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KENAKALAN REMAJA DAN PENANGANANNYA
Authors: SUMARA DADAN SUMARA , HUMAEDI SAHADI , SANTOSO MEILANNY BUDIARTI
Published: July 2018

Remaja merupakan aset masa depan suatu bangsa. Namun saat ini banyak sekali yang terjadi pada diri remaja, seperti narkoba dan genk motor. Hal ini merupakan masalah yang sudah tidak asing lagi. Kenakalan remaja meliputi semua perilaku yang menyimpang dari norma-norma hukum pidana yang dilakukan oleh remaja. Banyak sekali faktor internal dan eksternal penyebab kenakalan remaja yang perlu diperhatikan. Untuk mengatasinya maka bimbingan dari orang tua dan juga lingkungan yang baik bisa menjadi penentu bagi perkembangan remaja tersebut.
Access to medically assisted reproduction for legal persons: Possible?
Authors: Konečná Hana , Nováková Karolína
Published: July 2018

Along with the rapid growth that the field of assisted reproduction has experienced over the last few years, numerous ethical issues have arisen and need to be discussed thoroughly. One of them is the limitation of access to assisted reproduction techniques. Because no one should be discriminated against, it is essential to substantiate every single refusal of access carefully. The criterion of welfare of the child is used most frequently. In this paper, we propose a thought experiment aiming at contributing to the discussion by demonstrating that this criterion, even in its strictest form, can easily allow access to assisted reproduction for legal persons as well.
Spinozian consequentialism of ethics of social consequences
Authors: Joppová Michaela Petrufová
Published: July 2018

The present article deals with specific normative concepts of Spinoza’s ethical system and compares them to certain aspects of the theory of ethics of social consequences. At first, a way to approach the problem of normativity in Spinoza is presented, concentrating on the obligatory character of rational - or intellectual - motives. Then, theoretical evidence is presented which links Spinoza to normative-ethical consequentialism. The basis for a consequentialist model of Spinoza’s ethics is the concept of perfection, and on this basis it seems possible to consider its compatibility with non-utilitarian forms of consequentialism, such as ethics of social consequences. Conclusively, the paper’s aim is to present the possibility of considering Spinozian consequentialism as a non-utilitarian consequentialism, while considering ethics of social consequences as a contemporary form of Spinozian consequentialism.
Specifics of introducing a code of ethics into the academic environment
Authors: Lačný Martin , Lukáčová Jana , Kovalčíková Iveta
Published: July 2018

The implementation of tools and techniques of the management of ethics in the academic environment has its own peculiarities arising from the nature of the expert, scientific, pedagogical, but also administrative work of university staff, requiring a considerable degree of autonomy and freedom. The aim of this case study is to present the views of university teachers and PhD students from a selected faculty of a public university in Slovakia on the implementation of tools and techniques for the management of ethics and to identify specific risks associated with the nature of the code of ethics and its introduction into practice. Qualitative research was conducted using focus groups during the implementation of the code of ethics, while quantitative research was subsequently conducted by an anonymous electronic questionnaire shortly after the introduction of the code into practice.
The problem associated with the spread of Sosnovskyi hogweed (Heracleum sosnovskyi), in the mountainous geosystems of the Ukrainian-Polish border
Authors: Shtoiko Rehina , Koinova Iryna
Published: July 2018

The article highlights the problem of spreading of the invasive species Heracleum sosnovskyi in mountainous geosystems in the border district of Turka in the Lviv region of Ukraine particularly along the border with Poland. The aim of the article was to investigate the areas covered and peculiarities of the spread of Heracleum sosnovskyi. The research methodology consisted of three consecutive steps: preparation, field work, and cameral. The following general scientific methods were used: system analysis and synthesis, comparison, ranking, and the special methods of geoecological studies: field, cartographic, drone survey and photofixation. During the field studies, we sampled seven model areas, representing mountain geosystems with different types of economic use and the presence of Heracleum sosnovskyi: - river valleys, uncultivated agricultural land, narrow strips along roads, abandoned territories. In one of the model areas, a drone survey was conducted, on the basis of which we charted a map presented in the article. We also analysed the stock data and the current state of distribution of the spread Heracleum sosnovskyi in village councils and in the region as a whole. The main problem with the uncontrolled spread of Heracleum sosnovskyi in Turka district is the lack of true data as to the extent of the environmental disaster and the absence of a systematic and planned fight control measures. The article describes the main recommendations for the effective control fight against of this invasive species using foreign experience.
Economic Impact of the 11th Douro Valley Half Marathon
Authors: Carvalho Maria José , Sousa Marisa , Paipe Gustavo , Bavaresco Gustavo , Felipe José Luis
Published: July 2018

The aim of this study was to analyze the direct economic impact of the 11th Douro Valley Half Marathon held in Portugal in 2016. An ad-hoc questionnaire was designed for collecting data. It was composed of four dimensions: (i) socio-demographic data, (ii) expenses, (iii) sports practice, and (iv) satisfaction with the event (54 items in total). There were 375 questionnaires randomly collected in a total of 16,330 runners. The mean expense of local participants in this half marathon was €219, while non-resident participants expended about €320. Thus, the local participants’ inflow was €1,036,965, while the non-resident participants’ inflow was €3,709,760, resulting in a total participant inflow of €4,746,725. Regarding the participants’ specific expenses, the following order was obtained: 1st, accommodation; 2nd, food; 3rd, travel costs; 4th, shopping. It was calculated that the total local economic impact of the 11th Douro Valley Half Marathon participants was almost five million euros (€4,746,725).
Sexual Behaviour of Combative Athletes – Is There a Greater Risk?
Authors: Vajda Petr , Reguli Zdenko
Published: July 2018

