bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Program ACTIVE: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Treat Depression in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes in Rural Appalachia
Authors: de Groot Mary , Doyle Todd , Averyt Jennifer
Published: August 2017

High rates of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and depression exist in rural Appalachia with limited access to psychotherapeutic treatment. No manualized cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) treatment materials exist that are culturally tailored for individuals in this region with T2DM. We describe the development of the Program ACTIVE CBT intervention for use with adults with T2DM and depression by mental health providers in rural Appalachia. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used to test the feasibility and acceptability of Program ACTIVE. Intervention materials were rated at the 6th–7th grade reading level. Key informant interviews evaluated materials as culturally sensitive and accessible. Participants indicated high levels of satisfaction with therapy (94%), support from their therapist (86%), and usefulness of therapy and depression improvement (80.3%). Program ACTIVE was found to be a feasible and acceptable culturally tailored manualized CBT treatment for adults with T2DM and depression living in rural Appalachia. Implementation of these materials on a regional scale needs to be assessed.
Morbilidade em Idosos Dependentes ao Cuidado das Equipas Domiciliárias da Rede Nacional de Cuidados Continuados Integrados na Região de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo: Estudo Transversal Observacional
Authors: Broeiro-Gonçalves Paula
Published: August 2017

Introdução: Em Portugal, a Rede Nacional de Cuidados Continuados Integrados tem como missão dar resposta às novas necessidades de saúde e sociais. Definiu-se como objetivo do estudo conhecer a carga de doença e de dependência dos idosos (75 e mais anos) ao cuidado das equipas de cuidados continuados integrados.Material e Métodos: Estudo descritivo transversal, numa amostra de 230 participantes, distribuídos por 25 equipas na região de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, aleatoriamente selecionadas. A colheita de dados decorreu no domicílio dos doentes por entrevista ao cuidador. As variáveis estudadas foram: sociodemográficas; determinantes de incapacidade; grau (escala de Barthel) e duração de dependência; morbilidade (diagnósticos, número e índice de Charlson).Resultados: A população em estudo tinha: em média, 84 anos; baixa escolaridade (88,7%); dependência durante 42 meses, grave em 65,2%; em média, 9,5 diagnósticos por pessoa e um índice de Charlson de 8,48. Os determinantes de incapacidade mais frequentes foram: demência, acidente vascular cerebral e fratura do fémur. Os diagnósticos mais frequentes foram: osteoartrose, hipertensão e demência.Discussão: Os resultados revelaram uma elevada carga de doença (Charlson de 8,48) e de dependência. Apesar dos diagnósticos serem os esperados e comparáveis com os dados da literatura, a coexistência de dois ou mais foi universal, em média 9,5 por pessoa, afetando diferentes aparelhos/sistemas. A multimorbilidade, a par duma elevada dependência, acarreta desafios clínicos e organizacionais, bem como a necessidade de estudos populacionais.Conclusão: A população ao cuidado das equipas de cuidados continuados integrados é de risco: idosa, com baixa escolaridade, com elevada carga de doença e de dependência.
Diabetes: Socioeconomic Inequalities in the Portuguese Population in 2014
Authors: Santos Joana , Kislaya Irina , Antunes Liliana , Santos Ana João , Rodrigues Ana Paula , Neto Mariana , Dias Carlos Matias
Published: August 2017

Introduction: Diabetes is a major public health problem and it is related to socioeconomic factors. The aim of this study is to describe socioeconomic inequalities in the distribution of diabetes in the population with 25 years or more, resident in Portugal in 2014.Material and Methods: Data from the Health National Survey 2014 was analysed, n = 16 786. We estimated the prevalence of diabetes in the population and stratified by socioeconomic variables namely educational level and income. The extent of socioeconomic inequalities was assessed using concentration index and the relative index of inequality.Results: Diabetes was found to be concentrated among the people with lower educational levels (concentration index = -0.26) and lower income quintiles (concentration index = -0.14). Relative index of inequality also showed a lower degree of inequality among the most educated (0,20; CI 95% = [0,12; 0,32]) and with higher income (0,59; CI 95% = [0,48; 0,74]).Discussion: Distribution of diabetes is associated with education and income. Previous studies have shown that although income might reflect lifestyle patterns, education reflects better social factors that are important for establishing healthier behaviours. Also, the National Health Service, of universal coverage and free of charge, might have contributed to reduce inequalities in the access to health by those with the lowest income.Conclusion: Supporting ‘Health in All Policies’ might reduce inequalities, namely by improving population educational level and actions that promote health literacy.
Determining the role of books and reading in the modern information space
Authors: Sirotyuk O. V.
Published: August 2017

The article considers priorities of reading culture among youngsters and peculiarities of its forming. It represents the materials got in the process of local library investigation, during which the author analyzes the peculiar features of the library users’ informational demands; reveals directions of raising the reading culture, as well as possibilities and conditions to satisfy highest satisfaction of reader’s demands most fully.
«Book depository, idols and paintings»: Princes Yusupovs’ book collection
Authors: Murashko O. Yu.
Published: August 2017

