bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
EL INTERÉS POR EL CONOCIMIENTO CIENTÍFICO DE LOS ESTUDIANTES DE SECUNDARIA EN ESPAÑA
Authors: Rodríguez José Manuel Muñoz , Serrano María José Hernández , González Sara Serrate
Published: September 2019

RESUMEN: Se explora el interés de los jóvenes por el conocimiento científico-tecnológico desde tres ámbitos: la tradición familiar, los factores académicos, y el imaginario social de la profesión. A continuación se presentan los resultados de un estudio descriptivo-correlacional en el que se ha utilizado como instrumento un cuestionario para conocer los determinantes de la elección vocacional de una muestra de estudiantes de último curso de secundaria. Los resultados indican que la tradición familiar no determina ni la elección ni una visión positiva y realista de la profesión; mientras que sí es relevante la motivación del profesorado, el uso de metodologías innovadoras y el conocimiento de aspectos sociolaborales. Se concluye con la necesidad de reforzar la formación del profesorado en aspectos metodológicos y mejorar la repercusión y el valor social de la ciencia.
UNILA: A UNIVERSIDADE COMO VETOR DA INTEGRAÇÃO REGIONAL
Authors: Prolo Ivor , Lima Manolita Correia , Moniz Gonçalo Canto
Published: September 2019

RESUMO: Este artigo teve como propósito compreender o significado do projeto de criação da Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana (UNILA) como uma universidade que pretende promover a integração regional para a América Latina e o Caribe pelas vias do conhecimento e da cultura. A pesquisa assumiu caráter de ensaio teórico e combinou recursos das pesquisas bibliográfica e documental. O artigo explorou conceitos e fez um comparativo sobre a integração regional da América Latina e da União Europeia. Em seguida, identificou o direcionamento das relações internacionais do governo brasileiro entre 2003-2010 e , finalmente, caracterizou os elementos centrais que compõem o projeto original da UNILA, discutindo suas potencialidades, tensões e limitações para a sua existência.
Agronomic biofortification of common bean grain with zinc
Authors: Cambraia Thaís Lopes Leal , Fontes Renildes Lúcio Ferreira , Vergütz Leonardus , Vieira Rogério Faria , Neves Júlio César Lima , Corrêa Netto Pedro Silva , Dias Raphael Felipe Nascimento
Published: September 2019

Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of the split and combinated application of foliar zinc (ZnF) + soil Zn (ZnS) on Zn concentration in the grains (ZnCG) of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). Two experiments were carried out in a greenhouse during two seasons. In the first experiment, two common bean cultivars received six ZnF rates (0, 120, 240, 480, 720, or 1,200 g ha-1), with split applications at the R5, R7, and R8, or R7 and R8, or R8 plant stages. In the second experiment, one cultivar received three ZnS rates (0, 5, or 10 kg ha-1) combined with ZnF rates (0, 1, 1.5, 3, 6, or 10 kg ha-1). In the first experiment, with the ZnF increment, ZnCG increased linearly from 15.3 to 20.7 mg kg-1. ZnF splitting did not affect ZnCG. In the second experiment, ZnF without ZnS did not affect ZnCG. ZnS doubled ZnCG in comparison with the treatment without ZnS application. At 5 kg ha-1 ZnS, the highest ZnCG (67.5 mg kg-1) was obtained with 7.8 kg ha-1 ZnF. At 10 kg ha-1, the highest ZnCG (66 mg kg-1) was obtained with 4.9 kg ha-1 ZnF. ZnF splitting is not advantageous over a single application, and the combination of ZnF and ZnS increases ZnCG in common bean, in greenhouse conditions.
Statistical description and modelling of extreme ocean wave conditions
Authors: Vanem Erik , Fazeres-Ferradosa Tiago , Rosa-Santos Paulo , Taveira-Pinto Francisco
Published: September 2019

A proper description of the ocean wave climate is of great importance for coastal and ocean engineering design and operation. Marine structures must be designed and constructed so they can withstand wave loads imposed by the environment and the statistics of extreme waves must be taken into account in design and operation. This paper outlines some recent applications of extreme value analysis of ocean waves that are believed to be of relevance for coastal and ocean engineering. These include applications of stationary and non-stationary univariate analyses as well as multivariate analysis and spatial extreme value analysis. Finally, environmental contours are presented as a useful tool to characterise extreme ocean environments for structural design and risk assessment.
Influence of surface roughness on cyclists’ velocity choices
Authors: Toljic Marko , Brezina Tadej , Emberger Guenter
Published: September 2019

The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of different roadway surfaces’ roughness on cyclists’ velocity choices. Could surface roughness be efficiently used for designing velocity choices according to needs in different locations? First, a survey to identify environmental conditions’ impact on cyclist velocity choices is employed. The main part analyses the speeds of 3750 cyclists, measured with a radar gun on seven different surfaces: smooth and rough asphalt, painted cycle lanes, concrete, large and small cobblestones and gravel. By utilising a smartphone's built-in accelerometer affixed to a bicycle, the three-dimensional acceleration-based roughness of the surfaces is measured over a fixed distance. The analysis of scatter plots reveals that the vertical acceleration component approximates the total acceleration best. Ultimately, a numerical integration approach is used to derive comparable vertical distance values per surface type and fork stiffness. The collected data show that the 50th and 85th percentiles of cyclist speeds are similar on all surface types: 19·4–20·7 and 23–25·5 km/h. Furthermore, the data show only a weak correlation between measured velocity and surface roughness, thus suggesting that other, unconsidered factors outweigh the influence of the road surface and point the way to future research needs.
Amanos Dağları’nın oppioid oribatid akarları üzerine araştırmalar
Authors: Ay Yasemin , Ayyıldız Nusret
Published: September 2019

