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Strengths-based Approaches in Co-Curricular and Curricular Leadership: Opportunities to Magnify Students’ Thriving
Authors: Soria Krista M. , Werner Linnette , Roholt Christine VeLure , Capeder Anna
Published: February 2019

Thepurposeofthisarticle wastoexaminethe effectsofstrengths-basedapproaches in co-curricularandcurricularleadershiponfirst-yearstudents’holisticthriving,academicthriving, social thriving, and psychological thriving. We used propensity score matching and regression analyses with survey data from the Thriving Quotient, which was administered to first-year students at a large, public research university(n = 548). The results suggest students’ enrollment in a strengths-based leadership minor course was associated with higher levels of thriving in social, academic, and psychological domains. Students’ participation in strengths-based student organizationswasassociatedwithhigherthrivinginsocialdomains,whileconcurrentenrollment in the strengths-based leadership class and participation in strengths-based student organizations was associated with significantly higher holistic thriving, social thriving, and psychological thriving.
The challenge of differentiating vaso-occlusive crises from osteomyelitis in children with sickle cell disease and bone pain: A 15-year retrospective review
Authors: Fontalis A. , Hughes K. , Nguyen M. P. , Williamson M. , Yeo A. , Lui D. , Gelfer Y.
Published: February 2019

Purpose

The paediatric sickle cell disease (SCD) osteomyelitis (OM) incidence is 0.3% to 12%. Differentiating vaso-occlusive crises (VOC) from OM is a diagnostic challenge, with limited evidence guiding management. We present a 15-year review of a paediatric sickle cell cohort. We aim to identify OM incidence and provide a management protocol for these children presenting with bone pain.

Methods

A prospective database of children with haemoglobinopathies (2002 to 2017) was analyzed for temperature, C-reactive protein (CRP) and white cell count (WCC) on admission as well as imaging, treatment and cultures. OM diagnosis was supported by imaging and blood cultures. VOC was defined as bone pain that improved without antibiotics.

Results

Over 15 years, 96 children with SCD presented 358 times to hospital. Empirical antibiotics were given in 308 presentations. There were five cases of OM (1.4%); two acute and three chronic. In all, 50 presentations of VOC were identified. No significant differences in age were noted between the OM and VOC group. Temperature and CRP were significantly elevated in the OM group with no significant difference in WCC. Cultures were only positive in the chronic OM admissions. There were no cases of septic arthritis. No surgical intervention was required.

Conclusion

In children with SCD presenting with persistent bone pain, fever, elevated CRP and WCC, OM should be suspected and prompt antibiotic treatment started. Our treatment pathway was successful avoiding OM in 98.6% and septic arthritis in 100%. Further research on novel biological markers distinguishing OM from VOC should be investigated.

Level of Evidence

III
Cost-benefit analysis of rehabilitation and opening new cultivation land for tangerine cv Madu impacted by volcanic ash fallout of Mount Sinabung, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Authors: MUFIDAH LYLI , SUGIYATNO AGUS , RATULE M. TAUFIQ
Published: February 2019

Mufidah L, Sugiyatno A, Ratule MT. 2017. Short Communication: Cost-benefit analysis of rehabilitation and opening new cultivation land for tangerine cv Madu impacted by volcanic ash fallout of Mount Sinabung, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Nusantara Bioscience 9: 339-345. Indonesian tangerine plants which have diverse varieties possess the adaptability from lowlands to highlands in the tropical region. Some of the tangerine production centers in Indonesia, such as Karo, Mandailing Natal, Dairi, Malang, Batu, and Bali are located in the volcano path which is prone to eruption. The eruption of Mount Sinabung in 2013 and 2014 had caused damage to the local tangerine cv Madu cultivation which was estimated to reach more than 476 billion rupiahs. The eruption affected a cultivation area of 7.202,89 ha and has been predicted to be one of the factors that caused the decline of North Sumatraâ€™s contribution to tangerine production. Therefore, this paper has tried: (i) to analyze the financial feasibility of rehabilitating tangerine cv Madu cultivation located in between 7-10 km radius of the eruption center (zone 1) and in between 5-7 km radius of the eruption center (zone 2), and (ii) to consider the option of opening up a new tangerine cultivation land.The results showed that the BCR for the immediate rehabilitation of zones 1 and 2 were 3.33 and 2, respectively. Thus, the rehabilitation scheme was feasible to be implemented and can reduce the damage and losses suffered by farmers. On the other hand, the opening of new land still takes approximately three years to be productive. The BCRof the option of opening new land within that period of time was 0.47, which is lower compared with that of the rehabilitation of zones 1 and 2 (2.61 and 2.57, respectively).This study was intended as an initial guidance for making decisions and determining the potential benefit to be gained and the losses that can be avoided. This study also gave an overview of the budget that should be prepared. In conclusion, we recommended the farmers to carry out the rehabilitation over opening up new cultivation land.
The effect of plasma generated ozone for cold storage the broiler chicken meat
Authors: MERISA YULIANI MERISA , MAHFUDZ L D , NURWANTORO NURWANTORO , NUR M
Published: February 2019

