bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Etkileşim Temelli Erken Çocuklukta Müdahale Programı'nın (ETEÇOM) Otizm Spektrum Bozukluğu sergileyen çocukların sosyal etkileşim becerileri üzerindeki etkililiği
Authors: Gürel Selimoğlu Ömür , Özdemir Selda
Published: September 2018

Bu araştırmada, Etkileşim Temelli Erken Çocuklukta Müdahale Programı'nın (ETEÇOM), otizm spektrum bozukluğu (OSB) sergileyen çocukların sosyal etkileşim becerileri üzerine etkililiği araştırılmıştır. Araştırma, üç OSB'li çocuk ve anneleri ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Katılımcı çocukların ikisi erkek biri kızdır. Birinci katılımcı çocuğun yaşı, çalışmaya başlandığı tarih itibariyle 6, ikinci katılımcı çocuk 4, üçüncü katılımcı çocuk 3 yaş 2 aylıktır. Katılımcı annelerin yaşları 33-35 yaş arasıdır. Bu araştırmanın uygulamaları, Ankara’da bir devlet üniversitesinin özel gereksinimli çocuklar için açılmış araştırma ve uygulama merkezi ile bir katılımcı çocuğun devam ettiği kurumda (özel özel eğitim ve rehabilitasyon merkezi) gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın izleme oturumları ise katılımcıların evlerinde doğal ortamlarında gerçekleşmiştir. Araştırmada, ETEÇOM Programı'nın çocuk katılımcıların sosyal etkileşim becerilerine etkisi tek denekli deneysel desenlerden denekler arası çoklu başlama düzeyi desenine yer verilerek uygulama öncesi, sırası ve sonrası gözlem verileri yoluyla toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın uygulamaları 4 aşamada tamamlanmıştır. Bu aşamalar, katılımcıların başlama düzeylerinin belirlenmesi, ETEÇOM Programı'nın uygulanması, ETEÇOM Programı sonu değerlendirme ve izlemedir. Araştırma sonunda, çocukların sosyal etkileşim becerilerinde (etkileşimi başlatma, etkileşime yanıt verme ve etkileşimi sürdürme sayı ve yüzdesi) ilerlemeler gösterdikleri belirlenmiştir.
Universal Language of Geometry: Geometrical Grid – The Nature of Space
Authors: Petrović Milica
Published: September 2018

The space of an artistic plane, as well as architectural space, has certain regularities, which different theories explain in various ways. Geometric regularities in space are visible through the theoretical and practical work of artists and architects. For centuries, ever since Vitruvius, theorists have been looking for valid criteria to analyze the beauty of architecture. Iosif Brodsky goes as far as to say that beauty is the purpose of evolution, while other authors define geometry as the source of all beauty. Based on these hypotheses, in the 20th century the words of the architect Buckminster Fuller must be highlighted. He says that geometry is the essence of everything that surrounds us. The importance of geometry in space conception and its analysis are stated throughout this paper.
 
Article received: March 29, 2018; Article accepted: April 10, 2018; Published online: September 15, 2018; Scholarly analysis or debate
How to cite this article: Petrović, Milica. "Universal Language of Geometry: Geometrical Grid – The Nature of Space." AM Journal of Art and Media Studies 16 (2018): 69−84. doi: 10.25038/am.v0i16.255
Doxa and the Paradox of the Limited Liability Company (Society)
Authors: Lagator Pejović Irena
Published: September 2018

This paper addresses the deconstructive questioning of the international economic expression of the LLC/Limited Liabilty Company and its role in global capitalism. Through an analysis of its constitutive notions in the context of post-Fordist production and the relationship to the issue of creativity, my goal is to demonstrate the opposite of the confirmation that such an expression emphasizes in the language and enables in reality. My thesis is to prove that today the multitude is acting within the limitless potential of human, social and cultural creativity.
 
My intent in this paper is to prove that the tone of the meaning of the term LLC/Limited Liability Company is imposed by capitalist society and that may be aimed at subversive action on the capacity of the multitude. In this process, Derridan deconstruction serves to analyze the LLC through the concepts of sociability, responsibility, and limitation. Areas of interest are the strategy of Hannah Arendt’s entry into the essence of bios politicos and the way in which life is organized; Zygmunt Bauman’s concept of the identity of today’s liquid modernity and the concept of identity as such in it; and Paolo Virno’s implementation of the notion of a creative multitude as well as his evidence for the consequences of the paradoxical post-Fordist economy. In methodological terms, a critical examination of the relationship between creativity, capital and society is offered that focuses on understanding the crossings and paradoxes in permanent becoming.
 
