bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Relationship between Ownership Structure and Dividend Policy: An Application in Vietnam Stock Exchange
Authors: Tran Thi Xuan Anh , Le Quoc Tuan
Published: July 2019

This research examines the possible association between ownership structure and Vietnam listed companies’ dividend payout policy over the period of 2009 – 2015. We have investigated 642 listed firms in Hochiminh stock exchange and Hanoi stock exchange, using pannel data analysis. Ownership structure is described with two main sub-variables: ownership concentration and ownership composition. Specifically, the Herfindahl index (or H-index) was applied to measure the level of ownership concentration /dispersion for all major shareholders in the company, including the five biggest investors, corporate institutional investors, the ownership concentration level, and foreign investors. It has been observed that the H-index of all major shareholders has an average of less than 0.5 but the value of the H-index of institutional investors at 0.594 indicates that institutional investors are more likely to be concentrated in the hands of large institutional investors. The result showed linear relationship between institutional ownership and the dividend rate, but not statistically significant for the relationship between managerial ownership and dividend payout ratio.
Restoration Volunteering as a Social Phenomenon of Modern History
Authors: Gorlova Natalia I. , Troska Zulfiya A. , Starovojtova Larisa I. , Demidova Tatiana E. , Akhtyan Anna G. , Shcheglova Aleksandra S.
Published: July 2019

Relevance of the problem under study is explained by the beginning of a new stage in the development of Russian volunteer movement in the field of preservation of cultural monuments, which coincided with the rise of research interest in volunteering in general. The objective of this paper consists in comprehensive analysis of the modern history of restoration voluntary movement in Russia, examination of evolvement of public voluntary practices in the field of protection of the architectural heritage of the country in the context of general cultural, socio-economic, political processes that have taken place in Russia over the past decades, which have determined the specific organizational forms, content and activities of voluntary activists. The leading approach to the study of this problem is the historical method, as well as methodological principles of historicism, scientificity, objectivity, as well as sociality, integrity and fundamentality, involving the study of the historical process of volunteering in the totality of facts and sources in their logical and chronological sequence. The paper describes the main forms of volunteer practices for monument preservation, gives an overview of volunteer initiatives, as well as the efforts of charitable foundations and public organizations aimed at rescuing the cultural heritage of the country, identifies the development trajectories of restoration volunteering, and also specifies the key trends, based on which the tendency to professionalization and gradual expansion of the scope of voluntary work has been revealed. Materials of the paper can be useful not only for scientists, engaged in research of problems of social history of our country, but also for specialists from social sphere, organizers of work with youth, and also students of socio-humanitarian and pedagogical profiles.
Examining the Social Problem of Kidnapping as a Reaction Against Injustice in Nigeria
Authors: Omonijo Dare O. , Anyaegbunam Michael C. , Obiorah Chidozie B. , Nwagbo Samuel N. C , Ayedun Caleb A. , Adeleke Victoria Ajibola , Olowookere Elizabeth I. , Odukoya Jonathan A. , Agubo Chioma
Published: July 2019

Although, studies have shown several cases of kidnapping in both developed and developing countries but the case of a developing country like Nigeria is seems to be pathetic and worrisome, largely because of its contributions to the ancient slave trade that greatly affected several Nigerians for many centuries in the past. With such awful experiences in the past and its contribution to backwardness of the human race, one would have thought that cases of kidnapping would never occur in Nigeria, but the reverse has been the case in the contemporary. Hence, several studies have emerged on the subject of kidnapping in recent times. However, it could be observed that these studies are strongly connected with rituals power, wealth and traditional purposes. While the nature of the Nigerian society which is characterised by injustice and its contributions to the menace of kidnapping has been hitherto neglected in academic literature. The present study intends to address this flaw in knowledge by addressing the three research questions raised. Being a review paper, the study engaged secondary data in collecting relevant information to analyse and illustrate questions raised. The study argues that if the current high level of injustice in Nigeria could be reduced, there may be a corresponding reduction in the cases of kidnapping.
Virtual Realism: Really Realism or only Virtually so? A Comment on D. J. Chalmers’s Petrus Hispanus Lectures
Authors: Beisbart Claus
Published: July 2019

What is the status of a cat in a virtual reality environment? Is it a real object? Or part of a fiction? Virtual realism, as defended by D. J. Chalmers, takes it to be a virtual object that really exists, that has properties and is involved in real events. His preferred specification of virtual realism identifies the cat with a digital object. The project of this paper is to use a comparison between virtual reality environments and scientific computer simulations to critically engage with Chalmers’s position. I first argue that, if it is sound, his virtual realism should also be applied to objects that figure in scientific computer simulations, e.g. to simulated galaxies. This leads to a slippery slope because it implies an unreasonable proliferation of digital objects. A philosophical analysis of scientific computer simulations suggests an alternative picture: The cat and the galaxies are parts of fictional models for which the computer provides model descriptions. This result motivates a deeper analysis of the way in which Chalmers builds up his realism. I argue that he buys realism too cheap. For instance, he does not really specify what virtual objects are supposed to be. As a result, rhetoric aside, his virtual realism isn’t far from a sort of fictionalism.
Virtual Reality: Fictional all the Way Down (and that’s OK)
Authors: Juul Jesper
Published: July 2019