Athletes are often associated with a greater degree of risk behaviour. It also includes potentially dangerous sexual habits and behaviour, among other things. This study deals with sexual habits and behaviour of combative athletes. The research sample (n-65) consists of representatives of various combat sports and these representatives are categorized into three groups: international (n-15), national (n-28), and regional competitors (n-22). Data were collected through the medium of a questionnaire which allowed us to compare results with sexual behaviour of Czech population over last 20 years. Athletes comprised in this study are more sexually active, have more sexual partners over the life, and tend to have various, risk sexual behaviour more likely than common Czech population. This phenomenon is more significant in elite athletes. We believe this could be affected by access to short-term relationships and by the awareness of athletes that they are attractive to women. In the light of these findings, we suggest to increase prevention of risky sexual behaviour for athletes in masculine sports.
Moderato: Master and disciple – A Case Study in the Olympic Landscape
Authors: Kosiewicz Jerzy
Published: July 2018

The text characterizes the master-disciple relationship, which is interpreted in a historical context (of ancient Greece) and the contemporary one. In the first case it refers to the connection taking place between Socrates and his disciples (and especially between him and Plato). In the second case the author presents a study of one case of a supposed master-disciple relationship as a typical case study. He comes to a conclusion that the occurrence of such a relationship depends on two persons: a master and a disciple. When both of them agree that there was, there is and, maybe, there will be such a connection between them, it can be proclaimed with certainty that such a relationship existed or can start to exist. However, when any party of the supposed relationship is of an opinion that it has never existed, it is necessary to concede that (s)he is right, since it is not proper when one party maintains against the second party’s will - or without his/her knowledge - that there was a master-disciple relationship between them.
Colistin Use Patterns and Toxicity in Critically Ill Patients in Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital
Authors: Aitullina Aleksandra , Krūmiņa Angelika , Cauce Vinita , Purviņa Santa
Published: July 2018

Colistin is used systemically in critically ill patients for treatment of infections caused by multi-drug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria, e.g., Acinetobacter baumanii. It is potentially nephro- and neurotoxic. It is recommended to decrease the dose of colistin in case of renal impairment or renal replacement therapies (RRT) but clear recommendations are not available yet. The aim of this retrospective study was to determine colistin use patterns in critically ill patients in Pauls Stradiņš University Hospital. Forty patients were included in this study. The most common indications for colistin were pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation or sepsis caused by MDR A. baumanii. Median duration of colistin therapy was 11.5 (IQR 7.0; 17.0) days and median cumulative dose was 91.5 (43.0; 150.0) million units (MU). The usual regimen was 9 MU as loading dose and 3 MU three times daily as maintenance dose, but in case of renal impairment and RRT colistin regimens varied a lot between the patients. In 21% (7 from 33) of cases, acute kidney injury (AKI) was observed during colistin therapy (serum creatinine increases more than twice from baseline). All these AKI cases occurred in patients with previously normal renal function and none of the patients in this group needed RRT.
It-Related Anglicisms in der Spiegel: A Semantic Analysis
Authors: Czech-Rogoyska Agnieszka , Krawiec Magdalena
Published: July 2018

The paper endeavours to semantically scrutinize anglicisms in Der Spiegel in the specialistfield of IT. It was attempted to establish if, and to what extent, the anglicisms alter their meaning inthe borrowing process. The article focuses on randomly selected anglicisms in IT-related texts inDer Spiegel, for both the newspaper and the domain are deemed to have been the most prolific interms of English borrowings. The objective of this comparative study is to arrive at certain generaltendencies governing the semantic treatment of English words in German. The paper constitutesmerely an excerpt from the research on IT-related anglicisms, and may well serve as a basis for fur-ther research, on the grounds that alongside the development of ICT, languages need new names forconcepts. Therefore, it is by all means prudent and instructive to delve into the tendencies governingthe way anglicisms permeate into the German language.
Symbolist Publicism as an Outlook Model of the Silver Age
Authors: Rashkevych Mykola
Published: July 2018

In the article the methodological and applied criteria of symbolist publicism as an independentform of analytical journalism are defined. The subject of the research is the argumentative basisand semantic resources of public statements of philosophers and writers, i.e. the representativesof Russian symbolism. The relevance of the topic is due to the crisis of modern publicism, whichbecomes similar to a product and leads to mental and moral enslavement. The general purpose ofthe study is the legitimization of the term «symbolist publicism». Genre-stylistic peculiarities of sym-bolist text-making, as well the outlook landmarks of symbolic representatives of the Silver Age, werestudied by E. Kassierer, M. Voskresenskaya, A. Mazurchuk, O. Matyushkin, O. Ponomarev, L. Kravets,and others.
The Use of the Educational Function of Media in Foreign Language Teaching
Authors: Bajorek Kinga , Gawroński Sławomir
Published: July 2018