Yuliani M, Mahfudz LD, Nurwantoro, Nur M. 2019. The effect of plasma generated ozone for cold storage the broiler chicken meat. Nusantara Bioscience 11: 12-17.  The aim of this study was to determine the effect of combination treatment washing chicken meat with three ozone concentrations in the water during 10 min and stored at 2-7˚C without ozonation and with ozonation, on the shelf life of chicken meat. The study was conducted with a complete random factorial design (CRD) factorial pattern 3 x 2 with 3 replications. The data were analyzed by using analysis of variance (ANOVA). If the results were significant, the analysis followed Duncan's New Multiple Range Test (DMRT). The results of statistical analysis showed that average pH values, color scores intensity b * for brightness (yellowness) and Peroxide value (PV) showed significant differences (P <0.05). H 2 S test showed that combination treatment washing chicken meat with ozone concentrations 3ppm in the water during 10 min and stored at 2-7˚C with ozonation was able to inhibit the start process of decomposition chicken meat until the 10th days. The conclusion of these results that combination treatment washing chicken meat with ozone concentrations 3ppm in the water during 10 min and stored at 2-7˚C with ozonation can extend the shelf life of chicken meat until the 10th days.
Micropropagation of Morus cathayana through in vitro culture from local Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
Authors: WULANDARI YASINTA RATNA ESTI , HARJOSUDIRJO MENWANGI ADRIANASHINTA
Published: February 2019

Wulandari YRE, Harjosudirjo MA. 2019. Micropropagation of Morus cathayana through in vitro culture from local Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. Nusantara Bioscience 11: 18-22. Mulberry (Morus spp.) is a dicotyledonous plant known for its medicinal benefits as well as silkworm breeding (Bombyx mori L.) to produce silk. Morus cathayana mainly cultivated due to its high content of 1-deoxynojirimycin, widely utilized as an anti-diabetic agent. However, common practice in planting and maintenance of mulberry generate less profit, contributed to its long juvenile period and high heterozygosity level. Hence the development and cultivation through plant tissue culture techniques are necessary. The purpose of this research was to obtain the best combination of thidiazuron as a plant growth regulator. M. cathayana branches with nodal segments were used as explants. Research stages were explants initiation into Murashige and Skoog media, shoot induction in MS media as control and MS+BAP 1 mg/L+NAA 0.25 mg/L+TDZ 0.1, 0.5, 1 mg/L as treatment media, and statistical data analysis. Greater increase in shoot growth was observed in MS+BAP 1 mg/L+NAA 0.25 mg/L+TDZ 0.5 mg/L media, while the formation of shoots and calluses on the explants grown in control and treatment media showed no significant growth.
The Possibilities of Different Geographies
Authors: Carr Jane , Sharp Bruce
Published: February 2019

The Possibilities of Different Geographies is the title of a dance work Jane Carr and Bruce Sharp first created in 1997 that investigated the significance of human embodiment. Twenty years later they revisited the themes informing their earlier work in order to create a participatory performance-installation focused on the significance of the embodied dimensions of inter-subjective experience.

The authors present the philosophical and political ideas underpinning their aims to challenge the boundaries that act as limits upon how humans experience their embodied identities and reflect on how, in developing the project, artistic and activist principles became interwoven. They describe the creation of movement scores for participants to perform and consider how elements of movement, sound, lighting and opportunities for reflection contribute to an environment that affords creative participation focused on the inter-corporeal dimension of human geographies.
Parenting and out-of-school music participation: An interrogation of concerted cultivation
Authors: Conkling Susan Wharton
Published: February 2019

I inquired with parents and primary caregivers about why they supported their children’s participation in music activities in an out-of-school space and what they expected from such participation. To interrogate Lareau’s concept of concerted cultivation, I was interested in exploring the extent to which there might be differences in parental or primary caregiver expectations by race or socio-economic status. In the Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC), I found a community youth music programme where household income, race and ethnicity were reasonably diversified. Structured interviews with 132 parents and primary caregivers suggested that practices and discourse most worth analysis in regard to parenting and community music operate not at the level of race, ethnicity or social class, as Lareau suggests, but instead they operate at a local network level. The ways in which parent or caregiver trust in the community youth music programme developed through these local networks, and the ways in which the community youth music programme may have expanded social networks for families emerged as themes for further examination.
The role of community-based music and sports programmes in parental views of children’s social skills and personality
Authors: Ilari Beatriz , Perez Priscilla , Wood Alison , Habibi Assal
Published: February 2019

