bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Comparative Assessment of Supervisory Regulations Related to Appointment, Training and Change of Location
Authors: Baskan Gulsun Atanur
Published: January 2020

The purpose of this study is to compare and assess the Regulations of Elementary Education Directorates and Education Supervisors Directorates approved in 2011 from structure, process and rationale. In accordance with this purpose, the opinions of education supervisors (N=74) were determined by the questionnaire developed in accordance with the regulations by the researchers and consisted of 35 items. Data gathered was analyzed by mean. As a result, it was reached to the conclusion that supervisors do not agree with the changes related to application requirements to competitive exam. They agreed with the changes related to the items such as organization of written exam, appointment and location changes, extension of scope of duty of supervisors â€œpartiallyâ€ and they agreed with the changes related to subjects and point weights of competitive exam training and appointments of supervisors.
Impact of Customerâ€™s Impulsivity and Marketing Cues to Purchase Decision of Beverage Product Category
Authors: Prawono Desi Ambar , . Mia Tantri Diah Indriani
Published: January 2020

The research was conducted to explore consumer impulsivity and impulsive buying toward beverages product. In addition, in subsequent analysis, it also applies Consumer Decision Journey into impulsive buying behavior on beverage products. The analysis explains which marketing cues acts as most influential factors in such purchase behavior. Questionnaire was designed based on valid scale borrowed from previous research. A total of 105 respondents participated in this research. Questionnaire was distributed directly and by electronic mail. Based on the analysis, consumer only exercises impulsive buying on green tea and ready to drink tea category. Past experience and WOM are the most influencing factors in each step of the customer decision journey. Implications of this research are useful for FMCG marketers in improving marketing cues.
What Drives Private Saving in Botswana?
Authors: Modisaatsone Naledi. C.
Published: January 2020

This study examines the determinants of private saving in Botswana for the period covering 19942009. We use quarterly time series data to evaluate the magnitude and direction of the effects of key policy and non-policy variables on private saving. The variables examined are inflation, real interest rates, real gross national disposable income, degree of financial depth and dependency ratio. The dependency ratio is included in order to capture the effect of demographic influence on private savings. The stated determinants of savings are articulated in the context of the life cycle hypothesis. We investigate the short and long run behavior of the variables using an ARDL-ECM. The results suggest that there is a positive relationship between household income and their savings. The dependency ratio exerts a negative impact on private savings which supports the Lifecycle Hypothesis. The results also suggest that financial sector development has induced a positive impact on private savings in Botswana. Interest rates have a positive relationship with private savings; and, lastly, inflation has a negative relationship with private savings. Financial depth and real interest rates are the core policy instruments that the government can use to encourage savings in Botswana.
The Impact of Palm Oil Price on the Malaysian Stock Market Performance
Authors: Nordin Sabariah , . Rusmawati Ismail
Published: January 2020

The performance of a stock market has always become the center of attention for market analysts and investors. Due to its significant role in the economy of a country, the performance of the stock market is always associated with the economic condition of a country. Because of that, this study intends to examine the impact of commodity prices in influencing the behavior of the stock market index specifically by focusing on the palm oil prices. Since Malaysia is one of the major producers of palm oil, the behavior of the palm oil price is expected to have an influence on the Malaysian stock market index. In pursuing the objective, we have adopted the bounds test approach to analyze the existence of cointegration relationship among the underlying variables of the Malaysian stock market index, interest rate, exchange rate and the price of palm oil. Using monthly data for the period of 1997M12 to 2012M9, results of an ARDL test indicates that all the variables employed are significant in influencing the Malaysian stock market index in the long run as well as in the short run.
Financial Deepening, Banking Stability and Cross-border M&A Activity - Evidences from Emerging Countries
Authors: Wen Shiow-Ying
Published: January 2020

This study investigates the effect of financial deepening, banking stability and market structure on cross-border M&A activity in 13 emerging countries with data covering the period, 2003-2010. We show the empirical results of panel regression by sub grouping portfolio based on whether the firms are acquirer or target to cross-border M&A activity. For acquiring countries, the results show a significantly positive effect of the deepening indicator in cross-border M&A activity. Moreover, bank stability on the acquiring firms investing in the cross-border M&As shows a significantly positive effect. For targeting countries, the results show a significantly positive impact of the deepening indicator in cross-border M&A activity. A positive relation between the ratio of the amount of credit provided by banks and other financial institutions to the private sector to GDP in cross-border M&A activity is found as well. These findings imply that not only financial depth but also banking stability promotes cross-border M&A activity for emerging economies.
Socio-Economic Sistemology: Multidimensional Science for a Comprehensive Study of the Socio-Economic and Legal System
Authors: Shokhmansur Shokhazamiy , . Elmuradov D.
Published: January 2020

The main feature of the development of science in the second half of the 20th century was the transition from a single-dimensional science of past centuries, based mainly on experimentation, to the science of two dimensional, which is based on a systems approach. However, the conditions and trends of development of the world economy and society, therefore, the humanities and social sciences, including economics, in the twenty-first century calls for transition to new more advanced phase of science to integrated presentation and study in the relationship between the various components of the socio-economic and legal systems (SELS) based on a systematic approach. The importance of this completely new paradigm of science-its transition from two dimension in the multi dimension in general socio-economic and legal space is already quite fully understood, because it is based a well elaborated the theoretical-methodological and practical implications for the future of the base, a it seems extremely profound and promising.
Agricultural Extension Service and Input Application Intensity: Evidence from Ethiopia
Authors: Gebregziabher Kidane Mariam
Published: January 2020