The article gives a brief characteristic of the Yusupovs’ book collection. The eighteenth century was the time when collecting got very popular in Russia. Book collections became the main part of the Russian aristocratic society collection and formed private rich collections. The library of Yusupovs’ princely family is an example of such book collection. The study of this matter involves certain difficulties because Yusupovs’ library was divided into several parts and kept in different palaces and country estates in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Spasskoe-Kotovo, Arkhangelskoe, Rakitnoe. It is known that Yusupovs’ library has consisted of about 60,000 of books, 400 of them belonged to the earliest Russian printed art. B. G. Yusupov and his wife I. M. Yusupova set up the traditions of book collecting. The Yusupovs’ library has enraptured his contemporaries. A. S. Pushkin visited this library. His monument was raised in Arkhangelskoe in the poet’s name. N. B. Yusupov inherited his grandfather’s interest in dramatic and music art, and replenished the collection with rare musical editions and claviers. He went down in history as a vice-director of the Imperial Public Library, its patron and the donator. Moreover, he wrote a book about the Yusupovs family history. Felix Yusupov inherited the writer’s talent from his grandfather N. B. Yusupov, and wrote two books. Studying the history of Yusupovs` book collection gives an idea of book and bibliographic culture development throughout the mid XVIII - early XIX centuries. Nowadays the library in Arkhangelskoe has a significant book collection, which is considered to be Russian national treasury.
Scientific publications: from a library card index to bibliographic profiles
Authors: Zakharova S. S. , Gureeva J. A.
Published: August 2017

Information on scientific publications of Pushchino Research Center staff is originally seen as an important component of implementing the library information function of the Centralized Library System of the Central Library in Pushchino, which is a department of the Library on Natural Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences (LNS RAS). During the library activity, since 1968, it could distinguish three main periods in creating and developing the information-bibliographic support of users’ publication activity in all research institutes of the Center. The first stage is starting creation of the employees card files, based on which the bibliographical indices of scientists’ publications have been published. The accuracy and completeness of accumulated information has laid an excellent foundation for transition to electronic databases reflecting the researchers’ works of all institutions of the Center. The second stage has shown that in some cases a scientist’s bibliography is incomplete, but ease of information entry about publications and well-chosen software allows revealing all the information about the publication to the reader in a convenient form. The third stage is characterized by emerging new forms of information provision about scientific publications. The copyrights profiles have appeared for identifying standards of the scientific works authorship that allow creating a tool to search and analyze both publication activity of organizations and researchers. But at this stage the problem of creating a complete and reliable scientific bibliography list in scientometric databases has not solved yet.
The Family Business as a Driver of the Social Economy: The Case of a Tourist Cooperative in Sinaloa, Mexico
Authors: A. Borrego , J. P. Ibarra-Michel , J. G. Soto-Karass
Published: August 2017

The family business in the field of social economy represents the actions and commitments it has with its members and the community, according to the philosophy and principles of the cooperative as a business organization; it also helps to strengthen its social capital and promote family integration.The objective of the study was to analyze the family business as a boost to the social economy from the organizational figure of the cooperative, taking as a case study a tourist cooperative in northern Sinaloa, Mexico. This business has more than 30 years’ operating as a cooperative society and is in its third generation, is made up of 15 members, members of the same family who in turn hold the main positions at the general assembly. The research was conducted as a case studywith a qualitative methodology approach, collecting data through observation, review of documents and semi-structured interviews to key family members.The results indicate that the family and cooperative business, share decision-making and collective well-being, promoting the social economy by working together and distributing goods fairly; allowing the continuity of the company for the next generation.
MINIMIZE THE HYDROGENATION OF UNSATURATED FATTY ACID IN THE RUMEN WITH KAFFIR LIME (Citrus hystrix)
Authors: Tiven Nafly Comilo
Published: August 2017

This research aimed to know the ability of citronella from C. hystrix to protect unsaturated fatty acid of Tropical cooking oil on the hydrogenation process by rumen microbes. The in vitro fermentation test used rumen fluid of local female sheeps as source of microbial, Tropical cooking oil as a source of unsaturated fatty acids and C. hystrix leaves as source of cironela. Tropical cooking oil was mixed with Preston skim milk (1:2). The mixture were added by C. hystrix leaves with the level of 0%, 1%, 2%, 3% and 4% (dry weight bases) from the weight of the mixture, then mixed evenly into protected Tropical cooking oil. The data was analyzed by Completely Random Design. The difference of means the treatments were tested by Duncan’s New Multiple Range Test. Result showed that oleic and linoleic resulting from fermenting Tropical cooking oil protected by citronela in C. hystrix was increase if it compare to unprotected. It can be concluded that Tropical cooking oil protected with citronelal C. hystrix was reduced  hydrogenation of unsaturated fatty acid, mainly oleic and linoleic.
Correlations for Fluid Physical Property Prediction
Authors: Vazquez Milton , Beggs H. D.
Published: August 2017

Empirical correlations for approximating phase behavior and flow properties for hydrocarbon gas-oil systems are used in many procedures for design of petroleum production and reservoir engineering operations. In many cases, the accuracy of a complex design is seriously reduced by relying on outdated, inaccurate fluid property correlations for key parameters.

The scope of the proposed research consisted of developing new and improved correlations for the fluid properties: solution gas-oil ratio, fluid formation volume factor (below and above bubble point), and viscosity of oil (above bubble point), al functions of parameters measured in the field such as crude oil API gravity, gas specific gravity, reservoir temperature, and pressure.

The correlations were developed using data from laboratory fluid property analyses. Multiple regression analysis techniques were used to process and correlate the data. Statistical results of the newly developed correlations are presented.