Bu çalışmada; 2012, 2016 ve 2017 yıllarında Amanos
Dağları’nın güney kesiminden toplanan oppioid akarlar taksonomik bakımdan değerlendirilmiştir.
Toplanan materyalden akarların özütlenmesi, tespiti, muhafazası ve
preparasyonunda bilinen yöntemler kullanılmıştır. Akarların tanısı, ışık ve
tarama elektron mikroskobu incelemeleri ve literatüre dayanarak yapılmıştır.
Sonuç olarak; Epimerellidae Ayyıldız and Luxton, 1989, Oppiidae Sellnick, 1937
ve Quadroppiidae Balogh, 1983 familyalarına ait toplam 7 oppioid akar taksonu
tespit edilmiştir. Bunlar Epimerella
smirnovi longisetosa Kulijev, 1967, Discoppia
(Cylindroppia) cylindrica cylindrica (Pérez-Íñigo,
1965), Rhinoppia (R.) heterotricha
(Ivan and Vasiliu, 1997), Moritzoppia
unicarinata unicarinata (Paoli, 1908), Oppiella
(O.) nova uliginosa (Willmann, 1919), Ramusella (Rectoppia)
mihelcici (Pérez-Íñigo, 1965) ve Quadroppia
(Coronoquadroppia) michaeli michaeli Mahunka, 1977 olup,
Türkiye’den ilk defa kaydedilmişlerdir.
Bamya bitkisinde Şalgam mozaik virüsü (Turnip mosaic virus)’nün tespiti ve moleküler karakterizasyonu
Authors: Karanfil Ali , Korkmaz Savaş
Published: September 2019

Şalgam mozaik virüsü (Turnip
mosaic virus, TuMV) geniş konukçu
dizisine sahip olan bir virüs türü olup, gerek dünyada gerekse ülkemizde birçok
sebze türünde saptanmıştır. Bununla birlikte ülkemizde Malvaceae
familyasına bağlı yazlık bir sebze olan bamya bitkisinde TuMV'nin enfeksiyonuna
yönelik herhangi bir çalışma yapılmamıştır. Bu amaçla 2017 yılı bamya üretim
sezonunda İzmir ve Manisa illeri bamya üretim alanlarından 31 adet virüs ve
virüs benzeri simptom gösteren bamya örnekleri toplanmıştır. Toplanan örnekler
double antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (DAS-ELISA) yöntemi
ile TuMV’nin varlığının belirlenmesi amacı ile testlenmiştir. Testlemeler
sonucunda 23 örnek (%74.2) TuMV ile enfekteli olarak bulunmuştur. Enfekteli
bulunan örnekler içerisinden seçilen iki TuMV izolatının moleküler
karakterizasyonu gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bu kapsamda seçilen izolatların kısmi
nüklear inclusion b ve kapsid protein gen bölgeleri, reverse
transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) yöntemi ile çoğaltılmış ve
daha sonra klonlanmış ve sekans dizileri elde edilmiştir. İzolatların sekans
analizi sonucu elde edilen nükleotit dizileri kullanılarak dünya izolatları ile
benzerlik oranları ve filogenetik ilişkileri belirlenmiştir. Yapılan çoklu
sekans karşılaştırmaları sonucunda TuMV izolatlarının dünya izolatları ile
%84-88 ve %91-94 oranında sırası ile nükleotit ve amino asit düzeyinde
benzerlikler gösterdiği tespit edilmiştir. Filogenetik analizler sonucunda ise
bamya bitkisinden elde edilen TuMV izolatlarının basal-B grubunda olduğu bulunmuştur.
Gerçekleştirilen bu çalışma ile ülkemiz bamya üretim alanlarında TuMV varlığı
ilk kez belirlenmiştir.
Orta Anadolu Bölgesi’nde yaprağı yenen sebzelerde görülen fungal hastalıkların belirlenmesi
Authors: Canpolat Sirel , Tülek Senem
Published: September 2019

Sebzeler içerdikleri karbonhidrat, yağ,
protein, vitamin ve mineraller gibi makro ve mikro besinler açısından insan
beslenmesi için önemlidir. Sebze üretiminde fungal hastalıklar büyük ekonomik
kayıplara yol açabilmektedir, bu kayıpları engellemek için bitki koruma
çalışmaları büyük önem arz etmektedir. Bu çalışmada marul, nane, maydanoz,
dereotu, roka ve tere üretimini kısıtlayan faktörlerin başında gelen fungal
hastalıkların ve yaygınlıklarının belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Orta Anadolu
Bölgesi’nde yapılan bu çalışmada, Eskişehir, Ankara ve Konya illerinde
2015-2017 yılları arasında çalışmalar yürütülmüş, saptanan fungal hastalık
etmenlerinin morfolojik teşhisleri yapılmış, patojenisite denemeleri yürütülmüş
ve bölgedeki yaygınlık oranları belirlenmiştir. Hastalık belirtisi gösteren
bitkilerden izolasyonlar yapılmış, elde edilen izolatlar eğik agar, -20 ºC ve
-80 ºC’de saklanmıştır. Çalışmalar sonucunda marul örneklerinde Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Rhizoctonia solani, Alternaria alternata, Fusarium oxysporum; maydanozda Septoria petroselini, Fusarium solani, Rhizoctonia solani; dereotunda
Erysiphe heraclei; rokada ve terede
ise Albugo candida tespit edilmiştir.
Stephanitis pyri (F.) (Hemiptera: Tingidae)’nin Adana (Balcalı)’da elma ağaçlarında popülasyon yoğunluğunun belirlenmesi
Authors: Satar Gül , Tiring Gülsevim
Published: September 2019