In this article, we report on parental perceptions of socio-emotional skills and personality of children who were involved in community-based music and sports extracurricular (EC) programmes, and a group of children not participating in EC activities. This study is part of the USC brain and music project that investigated the effects of music education on the cognitive and socioemotional development of children from underserved neighbourhoods in Los Angeles for 5 consecutive years. Our primary aim with this study was to examine parental views on the potential effects of EC programmes on children’s socio-emotional skills and personality. Parents were interviewed yearly and were asked to rate their child’s skills and personality. After four years, parents of children involved in EC activities rated their children higher on the emotional stability personality trait, lower on aggression and lower on hyperactivity compared to children not involved in EC activities despite no differences in these measures at the beginning of the study and before children’s entry into their programmes. These and other findings are discussed in light of Bronfenbrenner and Morris’s Bioecological Model of Human Development. The implications for community music are also outlined.
Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Risk of Diverticulitis
Authors: Jovani Manol , Ma Wenjie , Joshi Amit D. , Liu Po-Hong , Nguyen Long H. , Cao Yin , Tam Idy , Wu Kana , Giovannucci Edward L. , Chan Andrew T. , Strate Lisa L.
Published: February 2019

Introduction:

Diverticulitis is a significant cause of morbidity among older women, and little attention has been paid to understanding its etiology. We have shown that menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is associated with the risk of inflammatory bowel disease. In this study, we prospectively examined the association between MHT and the risk of incident diverticulitis.

Methods:

We studied 65,367 postmenopausal women enrolled in the Nurses' Health Study who provided detailed information on hormone use and other medical and lifestyle factors biennially, and on diet every 4 years. Between 2008 and 2014, participants reported any episodes of diverticulitis that required antibiotics and the date of occurrence. We used Cox proportional hazards regression models to estimate multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

Results:

Over 24 years encompassing 1,297,165 person-years of follow-up, we documented 5,425 incident cases of diverticulitis. We observed an increased risk of diverticulitis among both current (HR 1.28; 95% CI 1.18–1.39) and past (HR 1.35; 95% CI 1.25–1.45) MHT users compared to never users. The increased risk was observed among participants using estrogen only (HR 1.30; 95% CI 1.20–1.41) and those using combined estrogen and progesterone (HR 1.31; 95% CI 1.21–1.42) compared to nonusers. The risk did not increase with longer duration of use (P-trend = 0.76). The association between MHT and diverticulitis was not modified by age, body mass index, past oral contraceptive use, or fiber intake (all P-interaction >0.11).

Conclusions:

Menopausal hormone therapy was associated with an increased risk of diverticulitis. Further studies are needed to understand the potential mechanisms that may underlie this association.
Gengis Khan : problèmes de dramaturgie
Authors: PELLET Eric
Published: February 2019

Eric Pellet expose dans cet article les problèmes de dramaturgie posés en amont par la pièce Gengis Khan lors de sa représentation à Paris par le Théâtre de l’Estrade à l’automne 2007.
Poèmes inédits d’Henry Bauchau (2008)
Authors: BAUCHAU Henry
Published: February 2019

Trois poèmes inédits d’Henry Bauchau sur « L’Accueil », la « Parabole » et « Si tu peux »
À propos du « monde ancien » dans l’œuvre d’Henry Bauchau : une approche du Boulevard périphérique
Authors: HALEN Pierre
Published: February 2019

Pierre Halen propose dans cet article une approche du roman Le Boulevard périphérique d’Henry Bauchau. C’est un roman en partie autobiographique qui brasse des questions difficiles, inaudibles peut-être jusqu’à un certain point, qui en font une sorte de méditation sur le XXe siècle que l’auteur a traversé de part en part. Plus explicitement que jamais dans l’œuvre de Bauchau, le sujet qui s’énonce en « je » dans Le Bouvevard périphérique est en effet le témoin à la fois attentif et circonspect d’une histoire collective, d’un « nous ». Or, cette histoire s’énonce difficilement, charriant ces moments lumineux que le sujet ne peut que célébrer, mais aussi ce qu’il s’angoisse d’avoir peut-être perdu.
Henry Bauchau : de la nécessité dans la création
Authors: POUTIER Irène
Published: February 2019

Irène Poutier propose dans cet article un rapprochement avec Antonin Artaud et Simone Weil, deux compagnons plus ou moins masqués de l’œuvre de Bauchau, pour mieux souligner l’impérieuse nécessité que représente l’art pour cet écrivain : celle de se soumettre à une forme d’obéissance pour créer, d’accepter sa condition pour y parvenir, et de reconnaître dans ses infirmités – la cécité notamment – la possibilité même de la vision et de la créativité.
L’ art comme lieu du sens et de la vérité corporelle chez Henry Bauchau
Authors: LECLERCQ Jean
Published: February 2019

Jean Leclercq propose une étude du journal d’Henry Bauchau Le Présent d’incertitude, selon la double perspective d’un questionnement de l’écrivain de sa propre pratique artistique comme de celle de ses personnages, Orion en l’occurrence : art en acte, roman de l’art en acte… Dans les deux cas, il semble que l’expérience artistique élabore dans une symbiose constructive ou reconstructrice un naturalisme spirituel, une « mystique océane », faisant de la création une expression d’expériences pures, un moment de reviviscence heureuse des affects de la vie.
Œdipe, du roman à l’architecture
Authors: WATTHEE-DELMOTTE Myriam
Published: February 2019

