bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ECOLOGICAL HYGIENIC ASSESSMENT of the ENVIRONMENT OF ADJACENT TERRITORIES OF ZONES OF ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACT
Authors: Khanturina Gulnara R. , Seytkasymova G. Zh. , Fedorova I. A.
Published: May 2019

The ecological and hygienic assessment of environmental areas adjacent to the zones of anthropogenic exposure in the cold season of the year. As the object of research there was chosen ecologically unfavorable Aral Sea region -settlement Aiteke bi in the - Kyzylorda region of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The aim of research was to identify chemical pollutants in the environment of the settlement of Aiteke Bi. During the execution of the study there was used a complex of modern certified ecological-hygienic, chemical-analytical and static methods of the analysis (photoionizing, electrochemical, optical, photometric, complexonometric, weight, titrimetric). Results of the study of ambient air showed the excess of the concentration of suspended particulate matter 1.78 MPC daily averages, the value of Air Pollution Index (API ) was low (API4= 1.3 c.u.). The quantitative chemical analysis of drinking water showed the presence of low concentrations of heavy metals: cadmium - 0,3MPC, nickel - 0.5MPC, iron - 0.4MPC, zinc - 0.6MPC, cobalt - 0.4MPC (water pollution index (WPI)= 0.2 cu), clean water is of quality class 2. There was revealed a low level of soil contamination (Zc =0.1 c.u.), however, observed in all samples there were noted excesses of sulfate MPC (by to 193.8 times) and chlorides (3.9 times). Concentrations of polluting chemicals discovered in the total territory of the settlement of Aiteke bi are related to the activity of more than twenty-one companies producing oxygen, building materials, metal plastic products, executing the exploration and production of minerals. Each out of the identified chemical impurities is widely used in manufacturing, thereby is accumulated in the environment and easily gets into the body with both food and water, and via air inhalation. There is observed a chronic intake of chemical contaminants.
Prefactibilidad para una plantación de una hectárea de maracuyá en San Pablo de Turrubares.
Authors: Flores Peralta Jorge , Barboza Navarro David , Montero Solís Nataly , González Blanco Carlos
Published: May 2019

Con este estudio de prefactibilidad se pretende conocer la viabilidad económica de un sistema de producción de maracuyá amarillo en la zona de San Pablo de Turrubares, en la provincia de San José, que cuenta con las condiciones edafoclimáticas óptimas para el desarrollo y la producción de la planta, considerando la comercialización del fruto en el mercado mayorista en el Centro Nacional de Abastecimiento y Distribución de Alimentos (CENADA).

También se pretende generar conocimiento acerca de un producto no tradicional en el sector primario de la economía costarricense, fomentando el desarrollo, siendo esto una herramienta de consulta para productores interesados en conocer acerca de la rentabilidad del cultivo en cuanto a oportunidades de comercialización, y así fomentar la diversificación agrícola nacional a través de los productos no tradicionales.

El periodo de evaluación para el proyecto fue de 7 años, tiempo que abarca dos ciclos completos del cultivo, lo que permitió conocer si el mismo es rentable a un mediano plazo. Para esto se elaboró y desarrolló el estudio técnico, socioeconómico y político, organizacional y legal, financiero y de mercado y un análisis de aspectos ambientales. Al finalizar el periodo de evaluación se obtuvo un Valor Actual Neto (VAN) de 1.073.470 colones y una Tasa Interna Retorno (TIR) del 20,42%, lo anterior a una tasa de costo de capital del 19,05%.
Alcohol Use During Lactation and Offspring Outcomes
Authors: Genna Catherine Watson
Published: May 2019

News reports of decreased nonverbal reasoning in 6-year-old children exposed to alcohol in breast milk have ignited both concern about drinking during lactation and accusations of mother-shaming. Lactation consultants are often asked about the safety of drinking alcoholic beverages during lactation. Placing this study in the context of other research about alcohol use by lactating parents and the outcomes for their children can help provide evidence to support continued breastfeeding and child safety.
Implicancias del uso estratégico de las funciones de la evaluación en el logro de las competencias específicas
Authors: Mónica Fabiola Ramos Neyra Mónica Fabiola
Published: May 2019

El desarrollo de competencias genéricas y específicas en los futuros profesionales se logra a través de la articulación entre los modelos educativos y curriculares que brindan un sello institucional al perfil de egreso de los estudiantes según sea la carrera profesional abordada, la sistematización de prácticas docentes que evidencien un uso estratégico de la metodología y didáctica así como de la evaluación. En este artículo, se abordan las implicancias entre el uso estratégico de la función diagnóstica, formativa y sumativa de la evaluación frente a los niveles de logro de las competencias específicas.
El tsunami de la inmunoterapia en cáncer
Authors: Gómez Henry L. , Pinto Joseph A.
Published: May 2019

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DEMPSTER SHAFER'S ROLE IN THE EXPERT SYSTEM IN DIAGNOSING PET SKIN DISEASES
Authors: Malinda Gita , Farmadi Andi , Aziz Muliadi
Published: May 2019

Cats are pets that are very close to humans. Infectious pet diseases can sometimes spread quickly and can be fatal, both in animals and humans. For early prevention, the pet disease must be immediately known which in this case is a cat skin disease. To find out the diagnosis of cat skin disease using the Dempster-Shafer method. So that the results obtained the strongest confidence value of cat skin disease {A1, A3, A4} which is equal to 0.48, which was obtained from three existing symptoms, namely wet dry crust, moist inner moist ear and frequent scratching.