Armut kaplanı, Stephanitis
pyri (F.) (Hemiptera: Tingidae) Akdeniz ülkelerinin de içinde bulunduğu
Palearktik bölgede elma başta olmak üzere sert ve yumuşak çekirdekli meyve
ağaçlarının önemli bir zararlısıdır. Bu çalışmada S. pyri’nin popülasyon yoğunluğu 2013-2015 yılları arasında
Çukurova Üniversitesi’nde (Balcalı-Adana) bir elma bahçesinde takip edilmiştir.
Rastgele seçilen 10 ağaçtan 10 yaprak örneği toplanarak laboratuvarda nimf ve
ergin sayımı yapılmıştır. Bu çalışmada, S.
pyri’nin kışlama yeri ve dönemi incelenmiş, ayrıca döl sayısı da
hesaplanmıştır. Bu çalışmalar sonucunda, ilk bireyler her iki yılda da nisan ayında
gözlemlenmeye başlanmış ve en yüksek popülasyona ağustos ayında ulaşmıştır. Son
bireyler ise ilk yıl kasım ayında, ikinci yıl aralık ayında gözlemlenmiştir.
Eldeki verilere göre hem popülasyon takibi hem de termal konstant
hesaplamalarına göre zararlının bölgede 6-7 döl verdiği saptanmıştır. Ayrıca S. pyri’nin ergin dönemde yere düşen
yapraklarda kışladığı belirlenmiştir.
Fingerprint Ridge Density Of Convicted Male And Females Prisoners : A Pilot Study
Authors: Maninder Kaur
Published: September 2019

The present cross-sectional study is an attempt to compare fingerprint ridge density of convicted male and female prisoners. Ridge density was determined on 125 prisoners (77 males, 48 females) by diagonally counting numbers of ridges with in a defined area in radial region of the fingertip. Contrary to previous studies convicted male prisoners of present study showed higher ridge density than their female counterparts, although differences were not statistically significant except at digit V of right hand. This trend was further confirmed by probability of proportions, and likelihood ratio of digit V of convicted prisoners exhibiting ridge density of 17 or more was most likely to be of male origin and ridge density of 14 or less was most likely to be of female origin with divergent behaviour.
Natural ventilation as a means of airborne tuberculosis infection control in minibus taxis
Authors: Matose Munyaradzi T. , Poluta Mladen , Douglas Tania S.
Published: September 2019

Airborne infection control measures are used extensively in health-care settings to curtail the spread of airborne infectious diseases. Few such measures are applied in public congregate spaces outside health facilities, such as those associated with public transport. In minibus taxis – a popular form of public transport in South Africa – poor ventilation creates conditions that allow for transmission of airborne diseases, particularly tuberculosis. In this study, we focused on developing quantitative ventilation profiles for the 16-seater Toyota Quantum Ses’fikile model commonly used in the Cape Town metropole. We studied the ventilation rates achievable in an occupied taxi under varying operational conditions, such as driving speed and open window configurations, which were based on observations made during preliminary taxi journeys. Two open-window configurations were found to provide ventilation rates close to or exceeding WHO recommended per-person requirements for high-risk clinical areas and are therefore likely to be effective in reducing the risk of tuberculosis transmission.

Significance:

The results obtained augment the limited data available on the role that natural ventilation can play in reducing TB transmission in minibus taxis.

Ventilation rates were shown to depend on both the taxi speed and specific open window configuration, countering the notion that simply opening a random selection of windows provides adequate reduction in the transmission risk.
Consumo, marcas y calidad de vida en los consumidores de la clase media quiteña. Consumption, brands and quality of life in middle-class consumers
Authors: Chicaiza Villalba Tania
Published: September 2019

During the decades when technologies to measure quality of life have been developed, like discussion has taken place about how quality of life is reflected when people are consumers in the market. In Ecuador, public policy that regulates such market relation—consumers, only just appears in the 2008 Constitution. What is presented in this article is the result of a research project where the perceptions of quality of life of consumers form Quito was analyzed through the consumption of particular brands. The conclusions lead a discussion on the role of these brands and the contributions to quality of life.
SOĞMATAR ÇEVRESİ KAYA MEZARLARI
Authors: ALBAYRAK Yusuf , ÇELİK Bahattin
Published: September 2019

Şanlıurfa İli’nin 40 km. doğusunda ve güneydoğusunda yer
alan Tek Tek dağları, Harran Ovasının doğu bölümünü sınırlayan kuzey-güney
yönünde kalker platolardan oluşan bir tepeler silsilesidir. Tektek Dağları
üzerinde Paleolitik dönemden itibaren pek çok iskân söz konusu olmuştur. Bu
merkezlerden en önemlisi Soğmatar Antik şehri, Roma döneminde kutsal bir alan
olması yanında bir nekropol alanı olarak da dikkat çekmektedir. Soğmatar Antik
Şehri nekropolünde sayıları 72 olan kaya mezarları ilk olarak Erken Tunç
Çağı’nda kireçtaşından ana kaya oyularak yapılmış ve Roma döneminde tekrar
kullanım görmüştür.. Bu denli önemli bir merkezin çevresine etkisini ortaya
koyabilmek için Soğmatar’ın yakın çevresinde yer alan kırsal alanlarda yüzey
araştırmaları yapılmış ve köylerin çoğunda kaya mezarları tespit edilmiştir. Tespit
edilen bu kaya mezarları genellikle dromoslu  ve tek odalıdır. Kimi mezarlarda dromoslar
merdivenli, kimi mezarlarda ise düz olarak yapılmıştır. Bu mezarların tümü
mimari özellik ve plan olarak Soğmatar’daki Roma dönemi kaya mezarları ile bire
bir benzerlik göstermektedir. Ayrıca, Soğmatar’da yer alan Silindir Planlı Anıt
mezarların benzerleri de tespit edilmiştir. Soğmatar’daki Silindir Planlı Anıt
mezarlar gibi kaya mezarının üstüne çapı 5-7 m arasında değişen yuvarlar planlı
yapılar yapılmıştır. Bazen bu yapıların içine de mezar yerleştirilmiş olmakla
birlikte çoğunlukla yuvarlak planlı yapıların altında bulunan kireçtaşı kayalar
oyularak kaya mezarları yapılmaktadır. Yerleşim amaçlı Soğmatar çevresine gelen
halkın, Soğmatar’ı kutsal bir alan ve nekropol alanı olarak kullanması yanında,
yerleştikleri köylere de Soğmatar’daki kaya mezarlarına benzer mezarlar yapmış
olduğunu görmekteyiz. Şanlıurfa kent merkezinde yer alan Kale Eteği Nekropolü
ve Kızılkoyun Nekropolü’nde yer alan kaya mezarları Soğmatar ve çevresindeki
kaya mezarları ile birebir benzerlik gösterirler.
Prototipe Pengukuran Kadar Gula dalam Tubuh Manusia Melalui Urin
Authors: Hersyah Mohammad Hafiz , Rahmadya Budi , Wijaya Gentha
Published: September 2019