Myriam Watthee-Delmotte rend compte d’une étonnante réalisation architecturale à Thèbes en Grèce pour une usine de climatisation dont l’architecte a été séduit par Œdipe sur la route au moment d’entamer son travail.
« L’escalier bleu » : avant-texte
Authors: BAUCHAU Henry
Published: February 2019

Avant-textes liés au recueil L’Escalier bleu (1959)
Le récit mythique dans Géologie : l’émergence d’une parole-trace.
Authors: LAMBERT Jérémy
Published: February 2019

L’article se penche sur l’ensemble intitulé « Caste des Guerriers » inclus dans Géologie, premier recueil poétique publié par Henry Bauchau. Il y relève, dans une lecture minutieuse du texte, les traces de la mythologie nordique et montre l’utilisation qui en est faite par le poète pour exprimer sa recherche de sens propre. Il souligne l’exploitation d’une « matière-émotion », la langue poétique devenant indice, trace d’un au-delà du signe.
Sujet individuel, sujet collectif ? La libération dans l’œuvre d’Henry Bauchau.
Authors: VANQUAETHEM Isabelle
Published: February 2019

L’article étudie, au départ de l’idéal collectif perceptible dans la biographie d’Henry Bauchau, comment se pense la notion de collectivité dans son œuvre littéraire. Elle constate que les changements collectifs sont conditionnés, dans la fiction, à la conversion qui s’opère d’abord dans l’intériorité des protagonistes, amenés à se libérer d’un passé traumatique. C’est donc sous le prisme de problématiques individuelles que s’abordent dans l’œuvre littéraire les questions sociétales.
L’affleurement d’un mythe personnel chez Henry Bauchau
Authors: WATTHEE-DELMOTTE Myriam
Published: February 2019

L’article analyse comment l’univers imaginaire d’Henry Bauchau se construit par le biais de la reprise, d’œuvre en œuvre, d’une matière imaginaire qui se reconfigure en fonction des variations génériques. Du récit de jeunesse Temps du rêve au roman de la grande maturité Le Boulevard périphérique, on voit se dessiner progressivement une figure dominante relevant du mythe personnel de l’auteur. En parallèle s’esquisse une imago de la figure auctoriale susceptible de consolider l’image de soi.
Naissance des Antigones
Authors: HENROT Geneviève
Published: February 2019

L’article propose une étude génétique du poème « Les deux Antigone », rédigé d’août à octobre 1982. L’étude matérielle et génétique du dossier témoigne d’une réécriture par vagues. Par le biais d’une étude syntaxique, sémantico-référentielle et actancielle centrée sur les reprises, on voit apparaître un faisceau de traits communs entre « L’escalier bleu » et « Les deux Antigone ». Mais surtout, on observe le traitement du personnage d’Antigone qui devient une qualité d’être à laquelle l’identification affective et spirituelle devient possible pour le poète.
Silent Spring and the New York Times: How Rachel Carson Won the Journey
Authors: Shah Kushal S.
Published: February 2019

This paper explores people’s reception of and attitudes toward Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, originally published in 1962. Research was conducted entirely through the lens of The New York Times (NYT) articles ranging from before the book’s publication to the present. The articles vary heavily in perspective, representing a range of views towards Carson’s vilification of both the pesticide industry and general American attitudes regarding environmental conservation. Articles from NYT represent public opinion well because the chosen articles come from views representing a variety of sources (corporations, scientists, book reviewers, historians, etc.) and perspectives ranging from maximum support to open criticism of the book. When observed over time, research into these articles tells the story of the change in acceptance of Silent Spring – how it has reached its current state of reverence and influence. This paper comprehensively examines a variety of articles regarding Silent Spring and America’s environmental efforts, tracking the change of general attitudes over the 50 years since its publication.
Endosymbiont bacteria Holospora undulata confers oxidative tolerance in host Paramecium caudatum
Authors: Stewart Rainey A
Published: February 2019

Paramecium is a genus of ciliated protozoan that, while unicellular, has a complex intracellular structure, comparable to Metazoan cells, which has made them excellent models for the study of genetics and cellular functions. Holospora undulata is a bacterial endosymbiont specific to the species Paramecium caudatum; they are unable to grow outside of P. caudatum. The presence of this endosymbiont has proven to have an effect on the subsequent gene expression and cellular maintenance of its host cells. Recent studies have demonstrated that infection by H. obtusa increases the expression of host heat-shock genes and leads to both resistance at normally-lethal high temperatures and heat resistance in ciliary movement (Fujishima, Kawai, & Yamamoto, 2005; Hori & Fujishima, 2003). Heat-shock resistance occurs because bacterial DNA triggers the upregulation of its P. caudatum host’s heat-shock genes (i.e., hsp60 and hsp70), although the mechanisms are not known (Hori & Fujishima, 2003). These studies demonstrate that infection of P. caudatum by H. undulata  (a closely-related species to H. obtusa) induces heat-shock resistance, but fail to address whether H. undulata protects against other common environmental stressors such as oxidative damage. To determine if infection by H. undulata has the ability to induce additional tolerances, we examined differences in oxidative tolerance, based on percent survival, between P. caudatum with and without H. undulata infection. Samples of both lines were treated with increasing concentrations of hydrogen peroxide, the number of surviving cells were counted, and the percent survivability of each sample was calculated. There was an approximate 20% increase in survival when P. caudautum was infected with H. undulata—thus H. undulata infections confer oxidative tolerance. Further studies will be conducted to determine if an increase in survivability occurs in response to other damaging mechanisms. Future work will also investigate if the genes responsible for oxidative damage repair are upregulated, in addition to the already characterized heat-shock genes.
"The Great Starlit Vault of Heaven": Walt Whitman's Treatment of Death through Astronomy
Authors: Pham Damon Duc
Published: February 2019