Introduction

The evaluation of physical properties of hydrocarbons is one of the main concerns in the handling of the different stages of oilfield operations such as in the determination of pressure gradients occurring in multiphase fluid flow situations, the design of surface operation facilities, and in general, in the design of every piece of equipment involved in the production and transportation of crude oils. Some of these properties are: solution gas-oil ratio, oil formation volume factor, and oil viscosity. The solution gas-oil ratio is the amount gas in stru1dard cubic feet dissolved at a certain pressure and temperature per barrel of residual oil. The oil formation volume factor is the ratio of the amount of reservoir oil at a given pressure and temperature that would yield one barrel of oil at standard conditions (14.7 psia and 60°F).
Interaction of Genetics, Environment, and Management in Determining Soft Red Winter Wheat Yields
Authors: Russell Kathleen , Lee Chad , Van Sanford David
Published: August 2017

Core Ideas

Reducing N rates did not have significantly reduce wheat yields.

Incremental application of N increased wheat yields over conventional application.

Earlier maturing wheat genotypes had greater postanthesis N uptake than later lines.

The complex interaction of genetics, environment, and management in determination of crop yields can interfere with selection progress in breeding programs. Specifically, the impact on selection for nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in soft red winter (SRW) wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) can be confounded by these interactions. We utilized a multi‐environment trial in Lexington and Princeton, KY, from 2013 to 2015 to assess variation in traits associated with NUE based on interactions of genotype × environment × management (G×E×M). The NUE traits were measured on 10 genotypes under three management levels and four levels of N fertility. Genotype and genotype × environment interactions were significant for NUE traits (p< 0.001) but no genotype × N rate interactions were significant. Reduced N rates had no negative effect on grain yield for any genotype. Incremental application of N rates increased yield and postanthesis N uptake significantly. The utility of incorporating management treatments into breeding programs, specifically geared to low‐input systems, could help drive progress for development of increased NUE in wheat cultivars.
Irrigated Corn Productivity as Influenced by Nitrogen Source, Rate, and Climatic Conditions
Authors: Maharjan Bijesh , Ferguson Richard B. , Slater Glen P.
Published: August 2017

Core Ideas

Polymer coated N fertilizer was effective in improving crop yields.

Chemical inhibitors used in the study was not effective in reducing environmental N losses.

Varieties of available different chemical inhibitors may act differently and need to be compared and contrasted.

Nitrogen fertilizer modifications such as coating or chemical additives are designed to either slow or inhibit N transformation, thereby to improve grain yield (GY) and reduce N losses. Effectiveness of these specialized products depend on various factors including climate. This field trial compared effects of various fertilizer modifications in irrigated corn (Zea mays L.) in loamy sand in Nebraska. Urea–ammonia–nitrate (UAN), UAN with 30% methylene–urea (UAN–MU), split‐applied UAN‐MU (UAN–MU–SP) and polymer‐coated urea (PCU) were evaluated in 2009. In 2010 and 2011, UAN with nitrapyrin (UAN–IN) and nutrisphere (UAN‐NS) and PCU were evaluated. The PCU treatment consistently improved GY compared to other N treatments in all 3 yr irrespective of inter‐annual climatic variations. In 2009, a dry year, UAN–MU and UAN were not different but UAN–MU–SP increased GY, grain and total N uptake (GNU, TNU) compared to UAN and UAN–MU. In dry (2009) and wet (2011) years, residual N did not differ by N rate while it was the greatest in the highest N rate in 2010, a normal year. The UAN–IN and UAN–NS improved GY, GNU, and TNU compared to UAN in 2010. These treatments performed as well or better than UAN, even when the UAN rate was higher. In 2011 that had high potential for N leaching, UAN–IN and UAN–NS did not increase GY compared to UAN. In extreme weather conditions, chemical additives failed to improve performance of UAN, when N was all applied after corn emergence.
Depth‐Specific Prediction of Soil Properties In Situ using vis‐NIR Spectroscopy
Authors: Zhang Yakun , Biswas Asim , Ji Wenjun , Adamchuk Viacheslav I.
Published: August 2017

Visible‐near infrared (Vis‐NIR) spectroscopy has been used to efficiently and accurately predict various soil properties and has shown potential in digital soil mapping (DSM). Recent developments in three‐dimensional (3D)‐DSM sought additional attention on vis‐NIR spectroscopy. However, environmental and sampling challenges of in situ and depth‐specific measurement of vis‐NIR spectra limited its potential. This paper aims to test the predictive ability and performance of in situ vis‐NIR spectra for various soil physical and chemical properties for the whole soil profile and at different depths. Visible near infrared spectra (397‐ to 2212‐nm wavelength) were continuously collected in situ using Veris P4000 soil profiler at 32 locations down to a 1‐m maximum depth from an agricultural field at Macdonald Farm, McGill University. Soil cores were also collected at the same locations and subsampled at every 10‐cm intervals. A total of 257 samples were measured for a range of soil physical and chemical properties in the laboratory. The total dataset was randomly separated into calibration (70%) and validation dataset (30%). Cubist models were developed to calibrate vis‐NIR spectra against laboratory measured soil properties and evaluated by validation dataset. In addition, two consecutive depths (0–20, 20–40, 40–60, 60–80, and 80–100 cm) were combined for depth‐specific Cubist model fitting which was validated by leave‐one‐out cross validation. Vis‐NIR spectra showed the strongest potential to predict soil organic matter (SOM), water content, and clay content with high accuracy. Other soil properties that were either positively or negatively correlated with SOM, clay, water content were also predicted with good accuracy. Prediction accuracy was found to be independent of soil depth but dependent on the actual values and the range of the soil properties measured. This study clearly showed the potential of vis‐NIR spectroscopy for in situ and depth‐specific prediction of soil properties and gave the new avenue of data collection for 3D‐DSM.
Relating Macropore Flow to Soil Parametric and Morphological Variables
Authors: Karahan Gülay , Erşahin Sabit
Published: August 2017