The use of mass communication in the field of foreign language teaching is not a new phenom-enon, because traditional media have been in use in this area for a few decades. Nowadays, however,several tendencies confirming the scale of this phenomenon can be observed. Mass media, and newmedia in particular, are used both in the process of self-education and as an important tool used byforeign language teachers. Technological progress, the communication revolution, the spread of theInternet, and the development of new media and mobile technologies offer modern and more effec-tive methods of language education. This article reviews the conditions relating to the relationshipbetween mass media and language learning, taking into account the possibility of using one of thekey functions of mass communication, namely its educational function. The authors, using literatureanalysis, defined and analyzed the causes of specific symbiosis between media tools and technolo-gies as well as the methodology used in the field of foreign language teaching.
Press of the German Minority in Poland in 1989-2017
Authors: Rachwał Grzegorz
Published: July 2018

The aim of this article is to characterize the German minority press market in Poland in the peri-od of 1989-2017. The article constitutes a discussion regarding terms that are key for the undertakensubject, i.e., “national minority”, “ethnic minority” and “the press of national and ethnic minorities”;furthermore, a typology of the functions of these media is presented. The analysis covered the so-cio-political framework of the functioning of minority media, as well as legal regulations at the levelof publishing activities of national and ethnic minorities and the support of the Polish state towardspublishing initiatives of minorities from 1989 to the present day. The article also constitutes an over-view of German minority press issued in 1989 - 2017 in the Polish state. Characteristics of the period-icals contain information about their creation, presentation of graphic layout and publishing formula,as well as the thematic profile of the published contents. Approximating the German minority inPoland, the author attempts to answer the question of what role the German press once played inthe Polish German society, and what is its role today, as well as who are the recipients of the Germanpress in Poland today, what is its current condition and what are the prognoses for its development inthe short and longer term. The conducted research applied technical analysis and analysis of presscontent. The study uses a number of sources. These include state documents published in journalsof law, in various types of bulletins, reviews and in the on-line version.
Cosmic Airburst on Developing Allerød Substrates (Soils) in the Western Alps, Mt. Viso Area
Authors: Mahaney William C. , West llen , Milan Alison , Krinsley David H. , Somelar Peeter , Schwartz Stephane , Milner Michael W. , Allen Christopher C. R.
Published: July 2018

Although much has been written about a cosmic impact event in the Western Alps of the Mt. Viso area, the event closely tied with the Younger Dryas Boundary (YDB) of 12.8 ka and onset of the Younger Dryas (YD), the affected land surface is considered to contain a similar black mat suite of sediment found on three continents. While work elsewhere has focused on recovered sediment from lake and ice cores, buried lacustrine/alluvial records, and surface glacial and paraglacial records, no one has traced a mountain morphosequence of deposits with the objective of investigating initial weathering/ soil morphogenesis that occurred in ice recessional deposits up to the YDB when the surface was subjected to intense heat, presumably, as hypothesized by Mahaney et al. (2016a) from a cosmic airburst. With the land surface rapidly free of ice following glacial retreat during the Bølling-Allerød interstadial, weathering processes ~13.5 to 12.8 ka led to weathering and soil morphogenesis in a slow progression as the land surface became free of ice. To determine the exposed land character in the mid- to late-Allerød, it is possible to utilize an inverted stratigraphic soil morphogenesis working backward in time, from known post-Little Ice Age (LIA) (i.e. time-zero) through LIA (~0.45 to ~0.10 ka), to at least the middle Neoglacial (~2 ka), to answer several questions. What were the likely soil profile states in existence at the end of the Allerød just prior to the cosmic impact/airburst (YDB)? Assuming these immature weathered regolith sections of the Late Allerød approximated the <1 ka old profiles seen today, and assuming the land surface was subjected to a hypothesized instant temperature burst from ambient to ~2200°C at ~12.8 ka, what would be the expected effect on the resident sediment? To test the mid-LG (YDB) to YD relationship we analyzed the paleosols in both suites of deposits - mid-LG to YD - to test that the airburst grains are restricted to Late Allerød paleosols and using relative-age-determination criteria, that the overlapping YD to mid-LG moraines are closely related in time. These are some of the questions about the black mat that we seek to answer with reference to sites in the upper Guil and Po rivers of the Mt. Viso area.
Late Holocene Palaeoenvironment of TSE Dura, a Later Stone Age (Lsa) Rock Shelter, North-Central Nigeria
Authors: Orijemie Emuobosa Akpo
Published: July 2018

Palynological and archaeobotanical analyses were conducted on excavated sediments from Tse Dura, a Later Stone Age rock shelter in north-central Nigeria with the aim of reconstructing the environment conditions at the site within the last millennium. From 933 ± 29 BP to 802 ± 29 BP, the environment alternated between Guinea savanna with dry conditions, and secondary and riverine forests with humid conditions. During these periods of environmental fluctuations, the LSA populations engaged in the management of economic plants the most significant of which included Dioscorea spp. Pennisetum glaucum and Elaeis guineensis, and exploited wild plants such as Pavetta crassipes, Sarcocephalus latifolius and Lophira cf. lanceolata for dietary and ethnomedicinal purposes. Around 310 ± 30 BP cal, the environment became very wet after which it was succeeded by a drier period. It was during this period that Sorghum bicolor became prominent, and the environment attained its current status dominated by Guinea savanna elements and secondary forests.
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation in Situs Inversus Totalis - A Case Report
Authors: Kundaragi Nischal G , Ganjoo Naveen
Published: July 2018