Death, or more accurately the defiance of death, is a recurring theme in Walt Whitman’s poetry. It is also an elusive one: though he consistently asserts humankind’s immortality, Whitman never arrives at a final treatment of death, instead allowing both his disposition toward death and the basis for his beliefs to be continually informed by his experiences. In this paper, I seek to better understand the metamorphosis of Whitman’s faith in immortality by exploring his use of astronomical imagery. He repeatedly calls upon stars, planets, and the night sky when discussing death, and his use of these motifs varies considerably throughout his career. To observe how the overlap between death and astronomy changes over time, I analyze poetry from three editions of Leaves of Grass: the first (1855), the edition published after the Civil War (1867), and the last (1891-1892). In doing so, I show that while Whitman initially found validation for immortality through external sublimity, this validation eventually collapses upon itself, leading him to discover an even more intense (yet still indefinite) proof within his own, internal poetic intuition.
A Proposed Experiment to Test Spin-Dependent Effects Beyond Einstein's Theory of Gravitation: The Pound-Rebka Experiment with Spin
Authors: Schlossberger Noah , Payne Tasman
Published: February 2019

Einstein’s geometric theory of gravity was constructed in part to explain why test particles in a gravitational field all follow the same trajectory independent of the mass of the particle. However, it is known that point particles in quantum mechanics must all possess at least two properties: mass and angular momentum. Many have speculated that spin-dependent effects in gravity might exist which are not contained in Einstein’s theory, yet few experimental tests for such a possibility have ever been conducted. We describe an experiment which is very similar to the famous Pound-Rebka experiment, which used the Mössbauer effect to verify for the first time Einstein’s prediction for the curvature of time, but which employs Mossbauer emitters and absorbers with nonzero spin. We present a specific, realistic proposal for such an experiment. We outline the theory for the “normal” effects of general relativity a la Pound-Rebka, the proposed experimental apparatus including spinpolarized emitters and absorbers, the expected sensitivity of the experiment, and potential sources of systematic error.
Politics in African Wildlife Conservation: Wildlife Management Areas in Tanzania
Authors: Del Valle Coello Juan José
Published: February 2019

Starting in the 1980’s, an increasing number of international actors have advocated for a change in wildlife and resource conservation strategies, arguing for practices allowing for greater local management in a model known as “community-based conservation.” Focusing on Tanzania, a country known for its expansive wildlife and game reserves, this investigation examines the adoption and implementation of legislation allowing for locally-administered Wildlife Management Areas (WMA’s). This paper first documents the processes motivating the introduction of WMA legislation in Tanzania, then details the legislation’s contents themselves and attempts to evaluate the social and political results as best it can, using a combination of sources including previously conducted research, promotional materials, and NGO publications.Major aspects of legislation include the following: villages themselves choose to enter into WMA agreements with investors; investors collect the revenue and deliver it to the federal government, which in turn distributes it to villages and wildlife conservation programs; and village residents themselves determine how to allocate the revenue they receive. Results have been mixed; while many villages have benefitted from income received from participation in wildlife management, there have also been instances of coercion into participating, disputes between villages regarding WMA practices, and there has been a general lack of transparency in income collection and distribution. Furthermore, it is unclear to what extent recent legislation has actually given a greater degree of control to local government.
The Effect of Whiteness and Attempts to Preserve It on Political Division in the United States
Authors: Showalter Therin Alrik
Published: February 2019

Beginning in the early 1990s, the American public has become increasingly politically polarized. As party affiliations have become more rigid, a racial trend has emerged in which white voters are much less likely than black voters to identify as liberal or align with the Democratic Party. Using voting data from the 2016 presidential election, this study correlates the prevalence of whiteness in certain counties with those counties’ support for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. This paper first details the increasing polarization over the past decades and the dramatic shift of white voters away from liberalism. It then analyzes the political affiliations of other identity groups (such as women, millennials, and college graduates) that are majority liberal and demonstrates that, when restricted to their white members, those groups all lean conservative.

The research results find a significant correlation between concentrated whiteness and a rejection of Hillary Clinton. The correlation on a national level is weaker, however, than the correlation of counties when separated regionally, suggesting that the relationship between whiteness and anti-liberalism depends heavily on a county’s degree of whiteness (or anti-liberalism) in its geographical context. While it is impossible to determine whether the race of white voters consciously motivates their voting behavior, the results suggest that American democracy is informed, in some way, by the racial identities of its participants.