Core Ideas

A new parameter, “slope of macropore flow (s)”, was introduced

The parameter s allowed the identification of soil variables controlling macropore flow

Soil clay content was the key parameter controlling macropore flow

The parameter s may be used as a soil physical indicator in environmental studies

Preferential flow is an important soil hydraulic property as it controls water flow and solute transport in saturated and near‐saturated conditions. Preferential flow occurs in a small range of soil water potentials and soil structure predominantly controls soil water flow; it is thus challenging to model preferential flow using soil parametric variables. The aim of this study was to identify soil properties that affect macropore‐type preferential flow. Thirty undisturbed soil samples were collected from the topsoil of a paddy field and adjacent grassland, and hydraulic conductivity (K) was measured at saturation and near saturation at different tension (h) values. Soil parametric and morphological features were then recorded in the laboratory. To evaluate correlations between K(h) and different soil properties, the log‐log slope of K(h) at near saturation (s) was obtained for each sample by plotting logK versus logh. The values of s were then correlated with soil parametric and morphometric properties. Values of Ks ranged from 1.2 × 10−6 to 7.5 × 10−4 cm h−1 with a mean of 3.77 × 10−4 cm h−1 and standard deviation (SD) of 2.14 × 10−4 cm h−1. Application of 7 cm tension resulted in an approximately 80‐fold decrease in Ks. Values for s ranged from –3.64 to –0.98 with a mean of –2.32 and SD of 0.77. These results demonstrated that the soil clay content, cation exchange capacity, specific surface area, coefficient of linear extensibility, rupture resistance, and plasticity were negatively correlated with s, while BD, structure size, structure grade, pore number and pore size were positively correlated with s. A correlation analysis further revealed that soil clay content was the key variable controlling s in the studied soils. These findings suggest that s can be used as a physical soil indicator that links environmental impact, water, and solute dynamics in near‐saturated and saturated soils.
Coupling Stable Isotope Analysis with Gas Push‐Pull Tests to Derive In Situ Values for the Fractionation Factor αox Associated with the Microbial Oxidation of Methane in Soils
Authors: Gebert Julia , Streese-Kleeberg Jan
Published: August 2017

Core Ideas:

Methane CH4 isotopologue fraction was measured in situ for the first time.

αox varied strongly with oxidation rate.

αox varied between landfills and between individual points on the same landfill.

αox varied with spatial and temporal variability of soil properties.

Our findings limit application of stable isotopes for CH4 oxidation quantification.

A prerequisite for the application of stable isotope fractionation for the quantification of the methane (CH4) oxidation efficiency of landfill covers is that the fractionation factor αox is known or can be estimated with adequate accuracy. So far, αox has only been determined in laboratory experiments. In this study, αox was determined under in situ conditions in the field by coupling two independent methods, gas push‐pull tests and stable isotope analysis, to assess biological fractionation of CH4 isotopologues in landfill cover soils. On six landfills with nine points of investigation, 22 measurements were performed, covering a wide range of environmental conditions, such as soil temperature and moisture and observed oxidation rates. Values for αox varied between near 1, indicating little fractionation, and 1.151. Correlation of αox with the CH4 oxidation rate found by gas push‐pull tests revealed a clear asymptotic relationship, with low rates being associated with high values for αox and high rates resulting in little fractionation. Values for αox varied between the different landfills and between the individual points of investigation on the same landfill. The latter is assumed to reflect the spatial variability of methanotrophic activity due to spatial variability in soil moisture and hence air‐filled porosity as well as the spatial variability of gas fluxes. Significant variation of αox was observed for the same sampling point, presumably reflecting the temporal variability of factors influencing methanotrophic activity. These effects could include seasonally changing environmental conditions (e.g., soil temperature and moisture) but also the temporal variability of gas fluxes through the landfill soil cover, changing exposure of methanotrophs to CH4 and oxygen and hence their activity. The quantification of the CH4 oxidation efficiency using fractionation of stable isotopes is very sensitive to αox. Assuming a value constant in time and space and transferring this value from laboratory experiments to field settings entails significant uncertainty regarding the quantification of CH4 oxidation.
Uptake of Cd(II) Onto Raw Crab Shells: Isotherm, Kinetic, Adsorption Properties And Mechanisms
Authors: Zhou Chuanqiang , Gong Xiangxiang , Zhang Wen , Han Jie , Guo Rong , Zhu Aiping
Published: August 2017

This study focuses on the uptake of cadmium (Cd(II)) ion from water onto raw crab shells acting as a biosorbent. Experimental data were perfectly fitted to the Langmuir and Dubinin‐Radushkevich models, while the uptake kinetics are well‐described using the pseudo‐second‐order model. The effects of experimental conditions on the uptake isotherms and kinetics are discussed in detail. A study of uptake thermodynamics has indicated that the Cd(II) uptake onto the crab shell is an endothermic and spontaneous process. For further understanding of this process, possible mechanisms of Cd(II) uptake onto crab shell have been deduced from experimental results. Desorption experiment shows that 93.7% of adsorbed Cd(II) could be recovered with a 0.1 M HNO3 solution. The inhibitory effects of other metal co‐ions on the Cd(II) uptake on the crab shell are also discussed.
Relación del sobrepeso y la obesidad con la presencia de alteraciones posturales lumbares
Authors: Mejía Pinzón Lizeth Paola , Baquero Sastre German Augusto , Ortiz González Mauricio
Published: August 2017

