bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Acute effects of pre-workout supplement on aerobic and anaerobic performance in basketball players
Authors: Çetin O. , Yaşar M.N. , Demirtaş B. , Beyleroğlu M. , Eker S. , Gürkan A.C.
Published: February 2019

Background and aim of the study : In recent years, the use of ergogenic aid has become widespread in order to improve performance among the athletes and to achieve success more easily. Pre-workout nutritional supplements that attract the attention of many athletes as a legal ergogenic aid are used by both aerobic and anaerobic branch athletes. The aim of this study is to examine the acute effect of the pre-workout supplement on aerobic and anaerobic performance in basketball players. Material and Method: Twenty male college basketball players who have played regularly at least for 5 years participated in the study voluntarily (mean ± SD 22.00 ± 1.70 years, height 1.83 ± 0.07 cm, weight 85.15 ± 10.78 kg, BMI 25.32 ± 3.10). Double-blind placebo-controlled, cross-over method was used for the collection of data. The players were divided into two groups as placebo (PL, n= 10) and pre-workout (PRW, n= 10). Placebo and pre-workout groups were replaced 48 hours after the initial measurements and the same tests were repeated. The pre-workout group was given 17 gr (Bigjoy Predator) in 200 mg of additive-free juice 1 hour before the test, only 200 mg of additive free juice was given to the placebo group. Countermovement Jump (CMJ) and Running-Based Anaerobic Sprint Test (RAST) were used to measure the anaerobic performance of the athletes, and Yoyo Intermittent Recovery Test 1(Yo-Yo IRL1) was used to measure aerobic capacities. Results: A significant difference was found concerning the Countermovement Jump (CMJ) test results (p= 0, 004), Relative peak power (p= 0.001) and Relative average power (p= 0.012) values obtained from RAST test data. There was no significant difference in fatigue index (p = 0.79) and VO2 max (p= 0.492) values. Conclusion: While pre-workout supplementation has an acute effect on anaerobic power data, it has been observed that there is no acute effect on the data obtained from fatigue index and aerobic endurance test.
Effects of caloric restriction on anthropometrical and specific performance in highly-trained university judo athletes
Authors: Lalia C. , Ali Alrawi R. , Adel B. , Asli H. , Othman B.
Published: February 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the ultimate body mass, performance, and nutritional characteristics of the Algerian judo junior athletes, and also analysing the impact of nutritional intakes on stabilising Weight loss according to special performance of judo athletes. Material: Twenty-one male university athletes (aged: 21.45 ± 1.32; height: 1.81 ± 0.45 m; and body mass: 73.9 ± 4.1 kg) participated in this study during a period of stabilising Weight loss before and after 15 days of caloric restriction. Athletes were submitted to anthropometrical measurements and performed the Special Judo Fitness Test. Values for nutrient intakes were obtained from a 15 day food record kept during a training camp period of Weight maintenance and after a 15-day caloric restriction. Results : caloric restriction resulted in significant decreases in body mass (73.73 ± 2.1) and performance. However, Special Judo Fitness Test index increased significantly (14.00 ± 1.75) during caloric restriction in comparison to stabilising Weight loss. Conclusion: Exercise and caloric restriction lead to determine the ultimate Weight and physical performance. The present study provides baseline nutritional data that can be used in the prescription of individual training programs for university judo Athletes.
An examination of Turkish physical education teachers’ interpersonal self-efficacy beliefs
Authors: Öncü E.
Published: February 2019

Purpose : This study was conducted for two purposes. The first purpose was to examine the psychometric properties of the Teacher Interpersonal Self-Efficacy Scale (TISES) for Turkish Physical Education (PE) teachers and the second was to analyze teachers’ interpersonal self-efficacy beliefs according to some demographic variables. Material : The study was conducted on 360 Turkish PE teachers. Confirmatory factor analysis was applied in order to verify the factor structure of the scale. Pearson’s product-moment coefficients were used in order to assess the correlations between the factors. For determining the reliability of the scale Cronbach Alpha coefficient was calculated. Multivariate analysis of variance was used to determine differences between the scores acquired from the scale and some independent variables. Results : The results confirm the 3-factor internal structure of the TISES. The results of the correlation analysis between the TISES subscales indicated significant and positive relationships. We also found acceptable values of the alpha coefficient, which confirms the TISES as a reliable instrument. Overall, all physical education teachers had positive self-efficacy beliefs on high levels. Whereas by gender significant difference was not found in self-efficacy beliefs, significant difference were found between teachers depending on years of experience and grade levels they taught. Conclusions : The reexamination of the scale led to a new scale structure comprised of three factors with sixteen items. The TISES is a relatively short questionnaire that allows researchers to measure interpersonal self-efficacy beliefs of PE teachers. The experienced teachers and the teachers who were employed at the high schools had higher self-efficacy belief levels.
Curricular Monikers: What's in a Name?
Authors: Pock Arnyce , Durning Steven J. , Gilliland William R. , Ottolini Martin , Pangaro Louis N.
Published: February 2019