These results should encourage the public to discuss the current political climate and its intensely divided electorate from a racial perspective. If the nation perceives political division as a problem to be solved, it is essential to understand what factors might be causing the division. To that end, the results of this study would be fundamental to the nation’s dialogue and should be considered when voters make their decision on Election Day.
Can the Machine Understand: An Evidence Based Approach to the Chinese Room
Authors: Cooper Keiland Wade
Published: February 2019

The debate of a thinking machine continues on, especially in an era where machines are achieving tasks that we never thought possible. In this essay, I explore one of the most famous critiques of the thinking machine, Searle’s Chinese room, by breaking down his argument into two claims of varying scope. I then offer an alternative method to assess this argument, by employing a top down approach in contrast to Searles which seems to advance from the conclusion. I explore the current thinking on how the human brain may come to understand the world, as well as some of the aspects of these semantics. This is all in an effort to elucidate some the features necessary for machine understanding and to accurately assess whether a machine possesses them. I conclude that Searle may have been too quick to judge the abilities of computers, and that a claim that any digital computer cannot understand is much too strong.
Increasing Student Success through a Cocktail of Cognitive Interventions
Authors: Hoyert Mark , Ballard Kevin , O'Dell Cynthia
Published: February 2019

We extended a series of interventions developed in modern cognitive psychology to a group of students who had been academically dismissed and were at high risk to not complete college. Students learned how to respond adaptively to academic failure, how to embrace challenge, how to set realistic goals, and how to persist until their goals are achieved. The interventions were delivered within a sophomore seminar course. Within the class, students learned about, considered and practiced aspects of growth mindset, goal orientation, grit, stereotype threat, and belongingness. Before beginning the class, the 68 students had a mean cumulative GPA of 1.45, a course completion rate of 60%, and it was expected that over half would drop out of college within the next year. Following the intervention, students earned a mean semester GPA of 2.39, a course completion rate of 73%, 72% were retained for the next semester, and 58% were still enrolled one year later. These findings provide support for the benefits of these techniques used together to afford student success in a population of students that have previously struggled academically. ​
Maintaining High-Impact Bridge Programming at Scale
Authors: Windrow Vincent , Korstange Ryan
Published: February 2019

This paper uses Middle Tennessee State University’s MT Scholars Academy, an extended early arrival program targeting first-year students who are classified as at-risk by a variety of measures, as a case study for demonstrating the effectiveness of AASCU’s Re-Imagining the First-Year (RFY) initiative. In particular, this case study demonstrates the implications of RFY’s foundational assumption that successful practices are known well in student success literature and need to be enacted. The case study demonstrates the scholarship which undergirds the program and describes a series of decision points that have been encountered as these research proven strategies have been put into practice. The current iteration of the program is also described thoroughly, and its results for student success are articulated.
The Analysis of Network Actors in the Policy Implementation of Developing Tourism in Semarang City
Authors: YUNININGSIH Tri , SUWITRI Sri , KISMARTINI KISMARTINI , SOESILOWATI Etty
Published: February 2019

There aren’t optimal development and management efforts the object and tourist attraction. Yet its optimal development of tourist destinations. Yet it’s optimal participation of the private and the public in the development of tourism. It is becoming an indication of the importance of the network actors study in the policy implementation of tourism development in Semarang City. This research applies qualitative descriptive analysis. The technique uses key informant selection of informants, namely the Department of culture and tourism in Semarang City. The results showed that the policy implementation of tourism development in Semarang city hasn’t run with optimal. It is characterized by the role of the actors involved have not been able to work together. As it doesn’t yet optimal role of Semarang Tourism Promotion Agency is known as BP2KS. In addition, the presence of distrust among the actors involved. In the findings of the field, the concept of development of tourism in Semarang City is using model Pentahelix, including academia, business, Government, community and the Mass Media. Fore the need to immediately increase communication and coordination and transparency among the actors, among others through the forum gatherings and public hearing. Further strengthen the institutional function BP2KS. Need to be calculated as a sense of belonging “the soul of the region’s wisdom".
The Main Problems and Directions of the Effective Development Tourism
Authors: SADYKOV Zhassulan , ABDIKARIMOVA Madina , GABDULINA Ainur , MAKHASHEVA Aigerim , TAKHTAEVA Rimma , SAVANCHIYEVA Armanay
Published: February 2019

This article notes that the prospect of one of the export-oriented industries in the Republic of Kazakhstan may be inbound tourism, since it was he who successfully developed in a crisis and provided support to other sectors of the economy. At present, the Kazakhstan tourism market is in the stage of active formation and formation. It is highlighted that the peculiarities of the formation of the international tourism market, its interdependence from other spheres of economic activity are not yet sufficiently studied and do not have certain well-established development trends.