In this research, we propose a prototype to measure glucose index in human body after applying benedict reagen into urine samples. This system divides into two main components that are identification device and android smartphone. The identification device consists of TCS3200 colour sensor and a raspberry pi. The TCS3200 colour sensor's function is to predict the alteration of urine sample and determine the colour category according to the benedict rule and to measure the glucose in the sample. The Raspberry pi function is to process the data that acquired from the colour sensor. By optimizing with Tsukamoto Fuzzy Logic Control, the research successfully identifies the glucose by achieving 100% and the result of fuzzy logic control on Raspberry Pi as decision making by urine in 90% and by conflicting minimum error in 5.6%.
Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Okul Bağlılığı Ölçeğinin Türk Kültürüne Uyarlanması: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması
Authors: GÜN Feyza , TURABİK Tuğba , ARASTAMAN Gökhan , AKBAŞLI Sait
Published: September 2019

Bu araştırmada üniversite öğrencilerinin okul
bağlılığına ilişkin algılarını ölçmek için Maroco, Maroco, Campos ve Fredricks
(2016) tarafından geliştirilen “Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Okul Bağlılığı
Ölçeği”nin geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışmasının yapılarak Türk kültürüne
uyarlanması amaçlanmıştır. Bu doğrultuda, 2016-2017 eğitim-öğretim yılının
bahar döneminde çeşitli üniversitelerde öğrenim görmekte olan 246 öğrenciden elde
edilen veriler analiz edilmiştir. Davranışsal bağlılık, duyuşsal bağlılık ve
bilişsel bağlılık olmak üzere üç boyuttan oluşan ölçek 15 maddelik beşli
likert tipinde bir ölçme aracıdır. Ölçeğin geçerlik çalışması kapsamında
orijinal ölçek geliştirme çalışmasında elde edilen faktör yapısı doğrulayıcı
faktör analizi (DFA) ile test edilmiş boyutlar arası korelasyon analizleri
yapılmıştır. Ölçeğin güvenirlik çalışmasında Cronbach alfa güvenirlik
katsayısı kestirilmiş ve madde-toplam puan korelasyonları incelenmiştir.
Ölçeğin üç boyutlu yapısına ilişkin elde edilen uyum indeksleri, orijinal
çalışmadaki üç boyutlu yapıyı destekler niteliktedir. Bu boyutlar davranışsal
bağlılık, duyuşsal bağlılık ve bilişsel bağlılık olarak adlandırılmıştır.
Ayrıca ölçeğin tamamına ilişkin Cronbach Alfa değerinin .82 olduğu
belirlenmiştir. Yapılan analizler sonucunda Türkçeye uyarlanan ölçeğin,
üniversite öğrencilerinin okula bağlılıklarını ölçmek için geçerli ve
güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
THERMAL EVALUATION OF CAVITY RECEIVER USING WATER/PG AS THE SOLAR WORKING FLUID
Authors: KASAEİAN Alibakhsh
Published: September 2019

In this study, a parabolic dish
concentrator with a cavity receiver was investigated. Water/ Propylene Glycol
(PG) was used as the solar heat transfer fluid. Thermal numerical modelling was
developed for prediction of the cavity receiver performance. The water/PG in
different volume fractions (VF) of the PG was examined consist of 0%, 25%, 50%,
and 55%. The working fluid inlet temperature is investigated in ranging 0oC
to 100oC. The results revealed that the thermal efficiency and the
cavity heat gain decreased by increasing the GP volume fraction. The pressure
drop and pumping work demand decreased by increasing the working fluid inlet
temperature as well as decreasing the PG volume fraction in the pure water. Consequently,
the pure water had the lowest amount of the pressure drop among the
investigated working fluids. The cavity surface temperature increased by
increasing the working fluid inlet temperature as well as increasing the PG
volume fraction in the pure water. Consequently, the application of the higher
amount of PG is recommended for the Bryton cycle.
Study of self drug administration among second professional medical students
Authors: Biswas Asish Kumar , Singh Gajendra Kumar , Chandra Akash , Kumar Upendra , Mishra Amrendra Narayan
Published: September 2019