Are virtual objects real? I will claim that the question sets us up for the wrong type of conclusion: Chalmers (2017) argues that a virtual calculator (like other entities) is a real calculator when it is “organizationally invariant” with its non-virtual counterpart—when it performs calculation. However, virtual reality and games are defined by the fact that they always selectively implement their source material. Even the most detailed virtual car will still have an infinite range of details which are missing (gas, engines, pistons, fuel, chemical reactions, molecules, atoms). This means that even the most detailed virtual object will still have fictional aspects. Rather than argue that virtual objects are, or aren’t, real, it is preferable to think of overlaps and continuities between the fictional and the real, where even the most painstakingly detailed virtual reality implementation of a non-virtual object is still art: a human process of selection and interpretation. Virtual reality should therefore not be philosophically understood just as a technological implementation on a trajectory to perfection, but as a cultural artifact which derives its value in part from its simplification and difference from its source material.
Investigation of Fatigue Damage in General, Prestress, and Concrete Beam Reinforced with FRP Sheets and Concrete Beam Influenced By Mix Beam Under Periodic Load in Linear and Nonlinear Phase
Authors: Jedkareh O. , Gholi Zad A.
Published: July 2019

Reinforcement of concrete components using FRP is one of the new strengthening methods that replaces old methods such as steel or concrete reinforcement. In spite of the extensive research on numerical analysis (limited components) of the behavior of components of reinforced concrete, few studies have been done on components of prestress concrete and its components limited modelling. In this study, using the Abaqus software, the behavior of four samples of concrete beams under periodic load, including original, prestress, reinforced with FRP sheets and influenced by both prestress and reinforced with FRP sheets (mix beam) was modelled. Prestress in structural fatigue showed that in both loading and unloading conditions, the prestress beam is more strength than the original beam.
Pro-ecological Views of Kosovar Teachers Measured by Endorsement of the New Ecological Paradigm Statements
Authors: Zeqir Veselaj , Behxhet Mustafa , Zenel Krasniqi
Published: July 2019

The New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) scale is a survey-based metric devised to measure the environmental concerns of groups of people through using a standard survey instrument. This is the first research to measure how in-service teachers perceive the NEP scale in Kosovo. The aim of the current study was to assess the concerns of teachers in Kosovo about environment in the age of Anthropocene by supporting anthropocentric or eco-centric views through using NEP scale as a standardized instrument. Thus, the research was an attempt to investigate how teachers perceived changes in the environment and how much they agreed with the 15 NEP statements. This study followed a quantitative methodology, employing a questionnaire to secure socio-economic data about the teachers, the information sources that they used for environmental information, their perceptions about changes in the environment in the past decade, expectations for the next decade, and the support of the NEP’s statements. A total number of 88 primary school teachers (teaching grades 1–5) participated in this study who came from three most populated regions of Kosovo. The teachers responded to the questionnaire based on their teaching experience, sources of environmental information which they used, their perceptions and expectations in the environmental changes, and their attitudes toward the NEP statements. The results of the research showed that teachers’ concerns about environmental developments were mostly consistent with the views of the NEP scale or pro-ecological worldviews. The survey results provided a positive indication that Kosovar teachers sought to offer a new eco-centric worldview for the next generation, instead of the anthropocentric one in which they had been living.
Raising Saudi Students’ (Energy) Sustainability Awareness through ESL – Teachers’ Thoughts
Authors: Hamdan Alghamdi Amani K. , El-Hassan Wai Si
Published: July 2019

This inaugural qualitative study solicited English as Second Language (ESL) teachers’ thoughts about using ESL to teach Saudi Arabian (SA) university foundation year students about and raise their awareness of energy and sustainability issues. Fourteen participants from three higher education institutions in the Eastern Province of SA prepared typed responses in a word office document to 15 questions pertaining to ESL teachers’ perceptions, opinions, beliefs, attitudes, knowledge, and values of using ESL to teach sustainability. Data returned by email were iteratively read and insights culled to provide an inaugural profile of ESL teachers’ thoughts about this pedagogical innovation in SA higher education preparatory-year programs. The findings indicated a positive picture towards incorporating sustainability topics into Saudi Arabian ESL curriculum. Participants were enthusiastic about such tasks and about seeking knowledge related to sustainability by various means to augment lack of knowledge. They were of the opinion that this is a legitimate role for ESL teachers and believed that they would be effective and bring value to students’ learning. They readily suggested rich ideas about what a sustainability-infused ESL curriculum would look like. This study was an original one in that it solicited and shared the voices of ESL teachers in SA about the idea of concurrently teaching language and sustainability. Nominal research addresses this pedagogical approach meaning the findings are valuable to ESL training schools, SA university foundation program planners, SA higher education curriculum developers and higher education human resource managers who recruit and hire ESL instructors.
“Open” Category Unmanned Aerial Systems Harmonized Standards and Requirements Complex
Authors: Andonov Andon
Published: July 2019

The steadily increasing use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) is an important factor for the military and civil aviation safety on a global scale. One of the critical conditions for the efficient functioning of the European aviation safety system is the establishment and implementation in practice of a comprehensive regulatory framework for the use of unmanned systems in the Common European Airspace. The aviation authorities and industry strive to introduce a set of rules and requirements that adequately and flexibly guarantee a high level of safety without limiting the development of the UAS market. This article proposes a set of standards that should be met by “Open” category UAS with the intention to execute operations in the European airspace.
Late Cognitive Impairment After Coronary Bypass Graft Surgery: Opportunities in Rehabilitation with the Use of Computer-Based Training
Authors: Petrova M. , Prokopenko S. , Eryomina O. , Mozheyko E. , Kaskaeva D. , Gavrilyuk O.A. , Eryomina S.
Published: July 2019

In spite of recent significant advances in reduction of mortality and disability, coronary heart disease (CHD) remains widespread both in Russia and around the world. Coronary bypass graft surgery (CABG) has proved to be the most effective method of CHD treatment, providing that conservative therapy is not effective enough. The aim of the present study was to reveal and correct postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), developed under the conditions of cardiopulmonary bypass (CB) in patients with CHD within 12 months after CABG.