This article was migrated. The article was not marked as recommended. Introduction: An increasing number of North American medical schools are assigning unique names ("monikers") to their undergraduate curricula, but it is unclear as to how often this occurs, and what kind of names schools are choosing. Method: A manual review of the 160 websites that corresponded to Schools of Medicine that were either fully or provisionally accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). Results: 31.5% of the 143 U.S. allopathic medical schools and only one (5.8%) of the 17 LCME accredited Canadian medical schools currently associate a unique curricular name with their undergraduate medical education programs. Use of a constant-comparative technique suggested that schools that did assign a curricular name to their programs had selected names that aligned to one of eight over-arching themes. Conclusions: While curricular names were somewhat less commonly applied in schools located in the western United States, no specific trends in thematic choices predominated in any geographic region. However, the impact of curricular themes on current and/or prospective medical students remains an area for continued exploration, as does the longitudinal question as to whether thematically named curricula succeed in delivering their intended results.
Planes of forgetting: suicide among the Ticuna and the administration of narratives about suicide
Authors: Magalhães Aline Moreira
Published: February 2019

Abstract This article examines suicide among the Ticuna based on the dimensions of experience that is little or not directly mentioned in the immediate narratives about the deaths. It thus focuses on how these suicides are lived in the daily practices instilled by state institutions, and on how certain discourses are incorporated in the undertaking of critical daily events. Based on readings, interpretations and local sensibilities, enhanced in dynamics about health, disease and cure, and on the parental demands and expectations related to educational trajectories, the article presents an analysis about the functioning and development of government discourses and programs in indigenous villages.
2019 World Kidney Day Editorial - burden, access, and disparities in kidney disease
Authors: Crews Deidra C. , Bello Aminu K. , Saadi Gamal
Published: February 2019

Abstract Kidney disease is a global public health problem, affecting over 750 million persons worldwide. The burden of kidney disease varies substantially across the world, as does its detection and treatment. In many settings, rates of kidney disease and the provision of its care are defined by socio-economic, cultural, and political factors leading to significant disparities. World Kidney Day 2019 offers an opportunity to raise awareness of kidney disease and highlight disparities in its burden and current state of global capacity for prevention and management. Here, we highlight that many countries still lack access to basic diagnostics, a trained nephrology workforce, universal access to primary health care, and renal replacement therapies. We point to the need for strengthening basic infrastructure for kidney care services for early detection and management of acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease across all countries and advocate for more pragmatic approaches to providing renal replacement therapies. Achieving universal health coverage worldwide by 2030 is one of the World Health Organization's Sustainable Development Goals. While universal health coverage may not include all elements of kidney care in all countries, understanding what is feasible and important for a country or region with a focus on reducing the burden and consequences of kidney disease would be an important step towards achieving kidney health equity.
A linguagem na Síndrome de Treacher Collins: uma análise dialógica
Authors: Massi Giselle , Vieira Sammia Klann , Guarinello Ana Cristina , Silva Ana Paula Berberian Vieira da , Tonocchi Rita , Wosiacki Frances Tockus
Published: February 2019

RESUMO A Síndrome de Treacher Collins ou Disostose Mandibulofacial é decorrente de mutações genéticas e caracterizada por malformações craniofaciais. Crianças com essa síndrome podem apresentar dificuldades cognitivas, linguísticas e psicomotoras. São raras as publicações que discorrem sobre a complexidade de seus aspectos terapêuticos, especialmente, voltados à evolução clínica vinculada à linguagem. O presente estudo objetiva analisar o processo terapêutico voltado à oralidade de um menino com essa síndrome, considerando a natureza dialógica da linguagem. Trata-se de um estudo de caso longitudinal e prospectivo, realizado em uma clínica-escola de uma Universidade, situada no sul do Brasil, durante quatro anos, desde 2012 até 2016. Os dados foram coletados a partir de gravações semanais do paciente em interação com os seus terapeutas, sendo, também, considerados os registros arquivados em seu prontuário. Os resultados indicam que a criança apresentou evolução no que se refere à apropriação da linguagem oral. Apesar das dificuldades na produção vocal e na articulação de fonemas, decorrentes de alterações craniofaciais próprias da síndrome em questão, as atividades dialógicas estabelecidas entre o menino, seus terapeutas e sua família, propiciaram mudanças gradativas no seu posicionamento em relação ao outro e à linguagem. Inicialmente, ele fazia uso de gestos, mímicas faciais, apontamentos, os quais eram compreendidos apenas pelas pessoas que faziam parte do seu cotidiano. Atualmente, além dos recursos gestuais, ele passou a usar a oralidade para participar de práticas interativas, indicando mais autonomia para interagir com seus interlocutores.
The Other Opioid Crisis: Just Another Drug Shortage?
Authors: Soumerai Tara E. , Kamdar Mihir M. , Chabner Bruce A.
Published: February 2019

The cause of drug shortages is a complex issue. This commentary highlights the shortage of intravenous opioid medications for cancer patients, in light of the opioid overdose epidemic.
Ongoing Phase I Studies of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in China
Authors: Fang Wenfeng , Zhao Shen , Zhang Yaxiong , Ma Yuxiang , Zhao Hongyun , Zhang Li
Published: February 2019

Background

Cancer immunotherapy targeting immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has been shown to be a promising strategy in the treatment of various malignancies. Despite the proven efficacy and tolerability of ICIs based on 113 clinical trials globally, data regarding the pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) profiles of ICIs in the Chinese population are lacking. As of June 1, 2018, not a single ICI has been approved by the China Food and Drug Administration.