Background: Self-medication is very common in our day to day life which is an unhealthy and risky practice. Present study was done to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice among second professional medical students.Methods: A questionnaire related to self-medication with consent was prepared and distributed among the students of second professional. Data was collected and analysed the results expressed as counts and percentages.Results: Total 100 students participated in the study for taking self-medication and was no need to visit the doctor for minor illness. In maximum students, source of information of the drugs used for self-medication pharmacological based and learning process in the college. The source of drug was medical store. Most of the students took self-medication for loose motion and headache followed by cough, cold and fever. Out of total 100 students most of the students took paracetamol tablet as self-medication.Conclusions: This study showed that second professional medical students after studying pharmacological books they do not use any wrong medicine as self-medication. High level of awareness of second professional students has minimized self medication.
Comparative clinical study of efficacy and safety of adapalene 0.1% gel versus benzoyl peroxide 2.5% gel for the treatment of acne vulgaris
Authors: Dubey Anuradha , Amane Hanmant
Published: September 2019

Background: Acne vulgaris is characterised by comedones, papules, pustules and nodules occurring in a sebaceous distribution. Topical treatments, such as adapalene and benzoyl peroxide, are popular in mild to moderate acne vulgaris. This study was aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of adapalene with benzoyl peroxide in the patients of mild to moderate acne vulgaris.Methods: We planned a randomized, open-labelled, prospective study to compare the efficacy and side effects of adapalene and benzoyl peroxide in acne patients. A total of 100 patients with mild to moderate acne vulgaris were included in the study. They were randomly divided into 2 groups with 50 patients in each group. One group was given 0.1% adapalene gel and the other group received 2.5% benzoyl peroxide gel. Efficacy was assessed as reduction in the lesion counts, whereas for safety, the side effects like dryness, burning, irritation, erythema were recorded during the treatment. Total duration of the study was 3 months.Results: The study revealed that adapalene was more effective than benzoyl peroxide in treating non-inflammatory and inflammatory lesions of acne vulgaris, and there was a statistically significant difference found between the groups (p≤0.05) in efficacy. Adapalene was also found to be comparatively safer than benzoyl peroxide because the patients treated with adapalene had lesser side effects than those treated with benzoyl peroxide.Conclusions: Our study concludes a better efficacy and safety of adapalene than benzoyl peroxide in the treatment of mild to moderate acne vulgaris.
Road traffic accidents attending casualty in a tertiary care hospital : a 03 year study from South Western India
Authors: Chourasia Sachin , Radhakrishna K. V. , Rautji Ravi , K. Shivakumar D.
Published: September 2019

Background: Road Traffic Accident (RTA) is any vehicular accident occurring on the roadway i.e. originating on, terminating on, or involving a vehicle partially on the roadway. Road traffic accidents are a human tragedy which has an immeasurable impact on the families affected. The WHO estimates that over 1.2 million people pass away every year on the world’s roads, and between 20 and 50 million fall victims to non-fatal injuries.  The incidence of RTA remains poorly measured in India.Methods: The present study is conducted at casualty department of a tertiary care hospital in South Western India among victims of road traffic accident. This cross sectional study was conducted to elucidate the role of various factors involved in road traffic accidents and to study demographic profile and injury pattern among RTA victims. All the reported RTA cases from 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2018 were included in the study.Results: A total of 875 cases of RTA were studied. There were 83.77%(n=733) male and 16.23%(n=142) female accident victims. Most of the patients were aged between 21 and 30 years. Monsoons witnessed 46.63%(n=408) cases. Most cases occurred between 6 and 12pm (54.4%, n=476). Commonest injury was a simple injury (72.91%, n=638), dangerous injuries (27.09% percent, n=237) and dead was (7.43%, n=65). The highest number of accidents took place in the month of June (19.09%, n=167) and on Sundays (22.17%). Among the motorized vehicles, two-wheeler drivers were more (76.91%, n=673) involved in accidents. In this study 17.60% (n=154) were under influence of alcohol while driving.Conclusions: This study shows there are multiple factors associated with road traffic accidents. Most of the factors responsible for RTA and its fatal consequences are preventable. India, as a signatory to the Brasilia declaration, intends to reduce road accidents and traffic fatalities by 50% by 2022. A comprehensive multipronged approach can mitigate most of them.
Randomized comparison of vaginal and sublingual misoprostol with mifepristone priming in termination of second trimester pregnancy
Authors: Chavan Shrikrushna Vasant , Mahajan Niraj Nilkanth , Tilve Arundhati Gundu
Published: September 2019

Background: Sublingual Misoprostol 200 ug 4 hrly is as effective or less effective than vaginal Misoprostol 200ug 4hrly with 200mg oral Mifepristone in termination of second trimester pregnancy.To compare effectiveness, side-effects, and patient satisfaction of sublingual vs vaginal misoprostol administration.Methods: It was prospective randomized open label study. 60 women 13-20 weeks of gestation with a valid legal indication for termination of pregnancy as per MTP act in INDIA were enrolled for study, randomly divided into Group A- Sublingual (n=30) group B-Vaginal (n=30). For group A, 200 mg of Mifepristone was given, 48h later Misoprostol 200 µg was given sublingually 4hrly up to a maximum of 5 doses. If abortion does not occur, the pregnancy was terminated with vaginal misoprostol, in group A. Same procedure repeated in group B. If abortion fails to occur after 5 doses, then second course of vaginal misoprostol was given in group B. Failure of procedure was defined as failed expulsion of foetus at 48 hrs. Results: Mean induction-abortion interval in vaginal group was 12.8±4.38h and 11.47±4.42h in sublingual group was comparable with insignificant p value (p=0.136). All the side effects were comparable in both groups. The overall success rate was 93.3% in the sublingual group while it was 100% in the vaginal group.Conclusion: Vaginal misoprostol with oral mifepristone priming in second -trimester medical abortion has a shorter time to pregnancy termination compared with a sublingual regimen. However, both the routes are equally effective for induction of abortion.
Perspective Material for Photoenergetics on the Basis of Silicon with Binary Elementary Cells
Authors: Bakhadyrkhanov M. K. , Sodikov U. X. , Iliev Kh. M. , Tachilin S. A. , Wumaier Tuerdi
Published: September 2019