Las situaciones de sobrepeso y obesidad han tendido a ser cada vez más frecuentes en la población, hasta el punto de llegar a convertirse en uno de los problemas de salud pública más importantes dentro de las poblaciones modernas. Sin embargo hasta el momento el interés de la investigación en este contexto, además de describir las características de ocurrencia del fenómeno, se ha concentrado en establecer las relaciones del sobrepeso y la obesidad como uno de los factores más importantes en el desencadenamiento de enfermedades cardiovasculares, no siendo frecuentes los estudios que traten de investigar cómo las situaciones de sobrepeso y obesidad llevan a cambios en las funciones biomecánicas lumbopélvicas, que producirían la ocurrencia de alteraciones posturales lumbares, las cuales traerían impactos negativos para esta región, al igual que gasto energético de resistencia y mayor dificultad cardiopulmonar en el desempeño de la actividad física y deportiva.
Filósofos, guerreros y artesanos. El uso de la ideología trifuncional indo-europea en la República de Platón
Authors: Martín Alvarado Helver
Published: August 2017

El artículo analiza la «situación enunciativa» del discurso a través del cual Platón hizo un uso filosófico de la ideología trifuncional indo-europea, en los primeros libros de su obra la República. Georges Dumézil, descubridor de tal esquema de organización social, ya había llamado la atención sobre la influencia que este sistema tuvo que haber ejercido en la redacción del famoso diálogo platónico. Mediante los vocablos de παρασκευή /paraskeué/ ‘provisión’, πολεμική /polemiké/ ‘arte de la guerra’, y δυναστεία /dynastéia/ ‘dominación’ o βασιλεία /basiléia/ ‘realeza’, Platón respectivamente adaptó en lo textual las funciones del poder soberano, la fuerza física y la fecundidad, conservadas por otros pueblos hijos de dicha tradición. Dos cosas sobresalen a este respecto: el especial interés que el filósofo dedicó en el diálogo a la formación cívica de los guerreros, después de insertar una división jerarquizada del trabajo material, legitimándolo todo a través del relato de un mito. Concluimos que ambos elementos (y con el apoyo de ciertos instrumentos discursivos) le permitieron a Platón identificar la vida contemplativa con la vida política, sintetizándolas en la imagen del «filósofo-rey».
PENGARUH PENGGUNAAN MODEL PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING TERHADAP KARAKTER KREATIF DAN BERPIKIR KRITIS DALAM PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA
Authors: Cahyaningsih Ujiati , Ghufron Anik
Published: August 2017

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan model Problem-Based Learning terhadap karakter kreatif dan berpikir kritis siswa dalam pembelajaran matematika. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimen semu dengan desain Pre-test-Post-test Control Group Design. Penelitian ini menggunakan dua kelompok eksperimen dan satu kelompok kontrol. Populasi penelitian ini adalah lima SD Unggulan di Purwokerto dan sampelnya adalah kelas IV di tiga SDN unggulan: kelas IV di SDN 1 Sokanegara, SDN 2 Sokanegara, dan SDN 1 Kranji. Data dianalisis menggunakan one sample t-test, uji Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) dengan rumus T Hotelling, dan dilanjutkan secara univariat dengan uji independent sample t-test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang positif dan signifikan pada penggunaan model Problem-Based Learning terhadap karakter kreatif dan berpikir kritis dalam pembelajaran matematika. Kata Kunci: model problem-based learning, kreativitas, dan berpikir kritis 2
PENGEMBANGAN BAHAN AJAR TEMATIK-INTEGRATIF BERBASIS NILAI KARAKTER PEDULI LINGKUNGAN DAN TANGGUNG JAWAB
Authors: Ariyani Yusinta Dwi , Wangid Muhammad Nur
Published: August 2017

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan bahan ajar tematik-integratif dengan tema “Lingkunganku Bersih dan Sehat” berbasis nilai karakter peduli lingkungan dan tanggung jawab yang layak dan efektif untuk peserta didik kelas I SDN 2 Padokan Bantul. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian Research and Development (R D), yang terdiri dari 9 tahap, yaitu: (1) studi pendahuluan dan pengumpulan informasi; (2) perencanaan; (3) pengembangan produk awal; (4) uji coba awal; (5) revisi untuk menyusun produk utama; (6) uji lapangan utama; (7) revisi produk operasional; (8) uji lapangan operasional; dan (9) revisi produk akhir. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa bahan ajar yang dikembangkan layak dan efektif digunakan dalam pembelajaran. Kelayakan bahan ajar ditunjukkan dengan penilaian “baik” oleh ahli materi dengan skor 50, penilaian “sangat baik” oleh ahli media dengan skor 47 dan penilaian “baik” oleh guru dengan skor 75. Keefektifan dibuktikan dengan hasil uji-t = -8,939 yang menunjukkan bahwa kenaikan rerata skor signifikan dengan nilai p sebesar 0,05 untuk karakter peduli lingkungan dan untuk karakter tanggung jawab hasil uji-t = -6,254 yang menunjukkan bahwa kenaikan rerata skor signifikan dengan nilai p sebesar 0,05. Kata Kunci: bahan ajar, tematik-integratif, karakter peduli lingkungan, karakter tanggung jawab
IMPLEMENTASI PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER DALAM PEMBENTUKAN KEPRIBADIAN HOLISTIK SISWA
Authors: Maunah Binti
Published: August 2017