A total of 87 patients were examined, all the patients underwent a course of drug therapy, 50 patients underwent a course of rehabilitation using computer-based stimulation programmes (once per day for 20 minutes within 10 days) in addition to medical therapy. A reliable improvement in results of the conducted research suggests that the proposed method provides safety and high performance in cognitive rehabilitation of patients with impairments of the higher brain functions after CABG. A relatively short course of rehabilitation (10 days) corresponded to the length of hospital stay of patients in the cardiac unit. However, even in such a short course we could obtain significant advantage in terms of efficiency of higher cortical functions recovery. Therefore, a course of rehabilitation using computer-based stimulation programmes in patients with coronary heart disease after CABG was proved to be an effective way of correcting cognitive function.
Re-Inventing African Literature through Visual Arts
Authors: Fọlárànmí Stephen , Ijisakin Eyitayo Tolulope
Published: July 2019

Evidence abounds of the synergy that exists between literature and visual arts in Africa. Illustrations are known to have given more meaning to books, while the text plays the role of the storyteller, the illustration acts out the story or scene on the pages of the book. Illustrations also make readership very easy and appealing to children and the uneducated people in our local communities. In recent times however, studies have shown a sharp decline in the inclusion of very good, insightful and inspiring illustrations into African literary text. When included, it is often poor and limited to the cover page of the book. This paper examines the merits derivable from the inclusion of visual arts into African literature as well as the reason for its decline with a view to suggesting how it can be used to reinvent African literature. It is expected that by so doing, publishers and authors will see the need and importance of using more illustrations in their books. This will, in turn, generate more interest in the culture of reading among the youths of the 21st century as well as the development of literature directed towards children and the unread.
A Comparison of Helicopter Main Rotor Features Due to Stiffness of Rotor Blade-Hub Connection
Authors: Stanisławski Jarosław
Published: July 2019

The paper presents results of simulation calculations concerning an influence of stiffness of blade-hub connection on rotor loads and blades deflections in hover, level flight and pull up maneuver. The three versions of rotor are considered with articulated, elastic and stiff connections of blades and hub. The blades with the same distributions of stiffness, mass and the same aerodynamic characteristics are applied for all rotor cases. The rotor loads are calculated applying Runge-Kutta method to solve the equations of motion of deformable blades. According to the Galerkin method, the parameters of blades motion are treated as combination of considered blade bending and torsion eigen modes. The results of calculations indicate for possibility to generate the greater rotor control moments and to improve helicopter maneuverability in the case of applying the non-changed blade of articulated rotor combined with elastic rotor hub.
Quantitative Visualisation of Compressible Flows
Authors: Stryczniewicz Wit
Published: July 2019

The paper demonstrates the feasibility of quantitative flow visualisation methods for investigation of transonic and supersonic flows. Two methods and their application for retrieving compressible flow field properties has been described: Background Oriented Schlieren (BOS) and Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). Recently introduced BOS technique extends the capabilities of classical Schlieren technique by use of digital image processing and allow to measure density gradients field. In the presented paper a review of applications of BOS technique has been presented. The PIV is well established technique for whole field velocity measurements. This paper presents application of PIV for determination of the shock wave position above airfoil in transonic flow regime. The study showed that application of quantitative flow visualisation techniques allows to gain new insights on the complex phenomenon of supersonic and transonic flow over airfoils like shock-boundary layer interaction and shock induced flow separation.
Implementation of Automatic Sample and Composite Element Cutting Technologies
Authors: Jaśkiewicz Robert
Published: July 2019

The article presents the methodology of introducing automatic carbon fiber panel cutting technologies at the Composite Testing Laboratory of the Institute of Aviation. It describes the process of implementing the new cutting technology which boosts the efficiency of preparing composite samples for strength testing, with the requirements applicable to edge smoothness and dimension tolerances taken into consideration. It also reviews the literature concerned with three most popular composite material cutting methods: laser cutting, abrasive water jet cutting and machining, presenting the strong and the weak points of each one of them. After selecting the machining technology relying on a disc, cutting tests have been performed. Cutting discs coated with diamond particles, and carbon fiber panels were used during the tests. The tests were performed with the use of the INFOTEC CNC machine, with an adapter enabling the installation of cutting discs with the maximum diameter of 150 mm.
Post-colonial Literary Texts as Reading Texts within Today’s Schools
Authors: Van Kempen Michiel
Published: July 2019