We describe the third case of successful transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation for the treatment of refractory ascites due to cirrhosis in a known case of situs inversus totalis.
Role of Quantum Effect for Nano-confined Substance Ultrafast Flow
Authors: Gao Pengcheng , Ma Qun , Liu Rui , Lou Xiaoding , Huang Yu , Zhang Baocheng , Xia Fan
Published: July 2018

Many researchers, however, found that the flow of both liquid and gas through nanoscale pores is one to even seven orders of magnitude faster than that would be predicted from the classic Newton’s mechanic theories, such as the Hagen-Poiseuille equation, the Bernoulli’s principle, the Knudsen theory. Here, for the first time, we propose a possible explanation for the ultra-fast flow of substance through the nano-confined pores based on the Wave-Particle Dualism. Since the mass of the substance is a constant, the velocity of the substance in the nanopores is very important. The molecule behaves like a particle above the critical velocity, while could reduce its velocity to the critical value in the nanopores, which, then, behaves like the wave inducing the tunneling transfer. The critical velocities in 18 different study cases from the literatures have been calculated. The role of quantum effect for ultrafast flow could possibly provide new ideas for studying the nature of the physiological processes with the ion and molecule channels, which are the backbones for the biology, and possibly promote the development of new method for energy conversion, desalination of sea water and even for information systems.
Research on Sharing Economic Development of â€œBig Data + Block Chainâ€â€”â€”Based on Industry Convergence Theory
Authors: Liu Haiying
Published: July 2018

Sharing economy as an important productÂ of the Internet Era, its essence is to rely on InternetÂ technology, especially big data technology to reuse theÂ idle resources of society and creating new market value.Â However, with the increasing scope of the sharingÂ economy, the problems of data security, circulation,Â sharing and privacy protection are gradually emerging,Â and big data technology has become the biggestÂ bottleneck for further development of shared economy.Â The block chain technology is composed of a varietyÂ of technology and communication protocol to formÂ a new Internet architecture, it through cryptographicÂ sharing, distributed books and other feathers to provideÂ new methods and ideas for data distribution andÂ sharing and complementary with big data technology.Â Therefore, through the combination of block chainÂ technology and big data technology, they can subvertÂ the traditional shared economic business model andÂ provide a new opportunity for sharing economicÂ development.
Percepción de estudiantes de bachillerato sobre contenidos relacionados con el consumo de alcohol y marihuana en las redes sociales
Authors: Montero-Domínguez Félix Ángel , Cruz-Juárez Alma De los Ángeles , Tiburcio-Sainz Marcela Alejandra , García-González Janet
Published: July 2018

Las redes sociales son espacios virtuales, en los que millones de adolescentes alrededor del mundo se comunican libremente acerca de temas relevantes para su desarrollo y entretenimiento. La literatura internacional indica que, la exposición a contenidos relacionados con el consumo de alcohol y marihuana, contribuye al desarrollo de una menor percepción de riesgo al consumo, y una mayor tolerancia social hacia el uso de estas drogas. La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo explorar la percepción del consumo de alcohol y marihuana, que aparece en las redes sociales, en una muestra de 35 estudiantes de bachillerato. Se realizó un estudio cualitativo exploratorio a través de cuatro grupos focales, integrados por alumnos de bachillerato de la ciudad de Xalapa, Veracruz, de ambos sexos, de entre 15 y 19 años de edad, provenientes de distintos contextos socioeconómicos. El contenido de las entrevistas grupales fue transcrito y analizado, utilizando la metodología de la teoría fundamentada. Los resultados indican que, las redes sociales eran la principal fuente de información de los estudiantes, sobre la disponibilidad y los efectos del alcohol y la marihuana, sobrepasando a la televisión, los padres y los profesores. Los estudiantes percibieron el contenido sobre el consumo de drogas en las redes sociales, como una extensión de la presión de sus pares para iniciarse en el consumo de alcohol y  marihuana.
Calidad informativa en la representación de actores sociales en el noticiero Visión Informativa del Instituto Morelense de Radio y Televisión, Canal 49
Authors: Gomez Loperena Susana
Published: July 2018

La representación de actores políticos y ciudadanos, en las noticias de las televisoras públicas, puede apreciarse como un ejercicio de la distribución democrática del poder social. El objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar la calidad de la información en relación a la proporción de inclusión de actores políticos y ciudadanos, mujeres y hombres con imagen y habla, en el noticiero Visión Informativa, del Canal 49, del Instituto Morelense de Radio y Televisión. Se aplicó la técnica cuantitativa de análisis de contenido, con unidades de análisis excluyentes. Los resultados mostraron una brecha de más de 16.82 %, con sobrerrepresentación noticiosa de hombres y de menos de 16.83 % con subrepresentación noticiosa de mujeres, en relación a la proporción poblacional de mujeres y hombres en el año 2015, en el estado de Morelos. La esfera política fue dominada por los hombres, con una representación del 65.85 %, con el 63.23 % de imagen y el 64.70 % de habla; las mujeres llegaron al 51.35 % de representación noticiosa, con el 45.63 % de imagen y el 51.96 % de habla. En la esfera ciudadana, las mujeres dominaron con una representación noticiosa de 48.64 %, con el 54.36 % de imagen y el 48.03 % de habla; los hombres obtuvieron 31.70 % de representación, con 32.64 % de imagen y 33.82 % de habla. Todos los actores internacionales y religiosos fueron hombres, registrando 2.43 % de representación, 4.12 % de imagen y 1.47 % en habla. Existió sobrerrepresentación noticiosa de los hombres en la esfera política, mientras los ciudadanos estuvieron menos representados que las ciudadanas. Aunque las mujeres estuvieron representadas por debajo de la tasa poblacional, existió una brecha de 2.71 % en la representación femenina a favor de la esfera política, resaltando la dominancia en el habla de las mujeres  parlamentarias.
A Study on the Change in Postpartum Immunoglobulins of Goats and Kids
Authors: Taşkın Turgay , Koşum Nedim , Kınık Özer , Kandemir Çağrı , Akan Ecem
Published: July 2018

