bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Micropropagation, genetic fidelity assessment and phytochemical studies of Clerodendrum thomsoniae Balf. f. with special reference to its anti-stress properties
Authors: Kar Pallab , Chakraborty Arnab Kumar , Bhattacharya Malay , Mishra Tanmayee , Sen Arnab
Published: March 2019

Clerodendrum thomsoniae commonly known as bleeding heart vine or bag flower which is a good candidate for a new crop for the floriculture industry. In this study, in-vitro callus regeneration of C. thomsoniae through nodal culture has been attempted. Murashige and Skoog’s medium supplemented with 2 mg/l BAP and 0.5 mg/l
Consultas populares en Colombia: entre la estigmatización y la defensa del territorio. Análisis de los sentidos construidos en los medios colombianos en 2017
Authors: Polo Paredes Diego Alberto
Published: March 2019

El presente documento da cuenta de sentidos construidos sobre las consultas populares anti-mineras y anti-petroleras en los medios colombianos durante el 2017. La investigación decide situarse desde las industrias mediáticas, porque las asume como agentes culturales protagónicos en la elaboración de visiones de mundo. Desde un enfoque cualitativo, el proyecto analiza las concepciones, valores, prescripciones y prospectivas generadas en la representación informática de uno de los mecanismos de participación ciudadana contemplados en la Constitución Política de Colombia. Desde el análisis de contenido cualitativo, establece las relaciones de causalidad, necesidad, proximidad y certeza, generadas en apuestas mediáticas nacionales, regionales y alternativas. El documento devela la coexistencia de universos simbólicos disímiles al momento de enunciar explícita o implícitamente el término Consulta Popular y, al final, aporta una mirada sociocultural de la visibilidad dada la figura política por los medios.
Determinants of enhanced risk disclosure of JSE Top 40 Companies: the board risk committee composition, frequency of meetings and the chief risk officer
Authors: Viljoen C , Bruwer B W , Enslin Z
Published: March 2019

Risk disclosure practices have received increasing attention in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis. This study investigated possible determinants relating to the composition of the board committee responsible for risk management, the frequency of board risk committee meetings and whether the company employs a chief risk officer, which could manifest in an enhanced level of risk-related disclosure. Based on the possible determinants identified in the literature, nine hypotheses were developed in order to investigate which of these determinants relate to an enhanced level of risk disclosure by the selected companies. The first required integrated reports of non-financial companies in the Top 40 index of the JSE Securities Exchange were investigated in this study. Regarding one area of investigation, namely the level of risk management disclosure, it was found that the disclosure of companies whose risk committee met more frequently and the disclosure of companies that employed a chief risk officer, were of a relatively higher standard. With regard to the other area of investigation, namely the level of risk identification and mitigation disclosure, no clearly significant determinant of enhanced disclosure was identified.
Financial insight and behaviour of household consumers in Port Elizabeth
Authors: Rousseau G G , Venter D JL
Published: March 2019

Financial literacy is a crucial factor affecting individuals, households, financial institutions and the broader economy of South Africa (Oseifuah 2012: 23â€“24). Lack of financial literacy has been cited by various commentators (Brink 2011: 3, SchÃ¼ssler 2014: 1â€“2; Dempsey 2015: 1â€“3) as the main reason for poor saving rates, increasing consumer debt and inadequate retirement planning among South Africans. The purpose of this study was to investigate the financial insight and behaviour of household consumers in Port Elizabeth. Economists have urged South Africans to start living within their means, improve their money management skills and ensure they eliminate debt, which can be viewed as the symptoms of mediocre financial insight and behaviour. Addressing these problems requires empirical evidence. A research model guided the investigation. A field survey (n = 560 consumers) was conducted in Port Elizabeth. The survey revealed six factors for financial behaviour and one for financial insight. The negative results for most factors confirmed the need for improved financial literacy of Port Elizabeth consumers. Significant relationships between demographical variables and financial behavioural factors were further observed for the sampled population. Educators and training facilitators should focus in their financial literacy programmes on financial planning, executing, vigilance, discipline, control and outsourcing personal financial services. Marketers and providers of credit should act responsibly when dealing with consumers with inadequate financial literacy.
A re-examination of the exchange rate overshooting hypothesis: Evidence from Zambia
Authors: Chiliba L , Alagidede P , Schaling E
Published: March 2019

2Dornbuschâ€™s exchange rate overshooting hypothesis has guided monetary policy conduct for many years, despite the fact that empirical evidence on its validity is mixed. This study re-examines the validity of the overshooting hypothesis by using the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) procedure. Specifically, the study investigates whether the overshooting hypothesis holds for the United States dollar/Zambian kwacha (USD-ZMK) exchange rate. In addition, the study tests whether there is a long-run equilibrium relationship between the USD-ZMK exchange rate and relevant macroeconomic fundamentals. Using monthly nominal USD/ZMK exchange rates and monetary fundamentals data from January 2000 to December 2012, the study finds no evidence of exchange rate overshooting. The results also show that there is no long-run equilibrium relationship between the exchange rate and the differentials of macroeconomic fundamentals. The implication is that macroeconomic fundamentals are insignificant in determining the exchange rate fluctuations in the long run. This finding is inconsistent with the monetary model of exchange rate determination, which asserts that there is a long-run relationship between the exchange rate and macroeconomic fundamentals.
A top management perspective of total quality service dimensions for private higher education institutions in South Africa
Authors: Dirkse van Schalkwyk R , Steenkamp R J
Published: March 2019