In the making of an edition of the first modern Dutch slavery novel, De stille plantage (1931) by Surinamese author Albert Helman, all kinds of questions arise. There are issues of postcolonial contextualization, historical commentary and the way a text gets its actual significance in high schools. All these issues have their own sensibility in the light of recent fierce debates on slavery and its impact on western societies. The editors do have to take into account more than ever before their own position and questions of ideological responsibility, apart from issues of didactical and pedagogical nature. The question is raised whether such a modern edition does not touch more upon ideological language critique than postcolonial contextualization.
Later-Generation Mexican-American Undergraduate Stages of Passage and the Development of a Transformational Impetus
Authors: Abrica Elvira
Published: July 2019

Race and immigrant generation are among the most important factors that shape educational opportunities and outcomes in U.S. society. While sociological researchers point to downward mobility after the second generation among Mexican-Americans, there is limited empirical attention to the role that generational status may play in shaping post-secondary educational experiences and outcomes. Drawing on the under-utilized Undergraduate States of Passage Model advanced by Yosso (2006), this study qualitatively examines the experiences of later-generation Mexican-American students. Findings indicate that later-generation Mexican-American college students experienced unique challenges to building counter spaces with other Latinos on campus. Yet, participants consistently described a desire to transform, which I call a “transformational impetus.” Implications for post-secondary persistence among Mexican-American collegians are discussed, as are implications for advancing racial justice for the Latina/o/x population more broadly.
A New Scoring Procedure in Assessment Centers: Insights from Interaction Analysis
Authors: Oostrom Janneke , Lehmann-Willenbrock Nale , Klehe Ute-Christine
Published: July 2019

This paper proposes interaction analysis as an alternative scoring procedure in assessment centers (ACs). Interaction analysis allows for a more fine-grained scoring approach by which candidate behaviors are captured as they actually happen, thus avoiding judgment errors typically associated with traditional scoring procedures. We describe interaction analysis and explain how this procedure can improve the validity of ACs. In a short research example, we showcase how interaction analysis can be implemented in AC settings. Finally, we integrate our arguments in terms of three key propositions which we hope will inspire future research on more dynamic scoring procedures.
La transcodificación artística, ¿una estrategia para la paz?
Authors: Toro Calonje Alejandra
Published: July 2019

Este artículo pretende explorar conceptualmente la validez del uso de la transcodificación en procesos concebidos desde la Comunicación social realizados con individuos que desarrollen prácticas artísticas en organizaciones sociales, bajo la premisa de que los procesos de comunicación que recurren al arte desencadenan en las organizaciones sociales mecanismos que conducen hacia la movilización social. De manera más específica, el asunto particular de este trabajo es investigar cómo la Comunicación social, a través de un proceso orientado desde ella y utilizando la transcodificación artística como instrumento de narración, incide en una organización social con el fin de propiciar la movilización social de las personas que participen en esa experiencia y de quienes compartan la socialización de sus productos. El artículo se ubica teóricamente dentro de los parámetros de la Investigación para la Paz y de la Paz Imperfecta.
Breve panorama de la comunicación móvil. Acercamiento al caso colombiano
Authors: Díaz Jordán Ana María , Castañeda Andrés Felipe
Published: July 2019

Este documento tiene como propósito aportar al análisis de las implicaciones socioculturales de la incorporación de los celulares en la sociedad actual, para el caso específico, de Colombia, y así comprender los cambios en las lógicas comunicativas que han dado pie a una cibercultura.

Para esto construiremos un breve panorama de la comunicación móvil en Colombia: Iniciaremos con un paneo por diferentes términos que permiten sustentar a nivel teórico la propuesta. Posteriormente, continuaremos con la exploración de algunos textos en América latina para finalizar en Colombia, con una revisión sobre la penetración de los celulares como artículos indispensables en la cotidianidad.
Tres festivales de músicas urbanas y alternativas en el oriente antioqueño. Una aproximación al verdadero rock de la provincia, desde sus dinámicas comunicativas
Authors: Múnera Restrepo Jorge Alexander
Published: July 2019

Esta investigación comprende las prácticas comunicativas de las personas que convergen en la realización de tres festivales de músicas urbanas y alternativas de Antioquia, para dar cuenta de la motivación y materialización de los mismos. La base teórica partió de la categoría “prácticas comunicativas”, heredera de la perspectiva de las “prácticas sociales” de Michel de Certeau y Pierre Bordieu. También se rescataron elementos de la concepción de “mundos del arte” de Howard Becker y una aproximación metodológica del análisis procesual de Renato Rosaldo. Se entendió entonces la planeación y producción de un festival como una práctica social y comunicativa, inmersa en relaciones interpersonales con sujetos de géneros, creencias, razas, condiciones económicas y antecedentes distintos. Debido a esto, siempre se verán obligados a negociar sus ideas y acciones para poder llegar a puntos con los que no necesariamente todos estén de acuerdo, lo que no impide que se puedan llevar a cabo.
América Latina y la ilusión nacional. Liberales y conservadores: historia, tensión y pugnas durante la consolidación del proyecto nacional del siglo XIX
Authors: Alzate Méndez Alejandro
Published: July 2019

El presente artículo se propone analizar la relación que liberales y conservadores sostuvieron con la construcción del proyecto nacional en América Latina. A partir de sus intereses, ambas facciones mantuvieron relaciones particulares con la religión y con la secularización; ámbitos socio-históricos que enmarcaron no solo diferencias conceptuales sino diferencias en lo concerniente a la elaboración de una política nacional que contemplara lo económico, lo civil y lo cultural.
La investigación y formación de profesionales en Recreación en el campo de lo festivo
Authors: Henao Velarde Armando
Published: July 2019