Indicators of the competitiveness of tourism in Kazakhstan in terms of indices of sustainable development of tourism, the dynamics of inbound tourist flow to Kazakhstan from CIS countries and other non-CIS countries for 2013-2017, indicators of the use of locations in the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2013-2017 are given. Proposals are made for the direction of effective development of tourism in the Republic of Kazakhstan by assessing the impact of international tourism on the socio-economic system of Kazakhstan.
Rural Tourism as One of the Priority Factors for Sustainable Development of Rural Territories in Kazakhstan
Authors: TLEUBAYEVA Aitolkyn
Published: February 2019

The article analyzes the state of agriculture in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the author analyzes tourism facilities in the Akmola region to clarify the characteristics and extent of rural tourism promotion in Kazakhstan, including in Astana, suggested ways to develop rural tourism.
Expected functions of an effective child justice system administration? A framework developed through a qualitative study in Turkey
Authors: Buker Hasan , Gultekin Sebahattin , Akgul Alper
Published: February 2019

Research problem / aim: Turkey initiated its first specialized child court in 1987, but the most visible improvements towards establishing child-specific judicial procedures were only achieved in 2005, when the Child Protection Law (CPL) became effective. This Law required the involvement of several agencies in both providing protection for children and adjudicating them when they were involved in delinquency. After this Law was enacted several comprehensive projects were carried out, different institutions were established, and different legal and policy changes took place to maintain the effective administration of child justice procedures. Yet, practical observations of these different stake holders indicated that a useful, productive, and cohesive system in coordinating these various agencies involved in the child justice system procedural processes was not fully achieved as of 2016. The primary objective of this study was to develop a framework on how an effective child justice administration system should be established and what kinds of functions it should carry out in Turkey.Method: This study, first of all, provides an analysis of the existing practices and procedures of the various agencies involved in administering child justice procedures through a series of systematic observations, as well as focus group and in-depth interviews with key informants.Findings: The findings of this study yielded propositions on the general principles, functions, and the bureaucratic nature of such system that can increase the overall effectiveness of the outcomes of the juvenile justice processes.Conclusion: This study concludes with a discussion of how the study findings should be utilized in both the Turkish and international contexts.
Numerical Simulation of the Condensing Effect of Different Suction Slots on Fiber Strands in a Compact Siro Spinning Machine with Lattice Apron
Authors: Han Chenchen , Gao Weidong , Chen Lifen
Published: February 2019

Compact-siro spun with lattice apron combines compact spinning and siro spinning, and is widely put into practice. In this paper, compact-siro spun models with the parallel shaped slots, oblique parallel shaped slots and V-shaped slots were simulated. Based on the airflow data in the condensing zone, the geometrical model of single fiber is built, and then the trajectory of single fiber can be got. The morphological changes and movement process of fiber strands in the flow field of condensing zone were verified by the comparison experiments of yarn morphology, hairiness, tensile and evenness properties. The results showed that the V-shaped slot achieved the optimal agglomeration effect and yarn performance. The theory analysis gives foundation and explanation for the experiment, and also provides a theoretical basis for optimizing the properties of compact-siro yarn in production practice.
Synchrotron X-ray measurements of cellulose in wood cell wall layers of Pinus densiflora in the transmission and reflectance modes. Part 1: results without loading
Authors: Lee Chang-Goo , Yamasaki Mariko , Sugimoto Takanori , Sasaki Yasutoshi
Published: February 2019

Synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction (XRD) was applied to determine the cellulose content in 5-mm-thick sections of the annual rings of Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora). Recent samples (air-dried in the last few years) and aged samples (250 years old) were investigated; the cellulose content in the S2 layer was measured by the transmission (Trs) method and that in the S1 and S3 layers by the reflection (Ref) method. Measurements were performed in the cellulose (004) Ref plane. The two XRD methods resulted in very different two-dimensional (2D) diffraction patterns, indicating differences in the cellulose characteristics. Azimuthal angle profiles showed cellulose chains measured by the Trs and the Ref methods oriented at about 9° and 75°, respectively, in terms of the longitudinal axis of the specimens. Moreover, 2θ profiles obtained by the Ref method had full-width-at-half-maximum (FWHM) values ≈3.5 times greater than the corresponding Trs profiles, indicating large variations in the cellulose lattice spacing d
004. The 250 years of aging had no effect on the cellulose contents.
Multiple surface plasmon resonances enhanced nonlinear optical microscopy
Authors: Mi Xiaohu , Wang Yuyang , Li Rui , Sun Mengtao , Zhang Zhenglong , Zheng Hairong
Published: February 2019

The nonlinear optical microscopies of coherent two-photon excited fluorescence and anti-Stokes Raman scattering are strongly enhanced by multiple surface plasmon resonances (MSPRs). The Au@Ag nanorods presented strong MSPRs peaks at 800 and 400 nm, and can enhance nonlinear optical microscopy at fundamental and double frequencies, respectively. A two-dimensional (2D) material of g-C3N4 is employed to study the plasmon-enhanced nonlinear optical microscopy by the femtosecond laser. The electric analysis reveals that the MSPRs of the Au@Ag nanorod can significantly enhance the signals of two-photon excited fluorescence and anti-Stokes Raman scattering by up to the orders of 104 and 1016, respectively. The results demonstrate the great advantages of plasmon-enhanced nonlinear optical microscopy for the optical analysis on 2D materials, thus providing a new adventure for increasing the optical resolutions of nonlinear optical microscopy.
Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields of High Voltage Overhead Power Lines and Female Infertility
Authors: Esmailzadeh Sedigheh , Agajani Delavar Mouloud , Aleyassin Ashraf , Gholamian Sayyed Asghar , Ahmadi Amirmasoud
Published: February 2019