The growing need for higher education in Africa with the concurrent explosive growth of private higher education institutions in South Africa indicates the concomitant need for quality assurance of these institutions. This article presents leadership perspectives on the strategic need for developing a service quality excellence framework for private higher education institutions, a need which arises from the limitations of conventional quality assurance instruments, and highlights the importance of a holistic approach to service quality management in terms of a total quality service framework. The development of such a framework is being done in two phases: (1) from a top management perspective (the qualitative phase) and (2) from the perspective of academics and students (the quantitative phase). This article explains the first phase of the research with the focus on prominent South African private higher education institutions offering degree qualifications. In-depth semi structured interviews were conducted with 15 principals (CEOs or top managers) of these institutions. A thematic analysis approach was followed to identify service quality dimensions as the point of departure for the eventual development of a total quality service framework.
ŞEHİR HASTANESİNDE ÇALIŞAN MEMNUNİYETİ ARAŞTIRMASI
Authors: UĞURLUOĞLU Dilruba , GÖKKAYA Durmuş , ERDEM Ramazan
Published: March 2019

Hastanelerde sağlık hizmeti üretiminde kullanılan en önemli kaynak işgücünü oluşturan çalışanlardır. Bu nedenle, hastanelerde sunulan sağlık hizmetlerinin iyileştirilmesi büyük ölçüde hastane çalışanlarına bağlıdır. Çalışan memnuniyetinin hastaneler açısından bu denli önemli oluşu, çalışan memnuniyeti kavramının birçok çalışmaya konu olmasına yol açmıştır. Sağlıkta Dönüşüm Programı kapsamında oluşturulan şehir hastaneleri kamu-özel ortaklığı modeliyle finansmanı, kurulması ve işletilmesi sağlanan bir projedir. Bu kapsamda, çalışmanın amacı Türkiye’deki bir şehir hastanesinde çalışanların memnuniyet düzeylerinin tespit edilmesi, aynı zamanda eski çalıştıkları hastane ile şehir hastanesinde çalışmaktan duydukları memnuniyet düzeylerinin kıyaslamalarının yapılarak, çalışanların Sağlık Bakanlığı’na bağlı Devlet ve Özel Dal Hastanelerinin Şehir Hastanesine dönüşmesine dair görüş ve önerilerinin belirlenmesidir. Çalışma sonucunda, çalışanların; şehir hastanesindeki binanın yeni, ferah ve rahat oluşu, temizlik ve hijyen koşullarının iyi oluşu vb. konularda memnuniyet duydukları; iş yüklerinde meydana gelen artış, hastane içi ulaşımda yaşanan sıkıntılar, döner sermayelerin azalması, çalışana verilen önem konusundaki eksiklikler ve çalışanların kendilerini değersiz hissetmesi, yönetimde yaşanan çift başlılık sorunu vb. konularda ise memnuniyetsizlik duydukları ortaya konulmuştur.
Ademethionine in the treatment of fatigue in liver diseases: a systematic review
Authors: Raikhelson K L , Kondrashina E A
Published: March 2019

Fatigue has a significant effect on the condition of patients with liver disease. Ademethionine is considered one of the most promising drugs for its treatment. Aim. To systematize the published data on the treatment of hepatogenic fatigue with аdemethionine. Materials and methods. Search was performed using databases PubMed, EMBASE, Embase®, Medline®, eLIBRARY.ru, published in 1952-2018. Results and discussion. 16 articles were found on the use of ademethionine in liver diseases and the assessment of the dynamics of the symptom of fatigue, including 1 double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study, 3 open randomized studies; most of the works were multicenter open observation programs. The studies included 3238 patients (of which 2820 were included in the final data analysis) and a wide range of liver diseases: alcoholic liver disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, primary biliary cholangitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, cirrhosis of different causes, viral hepatitis, drug-induced liver injury. Different doses, routes of administration of аdemethionine and the duration of the course were used. Conclusions. Ademethionine, regardless of the route of administration, is effective in the treatment of fatigue due to different liver disease in the short and long term. The dose-dependent effect of the drug and the possibility of maintaining post-effect after end of the treatment course should be assumed, but this requires further study in randomized clinical trials.
Combination of community acquired pneumonia with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: clinical peculiarities, production of active oxygen forms, general antioxidant blood status
Authors: Farkhutdinov U R , Amirova E F , Farkhutdinov R R
Published: March 2019