The paper proposes a scientifically-grounded, principally-new approach to managing the fundamental parameters of the basic material of electronic engineering as like silicon. The essence of the proposed approach is the formation of binary elementary cells in the silicon lattice involving elements III (B, Al, Ga, Zn) and V (P, As, Sb) groups in the form of Si2GaAs, Si2GaSb, etc. Taking electrical and chemical parameters of these impurity atoms into account, as well as their diffusion parameters in Si, the formation is determined by the most suitable pairs of atoms of groups III and V that allow obtaining silicon with the necessary composition and structure of binary elementary cells, as well as their more complex associations, up to the formation of nanocrystals of semiconductor connections AIIIBV. It is shown that by controlling the composition, structure and concentration of binary elementary cells, it is possible to significantly expand the spectral sensitivity of silicon, both in the IR and hλ > Eg directions. The formation of nanoclusters of AIIIBV semiconductor compounds in the silicon lattice significantly changes the emissivity of the material. It is established that the successive diffusion of elements of groups III and V in silicon and additional low-temperature annealing under certain thermodynamic conditions make it possible to ensure the maximum participation of the impurity atoms introduced in the formation of binary elementary cells. Silicon with binary elementary cells involving atoms of groups III and V is a new class of semiconductor material with unique functionality for modern optoelectronics and photoenergetics.
Template Assisted Nano-structured Nickel for Efficient Methanol Oxidation
Authors: Subramanian S. Mohanapriya , Raj V
Published: September 2019

Nanoporous Nickel has been prepared by electrodeposition using non-ionic surfactant based liquid crystalline template under optimized processing conditions. Physicochemical properties of nanoporous nickel is systematically character-ized through XRD, SEM and AFM analyses. Comparison of electrocatalytic activity of nanoporous nickel with smooth nickel was interrogated using cyclic voltammetry (CV), chronoamperometry (CA) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) analyses. Distinctly enhanced electrocatalytic activity with improved surface poisoning resistance related to nanoporous nickel electrode towards methanol oxidation stems from unique nanoporous morphology. This nanoporous morphology with high surface to volume ratio is highly beneficial to promote active catalytic centers to offer readily accessible Pt catalytic sites for MOR, through facilitating mass and electron transports.
DISTRIBUTION OF POWER OF PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION BODIES, PROCURATOR AND EVIDENCE EXAMINATION COURT
Authors: Lazareva V. A. , Nikolaeva K. N.
Published: September 2019

The article deals with the problems of evidence examination as a complex multistage process, in which the results of previous examination activities are subject to controls at the next stages of criminal proceedings, the article examines the issue of distribution of power for evidence examination of authorized participants in criminal proceedings. Based on a study of the methods for evidence examination at different stages of criminal proceedings, the limitations of evidence examination at the preliminary investigation stage are shown. The burden of evidence examination, including its admissibility, is courts responsibility and is carried out in almost all judicial instances, including the stage of sentence reviewing because of new and newly discovered circumstances. According to the plan of the legislator, the preliminary hearing was supposed to serve as a tool for evidence examination. One of the functions of preliminary hearing is the exclusion of inadmissible evidence. However, this important function of the preliminary hearing was made senseless by the possibility of revising the assessment of the excluded, as inadmissible, evidence in the next stage of the criminal process. As a result, the court, instead of considering the merits of the case and examining exclusively the content of evidence in order to assess the validity of the charges, investigates their admissibility, and its inner conviction is shaped by all the evidence, including those obtained in law violation. To solve this problem, modern researchers propose the introduction of the institute of investigative judges, who, prior to the beginning of the trial, will have to check the evidence from the point of view of their admissibility, which will exclude the examination of inadmissible evidence during the consideration of the criminal case, as well as strengthen the adversarial principles in the pre-trial part of the criminal process.
PURPOSE OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AND THE CATEGORY «INTEREST»
Authors: Popova I. P.
Published: September 2019

The article is devoted to the study of problematic aspects of the tasks and purpose of criminalproceedings. The study substantiated that the task of combating crime does not correspond to the purpose of criminal proceedings of a new protective type, designed to protect the rights and interests violated during the criminal law conflict. Based on the analysis of the norms of Article 6 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, conclusions are drawn up on the need to reflect in it the restoration approach, a new edition is proposed. In formulating conclusions, the practical significance of the results obtained is substantiated: law enforcement officers understand the targets of their activities and the criminal process as a systemic phenomenon will help to choose the appropriate procedural form for resolving a criminal law conflict and reduce not only material costs, but also punitive impact. The paper substantiates the conclusion that the category of interest lies at the basis of criminal procedure, and its implementation is possible with the help of appropriate procedural means. Attention is paid to the low confidence in the work of the system and the subsystems of the criminal process, as a result of which non-traditional methods, such as a polygraph, have been used in proof. The conclusion is formulated about the impossibility of using the results of the use of polygraph in proof in connection with the fact that this contradicts the freedom to evaluate evidence by the subject of proof.
AN EVALUATION OF THE EARLIEST THOUGHT AND PHILOSOPHY ON MOSQUES IN MALACCA
Authors: Ahmad Anisah Bahyah Hj. , Mujani Wan Kamal
Published: September 2019

Purpose of the study: This study discusses architectural thought and philosophy that focus on traditional mosques in Melaka in the 18th century. Amongst the oldest and most famous mosques in Melaka are the Peringgit Mosque (1720 AD), Kampung Hulu Mosque (1728 AD), Tengkera Mosque (1728 AD) and Kampung Keling Mosque (1748 AD).