This paper examines factors that influence agricultural input adoption in the northern part of Ethiopia. Using a 730 households survey data set, a Tobit model is estimated to explain the factors that influence farmersâ€™ decision to adopt modern inputs or not. The factors found to significantly influence included: plot size, oxen ownership, gender, age and literacy status of the household head, adult labor force, total non-farm income, extension service and location variables. The results confirm the adoption theory.
Efficiency of Capital-Labor in Nigeriaâ€™s Mining Sector: A Cobb-Douglas Framework
Authors: Ogujiuba Kanayo , . Nancy Stiegler
Published: January 2020

The productivity in the Nigeriaâ€™s mining sector presents significance challenges, especially in view of its prospect in diversifying the national economy. The need to uncover the efficiency by way of estimating two major production functions (i.e. capital and labor) cannot be minimized. However, this paper uses econometric technique to estimates the Cobb-Douglas production function of mining sector between 1980 and 2011 periods in Nigeria. To avoid a spurious series, unit root test was conducted based on Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) to test for the stationarity or otherwise of the variables in the model. The outcome reveals that the substitution parameters Î± and Î² (substitution parameters for capital and labor) confirms the a priori expectation that the pair of Î± and Î² are positive values. Despite labor is the most significant factor of production, the study also found that other inputs such as innovations and technology are positively significant in this period of modern mining production processes in view of the global economic outlook. The study amongst others recommends strong political will of government, transparency and accountability to drive efficient and effective mining sector reform, increased capital investment in innovations, technology, and raw materials.
Earnings and Firm Value in the Presence of Real Options
Authors: Hiemann Moritz
Published: January 2020

To explain the empirically documented nonlinear, non-monotonic relationship between earnings and firm value, it suffices to assume that firms continually take profit-maximizing decisions in response to newly arriving investment opportunities. The real options embedded in these opportunities create hysteresis effects that lead to the well-known, but so far poorly understood, negative earnings-to-value relation among loss-making firms. Optionality also predicts the future growth component of firm value to be a decreasing function of earnings among highly profitable firms. More generally, the dynamic options model implies an earnings-to-value mapping that can be non-monotonic even over narrow earnings intervals. The commonly used linear earnings-response estimation may, therefore, be a poor approximation even locally. These phenomena arise because optionality makes past and future earnings the product of an unobservable flow of opportunities and decisions whose time dynamics cannot be described by direct linear past-to-future extrapolation.
ELABORASI NILAI PANCASILA PADA PERJANJIAN TERAPEUTIK DALAM RANGKA PEMBAHARUAN HUKUM KESEHATAN
Authors: Mangesti Yovita Arie , Syahputra Azmi
Published: January 2020

Tujuan: Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengelaborasi nilai Pancasila secara substansial dalam wujud Perjanjian terapeutik dengan tujuan memberikan penghormatan tertinggi pada harkat dan martabat manusia yang bermuara pada keadilan dalam dunia kesehatan khususnya pelayanan medisMetodologi: Tulisan ini merupakan hasil penelitian hukum normatif dengan pendekatan undang-undang dan pendekatan konseptual. Pendekatan Undang-undang dilakukan terhadap Undang-Undang Nomor 29 Tahun 2004 tentang Praktik Kedokteran, Peraturan Menteri Kesehatan Nomor 290 tahun 2008 tentang Persetujuan Tindakan Kedokteran. Pendekatan Konseptual dilakukan pada pengkajian nilai Pancasila sebagai dasar untuk  membangun model perjanjian terapetik dalam rangka pembaharuan hukum kesehatan.Temuan: Urgensi rekonstruksi yang memuat tentang prasyarat, bentuk formal versi digital, dan sanksi, yang keseluruhan disusun dan ditetapkan dalam bingkai nilai Pancasila, sebagai wujud pembaharuan hukum kesehatan di era digital.Kegunaan: Perjanjian terapeutik pada era Revolusi Industri 4.0 menggeser metode manual ke arah digital, sehingga perlu adanya pembaharuan hukum untuk meletakan nilai kemanusiaan, permufakatan, dan keadilan, melalui formulasi kontrak yang tepat dan dapat memberikan  perlindungan hukum bagi pelaku dan pengguna layanan kesehatanKebaruan/Orisinalitas: Keberadaan Tenaga Advokasi medis, merupakan novelty dari Perjanjian terapeutik yang kiranya dapat dikonstruksi sebagai hukum positif, dalam rangka pembaharuan hukum kesehatan.
KARAKTERISTIK DAN PROBLEMATIK PERLINDUNGAN MOTIF LUBENG TENUN TROSO
Authors: Sakti Misbahul Awang , Roisah Kholis
Published: January 2020