Background: Living in the vicinity of high voltage power lines has brought about a range of health woes, but the effect of residential exposure to electromagnetic fields from the power lines on female fertility has not been explored yet. Objective: To test the hypothesis if residential proximity to high voltage power lines could be associated with the increased risk of female infertility. Methods: In a case-control study, 462 women with confirmed diagnosis of unexplained infertility or behavioral and environmental factors were assessed between February 2014 and December 2016. Control group comprised of 471 persons with no history of infertility selected using randomized-digit dialing from the numbers registered in a birth registry between 2014 and 2016. The nearest linear distance from high voltage power lines to the participants' residence of cases and controls was measured using a Geographical Information System (GIS) and Google Earth aerial evaluation for high voltage power lines (240–400 kV). Results: 112 (14.1%) houses were within 500 meters from a high voltage power line. Women living within 500 meters of the lines (OR 4.14, 95% CI 2.61 to 6.57) and 500–1000 meters of the line (OR 1.61, 95% CI 1.05 to 2.47) carried a significantly higher risk of infertility than those women living more than 1000 meters away from the power lines. After adjusting for confounding factors, women living within 500 meters of the lines carried a higher risk (aOR 4.44, 95% CI 2.77 to 7.11) of infertility compared with women living more than 1000 meters of the lines. Conclusion: The current safety guidelines for electromagnetic fields exposure seems to be not adequate for protecting people from the hazardous effects of the field.
Dynamic Behavior of a Granular Medium Subjected to Resonant Column Tests: Application to Ottawa Sand
Authors: Patiño Hernán , Martínez Eliana , Galindo Rubén
Published: February 2019

This research is based on the results of 120 determinations of the shear modulus (G) of a saturated granular medium (20-40 Ottawa sand) for different conditions of relative density (Dr), effective consolidation pressure (σ’c), and level of torsional excitation (Te) obtained through the measurement of the resonant frequency (Fr) in resonant column equipment. The tests were performed with relative density values equal to 20, 40, 60, and 80 %; effective consolidation pressures of 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, and 300 kPa; and torsional excitations of 0.025, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, and 0.4 V. The proposed experimental program is described in detail, in addition to the systematic process of analysis to properly study and interpret the results obtained for samples subjected to cyclic loading. In general, the results indicate that it is possible to establish very simple empirical functions of the resonant frequency as a function of the angular strain and of the effective consolidation pressure. It is concluded that is statistically significant to consider the shear modulus and the resonant frequency related by a constant value M for each type of soil. In this sense, a methodology is proposed herein to be able to obtain from a very small number of tests the variation trends of the shear modulus as a function of the angular strain for different effective consolidation pressures.
177Lu-octreotate therapy for neuroendocrine tumours is enhanced by Hsp90 inhibition
Authors: Hofving Tobias , Sandblom Viktor , Arvidsson Yvonne , Shubbar Emman , Altiparmak Gülay , Swanpalmer John , Almobarak Bilal , Elf Anna-Karin , Johanson Viktor , Elias Erik , Kristiansson Erik , Forssell-Aronsson Eva , Nilsson Ola
Published: February 2019

177Lu-octreotate is an FDA-approved radionuclide therapy for patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) expressing somatostatin receptors. The177Lu-octreotate therapy has shown promising results in clinical trials by prolonging progression-free survival, but complete responses are still uncommon. The aim of this study was to improve the177Lu-octreotate therapy by means of combination therapy. To identify radiosensitising inhibitors, two cell lines, GOT1 and P-STS, derived from small intestinal neuroendocrine tumours (SINETs), were screened with 1224 inhibitors alone or in combination with external radiation. The screening revealed that inhibitors of Hsp90 can potentiate the tumour cell-killing effect of radiation in a synergistic fashion (GOT1; false discovery rate <3.2 × 10−11). The potential for Hsp90 inhibitor ganetespib to enhance the anti-tumour effect of177Lu-octreotate in anin vivosetting was studied in the somatostatin receptor-expressing GOT1 xenograft model. The combination led to a larger decrease in tumour volume relative to monotherapies and the tumour-reducing effect was shown to be synergistic. Using patient-derived tumour cells from eight metastatic SINETs, we could show that ganetespib enhanced the effect of177Lu-octreotate therapy for all investigated patient tumours. Levels of Hsp90 protein expression were evaluated in 767 SINETs from 379 patients. We found that Hsp90 expression was upregulated in tumour cells relative to tumour stroma in the vast majority of SINETs. We conclude that Hsp90 inhibitors enhance the tumour-killing effect of177Lu-octreotate therapy synergistically in SINET tumour models and suggest that this potentially promising combination should be further evaluated.