Objective: In the study, the changes in the immunoglobulin levels of the Saanen
goats fed with colostrum were determined during the three days after birth.Material and Methods: The animal material of the research consists of 11 goats and 11 of
their kids. Colostrum samples were taken from the goats in three repetitions
(at birth, at 24th and 48th hours after birth). Changes in IgA, IgM, and IgG
levels were examined individually in 33 (11 x 3) colostrum samples taken at
birth and 24th and 48th hours after birth. Results: IgA, IgM and IgG levels at birth and 24 and 48 hours after birth for
Saanen goats were 0.11-1.98-1.88 mg/ml, 0.28-0.95-14.01 mg/ml and
0.25-0.96-13.53 mg/ml, respectively. The IgA, IgM, IgG levels of kids at birth,
24, and 48 hours after birth were 0.76-1.11-19.22 mg/ml, 0.58-1.02-18.42 mg/ml
and 0.53-1.24-21.60 mg/ml, respectively. The effect of birth type and gender
and parity on IgA, IgM, and IgG levels were not significant, while the effect
of the time-dependent change was linearly and quadratically significant (P
<0.01).

Conclusion: In the colostrum secreted in the postpartum period in goats, it is
necessary for the immune substances to be taken as soon as possible since the
rate of passage of the immune substances transferred through the intestinal
epithelium by this way decreases in time.
Ekstansif Yetiştirme Koşullarındaki Kıvırcık Koyunlarında Bazı Döl Verimi Özellikleri
Authors: Koyuncu Mehmet , Akgün Hilal
Published: July 2018

Amaç:
Bu araştırma, yetiştirici koşullarında Kıvırcık ırkı koyunların döl verim ve
kuzuların yaşama gücü özelliklerinin incelenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır.Materyal
ve Metot: Araştırmanın hayvan materyalini; Özel bir işletmedeki
Kıvırcık sürüsünden bir yıllık dönemde elde edilen döl verim kayıtları
kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada; döl verimi özellikleri için 59 baş koyun
kullanılmıştır. Sürüde serbest aşım yöntemi kullanılmış, koyunların tamamı gebe
kalmıştırBulgular:
Kuzulama, tekiz doğum ve ikiz doğum oranları sırasıyla; %100, %71.2 ve %28.8
olarak saptanmıştır. Çalışmada koçaltı koyun başına ve doğuran koyun başına
düşen kuzu sayıları 1.29 olarak bulunmuştur. Kuzuların sütten kesimde (yaklaşık
90 gün) yaşama gücü % 83.0’dür. Gebelik üretkenliği ve toplam üretkenlik
değerleri sırasıyla 510.0 ve 2135.6 kg olarak hesaplanmıştır.

Sonuç:
Bu araştırmadan elde edilen önemli bir bulgu, işletmelerin verimliliği
açısından kuzularda bakım ve yönetimin önemi ortaya konulmuştur.
Effect of molybdenum addition on microstructure and mechanical properties of plain carbon steel weld
Authors: Menghani Jyoti , Dwivedi Kunal
Published: July 2018

The present investigation has two main objectives; first is optimization of welding process parameters of submerged arc welding (SAW) using Taguchi philosophy and second is to improve the mechanical properties such as strength and microhardness of weld joint by alloying with varying amounts of molybdenum. For optimization of welding process, parameters Taguchi philosophy have been applied on a mild steel plate (AISI C- 1020) of 10 mm thickness with 60o groove angle with arc voltage and welding speed as variables and bead width as output variables. A mathematical relationship between bead width, arc voltage and welding speed has also been found using multiple regression analysis for the present base metal plate geometry. After optimizing welding parameters, molybdenum has been added individually to the welding area in varying percentages. The properties of alloyed and unalloyed weld metal bead are compared. The mechanical characterization of weld has been done in terms of microhardness, tensile strength, whereas microstructural characterization has been performed using optical microscopy, XRD and EDS. The presence of molybdenum resulted in bainite structure in weld bead having a refined grain structure, enhancement in tensile strength and microhardness. The XRD results showed the formation of molybdenum carbides justifying the increase in microhardness value.
Investigation of solidification behavior of the Sn-rich ternary Sn–Bi–Zn alloys
Authors: Mladenović S , Manasijević D , Gorgievski M , Minić D , Dimitrijević Silvana Branislav
Published: July 2018

Solidification properties and microstructure of six as-cast Sn–Bi–Zn alloys with 80 at.% of Sn and variable contents of Bi and Zn were experimentally investigated using the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The experimentally obtained results were compared with predicted phase equilibria according to the calculation of phase diagram (CALPHAD) method and by the Scheil solidification simulation.
FTA analysis of the failure in the horizontal fluidity test
Authors: Blaško Peter , Petrík Jozef
Published: July 2018