Materials and Methods

Currently, there are 26 ongoing phase I studies actively investigating the safety, antitumor activity, and PK/PD profiles of six multinational corporation (MNC)-developed ICIs and eight domestic-developed ICIs in the Chinese population. Data regarding study designs, treatment interventions, targeted populations, and the current states of these studies were collected and summarized.

Results

We outlined 8 phase I studies assessing MNC-developed ICIs and 18 phase I studies assessing domestic-developed ICIs in the Chinese population in this article, in order to provide researchers with a clear picture of the status quo of ICI research and developments in China.

Conclusion

Immuno-oncology in China remains at a preliminary stage. Despite the substantial amount of phase I studies of ICIs, early-phase studies with designs incorporating characteristics of Chinese patients are still lacking.
Ken Foster and the Development of UK Sports Law: A Reflective Interview
Authors: Greenfield Steve , James Mark , Osborn Guy
Published: February 2019

This interview is a discussion with Ken Foster, eminent and groundbreaking sports law scholar, currently Associate Fellow at the Centre for Law and Popular Culture at the University of Westminster. Foster is asked to reflect on the development of sports law scholarship from the 1980s and his own specific experiences as the first academic to teach sport and law in the UK during the 1980s. In his reflections on the development of the field, notable in its early days for ‘lack of materials’, Foster highlights theimportance of theory, of sporting culture and custom and the still under-researched area of ‘private adjudication systems in sport’. It concludes that ‘sport specific or national tribunals’ still offers a wealth of opportunities to explore materials still ‘waiting to be researched’. This interview forms part of ESLJ’s special collection, ‘Ken Foster and the Development of Sports Law’ which includes a new (2019) article by Ken Foster, ‘Global Sports Law Revisited’ https://doi.org/10.16997/eslj.228.The following questions were sent to Ken Foster in April 2018 and a dialogue took place over the following months clarifying some of the points made. The questions were designed by the ESLJ team.
Viajar, estudiar y aprender. Los viajes en escuelas secundarias para sectores aventajados de Argentina
Authors: Mayer Liliana
Published: February 2019

El artículo indaga los repertorios y significados que los agentes educativos le otorgan a los viajes en los proyectos institucionales de las escuelas a las que pertenecen, teniendo en cuenta que se trata de establecimientos a los que concurren alumnos que podrían realizar esos viajes por sus propios medios, ya sea con sus familias y/o amigos. De esta manera, la premisa que orienta el análisis se basa en que, ante los procesos de universalización y masificación escolar, surgen proyectos de diferenciación institucional que intentan “captar” públicos a través de diferentes estrategias, siendo los viajes uno de sus puntos centrales. Los mismos, como se verá a lo largo del artículo, cumplen varias funciones, desde ampliar los contenidos del aula, desarrollar nuevas competenciasy generar credenciales educativas frente a procesos que tienden a igualar a los estudiantes en su condición de tal. A través de un trabajo cualitativo que se nutre de entrevistas a agentes institucionales en escuelas internacionales, es decir, escuelas que adhieren al programa del Bachillerato Internacional (IB) o bien son institucionales binacionales, es decir que su titulación es válida para un segundo sistema educativo, se indagan las principales ventajas y beneficios que representa la inclusión de los viajes en la currícula de estas instituciones. El análisis se complementa con documentación institucional
El viaje en la esfera pública europea. El caso del Programa Erasmus
Authors: Fernández-Rovira Cristina
Published: February 2019

The article combines the travel experience, the construction of identity and the European public sphere through the Erasmus Programme. The topic is interesting and original in order to know how the different variables interrelate in this vital experience. The study describes the attitudes and perceptions of Spanish students about the construction of their own European identity and the common public sphere under a comparative approach between those who have participated in the Erasmus Programme and those who have not. The core of the analysis is the data obtained through a closed questionnaire applied to a sample made up of students and university graduates from different Spanish universities. Thus, the article characterizes the results obtained in the whole of the sample and, subsequently, it offers an analysis of the subgroups of participants and non-participants in the Erasmus Programme. The article concludes that the Spanish university students, regardless of their participation in the Erasmus Programme, are global citizens inserted in a transnational public sphere, who frequently show interest in European news. However, the perceptions of the participants are more positive towards European feelings. They show more interest in the European Union, as well as more confidence in the European institutions. In contrast, Erasmus students tend to be more critical in other aspects.
Ícones 'versus' retratos imperiais nos 'Três tratados apologéticos contra a condenação das imagens sagradas', de João Damasceno: um debate sobre o sagrado e a autoridade política
Authors: Fernandes Caroline Coelho
Published: February 2019