Keywords: Cats, Expert System, Dempster Shafer.

Kucing merupakan hewan peliharaan yang sangat dekat dengan manusia.. Penyakit hewan peliharaan yang menular terkadang dapat menyebar secara cepat dan dapat berakibat fatal, baik pada hewan dan manusia. Untuk pencegahan dini maka penyakit hewan peliharaan tersebut harus segera diketahui yang dalam kasus ini adalah penyakit kulit kucing. Untuk mengetahui diagnose penyakit kulit kucing tersebut menggunakan metode dempster-shafer. Sehingga memproleh hasil Nilai keyakinan paling kuat terhadap penyakit kulit kucing  {A1,A3,A4} yaitu sebesar 0,48, yang didapat dari tiga gejala yang ada yaitu kerak kering basah, bagian dalam telinga basah lembab dan sering menggaruk.

Kata kunci: Kucing, Sistem Pakar, Dempster Shafer.
Allelic variants of human genes affecting HIV intracellular life cycle and regulating immune response to HIV infection
Authors: Khaitov R. M. , Alexeev L. P. , Gudima G. O. , Kofiadi I. A.
Published: May 2019

Host genetic factors influencing the intracellular part of HIV live cycle and regulating of HIV-specific immune response are reviewed. Its include genes coding proteins which support viral replication and assembly of new virions, genes coding antiviral defense proteins, HLA genes and some others. Variants of these genes and its compositions affect individual succeptibility/resistance to HIV infection, influence the pathogenesis of the disease and also associate with efficacy of antiretroviral therapy.
Genetic factors influencing HIV entry into target cells
Authors: Khaitov R. M. , Alexeev L. P. , Kofiadi I. A. , Gudima G. O.
Published: May 2019

Succeptibility to HIV and the dynamics of HIV infection progression to AIDS are dependent on unique individual factors. Revealing genetic features of natural resistance to HIV infection is of great importance for the development of effective strategies for disease control. This review presents an analysis of host gene alleles coding receptors and their ligands participating in viral entrance to target cell. These allelic variants and their combinations can have a significant influence on the individual resistance/sensitivity to HIV infection and may be associated with the HIV infection progression to AIDS.
Microbicides for topical immunoprevention of HIV infection
Authors: Zhernov Yu. V. , Khaitov M. R.
Published: May 2019

Microbicides are antiseptic topical drugs that help directly or indirectly inhibit the penetration of an infectious agent into the human body, thereby preventing the sexual transmission of HIV-infection and other sexually transmitted diseases. Microbicides have an antiviral mechanism of action in the sexual transmission of HIV and affect the components of mucosal immunity in the vagina. In this article, the pharmaceutical and biomedical aspects of microbicide application are examined and diverse classifications of microbicides are presented. For each group of chemicals, the most important representatives and their mechanisms of action are described. This article also presents the structure and function of mucosal immunity, and shows the importance of the mucosal immune response in the sexual transmission of HIV. This work also exhibits the experimental models for testing of candidate microbicides. For each compound described, a review of preclinical research and clinical trials is provided, covering its development as a microbicide. This paper gives an overview of microbicides, a new class of chemically diverse immunobiological medications reducing the risk of sexual transmission of HIV. The use of microbicides is believed to curb the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the nearest future.
Immune paradigm and immunosuppressive dominance in the pathogenesis of major diseases of the modern man
Authors: Kozlov V. A.
Published: May 2019

The article discusses the determining role of immunopathogenesis of the main diseases of the modern man (cancer, atherosclerosis, autoimmune, allergic and infectious diseases). In this regard, the concept of «immune paradigm» is introduced. There is evidence that any pathology is based on the classical immune response to the antigen, whether auto- or xenoantigen, with all stages of its development and parallel changes in the state of immune tolerance: its breakdown in cases of autoimmune and allergic diseases and atherosclerosis; its establishment in cases of cancer and infectious diseases. In the meantime, it is emphasized that the immunopathogenesis is based on insufficient or increased function of immunocompetent regulatory cells with suppressive activity. Here the concept of «immunosuppressive dominant» is introduced. Finally, we discuss the need for fundamental changes in treatment of these diseases, with a focus on molecular and cellular immunotherapy methods and development of integrated approaches to their application.
Allergen-associated molecular patterns: a new trend in modern allergology
Authors: Sviridova V. S. , Isaev P. Yu. , Klimov V. V. , Romanova M. I. , Koshkarova N. S.
Published: May 2019

Over the last decade the role of innate immunity has been known to be crucial for the activation of adaptive immune system. The main triggers that upregulate reactions of innate immunity are small exogenous molecules with conserved motifs, molecular patterns. The article discusses a variety of possible roles of molecular patterns in the immune mechanisms, including the participation of Allergen Associated Molecular Patterns (AAMPs) in allergic processes.
Duration of the Phenological Stages of Peach Trees at Tropics
Authors: Tadeu Maraisa Helen , Pio Rafael , Silva Gabi Nunes , Olmstead Mercy , Cruz Cosme Damião , Souza Filipe Bittencourt Machado de , Bisi Rayane Barcelos , Locatelli Guilherme
Published: May 2019