Abstrak: Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk memahami implementasi pendidikan karakter dalam pembentukan kepribadian holistik siswa. Metode yang dingunakan yaitu penelitian kualitatif. Penelitian dilakukan di MTs N Jabung dan SMPN 1 Talun Blitar. Data diperoleh dari hasil indept interview dengan key informant: kepala sekolah, para wakil kepala sekolah, wali kelas, guru, dan siswa. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan langkah-langkah: data reduction, data display, dan conclusion/verification). Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan: (1) pengelolaan pendidikan karakter dapat dibagi menjadi dua strategi, yaitu internal dan eksternal sekolah; (2) strategi internal sekolah dapat ditempuh melalui empat pilar, yakni kegiatan belajar mengajar di kelas, kegiatan keseharian dalam bentuk school culture, kegiatan habituation, kegiatan ko-kurikuler, dan ekstra kurikuler; dan (3) strategi eksternal dapat ditempuh melalui kerja sama dengan orang tua dan masyarakat. Kata Kunci: pendidikan karakter, pribadi holistik THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CHARACTER EDUCATION IN THE FORMATION OF STUDENTS’ HOLISTIC PERSONALITY Abstract: The purpose of this study was to describe the implementation of character education in the formation of students' holistic personality. The research was a qualitative study conducted at MTsN Jabung and SMPN 1 Blitar Talun. Data were obtained from in-depth interviews with key informants: principals, vice-principals, guardians, teachers, and students. Data were analyzed by using the steps of data reduction, data display, and conclusion/verification. Based on the results of the data analysis, the research showed that: (1) the management of character education could be divided into two strategies, namely internal and external; (2) the internal strategy of the school could be accomplished through the four pillars, namely teaching and learning activities in the classroom, daily activities in the form of school culture, habit formation activities, curricular and extra-curricular activities; and (3) external strategy could be done by cooperating with parents and the community. Keywords: character education, holistic personality
POLA PELAKSANAAN PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER TERHADAP SISWA SEKOLAH DASAR
Authors: Murniyetti Murniyetti , Engkizar Engkizar , Anwar Fuady
Published: August 2017

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pola pendidikan karakter terhadap siswa yangdilaksanakan oleh empat sekolah dasar berkategori unggul di Kota Padang Sumatera Barat. Penelitianmenggunakan metode kualitatif melalui pendekatan studi kasus (qualitative case study design). Sumberdata penelitian diambil dari dua belas orang informan yang terdiri atas kepala sekolah, guru kelas,guru Pendidikan Agama Islam, guru seni dan guru olah raga yang dipilih dari empat sekolah dasartersebut menggunakan teknik purposive. Data penelitian diambil melalui wawancara secara mendalam(indepth interview) kepada seluruh informan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat delapantema penting tentang pola pelaksanaan pendidikan karakter efektif yang dilaksanakan terhadap siswadi empat sekolah tersebut. Delapan tema tersebut dilaksanakan melalui: (1) materi pembelajaran; (2)aturan-aturan sekolah (disiplin, peduli lingkungan, tanggung jawab); (3) perlombaan sains antarsiswa(kreatif, gemar membaca, rasa ingin tahu); (4) ajang penghargaan siswa berprestasi (menghargai, kerja keras,demokratis, peduli); (5) peringatan hari kebangsaan (semangat kebangsaan, cinta terhadap tanah air,menghargai, peduli); (6) praktik ibadah dan bimbingan kerohanian (jujur, religius, tanggung jawab); (7)kegiatan pramuka (kreatif, peduli sosial, kerja keras, jujur, bersahabat, cinta damai demokratis); (8) adanyakelas talenta dan musik (kreatif dan bekerja keras, menghargai). Kata Kunci: pola, pendidikan karakter, siswa sekolah dasar  PATTERNS OF CHARACTER EDUCATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS  Abstract: This study aims to determine the pattern of character education to students conducted by asuperior category of four elementary schools in the city of Padang, West Sumatra. The study used aqualitative method through a case study approach. Sources of data were taken from twelve informantsconsisting of the principal, classroom teacher, a teacher of Islamic education, art teacher andsports teacher selected from four elementary schools using purposive technique. Data were takenthrough in-depth interviews (depth interview) to all informants. The results showed that there areeight important themes on the pattern of implementation of effective character education conductedon students in four schools. Eight themes are carried through: (1) the learning materials; (2) the schoolrules (discipline, care for the environment, responsibility); (3) competition between students of science(creative, fond of reading, curiosity); (4) awards outstanding students (respect, hard work, democratic,caring); (5) commemoration day of nationality (the national spirit, love of the homeland, respect, care);(6) the practice of worship and spiritual guidance (honest, religious, responsibility); (7) scouting(creative, social care, hard working, honest, friendly, peace-loving democratic); (8) their talents andmusic classes (creative and work hard, respect).Keywords: pattern, character education, primary school students
Identificación de indicadores de evaluación y seguimiento de la asistencia técnica agropecuaria en Antioquia (Colombia)
Authors: Rodríguez-Espinosa Holmes , Piedrahíta-Pérez María Alejandra , Velásquez-Chica Alexandra
Published: August 2017