Aim. The objective is to study clinical peculiarities, production of active oxygen forms and general antioxidant blood status in patients with community acquired pneumonia and in its combination with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Materials and methods. 59 patients hospitalized in patient department took part in the study. The first group included 32 patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP).The second group included 27 patients with combination of community acquired pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (CAP+COPD). Symptoms of the disease, clinico-laboratory data and findings of the instrumental investigations were analyzed in the patients. Production of active oxygen forms (AOF) in the whole blood was studied. General antioxidant status (AOS) was analyzed in the blood serum. Results and discussion. The values of prognostic CRB-65 scale and clinical index of the severity of the condition were higher in patients with CAP+COPD compared to the patients with CAP. The reduction of spontaneous and induced by pyrogenal chemiluminescence (ChL) of blood has been found in the patients; this fact indicates decreased production of AOF by the cells. In patients with CAP general AOS of the blood was found to be increased but in patients with CAP+COPD it was decreased. After the course of treatment in patients with CAP+COPD symptoms of the disease remained, the level of C-reactive protein in serum was high and the level of AOS of blood was low, disturbances in the AOF production were observed. Conclusion. In patients with CAP+COPD in comparison with CAP patients the intensity of clinical symptoms was higher, the inflammatory process had a prolonged character, disturbances in the production of AOF and AOS of blood were more marked.
Destruction of the bronchial epithelium in patients with severe asthma according to different patterns of inflammation and cold airway hyperresponsiveness
Authors: Pirogov A B , Gassan D A , Zinov’ev S S , Prikhodko A G , Kolosov V P , Perelman J M
Published: March 2019

The aim of the research was to study the state of the bronchial mucosa epi-thelium in relation to the severity of clinical manifestations in severe uncon-trolled asthma depending on the pattern of inflammation and the presence of cold airway hyperresponsiveness. Materials and methods. In 48 patients with severe uncontrolled asthma, there were assessed asthma symptoms, clinical signs of cold airway hyperre-sponsiveness, and lung function; the samples of slides were analyzed in the cytological examination of the sputum; the degree of damage to epithelial cells and granulocytes was estimated using the total cell destruction index (CDI). Results. According to the analysis of sputum cytograms, the patients were divided into two groups: group I (22 patients) included persons with eosin-ophilic inflammation pattern (31.0±3.1% of eosinophils and 22.0±2.2% of neutrophils), group II (26 patients) was with mixed inflammation pattern (7.2±1.4 and 71.8±4.2%, respectively). The patients of group II had lower disease control according to Asthma Control Test (ACT; 12.1±0.7 and 17.8±0.2 points, respectively; р
La atenuación como estrategia de gestión interelacional en encuentros orales com fines de estudio
Authors: Vieira Cintia , Montecino Lésmer
Published: March 2019

Uma forma de acesso ao conhecimento no espaço acadêmico ocorre por meio de grupo de estudo. Trata-se de um tipo de interação, no âmbito de uma agenda bem definida, que ocorre mediante a natureza de questões correlacionadas a recursos de natureza interrelacional, com o propósito de alcançar a construção de significados de maneira conjunta. Tal negociação auxilia na construção de um conhecimento interdisciplinário, bem como na imagem discursiva no interior do grupo. Neste artigo, o objetivo é descrever algumas das estratégias de comunicação harmônica utilizada dentro dos grupos de estudo. Para tanto, utilizamos uma microanálise que leva em conta a identificação de mitigação de recursos linguísticos selecionados pelos participantes para os encontros verbais com fins de alcance de propósitos coletivos e pessoais.
Formação do ethos da esposa do líder político
Authors: Machado Ida Lucia
Published: March 2019

Queremos aqui lançar um olhar sobre uma das muitas “eminências pardas” que rodeiam um chefe de Estado, no caso, sua esposa ou companheira. Gostaríamos de mostrar como as mídias se apropriam de tal personagem e ajudam a construir seu ethos prévio que pode escapar, ser igual ou se contrapor ao seu ethos discursivo. Será que essas mulheres, tão valorizadas pelas mídias, não seriam (em certos casos) apenas uma estratégia a mais utilizada para tranqüilizar ou distrair o povo fazendo-o “engolir” certas ações levadas a cabo por seus esposos?
Linguística sistêmico-funcional para a análise de discurso um panorama introdutório
Authors: Barbara Leila , Macêdo Célia Maria Macêdo de
Published: March 2019

Este artigo apresenta um panorama da Lingüística Sistêmico-Funcional de Halliday (1994) e Halliday e Matthiessen (2004), explicando que é caracterizada como uma teoria social porque parte da sociedade e da situação de uso para o estudo da linguagem e também como uma teoria semiótica porque se preocupa com a linguagem em todas as suas manifestações. As três metafunções que abarcam os três significados realizados pela linguagem são explicados, enfatizando-se a relação que há entre texto e contexto. Cada metafunção é ilustrada com exemplos de trabalhos que analisaram corpus de diferentes contextos de situação.
CHARAUDEAU, P. Discurso político. São Paulo: Contexto, 2008. Tradução de Fabiana Komesu e Dílson Ferreira da Cruz.
Authors: Tupynambá Geraldo Cordeiro
Published: March 2019

CHARAUDEAU, P. Discurso político. São Paulo: Contexto, 2008. Tradução de Fabiana Komesu e Dílson Ferreira da Cruz.
Linguagem e identidade em contextos institucionais
Authors: Magalhães Izabel
Published: March 2019

People's identities are currently seen as a focus of interest in a number of language studies which have adopted a criticai perspective. The purpose of the present study is to discuss how the identities of adult literacy learners are constituted in text. The study explores intertextuality following work by Mikhail Bakhtin (1986) and Norman Fairclough (1992a). The main finding points to heterogeneity in the subject of educational discourse. Two categories of subject are defined: the disciplinary subject and the community subject. These categories often oppose each other but can at times coexist. In learners' texts, a community voice can beheard in its particular language which seems to resist schooled literacy practice. Such language is characterised by textual transformation.
Intertextualidade e identidade social
Authors: Martins André R. N.
Published: March 2019