This study aims to evaluate the duration of the phenological stages and determine the adaptability and stability of reproductive and vegetative phases of peach trees under tropics with the purpose of optimizing the production system. The experiment was set up in a randomized plot design with 23 cultivars (‘Aurora-1’, ‘Biuti’, ‘Bonão’, ‘Centenário’, ‘Charme’, ‘Delicioso Precoce’, ‘Diamante’, ‘Douçura-2’, ‘Douradão’, ‘Dourado-2’, ‘Eldorado’, ‘Flordaprince’, ‘Jóia-3’, ‘Kampai’, ‘Libra’, ‘Maciel’, ‘Maravilha’, ‘Marli’, ‘Okinawa’, ‘Ouromel-4’, ‘Premier’, ‘Régis’, and ‘Tropical’) in 2014-2016. The average duration (in days) for the three years, between pruning day and each phenological stage (OS - sprouted buds had opened, onset of flowering – OF, full bloom – FB, end of flowering – EF, beginning of fruit harvest - BH, and end of harvest - EH) in each plot, was evaluated through visual observations including the chill hours accumulation(CA) of each cultivar for accumulated number of hours with temperatures (≤7.2°C), (≤12°C) and (≥25℃), the thermal demand, expressed in degree-days of development (GDD) and the adaptability and stability of OS and EH. ‘Eldorado’ was the latest-ripening cultivar and the precocious cultivars were earliest ripening ‘Aurora-1’, ‘Centenário’, ‘Flordaprince’, ‘Kampai’ when considering OS, OF, FB and EF. The cultivar ‘Eldorado’ was sooner considering BH and EH, but it has a high standard deviation; that is, high variation among the years. The latest, when considering BH and EH, was the cultivar ‘Biuti’. Overall, 2016 was the year with the highest CA (≤7.2 ℃ and ≤12 ℃) and with more hours under warm temperatures (≥25 ℃) for OS, OF and FB. Regarding GDD until OS, OF and FB the cultivar with the highest GDD was ‘Eldorado’ and the lowest were ‘Aurora-1’, ‘Centenário’, ‘Flordaprince’, ‘Jóia-3’, ‘Kampai’, ‘Okinawa’, ‘Régis’ and ‘Tropical’. ‘Biuti’ had the highest GDD for BH while the lowest was ‘Eldorado’. ‘Douçura-2’ had general adaptability for OS and EH. The most precocious cultivars, with the greatest adaptability for sprouting and flowering in the tropics, were ‘Aurora-1’, ‘Joía-3’, ‘Kampai’, and ‘Tropical’.
Full IoT Lora School Building Management System
Authors: Mataloto Bruno , Ferreira Joao C. , Cruz Nuno
Published: May 2019

In this research paper we describe the development phase of a low-cost LoRa IoT solution applied to a kindergarten school with three years results. A set of sensors solution was developed in a LoRa communication board, battery powered, providing a simplified setup process. These sensors were used in order to measure temperature, humidity, luminosity, air quality and presence. Also, energy monitor solutions were integrated. The acquired data is transmitted and analysed for knowledge extraction, identifying savings and other related KPIs. From data, automatic saving actions were performed towards heating and cooling systems, lighting and a set of if-then actions were developed for automatic cost-saving actions, based on infrared signals to heating/cooling systems using some procedure of external command devices. This approach avoids the usage of proprietary vendor solutions in a flexible approach that can easily be deployed to any building facility. This is an important achievement since most of the building consumption is based on heating and cooling systems. In a three years test of the solution, the total energy consumption savings surpassed 20%
Photodetector Fast Spectral Response Estimation Using Black Body Radiation
Authors: Rossi Massimiliano , Liberati Riccardo , Del Paggio Alessio
Published: May 2019

We propose a method for the estimation of the spectral response of a photodetector, using only the variation of the temperature of a black body source without the need of an expensive monochromator or a circular filter. The proposed method is suitable especially for infrared detectors in which the cut – off wavelength and the responsivity vs. wavelength is not exactly known. The method provides a rough estimation of the curve S(l) solving a Fredholm integral equation of the first kind. The precision of this technique depends on the number of temperatures at which the detector output is measured. Some example is given in order to better explain the proposed technique.
On p-adic Gamma Function Related to q-Daehee Polynomials and Numbers
Authors: Duran Ugur , Acikgoz Mehmet
Published: May 2019

In this paper, we investigate p-adic q-integral (q-Volkenborn integral) on ℤ_{p} of p-adic gamma function via their Mahler expansions. We also derived two q-Volkenborn integrals of p-adic gamma function in terms of q-Daehee polynomials and numbers and q-Daehee polynomials and numbers of the second kind. Moreover, we discover q-Volkenborn integral of the derivative of p-adic gamma function. We acquire the relationship between the p-adic gamma function and Stirling numbers of the first kind. We finally develop a novel and interesting representation for the p-adic Euler constant by means of the q-Daehee polynomials and numbers.
First Clinical Experience with a Carbon-Fibre-Reinforced PEEK Composite Plating System for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Authors: Milavec Helena , Kellner Christoph , Ravikumar Nivetha , Lerch Till , Hoppe Sven , Deml Moritz C. , Albers Chrisoph E. , Bigdon Sebastian F. , Kumar Naresh , Benneker Lorin M.
Published: May 2019

