bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Long-term evolution of the subsidiary’s role: a qualitative perspective on a subsidiary located in Poland1
Authors: Dzikowska Marlena , Gorynia Marian
Published: May 2020

So far, very little attention has been paid to the roles of foreign subsidiaries located in Poland and if or how these roles have evolved. Simultaneously, there exists strong empirical justification for assuming these roles have been evolving over the years. Through a literature review and empirical case study of a foreign subsidiary located in Poland, this study analyzes the evolution of the subsidiary role and indicates its relations with groups of external and internal determinants. The case study examines a 10-year period of operations of a foreign subsidiary active in the automotive industry. The results indicate that the evolution of the subsidiary role encompasses factors such as markets served, functional areas of operations, and complexity of operations. The presented case study describes the complex relations among factors related to the subsidiary, HQ, and environment concerning the evolution of the subsidiary role.
Changes in the expression of TLR2 during the intestinal phase of trichinellosis
Authors: Wojtkowiak-Giera Agnieszka , Derda Monika , Wandurska-Nowak Elżbieta , Jagodziński Paweł P. , Kolasa-Wołosiuk Agnieszka , Kosik-Bogacka Danuta , Hadaś Edward
Published: May 2020

Introduction

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play an important role in fast activation of the immune response to a variety of pathogens, including parasites. In this study, we focused on TLR2, because this receptor is one of the best known and most frequently analysed members of the TLR family. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of Trichinella spiralis on expression of TLR2 during the intestinal stage of infection.

Material and Methods

The experimental material consisted of isolates prepared from the intestines (jejunum and colon) of BALB/c mice infected with T. spiralis taken at 4, 8, and 16 days post infection.

Results

Our results based on quantitative real-time PCR showed that the mRNA level for TLR2 was statistically significantly higher in the jejuna of mice infected with T. spiralis than in this tissue of uninfected mice. In addition, the presence of TLR2 protein in the intestinal phase of trichinellosis was confirmed by a strong positive immunohistochemical reaction.

Conclusion

Our results indicate that infection with T. spiralis changes the expression of TLR2 in the small intestine of the mouse host and suggest a contribution of these receptors to the host defence mechanisms during experimental trichinellosis.
Potentials of artificial intelligence in construction management
Authors: Eber Wolfgang
Published: May 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) approaches have been developed since the upcoming of Information Technologies beginning in the 1950s. With rising computing power, the discussion of AI usefulness has been refuelled by new powerful algorithms and, in particular, the availability of the internet as a vast resource of unstructured data.

This gives hope to construction management in particular, since construction projects are recently becoming larger and more complex, i.e. encompassing more and more participants focusing on diverging interests while the given frames of time and budget are getting tighter. Finally, construction management is used to establish an efficient organisation of all these issues and able to predict the result with a high degree of precision and certainty.

This could be accomplished by the human mind when projects were smaller, but with the recent development human mind is clearly pushed to its limits. On this background, the possible support of AI to organisational tasks needs to be investigated on a theoretical level prior to developing tools. This paper is the extended version of the article ‘Artificial Intelligence in Construction Management – a Perspective’, presented at the Creative Construction Conference 2019 where the algorithmic and entropic scope of AI is investigated in the context of construction management. However, efficient organisation is about restructuring systems into a set of well-separated subsystems, where human intelligence is required to bring in mainly two higher principles which AI fails to provide: the ability to prioritise and creativity allowing for new approaches not derived from given data.

This paper additionally focuses on the aspect of in-situ coordination. This service is an aspect of organisation which is not separable and can therefore only be treated as self-determined subsystem, located outside of hierarchical control. At this point algorithms of AI need to be investigated not so much as to substitute human mind but to provide significant support.
Demystifying progressive design build: implementation issues and lessons learned through case study analysis
Authors: Shang Luming , Migliaccio Giovanni C.
Published: May 2020

The design–build (DB) project delivery method has been used for several decades in the US construction market. DB contracts are usually awarded on the basis of a multicriteria evaluation, with price as one of the most salient criteria. To ensure the project’s success, an owner usually has to invest enough time and effort during scoping and early design to define a program, scope, and budget, ready for procurement and price generation. However, this process can become a burden for the owner and may lengthen the project development duration. As an alternative to the traditional DB, the progressive design–build (PDB) approach permits the selection of the DB team prior to defining the project program and/or budget. PDB has the advantage of maintaining a single point of accountability and allowing team selection based mainly on qualifications, with a limited consideration of price. Under PDB, the selected team works with the project stakeholders during the early design stage, while helping the owner balance scope and budget. However, the key to the effectiveness of PDB is its provision for the ongoing and complete involvement of the owner in the early design phase. Due to the differences between PDB and the other project delivery methods (e.g., traditional DB), project teams must carefully consider several factors to ensure its successful implementation. The research team conducted a case study of the University of Washington’s pilot PDB project to complete the West Campus Utility Plant (WCUP). This paper carefully explores and summarizes the project’s entire delivery process (e.g., planning, solicitation, design, and construction), its organizational structures, and the project performance outcomes. The lessons learned from the WCUP project will contribute to best practices for future PDB implementation.
Study to Develop a Co-Relationship between Water Quality and Land use Pattern as Index of Riverine Wetland with Statistical Approach
Authors: Biswas Roy Malabika , Kumar Abhishek , Ghosh Arnab , Roy Pankaj Kumar
Published: May 2020