O presente artigo pretende discutir os Três tratados apologéticos contra a condenação das imagens sagradas escritos por João Damasceno, procurando analisar suas obras a partir de uma percepção política, no intuito de demonstrar como o monge, por um lado, defende as imagens sagradas e critica a figura imperial por esta última ter instituído a iconoclastia e, por outro, legitima o imperador, sua imagem e seu poder como tal. Para tanto, faremos um panorama geral da eclosão da crise iconoclasta, para, em seguida, tratar das funções dos retratos imperiais para, por último, analisarmos as passagens dos textos de Damasceno relativas aos argumentos utilizados para defender os ícones e a autoridade imperial bizantina.
O homoerotismo latino em versos: desejo e poesia entre os romanos antigos
Authors: Silva Filipe N.
Published: February 2019

Resenha de: CARVALHO, R. et al. (Ed.). Por que calar nossos amores? Poesia homoerótica latina. Belo Horizonte: Autêntica, 2017. 288 p.
Píndaro e o mito na 'Olímpica' I: apontamentos sob a perspectiva do materialismo histórico
Authors: Romero Sérgio Luiz Gusmão Gimenes
Published: February 2019

O presente trabalho apresenta uma reflexão crítica acerca da articulação do mito na Iª Olímpica de Píndaro sob a perspectiva do materialismo histórico. Para uma apropriada delimitação do objeto analisado, apresentamos, inicialmente, uma análise de dados biográficos do poeta tebano, seguida por uma apreciação geral da lírica coral na Grécia antiga e a caracterização e relevância dos jogos pan-helênicos no contexto do poeta. Por fim, propomos uma breve discussão sobre o trato dispensado ao mito no poema em questão, considerando alguns de seus aspectos e implicações ideológicas, bem como a indissociabilidade dos elementos mítico-religiosos para com a base material que os engendra.
Apresentação
Authors: Furlani João Carlos
Published: February 2019

Apresentação do dossiê intitulado: "A escrita da História Antiga: conceitos, métodos e debates historiográficos".
Teorias, métodos e conceitos aplicados à História Antiga: uma entrevista com Pedro Paulo A. Funari
Authors: Funari Pedro Paulo A.
Published: February 2019

Teorias, métodos e conceitos aplicados à História Antiga: uma entrevista com Pedro Paulo A. Funari.
Tecnologias e mapeamento de redes sociais para o estudo da Antiguidade: o Festival das 'Compitalia' e seus atores sociais na Roma augustana
Authors: Silva Debora Casanova da
Published: February 2019

Atualmente, a maior parte dos esforços para compilar e compartilhar documentos relacionados ao Mundo Antigo tem a tecnologia como aliada. Tanto na criação de mapas digitais quanto na inclusão de documentos epigráficos, numismáticos e iconográficos em plataformas de livre acesso, a tecnologia digital é essencial à realização dos trabalhos científicos sobre a Antiguidade. O presente artigo, que busca abordar essa questão, divide-se em duas partes: uma teórica, voltada a compreender de que forma a área Digital Classics sublinha uma das grandes adições atuais às Ciências Humanas, que é a tecnologia digital; e outra, de cunho metodológico, na qual apresentam-se os métodos com suas seleções e escolhas, que possibilitam a criação de um mapa da rede. Como estudo de caso, apresentamos a problemática da rede de conexões construída a partir do contato entre Augusto e os magistri uici e a produção das ações e interações religiosas cotidianas, bem como os resultados parciais da reconstituição do mapa elaborado pelo Digital Augustan Rome, para alcançar nosso objetivo de demarcar uma rede sobre ele.
Una discusión historiográfica sobre el Bajo Imperio: ¿crisis del alfabetismo grecorromano?
Authors: Sánchez Vendramini Darío N.
Published: February 2019

Los diferentes estudiosos del alfabetismo en el mundo romano (puede mencionarse, a modo de ejemplo, a W. V. Harris y a G. Cavallo) coinciden, con sus respectivos matices, en postular un retroceso en la difusión de la capacidad de leer y escribir desde el siglo III d.C., que se aceleraría a finales del siglo IV para convertirse en un derrumbe en los siglos V y VI. La caída del alfabetismo grecorromano en los siglos V y VI es un hecho indiscutible, producto del retroceso del fenómeno urbano y del cambio en las estructuras económicas, sociales y culturales sobre las que se había basado la difusión y el uso de la palabra escrita. No ocurre, sin embargo, lo mismo con el proceso de retroceso de la alfabetización que se postula para los siglos III y IV d.C. No existen evidencias claras de una caída significativa y la tesis parece basarse sólo de manera general en la idea de la “crisis del siglo III” y de la “decadencia” posterior del imperio. El objetivo del presente trabajo es demostrar la ausencia de una caída o crisis significativa del alfabetismo grecorromano durante el siglo III y el creciente papel desempeñado por la cultura escrita en el Imperio romano transformado del siglo IV. Se recurre para ello sobre todo a un análisis de fuentes jurídicas y literarias de este período.
La palabra como medio y como fin religioso y político: el caso de Agustín de Hipona un referente de la elite intelectual cristiana en el contexto de la Tardo Antigüedad
Authors: Gómez Aso Graciela
Published: February 2019