Carbon fibre reinforced polyetheretherketone (CFR-PEEK) is a suitable material to replace metal implants in orthopaedic surgery. The radiolucency allows optimal visualization of bone and soft tissue. We aimed to assess performance and radiological and clinical outcomes of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) with CFR-PEEK anterior cervical plating (ACP) under first use clinical conditions. We retrospectively studied data of 42 patients undergoing ACDF with CFR-PEEK ACP between 2011 and 2016. We assessed clinical and radiological parameters preoperatively, immediately post-operative and after a 12-month follow-up period. Patients’ satisfaction was excellent, good, fair and poor in 12, 19, 3, and 1 respectively. 2 patients developed dysphagia. No hardware failure occurred. Compared to preoperative radiographs, we observed a gain of global cervical lordosis and segmental lordosis (7.4±10.1 and 5.6±7.1 degrees respectively) at 12-month follow-up. Bridwell interbody fusion grades I, II, and III were observed in 22, 6, and 7 Pts respectively. The 12-month adjacent segment degeneration-free and adjacent segment disease-free survival rates were 93.1% and 96.3% respectively. In conclusion, CFR-PEEK ACP shows positive outcomes in terms of implant safety, radiological outcomes and functional recovery and is suitable for ACDF in trauma, degenerative disease and tumours. Radiolucency and the absence of imaging artefacts enable precise radiological follow-up.
MONETARY TRANSMISSION MECHANISM UNDER DUAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM IN INDONESIA: CREDIT-FINANCING CHANNEL
Authors: Fikri Reza Jamilah
Published: May 2019

The presence of Islamic and conventional banking in the dual financial system of Indonesia equally hold the role as financial intermediator which theoretically banks collect fund from the debitors to be distributed to creditors. However, along with the changing of time there has been a development in the financial industry, when financial deregulation occurs, where the role of providing credit is not only owned by the banks but also other financial institutions. As the result, banks are no longer considered as the center of financial intermediation but could be replaced by other financial instruments. This study aims to reconsider the role of banking as financial intermediation in the monetary transmission mechanism using three methodoligal approaches which  are Vector Autoregression and Vector Error Correction Model (VAR-VECM), Error Correction Model (ECM), and Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL). The long-term results of ECM and VECM estimations both show that credit and finacing channel are still relevant to be employed in the monetary transmission mechanism after the development of financial sector and the change of monetary policy, yet only have an impact to economy and do not give effect to inflation. While the result of ARDL estimation indicates that none of the variables affect the  monetary policy objectives which means that credit and financing channel are considered to be getting weaker in the monetary transmission mechanism.
 
Keywords : Monetary Transmission Mechanism, Credit Channel, Dual Financial System
JEL Classification: E51, E52, E58
DESIGNING INTEGRATED ZAKAT-WAQF MODELS FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Authors: Sulistyowati Sulistyowati
Published: May 2019

This study aims to analyze four previous conceptual models related to zakat and waqf by Indrawan et al. (2018), Ascarya et al. (2018), Tanjung (2018), Hassan (2010) and also designing various Integrated Zakat and Waqf Models for disaster management and evaluate them as best model which is most suitable in community, local, and national scopes. In-depth interviews and literature study from relevant sources are conducted to develop the models. The proposed models called Integrated Zakat and Waqf Model for Disaster Management (IZWDM) that involves of social and commercial aspects provides of three alternative models according to three steps of disaster management namely IZWDM-A for Relief step; IZWDM-B for Recovery step; and IZWDM-C for Reconstruction step. This study is expected to enhance all parties to do more synergy in managing disasters that happened in Indonesia.
REGIONAL AND ACCESSIBILITY ANALYSIS OF THE BANKING SYSTEM AND THEIR IMPACTS TOWARD REGIONAL FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN INDONESIA
Authors: Asyatun Irma
Published: May 2019

Financial inclusion has been widely discussed in the global level. The increasedengagement in discussion of financial inclusion is inseparable from the implementationof policy priorities which are seemingly leaning towards improving financial inclusionto tackle poverty and growing inequality in a country. This article seeks to identifywhether regional variables (income level, educational level, income inequality,population size and banking accessibility) are significant on influencing financialinclusion in Indonesia. This study proxied financial inclusion level by measuring thefinancial inclusion index using the method developed by Sarma in 2012. The researchis conducted for 3 years, between 2012-2015. Employing the panel data estimationmethod, the results indicate that income level, educational level, and bankingaccessibility possess significant impact on financial inclusion in regional Indonesia.Keywords: Financial Inclusion; Financial Inclusion Index; Banking Accessibility.JEL Classifications: G10; G20; G21.
ISLAMIC BANKING AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: APPLYING THE CONVENTIONAL HYPOTHESIS
Authors: Jawad Ahmad , Christian Klein
Published: May 2019

Growth in Islamic banking has gained lot of interest and attention during last fewyears. The debate currently shifts from theoretical to empirical framework. Thegrowth in empirical work has given rise to a new concept, which can be called as“Islamic banking development” (IBD). It will be interesting to test nexus betweenIBD and growth, since literature suggests a positive result for conventionalfinance and growth. Our study uses a panel of 24 countries for a period of 11years using annual data (2004-2014) to test conventional hypothesis of supplyleading or demand following between IBD and growth. In addition, we alsoinvestigate direction of causality in a panel setting between the two. Apart fromthe topic, this paper differs from existing limited literature, on the basis of datasetused and the estimation procedure to assess the nexus. Our results suggest thatIBD affect growth positively. Comprehensive tests suggest the presence of a longrun relationship between IBD and growth. Moreover, the direction of causalityseems to follow supply leading hypothesis: IBD affects economic growth, and thatevidence on a reverse causality was not found. This is true, even when we controlfor CFD.
CONSUMER PURCHASING BEHAVIOR OF HALAL COSMETICS: A STUDY ON GENERATIONS X AND Y
Authors: Maya Adiba Elfira
Published: May 2019