Motif lubeng merupakan salah satu motif tenun troso yang perlu untuk mendapatkan perhatian dan perlindungan nyata. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui karakteristik dan problematik dalam melakukan perlindungan hukum terhadap hak cipta motif lubeng tenun ikat troso. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian hukum empiris menggunakan data primer dan data sekunder. Pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan adalah pendekatan kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara wawancara dan studi pustaka. Analisis data dilakukan dengan kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa memiliki karakteristik yang unik dibandingkan dengan motif. Perlindungan terhadap tenun troso secara keseluruhan ternyata belum diatur oleh pemerintah dan motif lubeng tenun ikat troso belum didaftarkan di Ditjen KI. Sedangkan hambatan dalam memberikan perlindungan hukum yaitu Masih banyak pengrajin dan pengusaha tenun troso yang belum memahami adanya Undang-Undang Hak Cipta. Hal ini dikarenakan adanya tingkat kesadaran hukum masyarakat terhadap Undang-undang hak cipta yang rendah, kemudian prosedur pendaftaran hak cipta yang berbelit-belit, dan Budaya para pengrajin dan pengusaha tenun troso yang beranggapan bahwa suatu penjiplakan atau peniruan motif tenun troso merupakan suatu hal yang sudah biasa. Upaya dari pemerintah untuk mengatasi hambatan tersebut adalah dengan mengadakan sosialisasi kepada para pengrajin dan pengusaha tenun ikat troso. Saran, Para pengrajin dan pengusaha tenun troso harus merubah cara pandang Budaya mereka yang beranggapan bahwa suatu penjiplakan motif tenun troso merupakan suatu hal yang sudah biasa. Pemerintah diharapkan lebih kreatif dalam melakukan kegiatan sosialisasi dan menambah jumlah agenda sosialisai akan pentingnya pendaftaran hak cipta kepada para pengrajin pengusaha tenun troso
SPIRITUAL VALUES OF CUSTOMARY LAW
Authors: Kuswardani Kuswardani , Kurnianingsih Marisa , Prakoso Andria Luhur
Published: January 2020

Recognition of living law in society or customary law / unwriten law, marking a pluralistic spiritual life that have law. Lawmakers (legislative or judge) must accommodate those values in their legal products. Moreover, judges as formers of practical law are obliged to explore and understand the values that live in society, which is the soul of the nation's personality (volkgeist), which is reflected through its Verdicts, so that the verdict can have transcendental values / spiritual values. The enactment of customary law as the basis of the Verdict of the judge or in other words the formation of the law by the judge through the Verdicts based on customary law, has existed before the Indonesian constitution is amended, namely in Article 5 paragraph (3) sub b Act No. 1/1951 About Measures - Temporary Measures for Conducting the Union of Suspended Power and Events of the Civil Courts.
Effects of Hydrolysis on the Removal of Cured Urea-Formaldehyde Adhesive in Waste Medium-Density Fiberboard
Authors: Lubis Muhammad Adly Rahandi , Hidayat Wahyu , Zaini Lukmanul Hakim , Park Byung Dae
Published: January 2020

The vast production of medium-density fiberboard (MDF) in the world is expected to generate a large quantity of waste MDF after its service life, which requires the recycling of waste MDF (wMDF). This work attempted to investigate the removal of cured urea-formaldehyde (UF) resins adhesive in wMDF using hydrolysis for a possible way of recycling wMDF. The wMDFs were fabricated with two kinds of recycled fibers (RFs): refiner recycled fibers (RRFs) and hammer mill recycled fibers (HRFs) from red and radiata pine. The wMDFs were also produced at different RFs contents, such as 0, 5, 10, 20, 30, 50, and 100%. The panels were then hydrolyzed with water and oxalic acid solution to remove the cured UF resins. The Kjeldahl method was applied to determine the nitrogen (N) content in the panel before and after hydrolysis. Regardless of the wood species and recycling process, the mass loss, pH, and formaldehyde liberation of wMDFs after hydrolysis were greater for oxalic acid than those in water, confirming a greater N content had been extracted by oxalic acid than water. The resin removal became greater as the RFs content increased. In addition, the resin removal was slightly greater in wMDFs made of HRFs than the RRFs. Moreover, red pine RFs gave higher resin removal than radiata pine. These results suggested that a proper combination of the recycling process and additives could make it possible to recycle wMDF panels in the future.Keywords: cured urea-formaldehyde, hydrolysis, medium-density fiberboard, oxalic acid, recycling
Economic Value of the Sylva Arboretum of the Tanjungpura University Pontianak
Authors: Roslinda Emi , Munir Ali , Haryono Aldi , Ansyari Anugrah
Published: January 2020

Sylva Untan Arboretum has high biodiversity. However, these values and benefits are not yet known by many parties, hence the existence of the Sylva Untan Arboretum could be changed. The purpose of this study was to determine the economic value of the Sylva Untan Arboretum. The study was conducted using a survey method. Primary data was collected through observation and interviews, while secondary data was collected from various literature. The economic value was calculated using three methods, namely the market price method, substitution cost method, and contingency method. The data were analyzed using an analysis of total economic value. The results showed that the economic value of Sylva Untan Arboretum was IDR 15.346.872.680 per year. Economic value in the form of service benefits (intangible) was higher than the tangible value. The measurement of the economic value of Sylva Untan Arboretum can be done using other approaches and methods that are more holistic as a comparison of existing economic values especially for several values, such as biomass value, water absorption, and land rent. The measurement of the economic value of the Sylva Untan Arboretum needs to be developed to make a positive contribution to the people living around it, as well as decision making in land use.Keywords: arboretum, benefit, ecosystem, economic valuation
Social Capital of Community Forest Management in Batutegi Forest Management Unit
Authors: Puspita Nindya Tria , Qurniati Rommy , Febryano Indra Gumay
Published: January 2020