This investigation additionally recognizes partner cooperation issue and furthermore to moderate the real issue through subjective and quantitative appraisal of riverine wetland. Considering a floodplain wetland in rustic West Bengal, the concentration was extended to perceive the type of wetland capacities as per the idea of individuals’ contribution by group examination. Be that as it may, NDVI was connected to ponder the total weeds condition into the wetland to decide the connection between Water Quality Index (WQI) with Normalized Difference Vegatation Index (NDVI) and its impact on valuation. In ANOVA, which is computed by MINITAB programming, centrality level was lower than 0.05 for each case.
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for the treatment of primary lung cancer in recipients of lung transplant
Authors: Moore Assaf , Kramer Mordechai R. , Rosengarten Dror , Shtraichman Osnat , Zer Alona , Dudnik Elizabeth , Korzets Yasmin , Allen Aaron M.
Published: May 2020

Background

Lung transplantation is a life-saving treatment for patients with end stage lung disease. There may be a higher incidence of lung cancer in lung transplant recipients, and these cancers tend to be diagnosed at a more advanced stage. There is very little data on the safety and efficacy of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for lesions in the native lung in lung-transplant recipients.

Patients and methods

A retrospective chart review of all patients who have undergone lung transplantation and were treated with SBRT for lung cancer in the native lung in the Davidoff Cancer Center was performed.

Results

Four patients who were treated with SBRT to a total of 5 lesions were included. Two patients were treated without histological confirmation of malignancy. All cases were discussed in a multidisciplinary tumor board before being referred for radiotherapy. Standard SBRT dosing was used. Responses were assessed by imaging. Three lesions exhibited a complete response and two lesions had a partial response. The patients who had partial responses developed distant metastases and died shortly. No patient developed measurable toxicity.

Conclusions

SBRT is effective and safe for the management of lung cancer in lung-transplant patients. Standard dose and fractionation can be used.
Gentrification and functional change in Budapest – ‘ruin bars’ and the commodification of housing in a post-socialist context
Authors: Olt Gergely , Csizmady Adrienne
Published: May 2020

The growth of the tourism and hospitality industry played an important role in the gentrification of the post-socialist city of Budapest. Although disinvestment was present, reinvestment was moderate for decades after 1989. Privatisation of individual tenancies and the consequent fragmented ownership structure of heritage buildings made refurbishment and reinvestment less profitable. Because of local contextual factors and global changes in consumption habits, the function of the dilapidated 19th century housing stock transformed in the 2000s, and the residential neighbourhood which was the subject of the research turned into the so called ‘party district’. The process was followed in our ongoing field research. The functional change made possible speculative investment in inner city housing and played a major role in the commodification of the disinvested housing stock.
Transferring Urban Mobility Studies in Tehran, Istanbul, and Cairo to Other Large MENA Cities: Steps toward Sustainable Transport
Authors: Masoumi Houshmand , Fruth Erik
Published: May 2020

The number of urban mobility studies and projects in the three large metropoles of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Tehran, Istanbul, and Cairo, is growing while other large cities do not enjoy a large share. It would be efficient for those other large cities to adapt the experiences, projects, and studies of Tehran, Istanbul, and Cairo to their own contexts. This paper can help facilitate that adaptation. It investigates the transferability and generalisability of the findings of a recent publication by the lead author on mobility choices in Tehran, Istanbul, and Cairo to some other large cities of more than one million inhabitants in the MENA region. The discussion provided here can provide decision-makers in the MENA region with guidance on how to utilise the findings from a recent study on Tehran/Istanbul/Cairo in their own contexts. T-tests were conducted to test the comparability of the three base cities with a sample 57 others with populations of over one million people. The results show that it would be possible to adapt the urban mobility studies of the three base megacities to 3 to 27 cities based on different criteria. Key suggestions identified by this study include providing local accessibility, neighbourhood facilities, and cycling facilities as well as removing social and legal constraints to cycling, advertising cycling, informing people about the harm arising from the overuse of cars, and increasing street connectivity by adding intersections. According to the findings, these evidence-based recommendations can enhance sustainable mobility for the inhabitants of up to 27 large cities.
Addressing Socio-technical Issues in Built Environment Research: A Philosophical Premise
Authors: Daniel Maren Mallo , Molwus Jurbe Joseph , Nkup Joseph Tanko , Wuyokwe Nenrot Gombwer
Published: May 2020

Researchers within the built environment disciplines have increasingly drawn on a plurality of social methods in order to enrich their research. Three decades down the line the place of philosophy in the choice of appropriate research methods is yet to be appreciated by some built environment researchers. Consequently, a lack of adventure in interpretive research, wrong choice of methods and underrepresentation of the qualitative approach are reported, which suggests the existence of a knowledge gap. This study is aimed at illustrating the philosophical premise for employing social research methods to address socio-technical issues in built environment research. In achieving this, reference was made to a fire incident in a student dormitory in Nigeria as a problem upon which contrasting–subjectivist and objectivist–philosophical positions were examined. The consideration of these philosophical positions and the choices that resulted from both spectrums were seen to have their strengths and weaknesses. To offset the weaknesses in each approach while also leveraging on the strengths that each approach offers, the paper illustrated how a compromise–pragmatist–position can be reached to allow for the choice of, and mixing of multi-methods to solve research problems that could not be adequately solved using any single method.
Peninggalan-Peninggalan Purbakala Di Sekitar Malang
Authors: Blom J. Oey
Published: May 2020