The halal economic industry is currently developing not only in Indonesia, but also onthe global level. The global economic sector is not only limited to the sharia financialsector and halal food, but also halal cosmetics. The increasing number of Muslimpopulation in the world has caused the increasing demand for halal cosmetics, asmany other factors influencing the demand for halal cosmetics. The purpose of thisstudy is to examine the influence of halal knowledge and Islamic religiosity towardcustomer behavior that is mediated by consumer attitude. Data were collected fromquestionnaires distributed to respondents in Surabaya, Sidoarjo, and Gresik, East Java,Indonesia. 145 respondents were identified as generation Y, while 40 as generation X.Primary data were analyzed by PLS. The results showed that halal knowledge andIslamic religiosity had a significant effect on consumer behavior perfectly mediatedby attitude. Such results give implication to the halal cosmetics company to designappropriate marketing strategies in order to increase Indonesian exports for halalproducts, so it could help the national economy.
STRENGTHENING NATIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH AND EQUITABLE INCOME THROUGH SHARIA DIGITAL ECONOMY IN INDONESIA
Authors: Barata Amrin
Published: May 2019

The rapid progress of information and communication technology (ICT) creates a newlook of the Indonesian economy, transforming from the conventional economy intoa digital economy. The part of the digital economy currently developing worldwide,include in Indonesia is, Fintech (Financial Technology) and E-commerce. Additionally,Indonesia contributes to 4 percent of total e-commerce sales around the world. Thedevelopment of Fintech in Indonesia is still at early stages, as many industries have notdeveloped such a practice. Besides, there are many opportunities that have not beenexplored to its full potential. The research employs Input Output (I-O) analysis, usingshock of IDR 3.90 trillion in investment of the sharia e-commerce subsector, we foundthrough this study that the national economic growth grew by 0.048 percent or theeconomic output increased by IDR 5.08 trillion. As for the impact on gross value added(GVA) grew by 0.072 percent or increased by IDR 3.72 trillion. In addition, nationallabor income increased by IDR 795.36 billion with investment in sharia e-commercesubsectors. After an additional shock to the Fintech and the trade sector, economicgrowth increased by 0.052 percent or IDR 5.48 trillion. Sharia e-commerce and shariaFintech should be able to have a big impact on the economic growth, increasing theamount of labor needed so that it can absorb more national labor. Thus, economicgrowth, increased income, and job creation will potentially reduce poverty andinequality in that the implications in the long term will further strengthen sustainablenational economic growth.
THE HALAL ASPECT AND ISLAMIC FINANCING AMONG MICRO, SMALL, AND MEDIUM ENTERPISES (MSMEs) IN YOGYAKARTA: DOES BERKAH MATTER?
Authors: Qoyum Abdul , Fauziyyah Neneng Ela
Published: May 2019

The development of Halal industry points out an amazing result around the world,including Indonesia. Surprisingly, the biggest contributor for its growth is Micro, Smalland Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). In order to improve its significant contribution, thecombination of Halal MSMEs and Islamic financing becomes very crucial. Nevertheless,there is still a lack of awareness of the concept and of intention from MSMEs regardingthe penetration of Islamic financing. Therefore, this study investigates the determinantsaffecting the MSMEs’ desire for utilizing Islamic financing from the Islamic financialinstitution and encouraging Halal MSMEs to adopt Islamic financing in all businessactivities. A survey was conducted on 58 MSMEs in Yogyakarta, Indonesia byemploying self-administered questionnaire as the main approach for data collection.By using Structural Equation Modeling- Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) analysis, thisstudy reveals that from the variables examined, Cost Benefit and Halal Awareness arethe two factors that have impact on the Use of Islamic Financing. In addition, CostBenefit and Reputation are the two variables that have direct impact on the Attitudeof MSMEs toward Islamic Financing. Interestingly, this research also finds that Berkahas the key component in Islamic financing will be gained by MSMEs when they useIslamic financing instrument, and, thus will encourage Halal MSMEs’ intention to reuseIslamic financing. Moreover, service quality and competitiveness are very crucialto maintain the customer satisfaction. In addition, preaching Berkah as key componentin Muslim life is an important agenda in the future development of Halal Industry,especially in MSMEs sectors.
Artifact Repatriation and Collection Documentation
Authors: McGregor Dan E.
Published: May 2019

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) became law in November 1990, giving Native Americans control over the disposition of human remains and certain artifacts with which they have "cultural affiliation". For East Texas, most Native American burials are unquestionably affiliated with the Caddo Tribe of Oklahoma. Implementation of NAGPRA will affect the archaeological data base for East Texas. Repatriation of human remains and associated artifacts to the Caddo Tribe will be required of most curation facilities with collections from this region. Under NAGPRA, future excavation and analysis of human remains and associated artifacts will become increasingly difficult for Federally-sponsored projects.
Index to the First Five Years (1993-1997) of the Journal of Northeast Texas Archaeology
Authors: Perttula Timothy K.
Published: May 2019