De acuerdo con la legislación colombiana, el Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural y las Secretarías de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural de cada departamento deben realizar la evaluación y el seguimiento del servicio de asistencia técnica directa rural. Dicho servicio debe ser prestado por todos los municipios del país de manera gratuita para los pequeños productores, sin embargo, no se cuenta con un sistema de indicadores para su realización. Por tal razón, el objetivo de esta investigación fue identificar los indicadores para el diseño de un sistema de evaluación y seguimiento (mediante el uso de métodos participativos) que permita orientar la política pública sobre el tema. Para la selección de indicadores, se realizaron 18 talleres participativos en las subregiones del departamento de Antioquia. Como resultado del proceso, se identificaron y seleccionaron 39 indicadores que permiten evaluar los nueve criterios establecidos por la legislación, y se realizó su validación y ajuste con base en la experiencia de los asistentes técnicos que prestan el servicio en los municipios. Así, se construyó el índice de desempeño de la asistencia técnica (IDAT). El proceso participativo de construcción y selección de indicadores condujo al diseño de un sistema de evaluación y seguimiento que se proyecta como una herramienta de gestión para mejorar el servicio de asistencia técnica directa rural en el departamento de Antioquia (Colombia).
Patología pulmonar en ovinos faenados del norte del departamento de Bolívar, Colombia
Authors: Caicedo-Martínez Jahnier Andrés , Ávila-Rubiano María Angélica , Orellano-Badillo Heider , Sanjuanelo-Corredor Danny Wilson
Published: August 2017

El objetivo principal del estudio fue describir las lesiones pulmonares en ovinos faenados. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal que incluyó 26 pulmones de ovinos faenados sin signos clínicos de la enfermedad, en el norte del departamento de Bolívar, Colombia. Se estableció la frecuencia relativa de las lesiones pulmonares macroscópicas y microscópicas, así como la asociación entre las lesiones macroscópicas y la condición corporal. El 92 % de ovinos presentó lesiones macroscópicas y microscópicas. Se encontraron 32 lesiones macroscópicas: pleuritis (34 %), neumonía intersticial (32 %), neumonía embólica (13 %), neumonía granulomatosa (6 %), bula enfisematosa (6 %), neumonía verminosa (3 %), bronconeumonía supurativa (3 %) y atelectasia (3 %). La pleuritis mostró una relación altamente significativa con la condición corporal (p <0,01). Se observaron 41 lesiones microscópicas, agrupadas en disturbios inflamatorios (63 %), disturbios de insuflación que son enfisema y atelectasia (7 %), trastornos del crecimiento celular (22 %) y disturbios de la microcirculación (8 %). En cuanto a la cronicidad de las lesiones microscópicas, se encontraron lesiones agudas (29 %), subagudas (32 %), crónicas (37 %) y crónicas activas (2 %). La mayoría de casos presentados del complejo respiratorio es de tipo subclínico, por tanto, es necesario fortalecer el uso de medidas de diagnóstico y control para reducir la tasa de infección y las pérdidas económicas.
Caracterización fisicoquímica de harina de residuos del fruto de chontaduro (Bactris gasipaes Kunth, Arecaceae) obtenida por secado convectivo
Authors: Martínez-Girón Jader , Rodríguez-Rodríguez Ximena , Pinzón-Zárate Lina X. , Ordóñez-Santos Luis Eduardo
Published: August 2017

La producción de harina a partir de residuos de piel de chontaduro ha sido un tema olvidado desde el punto de vista de sus propiedades fisicoquímicas, debido a que los estudios reportados en la literatura se han centrado en la caracterización de harina del mesocarpio. El objetivo de este estudio consistió en evaluar las propiedades fisicoquímicas de la harina de epicarpio de chontaduro obtenida por secado convectivo a 60±2 °C, según un determinado modo de obtención y almacenamiento. Como resultado, se encontró que la harina es fuente de compuestos bioactivos, puesto que presenta concentración de fenoles totales (23,40±1,30 mg ácido gálico/100 g), actividad antioxidante (33,10 %±3,20), carotenoides totales (59,31±1,61 mg β-caroteno/100 g), color a* (4,95±0,58), color b* (3,25±0,57) y luminosidad (33,95±3,16). Por otra parte, se presentó un alto nivel de retención de los carotenoides totales (85 %) y de los compuestos fenólicos (94 %) después de los seis meses. El cambio de color no presentó diferencia significativa durante el almacenamiento. En conclusión, la harina obtenida es un subproducto adecuado como alternativa de sustituto agroalimentario, principalmente, por sus atributos de color y su actividad antioxidante. Es de resaltar, que este es uno de los primeros estudios de caracterización fisicoquímica de la harina de piel de chontaduro originario del Valle del Cauca (Colombia).
Analysis of The Growth of Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) Exposed by Aluminum Toxicity and Silica as an Amelioration
Authors: Ratnasari Satiti , Putra Eka Tarwaca Susila , Indradewa Didik
Published: August 2017