Social capital has a role in the management of Community Forests (HKm) as a resource that could encourage individuals or groups to work together in achieving mutual goals. The objective of this study was to determine the social capital of the HKm management in the area of Batutegi Forest Management Unit, Tanggamus Regency, by farmers groups as Gapoktan Sinar Harapan and Gapoktan Mahardika. Data were collected in both farmers groups through structured interviews, unstructured interviews, observations, and literature review.  The social capital of the community was analyzed qualitatively using social capital elements, such as trust, social networks, and social norms. The results showed that social capital has a positive role in managing HKm to encourage the community to manage the forest in sustainable manners. The results also showed that trust in a group creates social networks.  Gapoktan Sinar Harapan implemented the three elements of social capital, such as trust, social networks, and social norms in their management. Gapoktan Mahardika only implemented trust and social norms, because the member of Gapoktan Mahardika was not only consisted of local people but also some immigrants. Hence, the implementation of social networks is needed in the management of HKm by Gapoktan Mahardika. Keywords: community forest, social capital, social networks, social norms,trust
Effects of Torefaction with Counter-Flow Multi Baffle (COMB) Reactor and Electric Furnace on the Properties of Jabon (Anthocephalus cadamba) Pellets
Authors: Sulistio Yogi , Febryano Indra Gumay , Yoo Jiho , Kim Sangdo , Lee Sihyun , Hasanudin Udin , Hidayat Wahyu
Published: January 2020

The objective of this study was to improve the quality of jabon (Anthocephalus cadamba) wood pellets through torrefaction with Counter-Flow Multi-Baffle (COMB) reactor and electric furnace (EF). COMB is a reactor that can conduct torrefaction with a short residence time, approximately around 3 to 5 min. The torrefaction with COMB reactor was conducted at 260°C and 280°C C, with a residence time of 3 min. The torrefaction with EF used the temperature of 260°C and 280°C with a duration of 20 min. The pellet properties evaluated include the color changes, physical characteristics, and heating values. The result showed that the color of Jabon wood pellet was totally changed after torrefaction with COMB reactor reaching the highest overall color-change (∆E *) of 21,9 in the long pellets and 21,7 in the short pellets, while torrefaction with EF resulted in the highest ∆E* of 28,6 and 23,2, in the long and short pellets, respectively. The initial moisture content of the long and short pellets of Jabon wood were 12,41% and 12,33%. After torrefaction with COMB the moisture content decreased to 2,85% and 2,61%, while after torrefaction with EF the values decreased to 2,77% and 2,58%. The initial density of the long and short pellets were 1,05 g/cm3 and 0,97 g/cm3. The density decreased to 0,91 g/cm3 and 0,76 g/cm3 after torrefaction with COMB reactor, and decreased to 0,87 g/cm3 and 0,75 g/cm3 after torrefaction with EF. The research result also showed that the initial heating value of long and short pellets of 17,69 MJ/kg increased to 31,79 MJ/kg (long pellets) and 32.02 MJ/kg (short pellets) after torrefaction with COMB reactor, and increased to 19.74 MJ/kg (long pellets) and 19.99 MJ/kg (short pellets) after torrefaction with EF. Torrefaction with COMB reactor with shorter residence time resulted in a higher improvement in bioenergetic properties of jabon wood pellets in comparison to torrefaction with EF.Keywords: Anthocephalus cadamba, Counter-Flow Multi Baffle, torrefaction
Design of a Real Time Feedback Automation Irrigation System
Authors: Ejofodomi O'tega , Ofualagba Godswill
Published: January 2020

This paper presents the design of a real time feedback control automated irrigation systems that consists of monitoring units, control units, irrigation pipeline valves, and a network of irrigation pipeline. The monitoring units continuously measure the soil moisture content in the irrigation blocks, and if the moisture content drops below a predetermined threshold for the particular crop under production, it sends a wireless message to the control units controlling the pipeline valves along the water flow channel, causing the control units to open the valves leading to the water source and commencing automatic irrigation. When the moisture content rises above a predetermined threshold for the crop, the monitoring units sends a wireless message to the control units, causing them to close the pipeline valves and cease automatic irrigation. An automatic irrigation system pipeline network optimization software has also been designed to plan, cost, and design the automatic irrigation system for a piece of land prior to installation.
The Impact of Noise in Open Work-areas on Faculty Members' work in Tertiary Educational Buildings
Authors: Elantary Asmaa Ramadan
Published: January 2020

Acoustic is an important part of any working environment. Particularly educational buildings where the level of concentration is required to be very high. Noise is probably the most common problem that arises in many places. Several studies have examined the effect of noise level either as an individual parameter or a combination of one or more environmental parameters. In this research, the aim is to analyze the acoustical satisfaction in faculty work-areas in five academic departments. A total of 63 respondents out of 84 users were included in the analysis. Occupants in private offices are significantly more satisfied with the acoustical quality than occupants in cubicles within the open work-area. the most prevalent problems are: “Faculty talking to students”, “Faculty overhearing private conversations” and “Students talking in surrounding areas”. Over 70% of cubicle occupants think acoustics level interferes with their ability to get their job done and show either very dissatisfaction or dissatisfaction with the noise level in their offices. These responses reveal the importance of the treatments needed to have a better acoustics level within the working zone which lead to more productivity and user satisfaction with the working environment.
Power Loss Minimisation on 11kV Distribution Network using Feeder Reconfiguration
Authors: Ale T. O. , Abumere I. O.
Published: January 2020

The Distribution System can be seen as the networking line that interfaces between the large power generators and transmission lines on one hand and the electricity consumers on the other. The system can exist in different topologies among which, the radial form is popular because of its simplicity and comparative low cost of design. The problem of poor power quality and instability has been a major power systems challenge especially in Nigeria. More reliable and stable power systems among other benefits can be enjoyed when system are optimized. Hence, this paper implements the feeder reconfiguration technique as an optimization procedure to minimize the technical losses on the Ondo Road 11kV Feeder Segment. MATLAB is employed to simulate the optimization process and the results showed that an average of 85.47% active power loss reduction on all phases is obtainable with the proposed technique leading to an estimated financial saving of ₦639,999.75 per hour.
Clinical Efficacy of Enteral Saline Solution When Used as Part of Combined Treatment for Various Forms of Acute Pancreatitis
Authors: Shavaliev R. F. , Minnullin M. M. , Zefirov R. A. , Akhundov R. N. , Bayalieva A. Zh. , Gardanov Sh. D.
Published: January 2020