Methodology: In this study, the qualitative methodology focusing on research was used where the analysis of documents and observations were conducted.

Main Findings: The finding of this study revealed that the architectural philosophy shows human relationships with nature are based on the divine concept. The architectural features also illustrate the philosophy of human life and the beauty of the architecture illustrates the height or level of values in individuals. The beauty of the mosque is highlighted through the motifs in the mosque’s decorations which have no contradiction to Islamic values.        

Applications of this study: This study involved two historical mosques in Melaka, which are the Tengkera Mosque (1728 AD) and Kampung Hulu Mosque (1728 AD).  

Novelty/Originality of this study: These mosques have been directly influenced by the characteristics of Islamic, Chinese and Indian architecture; in the context of building structures, designs and decorations. This study showed that although the Islamic community was influenced by external elements, they were an open-minded community and willing to accept and adapt to such influence.
A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON PERCEPTION OF SCIENCE STUDENTS AT ISLAMIC SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA
Authors: Iksan Hasanah , Abu Bakar Sahlawati , Hasan Wan Ramizah , Rahman Lubna Abdul
Published: September 2019

Abstract

 

Purpose of the study: To analyse students’ perceptions of Arabic language learning for science purposes in USIM.

Problem of the study: The existing Arabic module in the Higher Education Institution in Malaysia did not discuss the topic related to Science in Arabic language learning for science students, except in USIM. Using the existing modules, researchers analysed respondents' perceptions of Arabic Language for Science Purpose.

Methodology: This study applies a quantitative approach which involves 169 science students at the Islamic Science University of Malaysia (USIM) as respondents and randomly selected. The data were analysed descriptively by looking at the percentage and mean score by using SPSS Statistics 25.

Main Findings: The descriptive analysis findings demonstrate that the overall mean of interest was 3.72, the mean of the module was 3.78, the mean of the use of scientific terms was 3.49 and the mean of the learning duration was 3.08. The findings showed that using the specific module of Arabic Language for Science had successfully nurtured students' interest in Arabic and able to introduce them to scientific terms in Arabic. This study could be a measurement of the use of Arabic language modules that contain specific content based on "Specific Purposes" for Institutions of Higher Learning in Malaysia.

Applications of this study: This study involves science students who have studied the subjects (اللغة العربية للعلوم) using the Arabic Language for Science Purpose module within a semester from Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Science and Technology and Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at USIM

Novelty/Originality of this study: This study could be a measurement of the use of Arabic language modules that contain specific content based on the "Specific Purposes" for Institute of Higher Learning and the Private Higher Learning Institution (IPTS) in Malaysia.
Identidad femenina en la poesía afrocolombiana
Authors: Reyes Ramírez Sandra Milena , Arango Londoño María Inés
Published: September 2019

En este escrito se presenta una reflexión sobre la enseñanza de la literatura en la básica primaria, la cual privilegia el estudio del texto narrativo y el acercamiento a la poesía se hace para identificar la estructura del poema; en este sentido, la poesía afrocolombiana no se considera en los currículos como un eje de enseñanza. De hecho, el reconocimiento de los aspectos culturales afrocolombianos se limita a la participación en actividades gastronómicas y musicales el día de la afrocolombianidad. Esta propuesta tiene como finalidad la elaboración de un material didáctico para la enseñanza de la poesía afrocolombiana escrita por mujeres. Estas estrategias se fundamentan en los Estándares Básicos de Competencias de Lenguaje y la Cátedra de Estudios Afrocolombianos, las cuales permitirán que los profesores puedan visibilizar las producciones de estas autoras en el aula y se fomente el reconocimiento de la identidad femenina dentro de una sociedad multicultural.
Generalized Integral Inequalities for Hermite-Hadamard Type via s-Convexity on Fractal Sets
Authors: Almutairi Ohud , Kilicman Adem
Published: September 2019

In this article, the new Hermite–Hadamard type inequalities are studied via generalized s-convexity on fractal sets. These inequalities derived on fractal sets are shown to be the generalized s-convexity on fractal sets. We proved that the absolute values of the first and second derivatives for the new inequalities are the generalization of s-convexity on fractal sets.
Metrics with Zero and Almost-zero Einstein Action in Quantum Gravity
Authors: Modanese Giovanni
Published: September 2019

We generate numerically on a lattice an ensemble of stationary metrics, with spherical symmetry, which have Einstein action SE « ħ. This is obtained through a Metropolis algorithm with weight exp(-β2SE2) and β » ħ-1. The squared action in the exponential allows to circumvene the problem of the non-positivity of SE. The discretized metrics obtained exhibit a spontaneous polarization in regions of positive and negative scalar curvature. We compare this ensemble with a class of continuous metrics previously found, which satisfy the condition SE=0 exactly, or in certain cases even the stronger condition R(x)=0 for any x. All these gravitational field configurations are of considerable interest in quantum gravity, because they represent possible vacuum fluctuations and are markedly different from Wheeler's ''spacetime foam''.
Using Bonsai as Nature Assisted Art Psychotherapy
Authors: Hermann Caroll
Published: September 2019