With considerable help and assistance along the way, the Friends of Northeast Texas Archaeology have been able to successfully publish over the last five years (1993-1997) a journal of archaeological research concerning the prehistory and history of Northeast Texas. During 1993, the publication was entitled Notes on Northeast Texas Archaeology, as our intention was simply to publish an occasional journal of papers and book reviews. When it became apparent (in part through the efforts of the East Texas Archeological Conference, which also began in 1993) that there were many worthy papers on Northeast Texas archaeology that warranted publication, the title of our publication was changed to the Journal of Northeast Texas Archaeology. The journal has been issued twice a year by the Friends of Northeast Texas Archaeology.
Archaeological Investigation of an Oil Well Pad Disturbance at the Tom Moore Site (41PN149), Panola County, Texas
Authors: Haskins Patti , Walters Mark , Goldborer S. Elieen
Published: May 2019

The Tom Moore site (41PN149) is situated on the east slope of a circular-shaped landform at the highest point of a steeply-sloping upland in the Irons Bayou valley in Panola County, Texas. Irons Bayou, 1.2 km to the west of the site, flows east to its confluence with the Sabine River. A small tributary of Irons Bayou is 600 m to the south. Soils here are a brown sandy loam overlying a very hard red clay B-horizon. Like most of East Texas, the land has been farmed previously, as indicated by old plow furrows, and it has reforested naturally in pine and mixed hardwoods in the last 30 years. The site's upland setting is similar to other Middle Caddoan sites in the Sabine River basin in East Texas.

An oil field employee, J. W. Golden of Kilgore, Texas, located the Tom Moore site. He noticed a cache of seven large celts that had been disturbed by construction equipment preparing a well site. The oil well construction consisted of two wells and three associated storage tanks. Approximately 2 acres had been disturbed during the leveling process, and part of the hill was used to form the level well pad. A cultural resources management survey had not been required by the Railroad Commission of Texas prior to construction.

Mr. Golden described the celts as occurring in a group with the blade ends up. The heavy equipment had grazed them and caused some damage. He collected the celts and informed the authors. We visited the site, made a surface collection, noted a midden area at one end of the disturbance, and collected soil samples for flotation (these materials were submitted to S. Eileen Goldborer of Paleoethnobotanical Services, Austin, Texas) as well as OCR dates. No testing was conducted by the authors to determine the extent of the site. A small, circular mound is located in the wooded area adjacent to the well pad.
Griffin Mound Site (41UR142) Faunal Analyses
Authors: Schniebs LeeAnna
Published: May 2019

The investigation of the Griffin Mound site (41UR142) in the Little Cypress Creek basin in Upshur County, Texas, yielded 394 faunal specimens with a total assemblage weight of 127.71 grams. This sum includes all turtle shell, antler, and bone fragments. Faunal material was recovered from the site surface, four shovel tests, and four units in a 2 x 2 m excavation at this Middle Caddoan site, consisting of midden deposits and a large storage pit feature. The following sections of this article discuss the methods employed in the faunal analysis, results of taxonomic identification and quantification, and distribution of these remains.
Further Investigations of a Prehistoric Caddo Habitation Site in the White Oak Basin of Northeast Texas: The James Owens Site (41TT69)
Authors: Perttula Timothy K. , Walters Mark , Nelson Bo , Schniebs LeeAnna
Published: May 2019

The James Owens site (41TT769) is a Middle to Late Caddo period settlement in the White Oak Creek drainage basin in Northeast Texas that was first investigated in June of 2001 at the request of the landowner, Mr. James Owens of Irving, Texas. At that time, the landowner was planning on building a house on the site, and during the course of clearing the land and constructing a gravel drive way to the future house site, he noted some archeological materials on the surface. Discussions between Mr. Owens, Bryan Boyd (Texas Archeological Steward Network), and Mark Parsons, then regional archeologist for the Texas Historical Commission, led to the limited 2001 investigations, which were designed to obtain basic information on the age of, and the range of material culture remains at, the James Owens site, and to further determine whether the site had research potential to address questions concerning the prehistoric Caddo archeology of the region.

During the initial work, a ca. 20-30 cm thick midden deposit was identified in the southern part of the site, but its context remained to be fully evaluated; specifically, was the midden a trash deposit, or was it directly associated with structural and habitation features? In April 2002 and February 2003, we returned to the site before Mr. Owens constructed a house there. This additional work was designed to examine the midden deposits in more detail, so as to better estimate its size, contents, and rate of accumulation; locate other cultural features (particularly post holes and hearths from structures); and obtain more radiocarbon samples from the midden and other cultural features. The dating of additional radiocarbon samples was crucial, along with the existing radiocarbon and Oxidizable Carbon Ratio (OCR) dates obtained in the first round of work, in refining the estimated occupation span of the James Owens site. This article is a summary of these more recent, and final, investigations.
Stable Isotope Analysis from a Burial at the Pipe Site (41AN67) in Anderson County, Texas
Authors: Wilson Diane , Perttula Timothy K. , Walters Mark
Published: May 2019

In this article, we present the findings of stable isotope analysis (carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen) from an analysis of human remains from a burial at the Pipe site (41AN67). The Pipe site is a late 15th-mid-16th century Caddo settlement and cemetery in the Lake Palestine area in the upper Neches River basin in East Texas that was investigated by Buddy Calvin Jones in 1968 and Southern Methodlst University in 1969.
The Younger Site (41MR6), Marion County, Texas
Authors: Perttula Timothy K. , Walters Mark , Nelson Bo
Published: May 2019

The Younger site (41MR6) is located on a lower toe slope (250ft. amsl) and alluvial terrace in the Arms Creek or Patton Creek valley at Lake 0' the Pines. Arms Creek is an eastward-flowing tributary to Big Cypress Creek. At normal pool levels the Younger site is now under the waters of Lake 0' the Pines.