The article presents the results of a retrospective study of the effectiveness of intestinal lavage with enteral saline solution for the treatment of dynamic intestinal obstruction in acute forms of pancreatitis and pancreonecrosis. The objective of this study is to improve treatment results in patients with intestinal paresis with various forms of acute pancreatitis with the use of intestinal lavage with enteral saline solution.

Materials and methods. The study included 81 patients, 56 (69.1 %) males and 25 (30.9 %) females, the age averaging at 59.3 ± 13.4 years. These patients were hospitalized at different time intervals counting from the onset of the disorder, ranging from 24 hours to 7 days. Patients were divided in two groups depending on hospitalisation prior to the first procedure of intestinal lavage providing there was no counterindications.

Results and discussion. Prokinetic effect of intestinal lavage in patients with gastrostasis and dynamic bowel obstruction help improve the quality of conservative treatment (up to 78.3 % in 1st group and 37.1 % in 2nd group); avoid open surgical procedures (up to 6.5 % in 1st group, up to 37.1 % in 2nd group), perform minimally invasive procedures to drain confined lesions (15.2 % of patients in 1st group, 42.9 % in 2nd group); eliminate manifestations of gastrostasis within 3 days following IL in both groups. The reduction/elimination of dynamic intestinal obstruction within 24 hours following IL (up to 73.8 % in 1st group, up to 97.1 % in 2nd group) made it possible to start early enteral nutrition within 48 hours (73.9 % in 1st group, up to 42.8 % in 2nd group).

Conclusions. Early use of intestinal lavage in the complex therapy of acute forms of pancreatitis is safe and effective. It reduces the number of purulent-septic complications, prevents the development of multiple organ failure, reduces the overall mortality, prepares the intestine for early enteral nutrition.
Full-body CT scan in Polytrauma Diagnosis. Analysis of Ten Years’ Experience
Authors: Gareev I. F. , Beylerli O. A. , Vizgalova A. E.
Published: January 2020

Introduction. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the entire body has become a standard practice for the diagnosis of patients with polytrauma in many trauma centres. Purpose: evaluation of diagnostic potential of full-body CT for patients with polytrauma.

Materials and methods. In the period from January 2008 to December 2018, all hemodynamically stable patients (scoring 3 and above in the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) and 15 and above in the Injury Severity Score (ISS)) admitted to the Main Republican Head Injury Centre CCH №21 in Ufa with injuries in two or more anatomical areas have undergone CT scanning of head, neck (including cervical spine), chest (including thoracic spine), abdominal cavity/pelvis (including lumbar spine).

Results and discussion. In the period from January 2008 to December 2018, 1498 CT examinations were conducted. Out of these examinations, 1368 and 143 cases were polytrauma — (on average 2 cases per week) and monotrauma (10 % of the study group) patients. Only 17 patients failed to complete the examination for polytrauma due to deteriorating status. All of these 17 had been returned to the intensive care unit without delay.

Conclusion. In a decade 1368 patients met the established criteria for an immediate CT scan for the diagnosis of polytrauma at a large hospital providing emergency healthcare. A broad range of significant injuries was diagnosed quickly, accurately and safely. These injuries included 31 cervical spine fractures and 56 pneumothoraxes not evidenced by conventional X-ray images.
Cranioplasty: Materials and Methods Review
Authors: Yarikov A. V. , Fraerman A. P. , Leonov V. A. , Perlmutter O. A. , Tikhomirov S. E. , Yaksargin A. V. , Smirnov P. V.
Published: January 2020

Reconstructive plastic surgery procedures — cranioplasty in particular — are finding their way into the current dayto-day neurosurgery practices. A defect in the skull bones leads not only to cosmetic defects and related psychological problems, but can also cause neurological disorders. Reconstruction of skull defects is considered an important neurosurgical stage of craniocerebral injury victims’ recovery. Currently, there are no clear established algorithms or timing for cranioplasty. This paper presents data on the history and stages of the development of reconstructive neurosurgery. The efficiency of treatment of the syndrome of the trephinated with cranioplasty has been proven. The key materials used to close the skull bones defects are presented and the requirements for the material used for closing cranial defects are described. Advantages and disadvantages of materials currently used — autograft bone, allograft bone, reperen, polyetherketone, polymethylmethacrylate, titanium, hydroxyapatite — are presented in detail. A separate section of the article is devoted to the methods of transplant modelling — 3D printing and stereolithography. This is followed by the stipulation of the key principles of cranioplasty.
Antitumour Drug Induced Cardiovascular Toxicity and Current Tumour Treatment Methods
Authors: Gumerova K. S. , Sakhautdinova G. M. , Polyakova I. M.
Published: January 2020