A inicios del siglo V, Agustín: el escritor, el hombre de fe, el obispo, el maestro y el intérprete de una época de crisis se transformó en testigo, en valioso relator de las consecuencias sociales y políticas de la caída de Roma a manos de un jefe bárbaro y su sequito de guerreros. En ese contexto el escritor de Hipona construyo, con metódica paciencia una posición que hundía sus raíces culturales en el pasado romano de los tiempos tardo-republicanos y alto-imperiales. Es finalidad de este trabajo demostrar de qué modo dicho pensador urdió un discurso hegemónico ante el paganismo en decadencia y como interpreto la importancia de Roma y su historia pasada y la iglesia católica en su proceso de consolidación, como partes indisolubles del futuro de la Christianitas con capital en Roma.
Edição completa
Published: February 2019

Edição completa.
The Czech paradigm of european integration: problems and perspectives
Authors: Svitlana Motruk Svitlana Motruk
Published: February 2019

On the basis of a wide range of documents from the European Union and Czech Republic, the article analyses preconditions, main stage and consequences of the integration with the EU, the features of the Czech integration model, its legislative basis and institutional mechanism. The author emphasizes that the transition into a full-fledge EU member in May 2004 was the result of a long, complicated and painful process of the «European Come Back», which started in the early 1990’s and allowed the state’s government to solve a number of problems. In particular, the author argues that the Czech government managed to have improved the macroeconomic situation, to accelerate structural reforms and to adapt the national legislation to the EU legislative system. The Czech experience proves that the EU membership may have both advantages and disadvantages. The article draws special attention to the results and consequences of the Czech EU membership. Numerous facts provided in the paper allow to evaluate the state’s gains from the integration processes and to emphasize the key trends, main challenges and new opportunities for the country. Last but not least, the article studies the causes of multivariance and discrepancy of the European integration prospects, the low level of trust among the Czechs towards the EU, stable strengthening of European skepticism, the factors that had an impact on the results of the last parliamentary and presidential elections of 2017 and 2018 respectively.
SENIOR TOURISM PERSP ECTIVES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PENSION REFORM IN RUSSIA
Authors: Ilkevich S. V.
Published: February 2019

The pension reform in Russia, launched in 2018, will have pronounced and multifaceted impacts on many industries in terms of production, consumption, marketing and employment. The development of segments of senior people's tourism, the features and specificity of economic psychology, motivation and consumption of tourist products by people of the third age, the increasing inclusion of elderly workers in the labor force in the tourism and hospitality industry as a new productive resource and other strategic considerations are becoming even more relevant to scientific and practical examinations. The article presents an attempt to summarize the specific risks and problems that the tourism sector will have to face in connection with the increases in the retirement age. Along with this, the opportunities and prospects that are opened up to the industry as a whole and the development of particular types of tourism and tourism sub-sectors are identified and analyzed under the condition that the increases in the retirement age are indeed accompanied, as it is planned, by overall improvements in the socioeconomic activity, productivity and paying capacity of senior citizens. Accordingly, pensioners and pre-pensioners will provide greater demand in the market of tourist services. By attracting elderly people to work positions in the tourism and hospitality industry, the threats of mass unemployment and precariousization of employment of pre-retirees would be partially partly mitigated. The paper also presents examples of international experiences and practices in the development of tourism of the older generation and its employment in tourism, which will become more relevant along with the implementation of the pension reform taking into account socio-economic and cultural specifics, formal and informal institutions of the Russian society in general and the regions in particular.
Densitometric density of urinary stones as a predictive factor demonstrating their efficiency of disintegration in treatment of urolithiasis
Authors: Shevyrin Aleksej A. , Strelnikov Aleksandr I.
Published: February 2019

Urolithiasis is one of the most common urological diseases, occurring in at least 3% of the human population and 34.2% of the Russian population. Data from the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation show that in the past 4 years, the incidence of urolithiasis has increased from 405.2 to 460.3 patients per 100,000 population. The purpose of this study was to assess the significance of determining the density of urinary stones via computed tomography, as well as the chemical composition of urinary stones, in order to choose an optimal treatment strategy for patients with urolithiasis. The results of treatment of 108 patients with stones of different localization and sizes were investigated. The patients were subjected to laboratory examination to determine the urinary salt environment; moreover, the levels of electrolytes were examined in blood samples from the patients, and computed tomography densitometry was performed to determine the density of the detected stones. The qualitative chemical compositions of urinary stones in patients with urolithiasis were determined. The density of urinary stones was evaluated by computed tomography densitometry in these patients. The relationship was determined between the chemical compositions of stones and their corresponding densitometric densities. The densitometric density of urinary stones, as determined by computed tomography, can serve as a predictor of the effectiveness of stone disintegration, because it allows selection of the best method to destroy stones for treatment of urolithiasis.
Treatment of spermatologic disorders and oxidative stress after reproductively significant diseases caused by sexually transmitted infection
Authors: Kalinina Svetlana N. , Korenkov Dmitriy G. , Fesenko Vladimir N.
Published: February 2019