El artículo presenta el trabajo que desde el Programa Académico de Recreación de la Universidad del Valle se viene realizando en la formación de sus profesionales en el campo de lo festivo. Para esto desarrolla al menos cuatro tareas. La primera tarea sitúa tres experiencias a partir de las cuales se deriva la reflexión (desde la docencia, la creación de procesos de trabajo con estudiantes y desde la investigación). Una segunda tarea ubica lo festivo en el campo de la recreación como actividad social general y como proceso educativo (Mesa, 1997). La tercera tarea presenta algunas nociones teóricas, repertorios y técnicas del Curso Historia de la Recreación II en la formación teórica, metodológica y vivencial en el campo de lo festivo. Por último, se presentan algunas reflexiones y resultados producto del trabajo de formación en este campo.
Incidental Extraspinal Findings in the Thoracic Spine during Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Intervertebral Discs
Authors: Zidan Mogahid M. A. , Hassan Ikhlas A. , Elnour Abdelrahaman M. , Mahmoud Mustafa Z. , Alghamdi Mohammed A. , Salih Mohammed , Elhaj Mona , Ali Wadah M.
Published: July 2019

Objective:

The purpose of this research was to determine the frequency of incidental extraspinal findings in the thoracic spine on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Materials and Methods:

A total of 120 thoracic spine MRI patients were prospectively examined in the period extending from August 2018 to April 2019. Both 1.5 and 0.35 Tesla MRI systems (Toshiba and Siemens Medical system) were applied to investigate patients with suspected intervertebral disc abnormalities at three MRI diagnostic centers in Khartoum, Sudan.

Results:

Out of the 120 patients, incidental extraspinal findings were found in 16 patients (13.3%). Various incidental findings (IFs) were seen, including renal cysts, liver mass, thyroid goiter, and pleural effusion. Out of these IFs, 37.5% were considered clinically significant.

Conclusions:

Various IFs were identified during a routine thoracic spine MRI, and approximately one-third of them were clinically significant. Therefore, it is essential for the reporting radiologists to pay attention to extraspinal findings while reporting thoracic spine MRI to avoid missing clinically significant findings.
ANALISIS KINERJA BANK UMUM SYARIAH DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN PENDEKATAN ISLAMICITY PERFORMANCE INDEX PERIODE TAHUN 2012-2016
Authors: Yusnita Raja Ria
Published: July 2019

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis kinerja bank syariah di Indonesia pada tahun periode 2012 -2016 dengan menggunakan pendekatan Islamicity Performance Index. Sebab Islamicity Performance Index mampu mengungkapkan nilai-nilai materialistik dan spiritual yang ada dalam bank syariah. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif non statistik dan metode deskriptif kualitatif dengan populasi dalam penelitian ini ada seluruh bank umum syariah yang ada di Indonesia yang berjumlah 13 bank dan menggunakan purposive sampling dengan jumlah sampel dalam penelitian  adalah 11 bank. Hasil Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa nilai Profit Sharing Ratio secara keseluruhan porsi rata-rata pembiayaan bagi hasil mengalami peningkatan setiap tahunnya, nilai Zakat Performance Ratio secara keseluruhan mengalami penurunan, nilai Equitable Distribution Ratio secara keseluruhan dikatakan tidak cukup baik, nilai Directors Employee Welfare Ratio secara keseluruhan mengalami fluktuasi setiap tahunnya, nilai Islamic Investment vs Non Islamic Investment secara keseluruhan mengalami peningkatan dalam lima tahun terakhir, nilai Islamic Income vs Non Islamic Income secara keseluruhan mengalami peningkatan dalam lima tahun terakhir dan secara keseluruhan 11 bank umum syariah pada penelitian ini telah menerapkan Islamicity Performance Index.

Kata Kunci : Islamic Performance Index, Profit Sharing Ratio, Zakat Performance Ratio, Equitable Distribution Ratio, Bank Umum Syariah.
Solvent Dynamics and Thermodynamics at the Crystal-Solution Interface of Ibuprofen
Authors: Salvalaglio Matteo
Published: July 2019

In this paper we apply molecular simulation techniques to analyse the dynamics and thermodynamics of nine solvents, i.e. water, 1-butanol, toluene, cyclohexanone, cyclohexane, acetonitrile, trichloromethane, methanol and ethyl acetate, at the interface with the morphologically relevant crystal faces {100}, {002}, {011} and {110} of ibuprofen. The insight obtained from this analysis is used to rationalise the impact of the solvent choice on the growth shape of crystals.
Mets and oscillating energy manual therapy in chronic lateral epicondylosis: a comparative study.
Authors: Rayees Unnisa  , N. Sivajyothi  , G.Yatheendra kumar  , M.A Wajid Ur Rahman  , Imaduddin Ahmed
Published: July 2019