Currently the oncological mortality takes the second place globally, the leading cause being cardiovascular diseases. The statistics of malignant neoplasms is rather negative all over the world. 10 million of cases of oncological disorders are diagnosed annually; this means that 27 million people fall sick with oncological diseases annually. It was established in 2019 that there are 14 million people suffering from oncological diseases, 8.2 million of these die. WHO anticipates that in 20 years’ time the malignant neoplasm incidence statistics will be on an increase as the number of new cases will reach 20 million, 12 million out of which will die. Regardless of such formidable figures medicine does not stand still; keeping up with the times, the science attempts to develop cutting edge methods of treating malignant tumours. As a result, the treatment of malignant neoplasms is continuing to improve. However, the number of side effects is also growing, thus requiring research attention. Therefore, the significance of the impact that oncological drugs have on a patient’s body is becoming more and more urgent for further discussion. While current tumour treatment methods involving drugs such as tyrosine kinase inhibitors, anthracycline chemotherapy and immunotherapy protocols are effective for the treatment of various forms of cancer, these drugs affect the DNA replication process thus resulting in endothelial dysfunction and nonspecific immune response. This causes cardiotoxic side effects. Cardiotoxicity, in its turn, is a notion that includes various adverse events involving the cardiovascular system of oncological patients receiving drug treatment. Cardiotoxicity may develop during treatment or following its completion.
Tertiary Lymphoid Structures and Cancer Prognosis (Brief Review)
Authors: Rustamkhanov R. A. , Gantsev K. Sh. , Tursumetov D. S.
Published: January 2020

This brief review is devoted to the role of tertiary lymphoid structures in oncological processes. A number of research studies carried out over the past ten years have shed light on the functions of such structures in various diseases, as well as their role in the progression of the pathological process or resolution of a disease. The data presented in some research works confirms the relationship between the presence of tumour-specific (tumour-associated) tertiary lymphoid structures and a favourable prognosis in patients with various oncological diseases, which suggests the participation of tertiary lymphoid structures in effective local antitumour immune responses. However, no reliable evidence has so far been obtained that could confirm the contribution of tertiary lymphoid structures to immune processes in vivo, with the available information being largely of a correlative character. It should be emphasized that the clinical significance of tertiary lymphoid structures ranges from a destructive to protective impact, which indicates the need for an improved understanding of the structure and case-specific function of these organs before conducting clinical targeting.
Removing Rectus Abdominis Muscle Desmoid Tumour with Mesh Implant Reinforcement of Musculoaponeurotic Layer
Authors: Muzhikov S. P. , Eremenko M. Yu. , Kuznetsov Yu. S.
Published: January 2020

Introduction. Desmoid fibroma is a rare mesenchymal tumour developing from differentiated fibroblasts and excessive amounts of collagen fibres. This paper presents a clinical case of removal of an anterior abdominal wall neoplasm — a rectus abdominis muscle desmoid tumour, with the following mesh implant reinforcement of the musculoaponeurotic layer.

Materials and methods. A 35 year old female patient Ch. was referred to the surgery department of “V nadezhnykh rukakh” hospital in November 2019, with complaints of a neoplasm in the anterior abdominal wall that was causing pain when touched, and dysuria. The patient’s clinical diagnosis was recorded as a neoplasm of the anterior abdominal wall.

Results and discussion. The patient underwent further examination and scheduled surgery. The neoplasm was removed completely leaving the surrounding healthy tissues, the anterior abdominal wall was reinforced with a mesh implant. The pathology results matched a rectus abdominis muscle desmoid tumour. Literature offers very little information on anterior abdominal wall neoplasms or procedures for their removal with simultaneous plastic mesh implantation. Cases such as this require further study.

Conclusion. A desmoid tumour of the rectus abdominis muscle can be radically removed; the procedure can be combined with the anterior abdominal wall plastic surgery with a mesh implant, making it possible to achieve a pronounced cosmetic effect regardless of the extensive surgical injury.
Diagnosis and Treatment of Pituitary Adenomas
Authors: Beylerli O. A. , Shiguang Zhao , Gareev I. F. , Xin Chen
Published: January 2020

Pituitary adenomas are among the most common primary intracranial tumours. They are predominantly benign and account for 10–15 % of all intracranial neoplasms. These tumours are divided into two subgroups: macroadenomas (> 1 cm) and microadenomas (<1 cm). About 30% of pituitary adenomas do not produce hormones. In other cases tumours can produce any of the hormones of the anterior pituitary gland and thus cause endocrine disorders. Compression of the pituitary gland, adjacent cranial nerves and brain structures can lead to gland failure, cranial nerve deficit and other neurological disorders. Visual impairment, usually with bitemporal hemianopia, is one of the most common primary symptoms. Diagnosis of the disease requires an interdisciplinary approach. Transnasal transsphenoidal resection is indicated for all patients with symptomatic pituitary adenomas except prolactinomas. Prolactinomas respond very well to treatment with dopamine agonists. In cases of pituitary insufficiency a timely start of adequate hormone replacement therapy is important. Long-term follow-up is an integral part of the treatment concept. In this review we examine the current diagnostic criteria and treatment methods for various forms of pituitary adenomas.
Anatomical Changes During Laparoscopic Procedures
Authors: Galimov O. V. , Khanov V. O. , Saifullin R. R. , Galimov D. O. , Karimov M. А.
Published: January 2020

Determining the exact sizes of anatomical structures play a very important today in laparoscopic surgery. This makes it possible to make a correct selection of gauges of instruments needed, prosthetic materials, and to make decisions regarding the further strategy of the surgical procedure. The device developed at the clinic has proven itself in everyday clinical practices. It is currently used in laparoscopic operations for hiatal hernias, choledoch measurements in patients with choledocholithiasis, stomach stump size measurements during the resection in patients with morbid obesity. The presented clinical case serves to confirm that obtaining objective data in video endoscopic surgery makes it possible to choose the optimal treatment strategy.
Suriyeli Ortaokul Öğrencilerinin Türk Eğitim Sistemindeki Yaşantılarına İlişkin Bir Değerlendirme
Authors: DEMİR Selvi , DEMİR Yılmaz
Published: January 2020