This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of two organic dietary supplements, AndroDoz and Testogenon, in the treatment of 58 men with spermatologic disorders and oxidative stress after experiencing reproductively significant diseases caused by sexually transmitted infection. Over a 12 week period, 38 patients (test group) received both AndroDoz and Testogenon as a combination therapy, whereas 20 patients (control group) received AndroDoz alone. The combination therapy with both AndroDoz and Testogenon showed a statistically significant increase in treatment effectiveness. A positive clinical effect was noted in 92.2% of patients in the test group who received combination therapy. This was reflected as an increased concentration and mobility level of spermatozoa, similar to values observed in men with normozoospermia. Moreover, these men exhibited a two-fold reduction in the risk of fertility disorders due to DNA fragmentation in spermatozoa; their testosterone also increased to normal levels. Additionally, patients in the test group showed improvement in the quality of erection and increased blood flow in the prostate gland and testicles. Men in the control group, who received monotherapy with AndroDoz, did not show improvement similar to that of men in the test group; normozoospermia was established in 70% of men in the control group. These results confirm that AndroDoz and Testogenon are more effective when used concomitantly. These supplements showed no side effects and could be used in complex treatment of spermatologic disorders and oxidative stress in men who experienced reproductively significant diseases caused by sexually transmitted infection. (For citation: Kalinina SN, Korenkov DG, Fesenko VN. Treatment of spermatologic disorders and oxidative stress after reproductively significant diseases caused by sexually transmitted infection. Urologicheskie vedomosti. 2018;8(4):5-15. doi: 10.17816/uroved845-15).
ALAT KONTROL AKSES PINTU RUMAH DENGAN TEKNOLOGI SIDIK JARI DI LINGKUNGAN RUMAH PINTAR DENGAN DATA YANG DI ENKRIPSI
Authors: Siswanto Apri , Efendi Akmar , Yulianti Ana
Published: February 2019

Penggunaan konsep rumah cerdas dalam bidang sekuriti meningkat cukup signifikan akhir-akhir ini. Salah satu bidang yang menjadi perhatian adalah penggunaan teknologi biometric sidik jari untuk system otentikasi, misalnya otentikasi untuk masuk kedalam rumah. Paper ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan sebuat prototype  baru untuk otomasi dan keamanan pintu rumah yang mengkombinasikan teknologi biometric sidik jari dan arduino. Diharapkan sistem ini membantu meningkatkan keamanan dan kenyaman para penghuni rumah dengan instalasi yang mudah dan biaya yang murah. Sistem ini secara otomatis mengontrol (buka atau tutup) pintu berdasarkan sidik jari pengguna yang telah didaftarkan dalam basis data di mikrokontroler Arduino. Sistem utamanya terdiri dari mikrokontroler arduino, sensor sidik jari dan doorlock system. 
ANALISIS KINERJA PEGAWAI PUSBINDIKLAT PENELITI LIPI BERDASARKAN POLA PEMANFAATAN INTERNET MELALUI PENDEKATAN WEB USAGE MINING
Authors: Sukoco Sutrisno Heru , Sitanggang Imas Sukaesih , Sukoco Heru
Published: February 2019

Pengukuran kinerja pegawai dalam penggunaan layanan internet dapat dilakukan sebagai bagian dari penilaian kinerja. Pendekatan web usage mining melalui pengamatan rekam jejak akses internet yang tersimpan pada proxy server merupakan salah satu cara yang dapat diterapkan untuk memahami perilaku pengguna. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan gambaran perilaku pegawai Pusbindiklat Peneliti LIPI dalam memanfaatkan layanan internet, mengukur level produktivitas pegawai berdasarkan lama waktu akses terhadap situs yang tidak mendukung pekerjaan dan memetakan kategori situs yang diakses apakah medukung tugas fungsi jabatannya. Penerapan algoritme clustering K-Means digunakan untuk memudahkan memahami pola akses pengguna. Data yang digunakan adalah log proxy server dan nilai prilaku pegawai Pusbindiklat Peneliti LIPI  periode Agustus-Desember 2016. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pola pemanfaatan internet oleh pegawai Pusbindiklat Peneliti LIPI belum sepenuhnya mendukung tugas fungsi jabatannya. Sekitar 83% pegawai menggunakan internet untuk mengakses situs yang tidak mendukung pekerjaan berada pada level rendah (0-4 jam per minggu). Berdasarkan hasil tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa prilaku penggunaan internet yang dilakukan pegawai Pusbindiklat Peneliti LIPI  tidak mempengaruhi produktivitas secara signifikan.

Abstract

Measurement of employee performance in the use of internet services can be conducted as part of employee’s performance target. Web usage mining approach through observation of internet access records stored in the proxy server can be applied in understanding user behavior. This study aims to obtain an overview of employee behavior in utilizing internet services in Pusbindiklat Peneliti LIPI, measure the level of employee productivity based on the length of time access to sites that do not support the work and map the category of sites accessed to the task dutyof employee.  K-Means clustering algorithm is used to group  user access patterns. The data used are proxy server logs and employee’s performance target in Pusbindiklat Peneliti LIPI  in period of August-December 2016. The results shows that  the pattern of Internet use by employees Pusbindiklat Peneliti LIPI  do not fully support the job function. About 83% of employees use the internet to access sites do not support jobs at low level access (ranging from 0-4 hours per week). Based on these results, it can be concluded that the behavior of internet use by employees of Pusbindiklat Peneliti LIPI does not affect their productivity significantly.