Lateral Epicondylitis (LT) term was used previously thinking that it as an inflammatory condition, but it is tendinosis of Common extensor tendons of the forearm due to overuse. The incidence of the condition is about 4000 - 7000 per year in the general population in the United States. Conventional treatments practiced on the concept of inflammation have shown forty to eighty percent of unsuccessful results. Individuals with lateral epicondylosis may have symptoms like pain during activity, weakness, swelling and functional disability. The primary objective of the study is to find out the effectiveness of oscillating energy manual therapy (OEMT) compared with muscle energy technique (MET) on functional outcome in subjects with lateral epicondylosis. Total of 30 subjects with unilateral lateral epicondylosis was selected and was divided into two groups of 15 each in a group. Group A (received oscillating energy manual therapy) and Group B (received muscle energy technique). NRS (Numerical Rating Scale), Grip Strength and PRTEE (Patient Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation) scale were measured pre and post-treatment for both the groups and also at follow up of the sixth week. Muscle energy technique group showed improvement in pain levels, muscle strength and functional activities. The statistical analysis demonstrated that results were more significant in group B at 4th week and also at follow up with a mean difference of (2.3) for NRS, (57.4) for PRTEE and (5.9) for grip strength than group A.
“O Caribe é aqui!": Considerações sobre a construção de uma identidade ético-estética paraense
Authors: De Lima Andrey Faro
Published: July 2019

Pensar os diferentes recursos, estratégias e negociações a partir dos quais grupos sociais diversos constroem suas fronteiras identitárias consiste em reconhecer, desde já, que se está a caminhar por terrenos repletos de trilhas que se cruzam, bifurcam-se, encontram-se ou até mesmo estão por serem abertas, e que não deixam de constituir os percursos pelos quais se deve enveredar. Por meio desta comunicação apresento algumas considerações desenvolvidas acerca da contribuição, apropriação e influência de gêneros musicais caribenhos para o processo de construção de uma identidade ético-estética paraense. Pesquisas preliminares sugerem que além das relações decorrentes de circunstâncias e condições históricas, tecnológicas e geográficas específicas, houve também uma série de construções e articulações performático-discursivas no direcionamento que a relação Caribe/Pará teria ou não assumido para a definição e legitimação de uma identidade marcada pela presença caribenha. Além disso, percebe-se que este processo não se deu de maneira tão casual ou pontual, pois envolveu domínios múltiplos, que incluem transformações e fenômenos inclusive globais, gradativamente e em diversas frentes, abrangendo projetos implementados ou articulados por sujeitos e grupos sociais com vistas à configuração desta relação.
Povos indígenas entre Estados nacionais: Identidades, etnicidades e nacionalidades em perspectiva comparada
Authors: Da Silva Cristhian Teófilo
Published: July 2019

Este trabalho constrói comparativamente múltiplas situações históricas nas quais se encontram os povos indígenas entre fronteiras internacionais na América do Sul como objeto de pesquisa. As propostas e considerações teórico-metodológicas de Roberto Cardoso de Oliveira acerca do tema serão apresentadas com o intuito de identificar os temas e problemas compreendidos por este objeto. Em seguida, será apresentada uma tipologia de situações de fronteira nas quais se encontram populações transfronteiriças e povos indígenas. Essa tipologia cumpre o objetivo de assegurar a viabilidade etnográfica em termos comparativos.
A szimbolikus jogalkotás a büntetőjogban
Authors: Skoda Gabriella
Published: July 2019

A szimbolikus jogalkotás, azon belül pedig különösen a szimbolikus büntetőjog kérdéskörének tudományos mélységű feldolgozása csak szűkösen érhető tetten a hazai jogirodalomban. A fogalom ugyanakkor nem ismeretlen a hazai jogtudomány művelői körében, de semmiképpen sem mondhatjuk, hogy arra gyakran hivatkoznának, azt pedig még inkább nem, hogy egységes jelentéssel vagy tartalommal használnák a kifejezést. Jelen tanulmány első fejezetében kísérletet teszek egyféle fogalmi tisztázásra. Ennek során elsőként a német nyelvterületen már az 1980-as évek óta meglévő megközelítéseket próbálom lényegre törően bemutatni.

Az azt követő alfejezetben, még a fogalmi meghatározás témakörén belül, igyekszem a teljességre törekedve hivatkozni azokra a hazai tanulmányokra, melyekben a szerzők – legalább – említik a szimbolikus jogalkotás kifejezést. Annak bemutatására koncentrálok, hogy a „szimbolikus jogalkotás”, illetve azon belül hangsúlyozottan a „szimbolikus büntetőjog” kifejezés milyen összefüggésben merül fel, és annak az adott szerző milyen jelentéstartalmat tulajdonít, illetve hogy azt a jogalkotás kritikájaként, vagy ellenkező előjellel, pozitív értelemben, előremutató jogalkotási aktusként értelmezi-e.