Bu araştırmanın amacı, Suriyeli ortaokul öğrencilerinin Türk eğitim sisteminde öğrenci olma deneyimini ve bu deneyimi etkileyen ortam veya durumları değerlendirmektir. Nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden fenomenoloji deseniyle yürütülmüş olan bu araştırmanın verileri, yüz yüze görüşme yoluyla yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılarak elde edilmiştir. Araştırma kapsamında, 2017-2018 eğitim öğretim yılında Kilis ilindeki devlet okullarından birinde öğrenim görmekte olan 8 Suriyeli öğrenci ile görüşme yapılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen bulgulara göre Suriyeli öğrencilerin Türkiye’de eğitim gördükleri okullarda ayrımcılığa tabi tutulmadıkları, dışlanmadıkları ve derslerde göz ardı edilmedikleri belirlenmiştir. Suriyeli öğrenciler, bulundukları ortamdan memnun olmanın verdiği haklılıkla geleceklerini Türkiye’de görmekte, ülkelerine dönme konusunda isteksiz görünmektedir. Araştırmada Suriyeli öğrencilerin sorun yaşadığı tek faktörün arkadaş faktörü olduğu, Türk akranlarından beklenen ilgi ve kabullenmeyi görmedikleri belirlenmiştir.
80’lerden Günümüze Yükseköğretimde Kalite Çalışmaları: Küresel Ölçekte Bilimetrik Bakış
Authors: ÖZDAĞOĞLU Güzin , DAMAR Muhammet , ÖZDAĞOĞLU Aşkın , TURHAN DAMAR Hale , BİLİK Özlem
Published: January 2020

Yükseköğretim kurumları, eğitim-öğretim, araştırma-geliştirme gibi faaliyetleriyle, topluma farklı katmanlarda değer ve hizmet üreterek, toplumun gelişmişlik düzeyine olumlu katkılar sağlamaktadır. Toplumların, geleceklerine, yükseköğretim kurumlarının yön vereceğine olan inançları artarken, bu durum, kurumlardan beklenen eğitim ve hizmet kalitesi düzeyini de aynı doğrultuda artırmaktadır. Dolayı-sıyla, yükseköğretimde kalite konusu, farklı kalite model ve standartların geliştirilmesiyle, araştırma için ilham kaynağı olarak göz önüne alınmıştır. İlgili literatürün mevcut yapısı-nı ortaya koymak amacıyla, bu araştırmada, “yükseköğre-timde kalite” konusundaki araştırma makaleleri bilimetrik yöntemler ile incelenerek, ilgili alandaki eğilimler küresel ölçekte sunulmuştur. Çalışmada; Web of Science (WoS) veri tabanında bulunan, 1980-2018 tarih aralığında yayınlan-mış, başlığı yükseköğretimde kalite kavramı ile ilişkilendi-rilmiş araştırma makaleleri analiz edilmiştir. Bilimetrik yöntem ve araçların desteğiyle, kapsama alınan makalelerin en fazla referans verdikleri dergiler, en fazla referans veri-len yazarlar ve en fazla yayın üreten ülkeler, özet tablolar-la; yazarların ve anahtar kelimelerin kendi arasındaki ilişkiler ise kümeler ve ağ yapısı içerisinde sunulmaktadır.
Cebirsel İfadeler Konusunun Öğretiminde 5E Öğrenme Modelinin 6. Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Akademik Başarısı Üzerine Etkisi
Authors: PİRCİ Hakkı Alper , TORUN Gülten
Published: January 2020

Bu çalışmada, ‘‘Cebirsel İfadeler’’ konusunun öğreti-minde yapılandırmacı yaklaşıma dayalı 5E öğrenme mode-linin 6. sınıf öğrencilerinin akademik başarısı üzerine etki-sinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma, 2016-2017 eğitim-öğretim yılının bahar döneminde Batı Karadeniz bölgesinde yer alan bir ilimizin bir ilçesinde bulunan bir ortaokulun 6. sınıfında öğrenim görmekte olan 40 öğrenci ile yürütülmüştür. Rastgele belirlenmiş deney ve kontrol gruplarının her birinde 20 şer öğrenci bulunmaktadır. Çalışmada, nicel ve nitel araştırma desenleri birlikte kulla-nılmıştır. Veri toplama aracı olarak “Cebirsel İfadeler Ba-şarı Testi” ve “Yarı Yapılandırılmış Görüşme Soruları” kullanılmıştır. Yapılan istatistiksel çalışmalar sonucunda cebirsel ifadeler konusunda 5E öğrenme modeline göre hazırlanan ders etkinliklerinin öğrencilerin akademik başa-rılarına anlamlı bir katkı sağladığı görülmüştür. Ayrıca, 5E öğrenme modeli etkinlikleri ile destekli işlenen derslerin daha eğlenceli geçtiği, ilgi ve motivasyonu arttırdığı ve kalıcı olduğu sonuçlarına ulaşılmıştır.
Okul Öncesinde Fen Eğitimine Yönelik Öz Yeterlik Ölçeğinin Geliştirilmesi
Authors: BULDUR Aycan , ALİSİNANOĞLU Fatma
Published: January 2020