 
Keywords: clustering, K-Means, log proxy server, performance of employees, web usage mining
Global and Regional Perspectives of Food Economy and Policy
Authors: Rosegrant Mark W.
Published: February 2019

Despite progress in much of the world, food insecurity remains high, especially in Africa and South Asia. Significant challenges to progress on food security remain, including rapid population growth and urbanization leading to changing diets, climate change, and increasing water scarcity. This paper describes the status and challenges to food security and models the impact of policies and investments to make better progress in reducing hunger. The results indicate that significant reductions in hunger can be made by boosting crop and livestock productivity through enhanced investment in agricultural research; increased investment in rural infrastructure, including roads and electricity, to reduce post‐harvest losses and improve value chain efficiency; and investments in irrigation and water use efficiency.
Diversity in Development: Inter‐state Differences in the India Growth Story
Authors: Pingali Prabhu , Aiyar Anaka
Published: February 2019

In India, economic growth happens side by side with increasing regional inequality. Stagnant under‐nutrition co‐exists with high over‐nutrition rates and subsistence agriculture farms exist along‐side large farms. This story of development is the outcome of sub national differences in their experience of structural transformation. In this paper, we have proposed a new way to classify states to account for the heterogeneity in development outcomes using the principles of structural transformation. Based on our classification, we identify that there are 4 typologies of states. The first are those whose structural transformation has been stunted by a low productive agriculture sector. The second are resource led states whose non‐agriculture led economic growth is weighed down by a low productive agriculture sector. Between high income states in India are those whose development has been led by a high productive agriculture sector (agriculture led) and those whose development is led by other high growth sectors (rapidly transforming). Using this typology, we are able identify unique development challenges within each group that explains India's development conundrums. Finally, with a view to enable greater structural transformation within the country, we put forth policy recommendations that account for these unique typology specific development challenges.
O Lugar do Turismo nas Políticas Culturais: o caso do Boulevard Olímpico
Authors: Rios Débora Anízio , Oliveira Maria Amália Silva Alves
Published: February 2019

A cultura está localizada como uma categoria de pensamento muito bem difundida contemporaneamente, inclusive dentro do senso comum o qual atribui valores diversos. Para além, a cultura também tem sido apropriada dentro do viés políticos e econômicos em forma de políticas culturais. O turismo, nesta perspectiva, tem sido utilizado como um instrumento motivador para as políticas públicas, bem como um meio de aferição de resultados delas. No Rio de Janeiro, as intervenções operadas pelo projeto Porto Maravilha na zona portuária, demonstram essa relação de coexistência. Ao passo que a operação era realizada com base em um resgate cultural narrado como perdido da região, bens culturais foram sendo rememorados, patrimonializados e inseridos dentro da lógica do capital por meio da atividade turística. Como resultado nasce o Boulevard Olímpico, reduto de aspectos controversos entre as políticas culturais e novo cartão postal da cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Visando elucidar essa relação e o lugar do turismo nesse processo, é apresentada nesse trabalho a trajetória do conceito de políticas culturais e das políticas públicas que influenciaram o Rio de Janeiro e a zona portuária a se transformar em Boulevard Olímpico. Por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica , e com o auxílio dos métodos antropológicos de “pesquisa de gabinete”, estão elucidados aspectos que contribuem para a reflexão sobre a forma em que são instituídas as políticas culturais, e como o turismo se localiza nessa construção.
Health benefits of resveratrol administration
Authors: Galiniak Sabina , Aebisher David , Bartusik-Aebisher Dorota
Published: February 2019

Resveratrol is a polyphenol which is abundant in grape skin and seeds. Sources of resveratrol in food also include wine, berries, and peanuts. This compound displays many properties including activity against glycation, oxidative stress, inflammation, neurodegeneration, several types of cancer, as well as aging. Due to the fact that resveratrol is generally well-tolerated, it is believed to be a promising compound in preventing many diseases such as diabetes and associated complications. Unfortunately, this compound exhibits low bioavailability and solubility. The aim of this review is to summarize recent information from in vitro and in vivo studies on animals and humans on the multiple effects of resveratrol on health and benefits of its intake.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL AND UNIVERSAL ETHICS OF ENGINEERS
Authors: Mat Zawiah , Sulaiman Nooraini , Arif Sazelin , Sidek Safiah , Ismail Norain , Arni Basir Siti
Published: February 2019

Purpose: The aim of this study is to identify the relationship between professional and universal ethics of engineers.

Methodology:This study used quantitative methods to distribute the questionnaire by using random sampling to get data from 248 respondents of engineers from government and private sectors in Melaka. Respondents were required to valuate agreement to statement about work ethics that used a five-point Likert scale. Meanwhile, the scales used for measuring correlation were given as 0.000-0.2000 “negligible”, 0.201-0.400 “low”, 0.401-0.600, “moderate”, 0.601-0.800 “high”, and 0.801-1.000 “very high”. The Pearson correlation analysis was used to obtain these correlation results. In this research, we analysed the data collected using SPSS Ver.22 to identify the relationship between professional and universal ethics of engineers in Melaka.