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Efektivitas Toko Milik Rakyat (TOMIRA) dalam Mewujudkan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat di Kabupaten Kulon Progo Tahun 2018
Authors: Isyaroh Rosi Indri , Atmojo Muhammad Eko
Published: May 2020

The rise of modern shops or network shops has caused problems in the Kulon Progo community. To solve the existing problems, the Regional Government of Kulon Progo issued a policy in the form of a Regional Regulation. Regional Regulation Number 11 of 2011 concerning Protection and Empowerment of Traditional Markets and the Arrangement of Modern Shopping Centers and Stores. The special thing about this regulation is that there is a zoning system where the distance between modern shops or networking with traditional markets must be 1000 meters. Discrepancy in regulations that have been made with the reality gets a response from the Kulon Progo Regional Government by giving options such as not extending permits, being closed or taking over to the manager of the minimarket. Take Over here is defined as land acquisition so that the government does not bother to start or reopen the store under the name TOMIRA (Toko Milik Rakyat). The Kulon Progo Regent often intensified the "Bela Beli Kulon Progo" movement by utilizing the local potential of the Kulon Progo area. In grasping the Tomira program, it is assisted by the Office of Cooperatives and UMKM by providing training to cooperatives and UMKM. UMKM products that must be entered into Tomira at least 20% of all items in the store.
Effectiveness of ongoing face-to-face anti-tobacco intervention in children with asthma
Authors: Bobrowska-Korzeniowska M. , Jerzyńska J. , Mitał M. , Podlecka D. , Brzozowska A. , Stelmach I. , Stelmach W.
Published: May 2020

Background: Interventions to help parents quit smoking may yield important benefits for children with asthma. Children’s exposure to environmental tobacco smoke can be measured by reporting of an adult in the household and testing the child’s biomarker, e.g.,
cotinine. Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of “face-to-face” intervention carried out since 2016 in families with children diagnosed with asthma 3 years after beginning the anti-tobacco intervention. Methods: This
study was a follow-up to an interventional study that assessed the effectiveness of direct patient education versus educational leaflets alone about parental tobacco smoking. The patients with asthma (ages 4‐17 years) enrolled in our original intervention study conducted in 2016 were
under the care of the allergy outpatient clinic. The active group was individually educated about the harmful effects of environmental tobacco smoke on their children. The control group included patients and parents, among whom only leaflets were distributed. After 3 years of ongoing intervention,
in patients from both groups, exposure to tobacco smoking was evaluated with a questionnaire addressed to parents and/or caregivers and measurement of cotinine in children’s urine. The forced expiratory volume in the first second of expiration and fractional exhaled nitric oxide levels
were measured. Results: Seventy participants completed the study: 37 in the active group and 33 in the control group. In the active group, 27% of the parents quit smoking entirely compared with 9.4% of parents in the control group. In the group of active intervention, a
significant decrease in the cotinine level (p < 0 .001) and the number of cigarettes smoked daily were observed (p < 0.001) 3 years after the active intervention compared with values right after the intervention. In the control group, there were no significant
changes in the above-mentioned parameters. Conclusion: “Face-to-face” intervention among families with smokers were effective and lowered cotinine levels in children with asthma and the number of cigarettes smoked assessed 3 years after the intervention.
Real-world cohort study of adult and pediatric patients treated for hereditary angioedema in the United States
Authors: Tachdjian Raffi , Johnson Karin E. , Casso Deborah , Oliveria Susan A. , Devercelli Giovanna , Jain Gagan
Published: May 2020

Background: There is limited real-world evidence on hereditary angioedema (HAE) patient characteristics and health-care resource utilization (HCRU); in addition, pediatric patients have been described in small cohorts. Objective: To describe patient characteristics,
treatment patterns, and HCRU among adult and pediatric patients treated for HAE in a large U.S. cohort. Methods: This retrospective cohort study used an administrative claims data base (January 2006 to September 2015). Eligible patients with either ≥1 pharmacy claim
for HAE-indicated therapies (C1 inhibitors, ecallantide, icatibant) or ≥2 medical claims with codes associated with HAE (per medical billing codes), and ≥1 claim for androgens, fresh frozen plasma, tranexamic acid, or ε-aminocaproic acid formed a “treated cohort.” Three
nonexclusive treated cohorts were assessed: overall, pediatric, and HCRU (≥2 years of continuous enrollment during 2010‐2015). Results: Overall, 1429 patients received treatment (mean ± standard deviation [SD] age, 38.8 ±15.7 years; 62.4% female
patients; mean ± SD Charlson Comorbidity Index of 1.4 ± 2.4). Common comorbidities were allergy or anaphylaxis (51.4%) and anxiety or depression (35.8%). Diagnoses indicative of HAE attacks included swelling and/or angioedema (78.5%), abdominal pain (55.6%), and asphyxiation
(27.2%). Use of HAE-indicated medication rose between 2006 and 2015 to 81.8%, whereas androgen use declined (from 91.5% to 24.9%). Similar trends were observed in the pediatric treated cohort (n = 143). In the HCRU treated cohort (n = 538), HAE-related claims for emergency department and inpatient
admissions were observed for 36.6% and 22.3% of patients, respectively. Conclusion: In a large U.S. cohort of adult and pediatric patients who received treatments indicated or used for HAE, common comorbidities and trends in resource use denoted the substantial burden of
attacks, which reflected a continued need that recently approved long-term prophylactic treatments may help to address.
Shrimp and cockroach co-sensitization in Southern China: Association with moth sensitization
Authors: Liao Chenxi , Hu Haisheng , Huang Zhifeng , Lin Quanming , Huang Huimin , Liu Xiaoqing , Luo Wenting , Sun Baoqing
Published: May 2020