Bu araştırmada okul öncesi öğretmen adaylarının fen eğitimine yönelik öz yeterliklerini belirlemekte kullanılması amacıyla “Okul Öncesinde Fen Eğitimine Yönelik Öz Yeterlik Ölçeği” (OFEYÖÖ) geliştirilmiştir. Ölçek geliştirme çalışmasının çalışma grubunu iki farklı devlet üniversitesinin Okul Öncesi Öğretmenliği Anabilim dalında öğrenim gören 362 öğretmen adayı oluşturmuştur. Ölçek geliştirme çalışmasının ilk aşamasında doküman incelemesi yoluyla alan yazın incelemesi yapılmıştır. Daha sonra oluşturulan madde havuzu uzman görüşlerine sunulmuştur. Uzman görüşlerinden sonra elde edilen taslak form çalışma grubunda yer alan öğretmen adaylarına uygulanmıştır. Ölçeğin yapı geçerliliğini belirlemek amacıyla açımlayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizi kullanılmıştır. Beşli dereceleme sistemine göre geliştirilen ölçekte 16 madde yer almaktadır.
Üç Boyutlu Katkı Ölçeğinin Türkçe ’ye Uyarlanması: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması
Authors: ALDEMİR Abdullah , BALCI ÇELİK Seher
Published: January 2020

Bu çalışmanın amacı, üç boyutlu katkı ölçeğini Türk-çe’ye uyarlama, geçerlik ve güvenirlik analizlerini yapmak-tır. Çalışma grubu ortaöğretim öğrencilerinden 14-19 yaş arası katılımcılardan oluşmaktadır (x̄= 15.81, ss=1.265). Ölçeğin yapı geçerliliği doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ile ince-lenmiştir. Üç boyutlu katkı ölçeğinin uyum geçerliliğini test edilmesinde ergenler için beş boyutlu iyi oluş modeli ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Ölçeğin güvenirlik analizi, iç tutarlılık Cron-bach alfa katsayısı ve test tekrar yöntemleri ile yapılmıştır. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizi sonunda kabul edilebilir sınırlar-da uyum iyiliği değerlerine ulaşılmış ve üç boyutlu katkı ölçeğinin üç bileşenli yapısı doğrulanmıştır. Bunlarla birlik-te korelasyon analizlerinden elde edilen sonuçlar da ölçe-ğin uyum geçerliğini sağladığını ortaya koymaktadır. Araş-tırma bulguları üç boyutlu katkı ölçeğinin geçerli ve güveni-lir bir ölçme aracı olduğunu göstermektedir.
THE STATE OF OA: A LARGE-SCALE ANALYSIS OF THE PREVALENCE AND IMPACT OF OPEN ACCESS ARTICLES
Authors: Piwowar H. , Priem J. , Larivière V. , Alperin J. P. , Matthias L. , Norlander B. , Farley A. , West J. , Haustein S.
Published: January 2020

Despite growing interest in Open Access (OA) to scholarly literature, there is an unmet need for large-scale, up-to-date, and reproducible studies assessing the prevalence and characteristics of OA. We address this need using oaDOI, an open online service that determines OA status for 67 million articles. We use three samples, each of 100,000 articles, to investigate OA in three populations: (1) all journal articles assigned a Crossref DOI, (2) recent journal articles indexed in Web of Science, and (3) articles viewed by users of Unpaywall, an open-source browser extension that lets users find OA articles using oaDOI. We estimate that at least 28% of the scholarly literature is OA (19M in total) and that this proportion is growing, driven particularly by growth in Gold and Hybrid. The most recent year analyzed (2015) also has the highest percentage of OA (45%). Because of this growth, and the fact that readers disproportionately access newer articles, we find that Unpaywall users encounter OA quite frequently: 47% of articles they view are OA. Notably, the most common mechanism for OA is not Gold, Green, or Hybrid OA, but rather an under-discussed category we dub Bronze: articles made free-to-read on the publisher website, without an explicit Open license. We also examine the citation impact of OA articles, corroborating the so-called open-access citation advantage: accounting for age and discipline, OA articles receive 18% more citations than average, an effect driven primarily by Green and Hybrid OA. We encourage further research using the free oaDOI service, as a way to inform OA policy and practice.
Parental Support, Career Exploration, and Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy in Junior High School Students
Authors: Chasanah Annisa Maulidya , Salim Rose Mini Agoes
Published: January 2020

The implementation of Curriculum 2013 brought changes to students' admissions to high school/vocational level. Students are required to choose their course earlier, with or without trial time, which marks the importance of career planning and efficacy to decide their future career for students since junior-high. This study examined the role of career exploration behavior (CEB) as a mediator between career-related parental support (CRPS) and career decision-making self-efficacy (CDSE). Data were obtained from 140 junior-high school students on grade VIII and IX in the 2018/2019 school year in the year of 2018/2019. The regression analysis showed that CRPS has significantly influenced relations with CDSE, with CEB only has a small role in partially mediating their relationship (b = .44, t(137) = 6.31, p = .000; coefficient = .22, SE = 3.91%, CI = .14 - .29). The result is fit with the social cognitive career theory (SCCT). Other results obtained from the additional analysis, instrumental assistance (b = .20, t(134) = 3.1, p = .041), and verbal encouragement (b = .16, t(134) = 2.06, p = .041) were able to influence the CDSE directly, but emotional support indirectly (coefficient = .09, SE = 3.29%, CI = .03 - .16) influences CDSE through CEB as mediator. These results may be affected by Indonesian's collectivist culture, which able to play a role in adolescents' development and their capacity to make their career-choice independently.