A dolgozat második fejezetében megpróbálom bemutatni, hogy miért gondolom azt, hogy a büntetőjog egyrészt a maga teljességében, másrészt pedig egyes konkrét különös részi tényállásai kapcsán többféle megközelítésben is szimbolikus jogként értelmezhető. Rámutatok ezzel arra is, hogy a hivatkozott jogalkotási fejlemények milyen társadalmi-politikai légkörben, helyzetben következtek be, illetve a normák milyen feltételek között születtek meg. Szemléltetésként s egyben az elemzésben tett megállapítások alátámasztására aktuális és részletes statisztikai adatokat hozok fel.
Penyelesaian Perselisihan Antara Negara Dengan Warga Negara Asing Mengenai Penanaman Modal Berbasis Pancasila
Authors: Abib Agus Saiful
Published: July 2019

Indonesia adalah negara hukum (rechtsstaat), oleh karena itu hukum nasional harus berdaulat dan menjadi panglima dalam menyelesaiaikan seluruh permasalahan bangsa. Akan tetapi penyelesaian perselisihan antara negara dengan warga negara asing mengenai penanaman modal dalam hegemoni hukum arbitrase internasinal, dimana pemerintah menyerahkan mekanismenya kepada International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputte (ICSID). Fokus permasalahan makalah ini adalah Bagaimanakah keuntungan dan kerugian pemerintah Indonesia dalam penyelesian perselisihan antara negara dengan warganegara asing mengenai penanaman modal melalui ICSID? Bagaimanakah konsep penyelesian perselisihan antara negara dengan warga negara asing mengenai penanaman modal dalam sistem hukum nasional berbasis Pancasila. Metode yang digunakan dalam makalah ini adalah Analisa kualitatif dengan menggunakan paradigma postpositivisme (Guba & Lincoln) yang disinergikan dengan pendekatan sosiolegal. Penulisan makalah ini mengungkapkan Hukum nasional merupakan hukum yang dibangun oleh bangsa Indonesia sendiri berdasarkan nilai ketuhanan, nilai kemanusiaan dan nilai kemasyarakatan yang merupakan nilai agung Pancasila sebagai pandangan hidup bangsa Indonesia guna mewujudkan tujuan negara. Indonesia mengalami kerugian sangat besar ketika penyelesaian perselisihan antara negara dengan warganegara asing mengenai penanaman modal diserahkan kepada ICSID, Oleh karena itu, perselisihan penanaman modal sebaiknya diselesaikan oleh badan arbitrase ASEAN.

Indonesia is a state of law (rechtsstaat), therefore the national law must be sovereign and be the commander in solving all the problems of the nation. However, the settlement of disputes between the state and foreign citizens concerning investment in the hegemony of the international arbitration law, in which the government submits its mechanism to the International Center for Settlements of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The focus of this paper issue is how are the gains and losses of the Indonesian government in settling disputes between the state and foreign citizens on investment through ICSID? What is the concept of dispute settlement between state and foreign citizen regarding investment in national legal system based on Pancasila? The method used in this paper is qualitative analysis using postpositivism paradigm (Guba & Lincoln) synergized with sociolegal approach. The writing of this paper reveals the national law is a law that was built by the Indonesian people themselves based on the value of divinity, humanitarian values and community values which is the great value of Pancasila as a view of life of the Indonesian nation in order to realize the purpose of the state. Indonesia suffers enormous losses when the settlement of disputes between the state and foreign citizens concerning investment is left to ICSID. Therefore, investment disputes should be resolved by the ASEAN arbitration body.
 
Remoción de tartrazina en agua usando nanopartículas de hierro cerovalentes
Authors: Saltos E. Catalina , Chuquer S. David , Pazmiño V. Katherine , Fernández M. Lenys , Pilaquinga F. Fernanda
Published: July 2019

Debido a la importancia de una alternativa en decoloración de aguas residuales provenientes de la industria de alimentos, se reporta la remoción del colorante tartrazina, utilizando nanopartículas de hierro cerovalentes. Las nanopartículas se prepararon por reducción química de cloruro férrico con borohidruro de sodio en medio inerte. Para evaluar la remoción, se emplearon concentraciones de 25, 50 100, 150 y 200 mg/L de nanopartículas, con tiempos de contacto en agua de 10, 20 y 30 minutos a pH de 3, 5, 7, 9 y 11. Las nanopartículas obtenidas se caracterizaron por Microscopía Electrónica de Barrido (SEM, por sus siglas en inglés) y Espectrómetro de Dispersión de Rayos X (EDX, por sus siglas en inglés). Como resultados se obtuvieron nanopartículas de 53,3 y 92,1 nm aproximadamente. Se verificó la remoción de los colorantes en agua por Espectrofotometría UV-Vis e Infrarrojos con Transformada de Fourier (FT-IR). Los parámetros óptimos para la remoción de tartrazina, se lograron empleando 200 mg/L de nanopartículas, 30 minutos de agitación y pH 3 con una eficiencia del 83,3 %. Se logró una adsorción de tartrazina de hasta 301 mmol/100g (1659 mg/g). Se concluye que el uso de nanopartículas de hierro cerovalentes, es adecuado para la remoción del colorante tartrazina en agua.
KEEFEKTIFAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE CONCEPT SENTENCE DALAM KETERAMPILAN MENULIS KARANGAN DESKRIPSI BAHASA JERMAN SISWA KELAS XI IPA SMA NEGERI 12 MAKASSAR
Authors: Awing Ikawati , Saleh Nurming
Published: July 2019