Main Findings:The findings showed that all variables of professional of engineers correlated significantly with universal ethics. The significant level (p-value) was found to be less than 0.05, the study findings indicate a significant relationship between independent variables and dependent variable. Results obtained in this study confirmed that there were significant positive relationships between all variables that could influence professional and universal ethics.

Implications:This study contributes towards the improvement of Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM’S) existing policy. Based on the study’s findings, the policy implication of this study includes: responsible bodies such as the governing institutions of engineers need to ensure that ethical practices are made as the main core in their profession by increasing knowledge and awareness about ethical practices in the engineering profession.

Originality:This study only focus on the relationship between professional and universal ethics of engineers and the results will be useful towards the improvement of Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM’S) existing policy.
Evaluación de la incidencia de un curso preicfes en los resultados de la prueba Saber 11
Authors: Díaz Pinzón Jorge Enrique
Published: February 2019

This research aims to evaluate whether there is a relationship between the overall result with the results in each component (critical reading, mathematics, social sciences, natural sciences and English) in the ICFES mock exam, and the score the students got in their Test Saber 11° during 2018 second semester in the school Institución Educativa General Santander in the town of Soacha, Cundinamarca Province. To do so, an intra-subject design and a two-factor model were used, both with repeated measurements. An ANOVA was also applied to the repeated measurements to examine whether there was any contrast in the medians of the related data (dependent or paired). Based on the statistical analysis of the student’s results, this work concluded that these ICFES mock exam tools strengthened the overall results as well as the results in each test component for the Test Saber 11° the student took in 2018
Estrategias de autorregulación en el aprendizaje del inglés
Authors: Noreña Diana Marcela , Cano Lina M.
Published: February 2019

This literature review aims to identify the research advancements related to the self-regulation strategies when learning English and the suggested paths to follow. Efforts on this issue are intended to validate theoretical constructs, to develop measuring instruments, to identify those highly used strategies and how they relate to other aspects in the learners. Therefore, the concept self-regulation has led to transformations that —added to notions from the theory of complexity and the recognition of the context significance for the learning process— suggest using qualitative research approaches
Water Quality Analysis of Kelekar River in Burai Village Kecamatan Tanjung Batu/ Tanjung Batu Subdistrict Kabupaten Ogan Ilir/ Ogan Ilir District to Identify the Toxic Effects Caused
Authors: Amalia Ra Hoetary Tirta
Published: February 2019

Water is one of the biggest components from environment and an important aspect of living organism. The source of water that can be used by community to fulfill their needs is river water, but in recent years, the river water is no longer clear. There are various kinds of water pollution/ contamination sources, including waste from community whether it is from household waste or agriculture waste in smaller to bigger scales, or also industrial waste that can cause environment-based diseases such as cholera, dysentery, skin-disease, typhus, and so on that originated from dirty water Furthermore, if the river water has been contaminated with chemicals, especially heavy metals, it can cause severe toxic effects that will lead to death. Therefore, the aim of this research are knowing the quality of river water on Burai Village, Tanjung Baru Subdistrict, Ogan Ilir District, and analyzing the toxic effects that will occur due to the pollution/ contamination. Water examination was conducted in Laboratory of BTKL Palembang and Laboratory of Science and Technology Faculty UIN Raden Fatah Palembang. From the results of examination, it was found that physically the water was colored, smelly, and turbid, also the existance of heavy metals and numbers of high coliform, around >1600/100 mL samples. This is very dangerous because it can contaminate the aquatic biota in the river and the community whose consuming it can lead to disease or even heavy metal poisoning.
Survival Rate and Growth Response of Humpback Grouper Seeds (Cromileptes altivelis) on Acclimatization to the Freshwater
Authors: Kristianto Sonny , Marmi Marmi , Sunaryo Sunaryo
Published: February 2019

Successful biodiversity cultivated in freshwater fish is farmed whitefish, tiger shrimp, vannamei shrimp and. While the grouper duck (Cromileptes Mozambique) export market prospects have never tried. This research would like to know how the seed of acclimatization grouper duck into fresh water against the survival rate and growth response. Using random design complete 5 x 4 treatment, seed samples with long range 12 cm, weight 22 gr. Acclimatization of habitat in salinity of 30 ppt ppt 4. Moderate decrease in salinity 0.0 A0 is the ppt/day (controls), A0,5 (0.5 ppt/day), A1 (1 PPT/day), A1.5 (1.5 ppt/day), and A2 (2 ppt/day). Data were analyzed with the survival rate of the t test (P ≤ 0.05) the results show a decrease in salinity of 0.5 ppt/day 35% real different with controls 92.5%, but is superior than the three other treatments (A1, A1.5 and A2) dead all before reaching 4 ppt. While the growth rate data were analyzed with anova followed duncan test (P ≤ 0.05) the results show A0.5 0.60% no different with real control of 0.61% real but different (fastest) compared to three other treatments (A1, A1.5 and A2). The conclusion is grouper duck capable cultivated in brackish water 4 ppt (mesohalin) through acclimatization with decreased salinity of 0.5 ppt/day.