melibatkan anak sekolah patut dicurigai jangan-jangan bukan an sich faktor gurunya melainkan juga mengakar dari buku ajar. Oleh karena itu, dalam rangka menjaga sterilisasi buku ajar dari berbagai kepentingan, perlu dilakukan kajian analisis buku ajar yang dipakai sekolah-sekolah dasar. Dalam hal ini dikupas Bagaimana konten, gambar, pengambilan dalil dan masalah gender mainstreaming dalam buku ajar (BSE) PAI SD kelas tinggi yang digunakan SD 1 Lembah Sari, dan Apa saja kelebihan dan kekurangan buku ajar BSE PAI yang digunakan SD 1 Lembah sari. Jenis penelitian ini adalah Jenis kepustakaan yakni penelitian yang dilakukan dengan mengumpulkan data dari buku, karya tulis, serta bahan kepustakaan lainnya yang sesuai dengan topic bahasan. Sedangkan pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan analisis deskripsi. yakni pendekatan yang menganalisis dengan mendeskripsikan objek kajian dari berbagai perspektif yakni analisis konten, analisis gambar, analisis pengambilan dalil, analisis gender mainstreaming, analisis multicultural dan analisis isu sara. Data temuan dalam penelitian ini adalah Berdasarkan uraian, analisis dan pembahasan di atas tentang Buku Ajar BSE di atas, dapat disimpulkan sebagai berikut: Penulis buku ajar sangat menentukan isi (secara umum) sebuah buku ajar. Hal ini dapat dibuktikan setelah dilakukan analisis dari empat perspektif yaitu analisis kontens, analisis gambar, analisis pengambilan dalil dan analisis gender mainstreaming. Dari analisis tersebut setiap item nya terdapat berbagai perbedaan dari ketiga buku ajar BSE tersebut. Salah satu faktor yang sangat mendasar dari perbedaan tersebut disebabkan oleh penulis yang berbeda-beda.
Mineralizing function of oral fluid in dogs
Authors: Фролов Валерий , Frolov Valeriy , Егунова Алла , Egunova Alla
Published: August 2019

Purpose of a study. To reveal the features of the microcrystalline picture of the dried saliva in the clinically healthy dogs of different age, and also in dogs with the stomatological pathology.

Materials and methods. We have investigated under the microscope the smears of the dried saliva of the dogs ― both of the clinically healthy (n=15) of different age and different breeds and with different diseases of the organs of the oral cavity (n=18).

Results. In the clinically healthy dogs of any breed microcrystalline picture of saliva is of the same type: the microcrystals look as the treelike formations, similar to the sheet of fern. The picture changes with the age and with the appearance of oral pathology, acquiring diverse form, frequently with the start of the particles of the fodder, fragments of dental plaque, cells of blood and mucous membrane of oral cavity.

Conclusions. This regularity can serve as one of the refining criteria for the diagnostics of different diseases of the maxillodental apparatus in dogs
Reflection of the philosophical problem of life, death and immortality in ancient Ukrainian paganism
Authors: Valchuk A.
Published: August 2019

Based on the urgent need to promote the process of revival of the spirituality of the Ukrainian people, our ancient cultural strata should be analyzed. Particularly interesting here is the consideration of the origin and development of their own philosophical tradition. Undoubtedly, such a tradition stands out for certain issues that were relevant at the time. From a large array of problems of philosophical direction should be distinguished those closely related to human life. Exactly such problems belong to the category of "eternal".
The Church is not called to be any fence
Authors: Of the Journal Editorial board
Published: August 2019

The fundamental work of the well-known historian and publicist Mrs. Oksana Khomchuk, "Church Outside the Church Fence," has just come to light in Chicago. The book with an alarming title has an even more disturbing subtitle: “The splits and destruction of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in search of“ Constantinople recognition ”. Ms. Khomchuk's previous publications in her editorial, Ukrainians of America for the Kyiv Patriarchate, have more or less known her position on the protracted and controversial problem of "recognizing" us as non-Ukrainian Orthodox and non-Orthodox centers. This position is sharply critical. And there are good reasons for that.
The problem of approach to the analysis of ancient Indian ideas about man
Authors: Lucyshyna O.
Published: August 2019

Claiming to analyze certain topics in texts where these topics have not become a separate subject of consideration, one can hardly circumvent the problem of central points of such analysis. In circumstances where the text under study does not offer its own approach to the topic, exploration by the researcher of such a plan is one of the primary tasks.
Theses, defended in 2002 in the specialized scientific council D 26.161.03
Authors: Of the Journal Editorial board
Published: August 2019

Theses, defended in 2002 in the specialized scientific council D 26.161.03
Medicina de Precisão e suas Mudanças na Oncologia
Authors: Siqueira Alessandra de Sá Earp , Thuler Luiz Claudio Santos , Casado Letícia , Bergmann Anke , Sobreira da Silva Mario Jorge
Published: August 2019

A quarta revolução industrial, também conhecida como Indústria 4.0, vem revolucionando o mundo e traz consequências na área da saúde.  Essas mudanças já chegaram à saúde. Há um número cada vez maior de softwares inteligentes, dispositivos, programas em nuvem, prontuários eletrônicos e aplicativos que monitoram a saúde dos indivíduos e que podem ser integrados a equipamentos médicos e gerar uma massa de dados chamada Big Data, capaz de revolucionar os tratamentos médicos e promover análise em tempo real. A Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia tem publicado estudos utilizando Big Data ao longo dos últimos anos, com o intuito de apoiar as inovações tecnológicas que ampliam o conhecimento científico, especialmente na área da oncologia.
Utilization of Herbicide by Farmers in Kogi State, Nigeria
Authors: Agahiu A. E. , Akogu S. E.
Published: August 2019

A survey experiment was conducted during the 2018 cropping season to assess the utilization of herbicides by farmers in Kogi state. The study was carried out through the use of structured questionnaires administered to nine hundred (900) farmers across five (5) Local Government Areas (LGAs), (three villages per LGA and 20 farmers in each village were sampled) in each of the three senatorial districts of the state.Results showed that farmers across the three senatorial districts were mostly males (79%), married (78.7%) illiterates (55.31%) and aged (41-60 years). Very few farmers had post secondary education with Kogi west taking the lead (6.7%). A large proportion of farmers (94.6%) applied herbicides on their farms by using mostly (72.8%) CP15 sprayers which were most often borrowed. Results also indicated that in the three senatorial districts, majority of famers (91%) did not put on protective attire during spraying operation and mostly (82.4%) used milk tin in dispensing herbicides into the spray tank. The survey revealed that inspite of high acceptability of herbicides as a means of weed control, most farmers did not observe safety measures and purchased chemicals from the open market. Therefore, there is the need for advocacy by the State Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Development Project (ADP) in order to reverse the trend for optimum herbicide utilization in the state.