Background: Moth is a common allergen in southern China. Shrimp sensitization might be related to the moth allergen. Objective: This study investigated sensitization to moth allergen in patients in southern China sensitized to shrimp and explored the effect
of moth sensitization on different allergic diseases. Methods: Serum samples from 212 patients sensitized to shrimp were tested for specific immunoglobulin E (sIgE) to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, crab, cockroach, and moth. Results: The patients sensitized
to shrimp were co-sensitized to D. pteronyssinus (88.7%), crab (85.4%), cockroach (89.2%), and moth (92.0%). Overall, 75% of the patients sensitized to shrimp tested positive to the above allergens; only four patients were sensitized to shrimp alone. The median (interquartile range [IQR])
concentrations of sIgE to shrimp (2.66 kU/L [1.02‐6.11 kU/L] versus 1.61 kU/L [0.70‐3.67 kU/L]), crab (2.35 kU/L [0.83‐4.18 kU/L] versus 1.30 kU/L [0.59‐3.14 kU/L]), cockroach (3.78 kU/L [0.98‐6.91 kU/L] versus 1.56 kU/L [0.85‐3.17 kU/L]), and moth
(4.70 kU/L [2.98‐9.62 kU/L] versus 2.85 kU/L [1.16‐7.01 kU/L]) in patients with skin allergic diseases was significantly higher than in patients with respiratory allergic diseases (all p < 0.05). The median (IQR) concentration of sIgE to cockroach in the young
adults (2.33 kU/L [0.86‐5.56 kU/L]) was the highest among all age groups as well as to moth (young adults: 4.14 kU/L [1.93‐8.24 kU/L]). With the increasing positive class of shrimp allergen, the sIgE concentration of moth, cockroach, and crab also increased, and the optimal scaling
analysis showed that the sIgE of crab, cockroach, and moth had a strong correlation with sIgE to shrimp (Cronbach α = 93.8%). Conclusion: This study found a high rate of co-sensitization between moth, D. pteronyssinus, cockroach, and crab among patients sensitized
to shrimp and a strong correlation between shrimp, moth, and cockroach. Shrimp and cockroach co-sensitization might be related to moth allergens.
Recurrent wheezing, allergic rhinitis, and maternal asthma as predictors of asthma in children
Authors: Meireles-Neto Ilson , Pimentel Alexandre M. , Parreira Juliana N. , Fontoura Maria-Socorro H. , Nascimento-Carvalho Cristiana M.
Published: May 2020

Background: Early prediction of asthma is crucial for asthma prevention. Objective: We estimated the odds ratio (OR) of recurrent wheezing during the first 3 years of life, atopic rhinitis, and maternal asthma for asthma in school-age children (ages ≥
6 years). Methods: This case-control study was conducted in Salvador, Brazil. Medical records of children diagnosed with asthma (cases) and of children screened for pulmonary illnesses and without asthma (controls) were reviewed. Information was retrieved and registered
in standardized forms. Results: We included 125 subjects (cases) and 375 controls, whose median (percentile 25th‐percentile 75th) age was 8.1 years (6.6‐10.0 years) and 9.2 years (7.0‐11.9 years), respectively. The subjects (cases) and the controls
had at least three episodes of wheezing during the first 3 years of life (69.7% and 1.4%, respectively), a maternal history of asthma (36.0% and 4.0%, respectively), and atopic rhinitis (95.9% and 35.1%, respectively). The adjusted OR of three or more episodes of wheezing during the first
3 years of life was OR 132.5 (95% confidence interval [CI], 36.8‐477.1), of a personal history of atopic rhinitis was OR 21.3 (95% CI, 5.3‐85.0), and of maternal asthma was OR 10.2 (95% CI, 3.1‐33.6) for asthma in a logistic regression (which also included age, gender,
and maternal history of allergic rhinitis [OR insignificant for these factors]). Conclusion: Children with a history of three or more episodes of wheezing during the first 3 years of life were at least 37 times more likely to develop asthma than children without this history.
A maternal history of asthma and a personal history of atopic rhinitis are also predictors of asthma in children.
In-vitro antiulcer activities of petal extract of Crocus sativus var. cashmerianus
Authors: Kumar Vijender , Verma Poonam , Kaur Amarjit , Singh Baljinder
Published: May 2020

Medicinal plants have been known for millennia as a rich source of traditional therapeutic agents for the prevention of diseases and ailments. The aim of the present study was performed to evaluate the antiulcer activities of hydro-alcoholic extracts of petals of Crocus sativus var. Cashmerianus by in-vitro methods viz. acid neutralizing capacity and H+/K+ - ATPase inhibition activity. In acid neutralizing capacity method, the petals extract significantly reduced acidity to 6.10 at a concentration of 1000 mg/ml as compared to 11.90 with standard 500 mg/ml of Aluminium hydroxide + Magnesium hydroxide combination. However, H+/K+ - ATPase inhibition activity method, petals extract showed maximum percentage inhibition of 70.31 % at the concentration 400µg/ml as compared to 73.82 % with a similar dose of standard Omeprazole. The IC 50 value of petals extract of C. sativus var. cashmerianus is shown 100 µg/ml in comparison with standard omeprazole of 82.5 µg/ml. The study reveals that the petals extract of C. sativus var. cashmerianus may contain compounds possessing acid neutralize and enzyme inhibition activities, thus it can be used as an alternative medicine for gastrointestinal disorders.
Prickly Bush, a site with backed blades on the Brisbane River: a pilot study towards the measurement of site "disturbance"
Authors: Hall J. , Love W.R.F.
Published: May 2020