This paper analyses the discursive process of the press based on a social view of literacy. It attempts to show how the institution of the press constructs social roles and how a particular form of intertextuality is set to work. The texts which are analysed come from the MA thesis O discurso da imprensa sobre os militares (The discourse of the press about the Armed Forces, 1992). Five texts are analysed focussing on the category of intertextuality, on the immediate social context and on the context of culture. The paper tries to identify the social role of the Armed Forces in Brazil and how such a role is contructed by the press.
A linguagem dos blogs: um gênero textual emergente
Authors: Santos Edna Cristina S.
Published: March 2019

Adolescents all over the world have communicated with one another through the Internet by means of personal sites called Blogs, in which they say what they think and feel about life, and interact electronically with people from different places. This is a new mode of literacy which is leading adolescents to writing spontaneously about diverse topics. They use multimodal texts in which they integrate different types of semiosis. In this paper, we will examine the language of this new genre according to critical discourse analysis (Fairclough, 1992), genre analysis (Bakhtin, 1992) and systemic functional linguistics (Halliday, 1985).
GIDDENS, A. MUNDO EM DESCONTROLE. TRAD. M. L. S. DE A. BORGES. RIO DE JANEIRO: RECORD, 2000, 108 PÁGS.
Authors: Pacheco Marta C. de Noronha
Published: March 2019

GIDDENS, A. MUNDO EM DESCONTROLE. TRAD. M. L. S. DE A. BORGES. RIO DE JANEIRO: RECORD, 2000, 108 PÁGS.
BARROS, D. L. P. DE (ORG.) OS DISCURSOS DO DESCOBRIMENTO: 500 E MAIS ANOS DE DISCURSOS. SÃO PAULO: EDUSP; FAPESP, 2000, 270 PÁGS.
Authors: Ottoni Maria Aparecida R. , Lima Maria Cecília de
Published: March 2019

BARROS, D. L. P. DE (ORG.) OS DISCURSOS DO DESCOBRIMENTO: 500 E MAIS ANOS DE DISCURSOS. SÃO PAULO: EDUSP; FAPESP, 2000, 270 PÁGS.
Os pronomes demonstrativos do Português Brasileiro na fala e na escrita
Authors: Jungbluth Konstanze
Published: March 2019

The aim of this paper is to propose a system of the demonstrative pronouns in Brazilian Portuguese within the broader context of the other Romance languages. The results of the qualitative research show important differences between the spoken and the written variety. Thus a double-faced systematization is developed. The multi-faceted process of reduction and re-establishment from two- to three-terms-paradigms and vice-versa from Latin to neo-latin languages, esp. from Portuguese to Brazilian Portuguese might be of interest not only for linguists working on Romance Languages but also for those interested in typology, language change and processes of grammaticalization.
Escrita e identidades
Authors: Magalhães Izabel
Published: March 2019

The focus of this paper is on gender identities at work place adult literacy. Based on the concept of discourse as a crucial dimension of social practices in relation to other dimensions, mainly power, the paper addresses the issue of identity change in past narratives and their recontextualisation associated with work place current demands. The research findings suggest that women and men use different strategies in relation to literacy.
Wodak, R. & Meyer, M. (orgs.). Methods of critical discourse analysis. Londres, Thousand Oaks, Nova Delhi: Sage Publications, 2001, 200 págs.
Authors: Ottoni Maria Aparecida
Published: March 2019

Wodak, R. & Meyer, M. (orgs.). Methods of critical discourse analysis. Londres, Thousand Oaks, Nova Delhi: Sage Publications, 2001, 200 págs.
Editorial
Authors: Resende Viviane De Melo , Rios Guilherme Veiga
Published: March 2019

Este volume dos Cadernos de Linguagem e Sociedade é um volume especial por dois motivos. Primeiro, porque nele é publicada uma pequena amostra dos trabalhos apresentados no I Seminário Práticas Socioculturais e discurso: debates transdisciplinares, organizado em 2006 pelo Núcleo de Estudos de Linguagem e Sociedade na Universidade de Brasília, a única exceção sendo o texto de Carlos Gouveia. Segundo, porque os trabalhos aqui reunidos focalizam relações multi/inter/transdisciplinares, cujo debate tem sido fundamental para os desdobramentos recentes dos estudos críticos de linguagem.
The role of a common european framework in the elaboration of national language curricula and syllabuses
Authors: Gouveia Carlos A. M.
Published: March 2019

Following the Systemic Functional Linguistics based theory and methodology of Positive Discourse Analysis, this paper discusses some of the political, cultural and educational propositions motivating the Council of Europe’s document Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. A close reading of the text clearly shows that while attempting to promote a plurilingual approach to the learning of languages in Europe, the document also calls for a change in teaching practices aiming at a transformation in the dynamics of language relations in Europe. Some of the issues focused upon in the paper derive directly from the document’s stated objectives, namely questions of levelling, standardization, democracy and hegemony, on the one hand, and questions of plurality, independence, empowerment and difference, on the other.
A relação entre literatura de cordel e mídia: uma reflexão acerca das implicações para o gênero
Authors: Resende Viviane De Melo
Published: March 2019