The purpose of the paper was to evaluate the probability of the top event in the fluidity test by Fault Tree Analysis (FTA). One of the important tests used in the foundry practice is the test of the fluidity. Fluidity is the ability of the molten metal to fill the cavity of the molds and create a cast. The AlSi10MgMn (EN 1706) alloy with 5 or 10.54 % of silica was the experimental material. The melted alloy was cast into "horizontal" three-channel mold to test its fluidity. The pouring temperatures were between 605 and 830 °C. In some cases, the experiment was not successful, for a some reasons. This fact led to a waste of time, energy, potential risk of accident, confusion among participants, especially "beginners" founders and became an impulse for the analysis of creation and possible events of fault for the fluidity test using the FTA. It has been found that for the probability of the top event in examined process was disproportionately high (0.29824). The Monte Carlo method was used for the simulation of the effect of decreasing the probability of basic events on the probability of the top event – the fault of the fluidity test.
Seismic performance analysis of self-anchored suspension bridge steel
Authors: Zhang Ke , Deng Zehua , Zhu Wenheng
Published: July 2018

Self-anchored suspension bridge is composed of tower and its foundation, stiffened beam, main cable, sling, side pier and its foundation, auxiliary pierand its foundation. The performance and importance of the components of the bridge are different. The main tower of self-anchored suspension bridge is a very important component. Once the injury and damage occur under earthquake, it is not only difficult to inspect and repair, let alone replace. This paper calculates the seismic performance of self-anchored suspension bridge steel tower based on the application of Wuhan Gutian Bridge steel tower.
Pemijatan Pada Titik LI-4 Untuk Mengurangi Nyeri Kanulasi AV-Fistula Pada Pasien Hemodialisis
Authors: Desnita Ria
Published: July 2018

Salah satu akses vaskuler yang digunakan untuk hemodialisis adalah arterivenous fistula (AV-fistula). Kanulasi AV-fistula menimbulkan masalah nyeri pada pasien. Berdasarkan bukti ilmiah, pemijatan pada titik large intestinum 4 (LI-4 atau huko point) adalah intervensi yang dapat diterapkan untuk mengurangi nyeri kanulasi AV-fistula. Tujuan penerapan EBN ini adalah mengidentifikasi efektifitas pemijatan pada titik LI-4 pada penurunan nyeri saat kanulasi AV-fistula pada pasien hemodialisis. Penerapan EBN dilakukan pada bulan April 2017. Jumlah sampel 14 orang pasien hemodialisis. Hasil penerapan EBN menunjukkan pemijatan titik LI-4 efektif dalam menurunkan nyeri kanulasi AV-fistula (p<0,001). Pemijatan pada titik LI-4 dapat diaplikasikan perawat sebagai intervensi manajemen nyeri non farmakologis untuk mengurangi nyeri kanulasi AV-fistula pada pasien hemodialisis.
EKSPLOITASI SEKSUAL SEBAGAI BENTUK KEJAHATAN KESUSILAAN DALAM PERATURAN PERUNDANG-UNDANGAN
Authors: Yuniantoro Fredi
Published: July 2018

Eksploitasi Seksual sebagai kejahatan kesusilaan tidaklah dilihat dalam suatu pemahaman sempit mengenai bagaimana bentuk aktivitas seksual dan proses keterlibatan korban didalamnya. Aktivitas seksual yang dimaksud adalah bentuk konten yang dipertunjukan dimuka umum yang menggambarkan kecabulan dan melanggar norma kesusilaan. Ketentuan pidana mengenai Aktivitas Eksploitasi Seksual telah diatur dalam peraturan perundang-undangan yaitu Pasal 296 dan Pasal 506 KUHP, Pasal 4 dan Pasal 30 Undang-undang No 44 Tahun 2008, Pasal 1 dan Pasal 2 Undang-undang No 21 Tahun 2008 dan Pasal 27 dan Pasal 45 Undang-undang No 11 Tahun 2008. Apabila diantara aturan itu terdapat aturan umum dan khusus maka dikenakan adalah aturan khusus yang memuat ancaman paling berat berdasar pada Asas Concursus Idealis. Penelitian ini menggunakan Pendekatan undang-undang, Kasus dan Konseptual. Kata Kunci : Eksploitasi Seksual, Kejahatan Kesusilaan
The Impact of School SES on Student Achievement: Evidence From U.S. Statewide Achievement Data
Authors: Armor David J. , Marks Gary N. , Malatinszky Aron
Published: July 2018

After the U.S. Supreme Court restricted the use of race in assigning students to schools, there was a surge in advocacy of school integration based on student socioeconomic status (SES). Benefits of socioeconomic integration have been supported by various studies finding significant effects of school SES on achievement after controlling for individual student SES. This article investigates school SES effects using statewide longitudinal achievement data from several U.S. states. School SES effects nearly vanish after controlling for a student’s prior achievement or, alternatively, controlling for stable differences among students using fixed effects models. The article concludes that large school SES effects often found in cross-sectional studies are artifacts of aggregation and are not a sound basis for SES-based school integration policies.
Природопользование и устойчивость биосферы
Authors: Арчегова И. Б. , Панюков А. Н.
Published: July 2018