Article received: March 28, 2018; Article accepted: April 10, 2018; Published online: September 15, 2018; Preliminary report – Short Communications
How to cite this article: Lagator Pejović, Irena. "Doxa and the Paradox of the Limited Liability Company (Society)." AM Journal of Art and Media Studies 16 (2018): 147−158. doi: 10.25038/am.v0i16.260
The Pretensions of a Mediated Culture: The Case of Herceg Novi, European Capital of Culture 2021
Authors: Kosić Vladana
Published: September 2018

This article is about problematization of media image created on the eve of Herceg Novi, Montenegro’s candidacy for European Capital of Culture 2021, which, in this competition was awarded to competitor city Novi Sad, Serbia, instead. The introductory portion of this article concerns the philosophers of the Frankfurt School, as well as the concept of creative industries, as well as the critical theory of society, which leads to the treatment of culture as a consumer good, and its subsequent exploitation. Via a review of media permeability and indulgence, we analyze the media situation of specific local communities, including consumers’ opinion of local news portals, through the media ‘shaping’ of information associated with the aforementioned candidacy. The text also examines the realities and possibilities of local cultural policy and cultural workers before and during the preparation of the candidacy itself. Finally, we shall seek answers to the following questions: Who is involved in the creation of culture in local media, and what kind of culture is created in the media context?
 
Article received: March 31, 2018; Article accepted: April 10, 2018; Published online: September 15, 2018; Preliminary report – Short communication
How to cite this article: Kosić, Vladana. "The Pretensions of a Mediated Culture: The Case of Herceg Novi, European Capital of Culture 2021." AM Journal of Art and Media Studies 16 (2018): 135−145. doi: 10.25038/am.v0i16.261
Book Review: Scott Davidson (ed.), Ricoeur Across the Disciplines. New York: The Continuum International Publishing Group Inc., 2010
Authors: Radeta Igor
Published: September 2018

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GARANTISMO E ATIVISMO JUDICIAL: UMA ANÁLISE DA PRESUNÇÃO DO ESTADO DE INOCÊNCIA E DA SUA RELATIVIZAÇÃO PELO STF
Authors: Saboia Jéssica Ramos , Santiago Nestor Eduardo Araruna
Published: September 2018

O presente estudo tem como propósito analisar a aplicação do princípio da presunção do estado de inocência na seara penal no contexto jurisprudencial do Brasil contemporâneo, investigando primeiramente o garantismo e o ativismo judicial. A metodologia utilizada foi a investigação do tipo documental-bibliográfica, com pesquisa pura de abordagem qualitativa, descritiva e exploratória quanto aos objetivos. Objetiva-se discutir o garantismo e o ativismo judicial a partir da decisão do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) no Habeas Corpus (HC) 126.292/SP e as demais que a ratificaram, investigando o alcance e as possibilidades de interpretações do estado de inocência, haja vista que tal decisão modificou o entendimento consolidado acerca desse princípio. Conclui-se que o STF fez uso da máxima do ativismo judicial ao agir nessa decisão com discricionariedade, modificando o conceito de trânsito em julgado para poder agradar parcela da sociedade, inobservando, assim, a teoria garantista e o Estado Democrático de Direito.
A INFLUÊNCIA DO DIREITO INTERNACIONAL NO PROCESSO DE ERRADICAÇÃO DO TRABALHO INFANTIL NO BRASIL
Authors: Moreira Rafael Bueno da rosa , Custódio André Viana
Published: September 2018

No presente artigo se buscou demonstrar a importância do direito internacional no processo de erradicação do trabalho infantil no Brasil, fator que teve destacada influência na normatização e enfrentamento ao trabalho infantil, bem como no desenvolvimento de políticas públicas. O objetivo geral do estudo em questão foi refletir como se desenvolveram as normas jurídicas de proteção contra o trabalho infantil no decorrer da história, bem como evidenciar o papel fundamental dos institutos internacionais na erradicação do trabalho infantil no país. O problema explorado nesta pesquisa foi o de demonstrar que somente após a internacionalização da proteção dos direitos das crianças e dos adolescentes se conseguiu que as normas jurídicas que protegem contra o trabalho infantil iniciassem a ser efetivadas. Foi realizada pesquisa bibliográfica, documental e estudo de caso factual, utilizando-se do método dedutivo.
Genç erişkinlerde yeme bağımlılığı ile dürtüsellik arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi
Authors: TEKİN Atilla , YETKİN Ayşegül , GÜRSOY Çağla
Published: September 2018