In this paper, I focus the Brazilian literatura de cordel, popular literature in verse, typical of Brazilian Northeast. The paper is based on interviews, carried through between 2002 and 2004, with diverse social actors involved in the production of the cordel. The interviews were carried through in Campina Grande (PB), Caruaru, Bezerros and Recife (PE), Juazeiro do Norte and Fortaleza (CE) and in Rio de Janeiro, where there is the Brazilian Academy of Literatura de Cordel (ABLC). The objective of the paper is thinking the relations of the cordel with the media and the implications of these relations for the cordel as social and discursive practice.
YOUNG, L. & C. HARRISON. Systemic Functional Linguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis : studies in social change. London: Continum, 2004. 306p.
Authors: Resende Viviane De Melo
Published: March 2019

YOUNG, L. & C. HARRISON. Systemic Functional Linguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis : studies in social change. London: Continum, 2004. 306p.
STREET, B. V. (Org.) Literacy and Development. Ethnographic Perspectives. Londres e Nova York: Routledge, 2001, 228 Págs.
Authors: Bessa Décio
Published: March 2019

STREET, B. V. (Org.) Literacy and Development. Ethnographic Perspectives. Londres e Nova York: Routledge, 2001, 228 Págs.
Linguagens do mundo ou mundo de linguagens?
Authors: Carvalho Christine
Published: March 2019

This is a study of the relation between media discourse in advertisements and globalisation processes. We analyse, in a critical perspective of language, the linguistic and semiotic systems in a combination to produce meaning in texts and the role of representation in the investigation of social and cultural changes in contemporary society. The analysis points out that media discourse is an element of practice concerning social interaction that contributes to globalisation processes due to the fact that it uses the following elements of modernity dynamics: reflexivity, decontextualisation and compression of time and space in order to maintain and establish its ideologies and social practices.
Interdisciplinaridade e transversalidade: considerações sobre a epistemologia do trabalho escolar brasileiro
Authors: Costa Alexandre
Published: March 2019

The aim of this paper is to rethink the concepts of ‘transversality’ (the transversal themes’ approach) and ‘interdisciplinarity’ as they were constructed in the Brazilian National Syllabus and instantiated in two Applied Linguistics studies. From their emergency in an analysis of English teachers’ practical theories, these notions are considered in another study about school practices and reviewed in their epistemological and discursive characteristics.
SILVA, D. E. G. (Org.) Língua, gramática e discurso. Goiânia: Cânone Editorial/ Grupo de Estudos de Linguagem do Centro-Oeste, 2006.
Authors: Menezes Carmem Cecília Camatari Galvão de
Published: March 2019

SILVA, D. E. G. (Org.) Língua, gramática e discurso. Goiânia: Cânone Editorial/ Grupo de Estudos de Linguagem do Centro-Oeste, 2006.
Can Collegiate Hockey Players Accurately Predict Regional and Total Body Physiologic Changes throughout the Competitive Season?
Authors: A. Chiarlitti Nathan , Delisle-Houde Patrick , R. Orr Harlan , Reid Ryan ER. , Andersen Ross E.
Published: March 2019

A collegiate athlete’s body composition can fluctuate due to factors such as nutrition, sleep, and training load. As changes in body composition can affect an athlete’s level of performance, it may be beneficial if athlete’s can accurately predict these changes throughout a season. The purpose of this study was to determine how well a group of 23 male collegiate hockey players (age = 22.44 ± 1.16 years, height = 181.30 ± 6.99 cm, weight = 86.41 ± 8.32 kg) could predict their regional and total body lean and fat tissue mass throughout a hockey season (September to March). Total body, trunk, lower body, and upper body compositional changes were measured at the beginning and at the end of the competitive season using dual energy X-Ray absorptiometry (DXA). At the end of the season, a questionnaire was completed by each participant to explore how they perceived their body composition changes (losses or gains in lean tissue and fat mass) throughout the season. Overall, players had a difficult time identifying actual changes in lean tissue and fat mass throughout the season. Upper body fat and lean tissue changes were perceived most accurately, while perceptions of body fat were related to android adiposity but not visceral adiposity. These findings suggest that some regional areas of body composition changes may happen without being noticed. For strength and conditioning coaches, if athletes are made aware of these changes before they become exaggerated, proper dietary, and training adaptations can be made to enhance performance.
The Influence of Bicycle Geometry on Time-Trial Positioning Kinematics and Markers of Performance
Authors: Heil D.P. , Pickels Robert
Published: March 2019

Studies have previously documented how changes in cycling body kinematics are related to submaximal energetics and power output, as well as cycling performance, but few have focused specifically on how body kinematics will vary with changes in bicycle geometry. This study sought to describe kinematic changes resulting from the systematic change of several bicycle geometry variables: Trunk angle (“low” and “high” positions), seat-tube angle (76° and 80°), saddle tilt angle (0° to -10°), saddle sitting position (middle or nose), as well as two types of saddles. Methods: Well-trained cyclists were kinematically evaluated across specific combinations of geometry variables using a modified cycle ergometer at a standard relative power. Standard two dimensional sagittal-view kinematics from the left side were used to summarize a collection of kinematic variables: Trunk angle, hip angle (HA), knee angle, pelvic tilt angle, and two “composite” angles called body position and pelvic position (PP). Finally, each trial was also evaluated for frontal area (FA; m2) from stationary digital photography. Data were evaluated using repeated measures ANOVA (a=0.05) to evaluate change in kinematics between trials, as well as regression analysis to determine predictability of performance markers (HA and FA) from the collection of geometry and kinematic variables. Results: Changing trunk angle had the greatest impact on other kinematic variables, while saddle type had no influence. Regression showed that geometry variables could explain 75-85% of the variability in either HA or FA, while 78-79% of the variation in HA and 83- 84% of FA was explained by PP alone. Conclusions: The composite kinematic measure PP was generally a better predictor of both HA and FA than any combination of geometry variables. These results can serve as a starting point for understanding the interactions between bicycle geometry and body kinematics, both of which are important determinants of power generation and aerodynamic drag.
The relationship between some physical fitness characteristics and body composition of elite wrestlers
Authors: Yıldırım Yahya , Arabacı Ramiz , Topçu Hüseyin , Vardar Tonguç
Published: March 2019