В статье представлена концепция «ускоренного природовосстановления» и система практических приемов восстановления природных экосистем. Методологической базой является принципсистемности. С его позиций естественная природная экосистема является целостным единством двух основных компонентов – биоты и субстрата, осваиваемого растительным сообществом, т.е. почвы. Была разработана двухэтапная система практических приемов ускоренного (управляемого) восстановления разрушенных естественных экосистем с учетом суровых климатических условий. На ее основе развиты теоретические и практические аспекты эколого-экономической системы рационального природопользования, направленной на сохранение стабильного состояния биосферы в условиях интенсивно развивающейся экономики в Арктике. Заложенный в концепции природовосстановления системно-географический подход при известной корректировке имеет широкие возможности применения в разных регионах с целью восстановления природных экосистем и сохранения устойчивости биосферы.
Как меняются озера в Республике Коми
Authors: Соловьева Н. , Джонс В. , Тернер С.
Published: July 2018

В течение почти 20 лет ученые из Университетского колледжа Лондонa (УКЛ) проводят совместные работы по изучению арктических и субарктических озер в Республике Коми (в районах Большеземельской тундры, бассейнах рек Усы и Печоры и в Уральских горах).
Ultrashort-Pulsed Laser Machining of Dental Ceramic Implants
Authors: Ackerl Norbert , Warhanek Maximilian , Gysel Johannes , Wegener Konrad
Published: July 2018

A novel approach for machining of cylindrical hard materials and arbitrary shapes is presented. Alumina-toughened zirconia dental implants with complex geometry are manufactured with femtosecond quasi-tangential laser ablation. This rapid-prototyping approach for small-scale production decreases the development-time cycle tremendously and trumps conventional approaches. Moreover, a competitive parameter study for radial and tangential ablation with single and multi-pulse is presented. A process achieving an ablation rate of 1mm3/min with a surface roughness Ra of 0.2 µm is introduced. The meta-stable tetragonal phase of the ceramic persists and is assessed via Raman spectroscopy. The small heat-affected zone is subsequently ablated with a radial laser process step. Hence, high-precision dental implants with a mean error of smaller 5 µm over the complete contour are shown.
Topic Modeling, Epistemology, and the English and German Novel
Authors: Erlin Matt
Published: July 2018

According to Rita Felski, context is overrated. Even in the sophisticated variants of contextualization typical of the New Historicism, she explains, scholars' obsession with historical context as the ultimate source of textual meaning disregards the capacity of literature to resonate across time and space. "Why is it," she writes, "that we can feel solicited, button-holed, stirred up, by words that were drafted eons ago?" (576). Felski is not the first to raise such objections. In an essay from 2001, Russell Berman takes a similar approach to the politics of periodization, pointing out how periodizing a work can serve to discipline it, that is to say, to deny its claim on the reader's present. For Berman, "A literary-critical culture that values historical frames over 'artistic pleasure,' . . . tends to dismiss the diachronic moment in any reading, and with it the potential of tradition, the capacity precisely to transcend the constraints of the isolated historical moment." Both Felski and Berman present powerful arguments against the fetishization of contemporaneity as the source of the truth of a work. In their focus on affect, however, they neglect a crucial facet of the transtemporal resonance they seek to underscore. To limit oneself to the question of how and why literature can "solicit," "button-hole," and "stir us up" is to understate its role as both an instrument of cognition and a means of fostering particular cognitive capacities, or at least to sidestep the constitutive role of cognition in the experience of aesthetic pleasure.
The Identity Issue
Authors: Brown Susan , Mandell Laura
Published: July 2018

This special issue of Cultural Analytics tackles the urgent question of how social identities can be addressed through computational methods. In particular, it probes the extent to which large datasets can be used to elucidate the kinds of questions that humanities scholars want to ask about historical and representational processes that structure social relations and positions. The papers to be published here emerge from the work of the Text Mining the Novel research partnership, which chose identity as one of its themes of inquiry. This issue is thus situated at the intersection of literary studies and sociology, looking outward toward the novel's construction of ethnicities, genders, class categories, and racial terminology. It is also situated in an emerging scholarly publishing ecology that allows the journal to release articles progressively, as they pass through the peer review process and reach completion, rather than waiting for an entire set to be complete. This introduction therefore situates identity issues in relation to cultural analytics more broadly, and provides summaries of the provisional contents of the special issue.
Navigating a changing private rental sector: opportunities and challenges for low-income renters
Authors: Parkinson Sharon , James Amity , Liu Edgar
Published: July 2018

This study investigated how low-income renters navigate the private rental sector (PRS) via three core pathways: the formal (via traditional or mainstream real estate agent intermediaries), informal (direct to rooms and dwellings privately managed by landlords and sub-landlords) and supported pathways (via community housing agencies). It provides practitioners and policy makers with an evidence base on changing practices and ways forward in shaping equitable PRS institutions.
The relationship between types of posts shared on Facebook and the amount of attention received by different active users.
Authors: Tannous Nadia
Published: July 2018