Bu
çalışmanın amacı, genç erişkinlerde, yeme bağımlılığı ile dürtüsellik
arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmaktır. Kesitsel ve tanımlayıcı nitelikteki bu
çalışmanın örneklemini, İstanbul ilindeki vakıf üniversitelerinde 2018 yılı
itibariyle eğitime devam eden 300 üniversite öğrencisi oluşturdu. Her bir
katılımcı, sosyodemografik veri formu ile beraber, Yale Yeme Bağımlılığı Ölçeği
(YYBÖ) ile 30 maddelik Barrat Dürtüsellik Ölçeği’ni (BIS-11) doldurdu.
Verilerin istatistiksel analizinde SPSS 22.0 paket programı kullanıldı.
Katılımcıların %21,7’sinde (n=65) yeme bağımlılığı saptandı. Yeme bağımlısı
olan bireylerin BIS-11 motor dürtüsellik alt ölçek skoru ile BIS-11 toplam
skorları, yeme bağımlısı olmayan bireylere göre yüksek saptandı (sırasıyla, p=0,007
ve p=0,029). Regresyon analizi sonucuna göre, BIS-11 toplam skoru yeme
bağımlılığı için bir yordayıcı olarak saptandı (or=1,04, p=0,030).Yeme
bağımlısı bireylerde dürtüsellik bir risk faktörü olarak değerlendirilebilir.
THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO THE CONCEPT «EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL WORK» IN HERITAGE OF MARY ELEN RICHMOND
Authors: Petrukhan-Shcherbakova Liudmyla ,   Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University
Published: September 2018

This article analyzes the existing approaches to understanding the concept of «effectiveness of social work»; examines the relationship between the concepts of «effect», «effectiveness», «efficiency»; showing some generalizations existing classification criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of social work and social policy implementation, which in turn allowed the study of the theory and practice of social work in the work of Mary Ellen Richmond and accordingly determine the list of performance indicators. In the study two groups of indicators of effectiveness have been allocated. The first group of indicators is personal characteristics of the client and social worker: motivation and interest during work; personal qualities; the presence or absence of certain competencies. The second group is external indicators: level of legislative security; a network of subjects for the implementation of social work; the level of cooperation between state and non-governmental organizations; taking into account requirements in assessing the effectiveness of working with different groups of clients; form of assistance provided to clients; control over the implementation of the action plan of the social worker together with the client; climatic features of the region; the industrial conditions of the region; political changes; social reforms. Every social worker or volunteer in the social sphere will be able to work more qualitatively when understanding the performance of their work. Therefore, this article may be recommended to them before reading.
ASSESSMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION: CRITERIA AND EFFICIENCY INDICATORS
Authors: Sokolova Iryna ,   Mariupol State University
Published: September 2018

The ongoing implementation of the Bologna Process in Europe prompts comparisons with international competitors and efforts to match their quality assurance standards. Higher education institutions must be effective to succeed in research, to provide best academic practices and high quality of studies. Terminological system of pedagogical science and practice of higher education reflects the goals, values and problems, structure and system of scientific knowledge of the XXI century. The process for content analysis is designed to achieve the objective analysis possible by defining the process of the qualities and characteristics to be measured in HE. The article provides definitions of basic concepts that describe the features of tools for measuring and assessing in higher education. A comparative analysis of the practice of applying criteria & indicators is made on materials of English-language publications. Starting from a conceptual discussion around commonly used terms, such as, «criterion» and «indicator», the author has shown that these terms do not have a single universal meaning. The analysis shows that there is no common understanding of what criteria-based means or what it implies for practice. Instead, they belong to a wide conceptual field, which covers various overlapping or closely related topics. This paper addresses the nature of the concept of criteria in relation to higher education. This paper provides examples of use different sets of criteria for the accreditation and external evaluation of Higher education institutions and study programmes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, recognised by the EU as a «potential candidate country». In accordance with the constitutional structure of BiH, there are several regulations for external QA which are combined for each accreditation procedure. The project «Strengthening Institutional Capacity for Quality Assurance» (2013-2015) aims to support the full implementation of the ESG at all levels and to carry out accreditations of all HEIs in the country. In the process of analyzing the institutional practice of the country the problem of harmonizing national criteria with updated ESG2015 for licensing, conducting accreditation of higher education institutions and educational programs has been raised. The author analyses ways of thinking about the practice of applying the indicators for the sphere of higher education. It is stated, that the concepts of «effectiveness» and «efficiency» are often confused. The peculiarities of using the indicator panels (OECD, World Bank, European Union) are described for measuring the quality at the level of the education system.
STRATEGY OF INTERNATIONALIZATION AS A KEY PRIORITY OF UNIVERSITY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE
Authors: Vyhovska Olga ,   Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University
Published: September 2018