The aim of present study was to investigate the relationship between elite wrestlers' body composition and static strength, anaerobic power and static balance characteristics. Eleven elite male freestyle wrestlers (age = 18.8 ± 1.1 years, height = 170.9 ± 5.3 cm, weight = 75.2 ± 9.6 kg, BMI = 25.7 ± 2.4 kg/m2) who struggle in Turkish Wrestling Super League from Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Sports Club, voluntary participated. Subjects’ height, weight, body composition, balance (Peri Length 443.1 ± 140.6 cm, Aria Gap P 20.6 ± 12.9 cm), anaerobic power (106.3 ± 16.8 kg/m/sec), back strength (140.2 ± 30.7 kg) and grip strength (47.6 ± 6.4 kg) test were measured. Pearson correlation coefficient were performed to determine the relationship between variables. In conclusion, anaerobic power, strength and balance are related to body composition components such as height, body weight, BMI, arm and leg fat %, muscle mass and body weight.
Penegakan Disiplin Pegawai Negeri Sipil Di Kantor Urusan Agama Kecamatan Moncongloe Kabupaten Maros
Authors: Mustamin Andi , Adys Abdul Kadir , Ma'ruf Adnan
Published: March 2019

The research aims  to describe the highlight of civil servants dicipline  of  district religious affairs subdistrict Moncongloe of Maros regency . This research using desciptive qualitative approach. The sample  consists of five people are selected by purposively. The data is resulted by doing the observation and interview. The results showed that (1) the highlight of civil servants discipline at the office of religious  affairs subdistrict Moncongloe of Maros is running well due to the head conducted self imposed discipline approach. (2) the application punishment at district affairs at Moncongloe Subdistrict at Maros Regency based on the procedure that have been stated. The discipline punishment given is light punisment. Keywords: Discipline, civil servers, and the office of religious affairs. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menggambarkan penegakan disiplin pegawai negeri sipil di kantor urusan agama kecamatan Moncongloe kabupaten Maros. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif. Informan dalam penelitian ini terdiri atas lima orang, dimana dipilih secara purposive. Data-data dalam penelitian ini diperoleh dengan cara penyebaran observasi dan wawancara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) penegakan disiplin pegawai negeri sipil di kantor urusan agama kecamatan Moncongloe kabupaten Maros berjalan dengan baik karena kepala kantor urusan agama melakukan pendekatan self imposed dicipline, dan (2) penerapan hukuman disiplin pegawai negeri sipil di kantor urusan agama kecamatan Moncongloe kabupaten Maros berdasarkan prosedur-prosedur yang telah ditetapkan. Pemberian hukuman disiplin yang dilakukan adalah disiplin ringan. Kata Kunci : Disiplin, pegawai negeri sipil, dan KUA
Evaluasi Program Jaminan Persalinan (Jampersal) Di Puskesmas Pelitakan Kabupaten Polewali Mandar
Authors: Darmawin Darmawin , Madani Muhlis , Mustari Nuryanti
Published: March 2019

The research aimed to measure capability of government and the agency related, how did people satisfy, the exactness objective Birth Assurance (Jampersal) program, and public service was received by society. This research used qualitative research through 8 informants. The data collection were deep interview, direct observation and documentation. This research showed the principal case in Jampersal was improvement the quality access of birth, the role government also can give more influence in this program, increasing the human resource for realization that policy, especially they can work  professionally in public service. Kewords : Evaluation, Birth Assurance (Jampersal).  Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melakukan pengukuran kinerja pemerintah dan aparat yang terkait. kepuasan masyarakat dan ketepatan sasaran program jaminan persalinan serta pelayanan publik yang diterima oleh masyarakat. Penelitian ini mengunakan tipe penelitian kualitatif dengan informan sebanyak 8 orang. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan wawancara mendalam, observasi langsung, dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa hal yang sangat pokok dalam kebijakan jaminan persalinan adalah pembenahan akses kualitas pelayanan persalinan. Peran pemerintah juga berpengaruh besar dalam program ini, peningkatan sumber daya manusia yang mempuni untuk mensukseskan kebijakan tersebut, terutama dalam sumber daya manusia yang dapat bekerja dengan profesionalitas dalam melakukan pelayanan publik. Kata kunci: Evaluasi, Program Jaminan Persalinan (Jampersal).
PEMBERDAYAAN KELOMPOK TANI DI DESA PACCING KECAMATAN PATIMPENG KABUPATEN BONE
Authors: Ratnawati Ratnawati , Mappamiring Mappamiring , Mone Ansyari
Published: March 2019