Facebook is quickly becoming one of the most popular tools for social communication. The purpose of the present study was to examine relationship between the types of posts different people on share on a Facebook page called: “Secret Jaffa” and the amount of attention (measured in “Likes” and “Comments”) given by different members of the group. Data was collected from the latest 50 posts shared in “Secret Jaffa” from members in that group. This study may assist others in understanding what types of posts motivate people to click “Like” or “Comment”, by gaining much of the popularity online. To accomplish this, some of the applicable measures of social networks are centrality, transitivity, clustering, and diameter. The latest posts of 50 participants, 25 men and 25 women, were observed, and tested, for popularity. Results indicate that on average the advertising posts shared in that certain group receive the largest number of social engagements (i.e., likes and comments).
The honours learning environment of Windesheim University of Applied Sciences
Authors: Kingma Tineke , Dommerholt Karien , Rijsdijk Liesbeth
Published: July 2018

This paper presents the application of theories and experiences in the day-to-day environment of honours education in a so-called honours learning environment. In 2009, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences (UAS) started with honours education. An important question from the start was: what characterizes the honours learning environment? Based on experience, knowledge exchange and input from theory, the honours learning environment was developed, which is the fundament of honours and talent development at Windesheim UAS. The eight characteristics are illustrated by animations and explanations based on scientific studies.
Keep Moving, Stay Tuned
Authors: Dieker Marith
Published: July 2018

With the rise of privatized automobility and the increase of traffic jams, new
sociotechnical systems have emerged that aim at traffic control. Radio traffic
information has been a key element in these systems. Through a qualitative
analysis of historical radio broadcasts of the largest Dutch news station between
1960 and 2000, this article explores the changing format and content of
traffic information updates. I will show how the rather formal, detailed, and
paternalistic narratives of the traffic reports in the 1960s gave way to more
informal, witty, yet flow-controlling traffic information discourse in later decades.
I will explain the dynamics involved by drawing on mobility and media
studies and by developing two distinct notions of flow, one of which builds
conceptually on Raymond Williams’s work on mobile privatization, the other
is grounded in the field of traffic management. In so doing, this article aims to
contribute to a better understanding of the role of public radio broadcasts in
our world of privatized automobility.
Mobile Lives, Immobile Representations
Authors: Nugin Raili
Published: July 2018

The article looks at how cultural constructs of “urban” and “rural” are used in
policy measures. The question is opened by analyzing twenty-five short films
submitted for the competition Once upon a Time in Our Village organized by
the Estonian Ministry of Agriculture and Just Film (a nonprofit organization).
The competition calls for young people to “depict the future and possibilities
of rural life.” The aim was to prevent out-migration of young people from the
rural areas. As the data show, the films echo cultural constructions that depict
the rural as opposed to the urban: traditional, quiet, and a haven of the
national past. The future and technological possibilities are something that
are constructed as an urban phenomenon, and thus, not present in the films.
Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery for cavernous sinus meningioma: long-term follow-up in 200 patients
Authors: Park Kyung-Jae , Kano Hideyuki , Iyer Aditya , Liu Xiaomin , Tonetti Daniel A. , Lehocky Craig , Faramand Andrew , Niranjan Ajay , Flickinger John C. , Kondziolka Douglas , Lunsford L. Dade
Published: July 2018

OBJECTIVE

The authors of this study evaluate the long-term outcomes of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for cavernous sinus meningioma (CSM).

METHODS

The authors retrospectively assessed treatment outcomes 5–18 years after SRS in 200 patients with CSM. The median patient age was 57 years (range 22–83 years). In total, 120 (60%) patients underwent Gamma Knife SRS as primary management, 46 (23%) for residual tumors, and 34 (17%) for recurrent tumors after one or more surgical procedures. The median tumor target volume was 7.5 cm3 (range 0.1–37.3 cm3), and the median margin dose was 13.0 Gy (range 10–20 Gy).

RESULTS

Tumor volume regressed in 121 (61%) patients, was unchanged in 49 (25%), and increased over time in 30 (15%) during a median imaging follow-up of 101 months. Actuarial tumor control rates at the 5-, 10-, and 15-year follow-ups were 92%, 84%, and 75%, respectively. Of the 120 patients who had undergone SRS as a primary treatment (primary SRS), tumor progression was observed in 14 (11.7%) patients at a median of 48.9 months (range 4.8–120.0 months) after SRS, and actuarial tumor control rates were 98%, 93%, 85%, and 85% at the 1-, 5-, 10-, and 15-year follow-ups post-SRS. A history of tumor progression after microsurgery was an independent predictor of an unfavorable response to radiosurgery (p = 0.009, HR = 4.161, 95% CI 1.438–12.045). Forty-four (26%) of 170 patients who had presented with at least one cranial nerve (CN) deficit improved after SRS. Development of new CN deficits after initial microsurgical resection was an unfavorable factor for improvement after SRS (p = 0.014, HR = 0.169, 95% CI 0.041–0.702). Fifteen (7.5%) patients experienced permanent CN deficits without evidence of tumor progression at a median onset of 9 months (range 2.3–85 months) after SRS. Patients with larger tumor volumes (≥ 10 cm3) were more likely to develop permanent CN complications (p = 0.046, HR = 3.629, 95% CI 1.026–12.838). Three patients (1.5%) developed delayed pituitary dysfunction after SRS.

CONCLUSIONS

This long-term study showed that Gamma Knife radiosurgery provided long-term tumor control for most patients with CSM. Patients who underwent SRS for progressive tumors after prior microsurgery had a greater chance of tumor growth than the patients without prior surgery or those with residual tumor treated after microsurgery.