In August, 1976, while conducting a search along the Brisbane River Banks for scarred trees, one of the writers (WL) discovered stone artefacts scattered on a pathway at the edge of the river about 2km from the Queensland University campus. Further examination of the area revealed the presence of a number of backed stone artefacts among an assemblage of flakes and cores. After enlisting the aid of the Prehistory section of The University of Queensland application was made to the Aboriginal Relics Advisory Committee for permission to make a collection of this assemblage. This paper reports the basic findings of that work and initiates an inquiry into the problem of how to estimate the degree of disturbance, especially trampling, a site has received by examining stone artefacts.
Excavation of Green Ant and Echidna Shelters, Cape York Peninsula
Authors: Flood J. , Horsfall N.
Published: May 2020

This paper presents the results of archaeological excavations at Green Ant and Echidna Shelters on the Koolburra Plateau, northwest of Laura in Cape York Peninsula, north Queensland. The work was undertaken as part of a multi-attribute approach to the prehistory of the region. Such an approach to regional prehistory is exemplified by the work of Morwood in the Central Queensland Highlands who used two principal types of evidence in his study, excavated assemblages and rock art, on the basis that "as two strands in the web of evidence documenting the workings of a cultural system, a combined study of art and stone seemed to offer potential for yielding a more detailed account of the processes by which archaeological observations relate to their cultural context" (1981:1). A similar approach seemed well suited to the Koolburra Plateau, which is also extremely rich in rock art sites (Flood 1983b, 1983c).
The conjoin sequence diagram: a method of describing conjoin sets
Authors: Hiscock Peter
Published: May 2020

Conjoin analysis involves physically fitting back together objects broken in antiquity.Â  Objects which are refitted are said to be 'conjoined', and a number conjoined together are called a 'conjoin set'. Conjoin analyses of stone artefacts began over a century ago with the work of Spurrell (1980; 1984). Subsequently, this approach has been used for a number of purposes. Cahen and colleagues used the vertical separation of conjoined artefacts to measure the extent of post-depositional displacement at Old World sites (Cahen 1978; Cahen and Moyersons 1977; Cahen et al 1979; Van Noten et al 1980). A number of researchers have used conjoin data to discuss the horizontal movement of humans and their debris across living floors (eg. Leroi-Gourhan and Brezillon 1966, 1972; Frison 1968, 1974; Van Noten, et al 1980; Singer 1984). Discussions of artefact breakage have often been accompanied by drawings of refitted fragments (eg. Lenoir 1975; Mallouf 1982). By providing information about sequential blows applied to a core, conjoin analysis has also aided in the reconstruction of the knapping process (eg. Kobayashi 1970; Frison 1974; Van Noten 1975; Fasham and Ross 1978; Leach 1984). In Australia, conjoin analysis has been used to examine vertical displacement (eg. Stern 1980) and to assist reconstruction of prehistoric stoneworking technology (eg. Noetling 1908; Luebbers 1978; Witter 1977).
Current research: University College of the Northern Territory: archaeology and material culture
Authors: Walters Ian
Published: May 2020

I took up an appointment as Lecturer in Anthropology at University College of the Northern Territory from the beginning of the 1988 academic year. University College offers B.A. and B. Sc. Degrees, as well as masters and Ph.D qualifications. Undergraduate subjects and post-graduate study programs follow the University of Queensland curriculum, and degrees will initially be University of Queensland degrees, with an appropriate annotation showing that they were gained on the UCNT campus in Darwin.
Platypus Rockshelter (KBA:70), S.E. Queensland: chronological changes in site use
Authors: Hall J. , Hiscock Peter
Published: May 2020

Platypus Rockshelter is a multicomponent archaeological site set into a conglomerate cliff on the Brisbane River near Fernvale, S.E. Queensland.Â  Excavation revealed seven stratigraphic units in the smaller of two weathered cavities and these date from some 300 BP to younger than 540 BP. An abundance of bone, freshwater mussel shell, charcoal and a lesser amount of other organic material (e.g. feathers, hair, plants) was found associated with numerous stone artefacts. This good organic preservation, when linked with an internally consistent C14 dating series, a model of site formation and an initial understanding of site disturbance processes, makes it feasible to investigate variability in prehistoric human use of Platypus Rockshelter. Details concerning the site's complex stratigraphy, dating and site formation are the focus of a separate paper in this issue of QAR (Hall et al 1988). In accordance with the aims of the Moreton Region Archaeological Project - Stage II (Hall and Hiscock 1988), this companion paper presents data on the assemblage content and discard patterns in order to discuss changing site use during the Holocene. In particular we raise the issue of how the changing morphology of the shelter may have influenced the temporal pattern of cultural discard and follow with a discussion of how the nature of assemblages may be employed to tease out some factors relating to temporal changes in site use. We also offer the caveat that changes in the discard rate of cultural material through time do not necessarily reflect shifts in "occupational intensity".
Technological change at Platypus Rockshelter (KB:A70), southeast Queensland
Authors: Hiscock Peter , Hall J.
Published: May 2020