The objective of the research is to know how the service empowerment farmers group an the obstacle factors in the empowerment of farmers group in Paccing Village, Bone Regency. The type of the research is descriptive and qualitative which has eleven informants. The data collecting techniques  used observation and interview. The data was analyzed using descriptive technique. The research result show that the empowerment of farmers group have not maximal the need of the because the lack capital and maintenance costs while price quite large, there is another factor that became the obstacles of this empowermentis minimal know ledge of farming communities both technology and treatment techniques farming.Keywords: Empowerment, farmer group ABSTRAKAdapun tujuan dilakukannya penelitian ini ialah untuk mengetahui bagaimana pemberdayaan kelompok tani dan faktor penghambat dalam pemberdayaan kelompok tani di Desa Paccing Kabupaten Bone. Jenis penelitian adalah deskriptif kualitatif dengan informan sebelas orang. Teknik pengumpulan data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan instrumen berupa observasi, wawancara, terhadap informan.  Data tersebut dianalisis secara deskriptif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pemberdayaan kelompok tani belum maksimal karena masih kurangnya modal sementara harga dan biaya perawatan bertani cukup besar. Kemudian faktor penghambat dalam pemberdayaan adalah minimnya pengetahuan masyarakat petani baik itu dalam teknologi maupun teknik perawatan dalam bertani.Kata kunci: Pemberdayaan, Kelompok Tani
PENGELOLAAN RETRIBUSI PASAR AENG TOWA TERHADAP PENINGKATAN PENDAPATAN ASLI DAERAH DI KABUPATEN TAKALAR
Authors: Sarmila Sarmila , Madani Muhlis , Mahsyar Abdul
Published: March 2019

The objective of the research is to know the management of aeng towa market levies to increase local revenues and factors inhibiting and supporters in the district Takalar. The type of research is descriptive qualitative which has eigth informants. The data collecting techniques used observation and interview. The data was analyzed using descriptive technique. The research results show that the management of the market retribution aeng towa not in accordance with the target that has been set as traders are still not consistent in paying the market tax. There is another factors that became the obstacles of this Aeng Towa market tax management that the market capacity is still limited. Keywods: efforts to increase, obstacle, management levy ABSTRAKAdapun tujuan dilakukannya penelitian ini ialah untuk mengetahui bagaimana pengelolaan Retribusi pasar Aeng Towa terhadap peningkatan pendapatan asli daerah dan faktor penghambat dan pendukung di Kabupaten Takalar. Jenis penelitian adalah deskriptip kualitatif dengan informan 9 orang. Teknik pengumpulan data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan instrument berupa observasi , wawancara terhadap informan. Data tersebut dianalisis secara deskriptif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pengelolaan retribusi pasar Aeng Towa belum sesuai dengan target yang telah di tentukan karena pedagang yang  masih belum konsisten dalam membayar retribusi pasar. Faktor penghambat pengelolaan retribusi Pasar Aeng Towa yaitu daya tampung pasar terbatas.Kata kunci: upaya peningkatan, hambatan, pengelolaan retribusi
PARTISIPASI GOVERNANCE DALAM PEMBERDAYAAN PELAKU USAHA KECIL DAN MENENGAH DI KECAMATAN PASANGKAYU KABUPATEN MAMUJU UTARA
Authors: Mutmainna Mutmainna , Burhanuddin Burhanuddin , Nasrulhaq Nasrulhaq
Published: March 2019

This study aimed to determine the participation of governance in empowering small and medium business actors in Pasangkayu District, North Mamuju Regency. The type of research was qualitative. The type of research was phenomenology. Data collection techniques were such as interview, observation, and documents. The result of this research was that participation in decision making had not been optimal because the training schedule was still limited. Participation in implementation, participation in benefid taking and participation in evaluation had not been maximized because there were still many communities receiving SME assistance that was not as expected. Internal factors ie human resources were running well because it could help people’s lives. External factors were such as facilities and infrastructure had not been realized because the SME assistance tool provided by the Office Koperindag misused by the community. Keywords: Participation, governance, SME empowerment
KUALITAS PELAYANAN PROYEK OPERASI NASIONAL AGRARIA (PRONA) DI KECAMATAN MATTIRO SOMPE KABUPATEN PINRANG
Authors: Munia Nurul , Madani Muhlis , Abdi Abdi
Published: March 2019

The purpose of this research is not only aimed to know the service quality but also to know the supporting and inhibiting factors of the public service in Prona. This research used qualitative research type which is choosen by certain sample who had knowledge about Prona Service Quality. The research result showed that 1) if the required file was completed then the certificate could be quickly resolved 2) the service flow could be said “good” 3) the employee had not done the best in their work 4) PRONA activites will be completed within one budget a year 5) public enthusiasm in enrolling their land by Prona 6) the less of surveyor staff become the most inhibiting factor of Prona service. Keywords: Quality, service, PRONA
Which Aspects of Big Data Usage is Creating Information Security Concern?
Authors: Batool Hira , Rong DU
Published: March 2019

The present research study proposed some of the big data usage perspective for testing either they have role in creating information security concern or not. The researchers first dig out some of the theoretical support for filling the gap regarding big data and information security bridge that was previously noted in the literature. The present researches approached big data analytics manager in the Pakistani banking industries for validating the proposed model. The Data was analyzed by using SPSS Andrews approach due to the nature of the research study. The findings revealed that proposed perspective including perceived benefits, cloud storage and online behavior monitoring should be test in the future studies by proposing their indirect affect in the creation of information security issue. The study brings new aspect in the literature of management regarding big data usage practices.
RESEACH ON PEDAGOGY OF LABOUR BECOMING IN POLAND: BASIC NOTIONS ANALYSIS
Authors: Kohut S.
Published: March 2019

Pedagogy of labour in Poland is a relatively independent pedagogical sub discipline well-grounded from the position of pedagogical theory and practice needs. It has a distinct theoretical and methodological basement, and its own categorical apparatus. The sub discipline is a scientific base for a pedagogical specialty of “pedagogy of labour”.