Background: Bonsai integrates relaxation, leisure and art therapy into one medium that can have personal, emotional and commercial value and have benefits beyond the therapist’s couch. The art of bonsai, when used as a therapy tool may affect the capacity of the bonsai practitioner to adjust to negative and stressful life events. Objective: The study was initiated to evaluate the benefit of bonsai on the wellbeing of practitioners of the art. Method: 255 bonsai artists participated in a study that examined the effect of bonsai on their well-being. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with bonsai artists. Results: The majority of participants agreed that being able to work on their bonsais affected their moods positively. Discussion: Although bonsai artists did not report better mental health, participants reported an improvement in their mood when working on a bonsai tree. These findings are significant in that it can be especially useful in settings such as psychiatric hospitals, old age homes, orphanages, prisons, etc., as a preventative measure as well as restorative measures in the well-being of patients.
An Innovative Green Process for the Stabilization and Valorization of Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (OFMSW) I Part
Authors: Esposito Corcione Carola , Ferrari Francesca , STRIANI RAFFAELLA , Minosi Stefania , Pollini Mauro , Paladini Federica , Panico Angelica , De Fazio Roberto , Visconti Paolo , Greco Antonio
Published: September 2019

This work is aimed at the development of innovative, easy and cheap methods for the stabilization, inertization and valorisation of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW). For the first time, two original processes for transforming the organic waste into an inert, odorless and sanitized material were here proposed. The first one, called dual step, starts with grinding of the OFMSW, by means of an industrial shredder. After being finely ground, the organic waste was exposed to a sterilization process by means of UV/ozone radiations or thermal treatment (stabilization phase) in order to obtain a complete removal of the OFMSW’s bacterial activity. By means of several microbiological analyses, the best sterilization method was chosen. The incorporation in a thermosetting matrix was, then, carried out through mixing the sterilized and finely ground organic waste into a water soluble urea formaldehyde (UF) based resin, with a formaldehyde content less than 1% wt, followed by a thermal treatment for UF-resin crosslinking (inertization phase). An alternative cheaper and easier process, called one step, was also proposed and investigated, by combining the sterilization with the curing thermal process (at higher temperature) of the thermosetting matrix. The preliminary experimental results reported in this paper suggest that both the proposed methods could be considered suitable for the production of high valorized innovative OFMSW-derived panels or bricks, that could find application in several fields, such as building or constructions materials. Finally a brief description of the prototype machinery is reported properly designed for implementing OFMSW stabilization and valorisation processes developed in this research work.
Identification of 4-4’-(1-methylethylidene)-bisphenol from an Endophytic Fungus Cladosporium oxysporum derived from Aglaia odorata
Authors: Setyaningrum Armila Fatma , Pratiwi Risma , Suciati Suciati , Sugijanto Noor Erma Nasution , Indrayanto Gunawan
Published: September 2019

Endophytic fungi has an economic potential as raw material for biologically active compounds. Cladosporium oxysporum is one of the endophytic fungi isolated from Indonesian medicinal plant Aglaia odorata Lour (Local name: Pacarcina). This planth has been used for fever, cough, diarrhea, inflammation and injury. In our previous study, the ethyl acetate extract and several fractions of the extract of C. oxysporum showed antimicrobial activity against Candida albicans, Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus. The objective of the currents study is to investigate the chemical constituent of the active fraction. Purification of the metabolite was achieved by using column chromatography followed by preparative thin layer chromatography. Identification of the metabolite was conducted by using TLC densitometry, GC-FID and GC-MS. Compound 1 was isolated from fraction 12. The purity of this compound was determined by 2D-TLC and GC-FID. The UV-Vis profile of compound 1 indicates a phenolic compound. Further analysis by using GC-MS shows one peak at a retention time (Rt) of 23.80 minutes, predicted as 4-4’-(1-methylethylidene)-bisphenol. The chemical constituent of the sub fraction 12.2.7 (fraction a) is identified as 4-4’-(1-methylethylidene)-bisphenol.
Access to Orthopaedic Care for Spanish-Speaking Patients in California
Authors: Greene Nattaly E. , Fuentes-Juárez Berenice N. , Sabatini Coleen S.
Published: September 2019

Background:

Communication is the foundation of any patient-doctor relationship. Patients who are unable to communicate effectively with physicians because of language barriers may face disparities in accessing orthopaedic care and in the evaluation and treatment of musculoskeletal symptoms. We evaluated whether Spanish-speaking patients face disparities scheduling appointments with orthopaedists via the telephone.

Methods:

From the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) web site, we randomly selected 50 orthopaedic surgeons’ offices in California specializing in knee surgery. The investigator called eligible offices using a script to request an appointment for a hypothetical Spanish-speaking or English-speaking 65-year-old man with knee pain. The caller randomly selected the patient’s primary language for this first call. A second call was placed a week later requesting an appointment for an identical patient who spoke the alternate language.

Results:

There was no significant difference between Spanish-speaking and English-speaking patients’ access to appointments with an orthopaedic surgeon (p = 0.8256). Thirty-six English-speaking patients and 35 Spanish-speaking patients were offered an appointment. Twenty-eight Spanish-speaking patients were instructed to bring a friend or family member who could translate for them, 3 were told that the provider spoke sufficient Spanish to communicate without the need for an interpreter, and 4 were told that an interpreter would be made available.

Conclusions:

We did not detect a disparity between Spanish-speaking and English-speaking patients’ access to appointments with an orthopaedic surgeon. However, 80% of Spanish-speaking patients were asked to rely on nonqualified interpreters for their orthopaedic appointment. This study suggests that orthopaedic offices in California depend heavily on ad hoc interpreters rather than professional interpretation services. It also highlights potential barriers to the provision of qualified interpreters. Additional study is warranted to assess how this lack of adequate utilization of medical interpreters affects the patient-doctor relationship, the quality of care received, and the financial burden on the health system.

Clinical Relevance:

Optimizing the care that we provide to our patients is a goal of every orthopaedic surgeon. We highlight the importance of utilizing professional interpreters as a means to reduce health-care disparities and overall health-care costs, as well as the importance of improving reimbursement and infrastructure for physicians to utilize qualified interpreters in caring for their limited-English-proficient patients.