Platypus Rockshelter yielded a rich and varied assemblage of stone artefacts. In this paper we describe temporal change in the artefact assemblage and, by implication, prehistoric technology, concentrating particularly on the evidence for chert stoneworking. Readers are referred to accompanying papers by Hall et al (1988) and Hall and Hiscock (1988) in this volume of QAR for details of the stratigraphy and dating of the site. What is important to reiterate here is that the deposit provides a discontinuous sequence of occupation dating back to approximately 5300 years BP. This, plus the fact the radiocarbon samples were selected to date stratigraphic transition, means that the artefactual sequence is divided into a number of sharply-bounded analytical units, and change can be identified between but not within these units. The necessity for the cultural sequence to be subdivided in this way makes it likely that gradual changes in prehistory will be seen as episodic, and that each unit may be a compilation of a number of discrete occupation events (cf. Frankel 1988). Thus, while we employ strata as minimal units of comparison in the artefactual analysis, we make no assumptions about the uniformity within, and rate of change between, those units. The purpose of the paper is to characterize the long-term changes in the technology of the inhabitants of the site.
Small unifacial pebble cores from Fraser Island, southeast Queensland
Authors: McNiven Ian , Hiscock Peter
Published: May 2020

During the 1970's Lauer (1977, 1978) identified and collected numerous surface scatters of stone artefacts from Fraser Island in an attempt to reconstruct prehistoric Aboriginal activities. The assemblages which he recovered displayed a wide range of artefact forms, including some which had not previously been described. One class of artefact, which Lauer (1978:65-6) termed the "pebblescraper", has a distinctive morphology which he interpreted as a reflection of a woodworking function. In this paper we argue that many of these artefacts are cores made on small, thin pebbles, and that their morphology reflects an attempt by prehistoric knappers to effectively work small pieces of stone
Current Queensland archaeological research
Authors: Campbell John , Gorecki Paul
Published: May 2020

The Division of Anthropology and Archaeology of the School of Behavioural Sciences is involved in a wide range of archaeological research in Australia and overseas. As befits the location of the University, most recent and current research concerns various aspects of the archaeology of North Queensland. This summary, however, takes a wider view on Northern Sahul.
Settlement and subsistence activities along Tin Can Bay, southeast Queensland
Authors: McNiven Ian
Published: May 2020

Tin Can Bay flanks the northwestern boundary of the Cooloola region, coastal southeast Queensland. It is a rich estuarine environment emptying into the southern end of the Great Sandy Strait which separates Fraser Island from the mainland. In 1983, I undertook a survey along the eastern periphery of the bay as part of Stage 1 of the Cooloola Region Archaeological Project (McNiven 1984, 1985). The survey aimed to provide insights into the form, frequency and spatial arrangement of archaeological materials, and to integrate these results with an environmental framework. As part of Stage 2 research in the region, I re-analysed Stage 1 survey data and excavated two midden sites (McNiven 1990a). The work aimed at providing more detailed information about site location and content and a chronological perspective to the project. This paper presents preliminary results of this research, focusing upon the nature and development of associated estuarine settlement-subsistence activities. The broader spatial implications of this work have been integrated within a more encompassing regional model of settlement-subsistence behaviour (see McNiven 1990a, in press a).
Strategi Penguatan Ekonomi Kreatif Dengan Identifikasi Penta Helix Di Kabupaten Bojonegoro
Authors: Sutrisno Sutrisno , Anitasari Hening
Published: May 2020

Ekonomi kreatif di Kabupaten Bojonegoro merupakan hal yang baru, hal yang saling berpengaruh serta saling bersinergi, sehingga dibutuhkan adanya pengetahuan yang kreatif dalam menggelola keduanya. Penelitian ini, bertujuan merumuskan Strategi Pengembangan Ekonomi Kreatif Sebagai Penggerak perekonomian di Kabupaten Bojonegoro. Dengan membaca potensi ekonomi kreatif di kabupaten Bojonegoro dan Bagaimana menghasilkan Rencana Aksi yang dapat menjadi model strategi pengembangan potensi ekonomi kreatif, diharapkan Industri Kreatif mempunyai linkage dengan sektor ekonomi lainya. Metode penelitian menggunakan 3 bagian analisis yaitu ; 1) analisis deskriptif mengenai persebaran ekonomi kreatif dan impact bagi pelaku usaha di kabupaten Bojonegoro, 2) analisis potensi dan strategi pengembangan ekonomi krearif berdasarkan kawasan fisiografis wilayah menggunakan analisis SWOT, dan 3) analisis potensi dan strategi pengembangan ekonomi kreatif menggunakan strategi Penta Helix, bagian dalam analisi ini menunjukan strategi antar stakeholder sangat beragam, dan yang paling berpengaruh sebagai penggerak ekonomi adalah kominitas dan pelaku bisnis, pemerintah hadir untuk dapat membuat regulasi dan memfasilitasi kolaborasi di antara stakeholder
O Encontro de Carl Gustav Jung com a Filosofia
Authors: Stigar Robson , Ruthes Vanessa Roberta Massambani
Published: May 2020