Aluminum (Al) contained in acidic soil could become an obstacle for plant growth. The Al toxicity could inhibit root growth, water and nutrient absorption. One of the solution to overcome Al toxicity was by applying Silica (Si). The aim of this research was to study the impacts of Al to the growth activity of oil palm and to know the effects of Si to the growth activity of oil palm contaminated by Al. The factorial treatments were arranged in a complete random design with two factors. The first factor was Al toxicity, i.e. with and without Al, while the second factor was the application of Si that consisted of four levels (0, 32, 64, 96 gram per plant). some of variables included leaf area ratio (LAR), leaf area, net assimilation rate (NAR), relative growth ratio (RGR), plant height, and plant dry weight were observed. The result showed that Al toxicity decreased the LAR, leaf area, NAR, RGR, plant height, and plant dry weight. The application of Si 32 gram per plant increased leaf area ratio and was not significantly different from the application of 96 gram Si per plant. However, the application of Si to oil palm contaminated with Al did not affect to relative grow rate, but its application to normal plant would increase the relative growth ratio.
ANALISIS PENGARUH LATAR BELAKANG SOSIAL EKONOMI ORANG TUA TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR EKONOMI SISWA SMA N 5 PADANG
Authors: Stevani Stevani
Published: August 2017

Penelitian ini menganalisis pengaruh latar belakang sosial ekonomi orang tua terhadap hasil belajar siswa ekonomi siswa SMA N 5 Padang, khususnya pada kelas X. populasi penelitian ini adalah sebanyak 156 orang siswa dengan sampel penelitan sebanyak 95 orang siswa. Alat analisa yang digunakan dalam pengumpulan data penelitian ini menggunakan angket. Penulis menganalisis bahwa, hasil belajar siswa di sekolah mempunyai korelasi yang tinggi dengan latar belakang sosial ekonomi orang tua, karena segala kebutuhan anak yang berkenaan dengan pendidikan selalu membutuhkan sosial ekonomi keluarga, dengan artian secara umum bahwa sekolah membutuhkan uang untuk mendapatkan hasil belajar yang baik, membutuhkan sarana dan prasarana tergantung pada jumlah uang yang ada. Latar belakang sosial ekonomi orang tua, meliputi pendidikan, pendapatan dan pekerjaan orang tua. Jadi orang tua yang memiliki latar belakang sosial ekonomi yang tinggi, akan lebih mampu menyediakan berbagai kebutuhan belajar anaknya sehingga hasil belajar anak juga akan tinggi.
Kontribusi Kemampuan Merancang Pembelajaran dan Motivasi Kerja Terhadap Efektivitas Pembelajaran Dosen STKIP-PGRI Sumatera Barat
Authors: Suarto Edi
Published: August 2017

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap kontribusi Kemampuan Merancang Pembelajaran dan Motivasi Kerja Terhadap Efektivitas Pembelajaran Dosen STKIP-PGRI Sumatera Barat. Ada tiga hipotesis yang diajukan dalam penelitian adalah: 1) Terhadap kontribusi kemampuan meracang pembelajaran terhadap efektivitas pembelajaran dosen PGRI-STKIP Sumatera Barat, 2) Terhadap kontribusi motivasi kerja terhadap efektivitas pembelajaran dosen PGRI-STKIP Sumatera Barat, 3) Terhadap kontribusi kemampuan merancang pembelajaran dan motivasi kerja secara bersama-sama terhadap efektivitas pembelajaran dosen PGRI-STKIP Sumatera Barat. Penelitian ini menggunakan total sampling dengan melibatkan subjek sebanyak 71 orang dosen. Mereka adalah dosen PNSD dan Dosen Yayasan. Data dikumpulkan melalui penyebaran kuisioner dan nilai mahasiswa. Data terkumpul itu kemudian dianalisis secara statistik dengan menggunakan analisis korelasi dan regresi. Hasil analisis menunjukan bahwa : (1) Kemampuan merancang pembelajaran mempunyai kontribusi yang signifikan terhadap efektivitas pembelajaran dosen PGRI-STKIP Sumatera Barat sebesar 35.5%, 2) Motivasi kerja mempunyai kontribusi yang signifikan terhadap efektivitas pembelajaran dosen dosen PGRI-STKIP Sumatera Barat sebesar 42.4%, 3) Kemampuan merancang pembelajarn dan motivasi kerja secara bersama-sama memiliki kontribusi yang signifikan terhadap efektivtais pembelajaran dosen STKIP PGRI Sumatera Barat sebesar 63.2%. Berdasarkan temuan di atas, dapat disimpulkan bahwa kemampuan merancang pembelajaran dan motivasi kerja merupakan dua faktor yang berkontribusi terhadap efektivitas pembelajaran dosen STKIP PGRI Sumatera.
Intoxicação de bovinos por ácido cianogênico e nitrito/nitrato em pastagens de manejo intensivo
Authors: Bosak Priscila , Bosak Priscila Andriely , Lustosa Sebastião Brasil Campos , Sandrini Jean Marcel Ferrão
Published: August 2017

The increase of fodder plants production, aiming growth of animal production scale and higher productivity and use of the land, occurs through intensive management of pastures. This alternative allows the production of a great quantity of forage per area, and this production gain is usually obtained by nitrogenous adubation. Nitrogen is considered an essential element for plants, it is present in the composition of various enzymes and constituents compounds of vegetal structure, being that its deficiency consists, often, in the principal limiting factor of vegetal growth. However, under certain environment conditions, such as water availability, temperature and soil acidity, it may happen accumulation of nitrate in the plants, toxic element when consumed in great quantities and without adaptation in animals' diets. The cyanogenic acid is one of the poisons of fastest action known for mammals, and the use of nitrogen propitiates its accumulation in plants, because the younger the plant and the faster growth rate, the higher its cyanogenic glycosides content, precursors of hydrocyanic acid. Both intoxications are rarely diagnosed, because they cause sudden death, often without observation of clinical signals. The present work does a review upon causes, clinical signal and way of diagnosis of these intoxications, related to nitrogen present in pastures managed in an intensive way.