When the site was first recorded by E. 0. Miller of the National Park Service in 1951, it was named the D. M. Collom site. The site was estimated to cover 6-8 acres, and was marked by several areas of bare ground where Caddo pottery sherds were collected (n=150), primarily plain sherds (n=115) and brushed/brushed-punctated sherds (n=33). Thurmond considers the site to be a large Titus phase settlement based on the identification of Ripleyffaylor Engraved, Glassell Engraved, Maydelle Incised, Bullard Brushed, and Pease Brushed-Incised sherds in the collection as well as a single Maud arrow point.

In April 1964, Buddy Calvin Jones excavated four burials in a prehistoric Caddo cemetery at what was now known as the A. V. Younger site. The burials were about 30m north of a spring-fed creek, in a row situated near the edge of a small alluvial terrace. The burials each contained a single individual laid out in an extended, supine position with associated funerary offerings, primarily ceramic vessels. We documented a number of the ceramic vessels, as described below, but eight of the vessels recovered by Jones are now missing from the collection.
East Texas Archeological Society, Tyler, Texas, 1956-1959
Authors: Walters Mark
Published: May 2019

The East Texas Archeological Society (ETAS) was formed in Tyler, Texas, on June 26, 1956. The last record of any activity by that society was in 1959. This article is an attempt to document the brief history of that organization and identify some of the key players associated with it. One of those that played a major role was my late uncle, Sam Whiteside. His family graciously gave permission to study his notes and records, which included the records from the ETAS. Unfortunately, Mr. Whiteside suffered from a debilitating disease that became acute in the summer of 1959, requiring hospitalization, and rendered him incapable of any further productive activity. His notes are not complete, but I will present what information is available. As a teenager, I belonged to the ETAS and attended the 1958 Texas Archeological Society (TAS) annual meeting in Tyler, Texas; the TAS annual meeting was not held in Tyler again until 2012. I was fortunate that Mr. Whiteside included me on some of his visits to area salvage projects that were being conducted in East Texas during this period. His son Jim Whiteside and I also helped him on several of his projects on Caddo sites in East Texas. He inspired me to continue that interest until the present.
Archaeological Investigations at the Wade (GC-38) and Estes (GC-49) Sites in the Sabine River Basin, Gregg County, Texas
Authors: Perttula Timothy K. , Selden Robert Z. , Nelson Bo
Published: May 2019

Buddy C. Jones conducted extensive archaeological investigations in the 1950s and 1960s at many sites in the mid-Sabine River basin of East Texas, especially on Caddo sites of various ages in Gregg, Harrison, and Rusk counties. However, that work has not illuminated our understanding of the archaeology of the Caddo Indian peoples that lived along this stretch of the Sabine River as much as it could have, primarily because little of the work completed by Jones was ever published, or the results and findings shared with professional and avocational archaeological colleagues working in the region. The Caddo archaeology of the Gregg County stretch of the Sabine River, in particular, is poorly known by comparison with the archaeological record in the upper Sabine River or to the archaeological studies recently completed downstream in Harrison County at sites such as Pine Tree Mound (41HS15).

To begin to develop a better appreciation of the Caddo archaeology in the mid-Sabine River basin, we have made a concerted effort to analyze and document collections obtained by Jones from Caddo sites in Gregg County and the surrounding region. In this article, we discuss the archaeological findings from the Wade and Estes sites discovered and investigated by Jones in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

The sites are near each other in the southeastern part of Gregg County. The Wade site is on a landform near the confluence of Peatown Creek and Dutchman Creek, northern-flowing tributaries to the Sabine River. The Estes site is on a large alluvial terrace on the north side of the Sabine River, across from the confluence of Dutchman Creek and the Sabine River This article focuses particularly on the excavations of portions of an ancestral Caddo house structure at the Wade site and the analysis of the substantial decorated sherd assemblages at both the Wade and Estes sites.
41AN28: An Ancestral Caddo Settlement on Mound Prairie Creek in the Neches River Basin in East Texas
Authors: Perttula Timothy K.
Published: May 2019

Site 41AN28 is an extensive ancestral Caddo settlement on an alluvial terrace on the west side of Mound Prairie Creek in the Post Oak Savannah of East Texas. Mound Prairie Creek is an southward- and eastward-flowing tributary to the Neches River. The confluence of the two streams lies about 20 km to the east.