O presente artigo busca analisar a relação de elementos presentes na teoria de Jung sobre a psiqué humana com teorias de filósofos que lhe eram contemporâneos. Em Kant, encon-tramos as referências sobre categorias a priori, que compõem a psiqué huma-na e a forma como essa percebe a realidade. Na obra de Nietzsche vamos encontrar os elementos relacionados a uma natureza comportamental de caráter comunitário, a partir da qual, os indivíduos realizam suas escolhas a partir de categorias presentes em determinado grupo social. Em Darwin, vamos encontrar elementos que nos permitem compreender a existência de formas genéticas basilares, que não são modificadas pelo processo de adaptação da realidade. Por fim, em Freud, vamos encontrar os elementos que fundamentam a existência de outras estruturas da psiqué que convi-vem com a consciência. Com essas análises, pretendemos demonstrar que a psicologia analítica, como fi-cou conhecida a corrente de psicologia de Jung, foi profundamente influencia-da pela filosofia.
A História da Hermenêutica Segundo Paul Ricoeur
Authors: Aquino Júnior Francisco
Published: May 2020

A hermenêutica é um dos movimentos filosóficos mais importantes, mais fecundos e mais criativos do século XX e Paul Ricoeur é um dos nomes mais representativos desse movimento. Ele estabelece um diálogo crítico-criativo com a história da hermenêutica, enfrentando suas aporias e alargando seus horizontes e, assim, oferece um acesso histórico-sistemático privilegiado ao movimento hermenêutico. Esse estudo está centrado em sua retomada histórica da hermenêutica. Começa justificando a opção de abordagem histórica da hermenêutica a partir de Ricoeur para, em seguida, apresentar sua “descrição” ou seu “balanço” da “história recente da hermenêutica”.
A Filosofia da Mente no Século XXI
Authors: Teixeira João de Fernandes
Published: May 2020

O artigo aborda o estado da arte da filosofia no século XXI a partir de uma análise do problema mente-cérebro. A proposta é que esse problema seja abordado com as ferramentas disponibilizadas pela Ciência Cognitiva e pela Psicologia. O foco da abordagem deve ser a psicologia popular, pela sua robustez e paraconsistência.
Efeitos do método pilates na funcionalidade e qualidade de vida na doença de Parkinson
Authors: Araújo Lydiane Kellen Benneterre de , Silva Leilane da Fonseca de Oliveira , Mineshita Larissa Natsumi Hosoda , Lopes Marlyce Brasil , Crisostomo Bento Edgar de Almeida , Rocha Larissa Salgado de Oliveira , Batista Elysson Raul Ferreira , Brito Ana Júlia Cunha , Sá Mariana dos Anjos Furtado de , Silva Dayse Danielle de Oliveira
Published: May 2020

Objetivo: Avaliar os efeitos do Método Pilates sobre a funcionalidade e qualidade de vida (QV) em indivíduos com a Doença de Parkinson (DP). Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo piloto randomizado, do tipo duplo cego e controlado. A amostra inicial foi composta por 20 indivíduos com a DP, de ambos os sexos, com idade média de 64,5 + 7,2 anos, subdivididos em: Grupo Pilates (GP), submetidos a um protocolo baseado no método Pilates, e Grupo Controle (GC) submetidos a um protocolo de cinesioterapia, ambos trabalhavam os mesmos grupos musculares e realizaram duas sessões semanais, com duração de 45 minutos, totalizando 10 sessões. Os instrumentos utilizados foram o Unified Parkinson`s Disease Scale (UPDRS), Questionário de Qualidade de vida PDQ-39, e a Escala de Hoehn & Yahr (HY - Degree of Disability Scale). Resultados: Apenas 12 participantes concluíram o protocolo, GP=7 e GC=5. Foram observadas diferenças intragrupos nos aspectos clínicos gerais da DP (UPDRST) do GP (p=0.046), sem interferir de forma significativa sobre a funcionalidade (UPDRSII e UPDRSIII) e a QV. Conclusão: O Método Pilates, comparado à cinesioterapia, apresentou melhores efeitos sobre os aspectos clínicos gerais da DP mas não influenciou a funcionalidade e a QV nos participantes analisados.
Production and characterization of Green Iron Oxide nanoparticles with antifungal properties against fungal pathogens
Authors: Momanyi Kerubo Rachael  , Rajiv P
Published: May 2020

In this study, iron oxide nanoparticles were synthesized throughthe green chemistry method. It involved the use of plant extract for synthesis of metal oxide nanomaterials. Aqueous extract of Tridaxprocumbenswas employed for the production of iron oxide nanoparticles.  T. procumbens is a weed and it has good medicinal properties.The green chemistry approach provides a simple, cost-effective and eco-innovative method to the synthesis of nanomaterials as compared to the other alternative methods. Phase, crystal, surface chemistry, size, shape and element composition of nanoparticles were assessed and determined by various techniques like Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR),X-Ray diffraction (XRD),Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy dispersion X-Ray (EDX). In addition, the antifungal properties of the biosynthesized nanoparticles were investigated against plant fungal pathogens. Spherical-shaped nanoparticles with a size of 26 ± 5 nm were obtained using the extract of T. procumbens.  Bio-molecules from T. procumbens served as reducing, cappingand stabilizing agents for the fabrication of nanoparticles. The highest zone of inhibition was obtained in S. rolfsii(16.5 ± 0.5)at 50 µg/ml of concentration of TFeONPs. Biosynthesized TFeONPs were capable of inhibiting the growth of fungal pathogens such as S. rolfsii and F. oxysporumand they might beemployed as antifungal agents in agriculture to control fungal infections.
Kinetics of ascorbic acid loss during thermal treatment in different pH buffer solutions and the presence of oxygen
Authors: Thuy N.M. , Ha H.T.N. , Tai N.V.
Published: May 2020