Tujuan Penelitian ini adalah untuk memperoleh data dan informasi mengenai keterampilan menulis karangan deskripsi bahasa Jerman siswa kelas XI IPA SMA Negeri 12 Makassar dengan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe concept sentence. Penelitian ini merupakan quasi experiment dengan bentuk control group pretest and posttest design. Populasi penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas XI IPA SMA Negeri 12 Makassar yang terdiri dari 7 kelas. Jumlah sampel adalah 24 siswa kelas XI IPA 1 sebagai kelas eksperimen dan 24 siswa kelas XI IPA 2 sebagai kelas kontrol melalui sample acak. Data penelitian ini diperoleh melalui teks keterampilan menulis dan dianalisis dengan uji-t.Hasil analisis data thitung2,45> ttabel2,013 dengan taraf signifikan α = 0,05 dan menunjukkan bahwa model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe concept sentence efektif dalam pembelajaran keterampilan menulis karangan deskripsi bahasa Jerman siswa kelas XI IPA SMA Negeri 12 Makassar
Mortality rates among individuals diagnosed with hepatitis C virus (HCV); an observational cohort study, England, 2008 to 2016
Authors: Ireland Georgina , Mandal Sema , Hickman Matthew , Ramsay Mary , Harris Ross , Simmons Ruth
Published: July 2019

Background

Monitoring trends in mortality for individuals diagnosed with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are important as we expand treatment and move towards World Health Organization elimination targets.

Aim

To estimate mortality rates for individuals aged ≥ 15 years diagnosed with HCV infection in England 2008–16.

Methods

An observational cohort study whereby death certificate information was linked to the Sentinel Surveillance of Blood Borne Virus Testing in England. Age-sex standardised mortality rates (ASMR) for individuals diagnosed with HCV infection (2008–16) were calculated and compared to the general population.

Results

Of 43,895 individuals with HCV infection, 2,656 (6.3%) died. All-cause ASMRs were 2,834.2 per 100,000 person years (PY), 2.3 times higher than in the general population. In individuals aged 30–69 years, all-cause mortality rates were 1,768.9 per 100,000 PY among individuals with HCV, 4.7 times higher than in the general population. ASMRs had not decreased between 2010 (2,992) and 2016 (2,340; p=0.10), with no change from 2014 (p = 0.058). ASMRs were 441.0 times higher for hepatitis, 34.4 times higher for liver cancer, 8.1 times higher for end stage liver disease and 6.4 times higher for external causes than in the general population.

Conclusions

Mortality was higher in individuals with diagnosed HCV infection compared to the general population, highlighting health inequalities. There is a need to improve HCV diagnosis, engagement in care and treatment rates. The high mortality from external causes highlights the importance of integrated health and social care strategies and addressing the needs of this vulnerable population.
Cost Effective Domination in the Join, Corona and Composition of Graphs
Authors: Jamil Ferdinand P. , Maglanque Hearty Nuenay
Published: July 2019

Let $G$ be a connected graph. A cost effective dominating set in a graph $G$ is any set $S$ of vertices in $G$ satisfying the condition that each vertex in $S$ is adjacent to at least as many vertices outside $S$ as inside $S$ and every vertex outside $S$ is adjacent to at least one vertex in $S$. The minimum cardinality of a cost effective dominating set is the cost effective domination number of $G$. The maximum cardinality of a cost effective dominating set is the upper cost effective domination number of $G$. A cost effective dominating set is said to be minimal if it does not contain a proper subset which is itself a cost effective dominating in $G$. The maximum cardinality of a minimal cost effective dominating set in a graph $G$ is the minimal cost effective domination number of $G$.In this paper, we characterized the cost effective dominating sets in the join, corona and composition of graphs. As direct consequences, we the bounds or the exact cost effective domination numbers, minimal cost effective domination numbers and upper cost effective domination numbers of these graphs were obtained.
Linear Combination and Reliability of Generalized Logistic Random Variables
Authors: Ozelim Luan Carlos de Sena Monteiro , Rathie Pushpa Narayan
Published: July 2019

Experimental random data, in general, present a skewed behaviour. Thus, asymmetrical generalized distributions are of interest. The generalized logistic distributions (GLDs) are good candidates to model skewed data because their probability density functions (p.d.f.) and characteristic functions are mathematically simple. In this paper, exact expressions in terms of the H-function are, for the first time, derived for the p.d.f. and for the cummulative distribution function of the linear combination of GLDs of type IV with different location, scale and shape parameters. Also, exact and approximate expressions are derived for $R=P(X<Y)$. Numerical examples illustrate the correctness of the expressions derived.
Tele-odontology in Brazil: Strategies and Challenges for the Training of the Healthcare Network
Authors: Bavaresco Caren Serra , Haddad Ana Estela
Published: July 2019

Different initiatives have been undertaken to guide the telehealth process in the Brazil. The Ministry of Health structured and implemented the Telehealth Brazil Programme initially to cover nine state centres. Later, it expanded the programme to take in the whole country, at which time it became known as the Telehealth Brazil Network. Among the goals of the Telehealth Brazil Network is the development of strategies for clinical training, health education, and training for management, planning and assessment skills, designed for the Family Health Strategy teams. In this context, this paper aims to presents the potential of and difficulties in implementing tele-odontology in Brazil, focusing on teleconsulting, tele-education and telediagnostic experiences developed to date. It will also present the legal and financial support aspects established in the country, as well as the results found so far in relation to the impacts of strategies and user satisfaction. Finally, suggestions for future perspectives are presented. Related to the strategies implemented in Brazil, it is necessary to analyse the data obtained regarding the successes and failures observed over the years. The positive results obtained with tele-education showed that the Telehealth Programme presents as an efficient tool for the training of the health care network. However, points like the limited use by professionals, some technical limitations and the impact on health indicators should still be better studied.