The research and analysis of the tasks set by modern pedagogy of labour in Poland are extremely important for the educational space of Ukraine from the view of understanding the essence of labour and its concernment for each particular human being and the society in general under the conditions of the market-oriented economy, the influence of the research results on training a human being in a profession and formation of his/her professionally and socially significant qualities.

Pedagogy of labour realizes interdisciplinary ties with psychology of labour, philosophy of labour, medicine of labour, anthropology, political and economic sciences. Today pedagogy of labour presents itself as a science, as a pedagogical discipline and a sphere of practical activities. Leading representatives of Polish pedagogy of labour, who have developed its methodological apparatus, are T. Nowacki, Z. Wiatrowski, S. Kwiatkowski, W. Furmanek. The article analyzes basic notions of pedagogy of labour as a pedagogical sub discipline. The Polish scientists consider labour, human being, education to be principal categories of pedagogy of labour. The cogency of terminology research is supported by the fact that the latter plays not only the communicative function, but also content and cognitive ones for the language of each scientific discipline is both the aim of the educational procedures and its instrument.

The peculiarity of Polish scientists, researchers of pedagogy of labour, is, as the author mentions, the fact that they consider not economical but humanistic aspects of the professional work to be primary. The humanistic aspects include understanding of labour as an inalienable life value, attitude of a human being to labour, his/her readiness to labour and adaptation to the latter etc.

The author also stresses on the importance of the Polish experience for the formation of the common field of scientific research, educational project activities under the conditions of Ukraine’s entering into the European space of communication.
A Closed Loop See Water Air Conditioning
Authors: Guarino Alessio , Garnier Bruno
Published: March 2019

The SWAC (Sea Water Air Conditioning) is now broadly well known and used. However, technical limitations imply that current SWAC system are inefficient for less than 1.5 MW cold power, which correspond to the need of about 300 rooms of 30 to 40 m². We propose a system allowing deep water-cooling systems to be suitable for much smaller structures (about 50 rooms).
Insider understanding of country development: a novel application of Optimal Control Theory and Data Envelopment Analysis for benchmarking performance of Chilean and Brazilian companies
Authors: Alves Junior Paulo Nocera , Yushimito Wilfredo F. , Gude Jorge Pereira , Melo Isotilia Costa , Rebelatto Daisy Aparecida do Nascimento
Published: March 2019

Aim: If companies manage their inventory inefficiently, inventory costs can increase significantly due to shortages, overstocking, and risks. Inventory management is critical for company’s success which, in turn, impacts on countries’ development. This paper aims to investigate the efficiency of inventory control systems of companies from Brazil and Chile through Optimal Control Theory and Data Envelopment Analysis.Design/Research methods: Data was collected from Chilean and Brazilian companies covering different industries in which both countries are mostly dependent A new approach using OCT and DEA is applied for dealing with inventory, production, and demand in Dynamic DEA model to benchmark companies’ production-inventory systems.Conclusions/findings: The results show efficient companies among evaluated industries. Such companies are related mainly to Brazilian commerce and Chilean exports. Based on findings, it was possible to identify patterns and relationship among companies and its inventory management.Originality/value of the article: This paper fills a gap in studies including demand, production, and inventory in Dynamic DEA by using OCT to forewarn unrealistic results and observing companies’ behavior. Besides that, this approach is particularly useful for developing countries in this context, determining benchmarks for the most inefficient firms in each sector.Implications of the research: The results show (1) which companies should focus more on improving inventory management, (2) which companies should be used as benchmarks, and (3) it highlights the reasons of different performance of companies in each country.Limitations of the research: For future research, it is suggested including variables and analysis of social and environmental impacts.
An Alternative Concept of Law Law as a Generalization of Normative Complexes
Authors: Rodriguez Gaona Roberto
Published: March 2019

This paper presents an alternative concept of law that considers it as a generalization of normative complex. It claims that one must differentiate from a political structure and law itself.It is explained that it exists an special rule called rule of vectura that allows transport of norms and rules to a legal system of a political structure.
Autoexclusión y deferencia legislativa en el control constitucional de las normas
Authors: Rodriguez Gaona Roberto
Published: March 2019

El artículo presenta las tres principales dimensiones que comprenden los argumentos que son invocados por las cortes y los tribunales constitucionales con el fin de autoexcluirse o de ejecutar una deferencia legislativa que inhibe el control constitucional de las normas. El análisis de cada dimensión permite entender los conceptos y tesis que fundamentan la posición con el fin de estudiar si resultan coherentes con la Constitución como norma suprema.