Ascorbic acid stability is greatly influenced by temperature, oxygen content. Both
exposures to oxygen and prolonged heating in the presence of oxygen destroy ascorbic
acid. Thermal degradation kinetics of ascorbic acid in sodium acetate buffer (0.2 M, pH
5.0) and sodium phosphate buffer (0.1 M, pH 7.0) were studied at the temperature range
of 80 to 100°C and the different molar ratio between oxygen and ascorbic acid. The
obtained results showed that the decrease in AA concentration as a function of time at
constant temperature occurred in two phases. The biphasic model was used to describe the
loss of AA in aqueous solution due to thermal treatment. The AA degradation had
occurred during thermal processing probably due to oxidation (aerobic degradation).
When the oxygen was totally used up, the anaerobic degradation dominated and took
place much more slowly than aerobic degradation. At low AA concentration (≈0.28 mM)
and an oxygen concentration of 0.25 mM, most of the degradation of AA occurred under
aerobic conditions, however, AA was further degraded through an anaerobic pathway at a
higher ratio of AA to oxygen concentration [0.57:0.25 (mM:mM) and 1.42:0.25
(mM:mM)]. The estimated activated energy Ea values, the temperature sensitivity of the kvalues was lower at pH 7.0 than at pH 5.0. Studying the degradation of ascorbic in a
model system is essential in order to fully understood and applied effectively in food
products processing.
Lease: Problematic Aspects of Accounting and Reporting Information Formation
Authors: Druzhilovskaya T. Yu. , Druzhilovskaya E. S.
Published: May 2020

In the light of the recently adopted new Russian and international standards in accounting and tax accounting, significant changes in the regulation of lease accounting have been made. Unfortunately, the newly adopted rules are not always ideal in terms of their practical application. The article is devoted to a critical analysis of the regulations of the international standard IFRS (IFRS) 16 “Lease” and the Russian standard FSBU25/2018 “Lease Accounting.” The methodological basis of the study includes a critical analysis of the new requirements for accounting for lease transactions in the systems of Russian and international standards in terms of their validity, logic and completeness. The result of the study is the justification of the presence of both positive and problematic aspects in the innovations introduced in the regulation of accounting for leases in IFRS16 and in the Russian standard FSBU25/2018. Recommendations have been made to address the problematic issues of lease accounting and reporting information. The theoretical and practical significance of the study lies in the possibility of using its results in the preparation of new and improved existing accounting regulations in the process of its further development at the national and international levels.
O ścieżce równowagi między techniką i humanistyką w rozwoju inżyniera
Authors: Cywiński Zbigniew
Published: May 2020

Praca zawiera refleksje autora o własnym rozwoju jako człowieka nauki i techniki. Doświadczenia młodości wskazują, że taki rozwój jest najbardziej korzystny, gdy poprzedzony jest dojrzałym wykształceniem ogólnym w szkole średniej i gdy – podczas studiów technicznych – poparty jest pogłębianiem różnych idei humanizmu. Taka opinia jest wysoce właściwa, ponieważ współczesny inżynier w swojej zawodowej praktyce musi odpowiadać nie tylko na pytanie „Jak”, ale też – coraz częściej – na pytanie „Dlaczego”. To ostatnie jest mocno powiązane z aktualnym problemem zrównoważonego rozwoju świata, który obejmuje różne aspekty filozofii, etyki, estetyki, ekologii, środowiska, dziedzictwa, ekonomii, społeczeństwa i relacji międzyludzkich w sensie – krajobrazu kulturowego.
COMPARISON OF QUICKSORT AND MERGESORT METHOD FOR USER INTERFACE AND USER EXPERIENCE ASSESSMENT IN ADISUTJIPTO COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Authors: Abidin Muhammad Zainal , Nugraheny Dwi , Indrianingsih Yuliani
Published: May 2020

This study is intended to assess the user interface and user experience on the Adisutjipto College of Technology website using the mergesort method and compared with the quicksort method in finding the highest value of several variables or elements that are categorized as good or good in order to improve the quality of the Adisutjipto College of Technology website. The results of the study show that the quicksort method is faster in the process of calculating questionnaire data than the merge method with an average time record of 0.476667 seconds for the quicksort method and 0.576667 seconds for the mergesort method. The results of the comparison of the two methods on the questionnaire website to assess the accuracy in terms of user interface and user experience on the Adisutjipto College of Technology website, that the mergesort method is more accurate than the quicksort method, the Usability category scores the highest, while the Expressive aesthentics category has the lowest value
Hubungan daya tahan otot lengan dan percaya diri dengan kemampuan renang 50 meter gaya dada
Authors: Sin Tjung Hauw
Published: May 2020

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between endurance of the arm muscles and confidence in the ability to swim 50 meters breaststroke. The population numbered 39 athele and 32 samples were taken using the purposive sampling technique. This type of research uses descriptive correlational. The instruments used were pull-up tests, confidence questionnaires and the ability to swim 50 meters breaststroke. Data analysis uses simple correlation and multiple correlation. The results of the study were significant> 0.05, indicating that: (1) There was a correlation between endurance of the arm muscles and swimming ability of 50 meters breaststroke. (2) There is a relationship of confidence with the ability to swim 50 meters breaststroke. (3) There is a relationship between endurance of the arm muscles and confidence with the ability to swim 50 meters breaststroke.