Directly to the east of 41AN28 on the east side of Mound Prairie Creek lies the Pace McDonald site (41AN51). This site is an important Middle Caddo period (ca. A.D. 1200-1400) mound center with at least two earthen mounds and a settlement that covers more than 11 acres. Both investigated mounds at Pace McDonald were built to cover and bury special purpose structures where significant deposits of ash were accumulated, probably ash temples like those uncovered in the main mound at the nearby A. C. Saunders site (41AN19). Two calibrated radiocarbon dates from habitation areas at the Pace McDonald site range from A.D. 1200-1410.
Caddo Sites on Patroon, Palo Gaucho, and Housen Bayous in Sabine County in the Sabine River Basin of East Texas
Authors: Perttula Timothy K.
Published: May 2019

The 13 ancestral Caddo sites and collections discussed in this article were recorded by G. E. Arnold of The University of Texas at Austin between January and April 1940 as part of a WPA-funded archaeological survey of East Texas. The sites are located along the lower reaches of Patroon, Palo Gaucho, and Housen bayous in Sabine County, Texas. These bayous are eastward-flowing tributaries to the Sabine River in the Toledo Bend Reservoir area, but only 41SB30 is located below the current Toledo Bend Reservoir flood pool. This is an area where the temporal, spatial, and social character of the Caddo archaeological record is not well known, despite the archaeological investigations of Caddo sites at Toledo Bend Reservoir in the 1960s-early 1970s, and in more recent years.
East Texas Caddo Ceramic Sherd Database
Authors: Perttula Timothy K.
Published: May 2019

A considerable amount of effort has been expended over the years by archaeologists in the identification, description, and classification of ancestral Caddo ceramic vessels and sherds recovered from sites across East Texas, beginning with the masterful efforts of Alex D. Krieger. These analyses have led to an appreciation of the stylistic, technological, functional, and morphological character of Caddo ceramics, as well as their age, and their role in the identification and scale of social networks of different Caddo communities in existence as early as ca. A.D. 850 to the early 19th century.

The purpose of the compilation of attribute-level data on Caddo ceramic sherds in East Texas is to build on the understandings already achieved through many years of study by numerous individuals regarding the stylistic, technological, and functional character of Caddo ceramics. This compilation is a distillation of 50+ years of the analysis and study of Caddo ceramics—particularly the quantification of the methods of decorations present on sherds from different assemblages—and a compilation that is useful for both present and future detailed studies of the sherds from ceramic vessel made by perhaps 40 or more generations of skilled Caddo potters.
18th Century Mexican Majolica Sherds from the George C. Davis Site (41CE19), Cherokee County, Texas
Authors: Perttula Timothy K.
Published: May 2019

During the late 17th-early 18th century, Spanish forces colonized the middle reaches of the Neches River and its tributaries when several missions were established for the Tejas and other Hasinai tribes in this locale: Mission San Francisco de los Tejas, 1690-1693, Mission El Santisimo de Nombre Maria (1690-1692), and Mission Nuestra Padre de San Francisco de Tejas (1716-1719, 1721-1730), otherwise known as Mission San Francisco de los Nechas. These missions were established along the Hasinai Trace, later known as El Camino Real de los Tejas . None of these missions have been located and identified in the many archaeological investigations that have been conducted in East Texas since the 1930s.

It has been known, however, since 1940 that early 18th century artifacts have been found at the George C. Davis site (41CE19) on the Neches River at the crossing of the Camino Real. H. Perry Newell, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) excavator of the site, had noted in the published report on the 1939-1941 excavations at the George C. Davis site, that:

some pieces of Spanish pottery found near a spring in one of the ravines cutting the slope a few hundred yards southeast from the mound [Mound A]…The Spanish ware were examined by Arthur Woodward, Los Angeles County Museum…The Spanish ware was analyzed as follows: “The fragment of blue and white glazed ware is Mexican majolica, made at Puebla, Mexico, sometime between 1700-76 but more than likely it dates from 1720-1750."

This majolica from the George C. Davis site, about 20 sherds in total, has been recently relocated in the collections of the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin. The sherds are from early 18th century (ca. 1720) Puebla Blue on White plates, a bowl, and a cup. Given the rarity of majolica on archaeological sites in East Texas outside of Spanish Colonial archaeological deposits, its presence at the George C. Davis site is especially intriguing given the fact that Mission San Francisco de Tejas/de los Nechas or Neches was built in this part of the Neches River valley in 1716, then rebuilt in 1721, and finally abandoned in 1730.
Native American Ceramic Assemblages from Sites in Tyler County, in Southeast Texas
Authors: Perttula Timothy K.
Published: May 2019

As part of a WPA-funded project, Gus E. Arnold of the University of Texas carried out archaeological survey investigations in Tyler County, Texas, between October 1939 and August 1940. During that time he recorded three sites in the Neches River basin with Native American ceramic vessel sherd assemblages, in an area just south of the known southern boundary of the Southern Caddo Area in East Texas. These ceramic assemblages, curated at the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin (TARL), are the subject of this article.
Documentation of the Caddo Ceramic Vessels from the Culpepper Site (41HP1) in Hopkins County in the Upper Sulphur River Basin in East Texas
Authors: Perttula Timothy K.
Published: May 2019

The Culpepper site (41HP1) is a late (post-A.D. 1600) Titus phase site in the upper Sulphur River basin in East Texas. It is on a sandy knoll alongside Stouts Creek, a small northward-flowing stream in the White Oak Creek basin of the larger Sulphur River drainage. The site is in the modern-day Post Oak Savannah, but there are areas of tall grass prairie between Stouts Creek and White Oak Creek; the larger White Oak and Sulphur prairies lie approximately 15 km to the west and northwest.

Excavations at the Culpepper site by University of Texas (UT) archaeologists in 1931 uncovered a number of ancestral Caddo burial features with associated ceramic vessel funerary offerings. These ceramic vessels are presently curated at the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin (TARL). In this article I document and analyze the Culpepper site vessels to better ascertain the likely chronological age and social and cultural affiliation of the Caddo populations that occupied the Stouts Creek area, as well as their interrelationships with other known Caddo communities in East Texas.