The article deals with the theoretical analysis of the problem of internationalization of higher education in the context of introducing reforms of the Bologna process in the European region and, in particular, in Ukraine; the historical periods of formation of the internationalization of higher education from the moment of the first European universities emerged; it was determined that universities at their institutional level are important participants in internationalization and, in accordance with local specifics, their understanding of the objectives of ensuring the quality of education and development priorities must develop their own strategies for internationalization; on the example of the Grinchenko University it is substantiated that the development of the institutional strategy of internationalization is one of the key priorities of the development of university education in Ukraine. Modern information and communication technologies, the rapid development of distance learning, the growing popularity of Internet universities form a single world educational market in which higher education institutions from different countries of the world, without restricting themselves national borders, offer their services in conditions of strict international competition. The processes of Ukraine’s integration into the world educational space, in particular its accession to the Bologna Process, determine the creation of a competitive sphere of Ukrainian higher education. The urgency of the problem of internationalization, which reflects the idea of openness of education and science in the world and has significant modernizing potential, lays the foundation for its scientific reflection on the integration into the national context of the best international standards of higher education quality. These imperatives should serve as a guideline for the institutional strategy of internationalization as a key priority for the development of university education in Ukraine in order to increase the competitiveness of Ukrainian higher education institutions and their integration into the European educational space.
TERMS ANALYSIS REFERRING TO THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION TRAINING OF FUTURE PHYSICIANS
Authors: Manyuk Lyubov , Kuchumova Nataliya ,   Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University,   Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University
Published: September 2018

The article presents the main findings of carried out terminological analysis of the professional communication training in undergraduate medical education and describes developmental factors influ-encing the communication skills development with the aim of further accounting received results in the process of modernizing subjects directed at the formation of professional qualities and communicative competence of medical students. The definition of the terms referring to the medical communication training enabled us to determine professional communication of future physicians that develops under the influence of linguistic, psychological, educational and professional factors. The communication readiness includes the development of professional and communication competencies which are realized in the current system of higher medical education by the staged professional undergraduate training and subjects aimed at gaining clinical, linguistic, social and cultural skills. Thus, communicative competence involves the development of lexical and grammatical competencies in both Ukrainian and foreign languages as well as the formation of ethical values in order to provide effective monologues, dialogues and polylogues during the interpersonal and intrapersonal interaction in colloquial, official, business, academic and teaching speaking styles. Modern pedagogical approaches to the professional communication training and global academic processes necessitate the application of information and communication technologies in the educational process physicians and their further carrier. The subjects directed at the development of communicative competencies of medical students should encompass theoretical and practical aspects of professional clinical thinking and proper language skills; acquiring clinical skills; development of social and professionally important qualities and values; learning the key aspects of professional activity with the aim to force the readiness for professional communication by means of professional language in the determined forms of communication.
The Role of Environmental Graphic in the Identification of Urban Public Spaces
Authors: Eshaghzadeh Torbati Hanieh
Published: September 2018

Today one of the important spaces in cities is the public spaces that, according to their classification and specifications, there is no limit to the use of different groups of people, and due to the presence of all type of people in these spaces, attention to identifying is of paramount importance. Environmental graphic is one of the useful tools to design the spaces and create identity. Of course we know that urban identity is based on the relationship and coordination of various branches of art and science such as psychology, sociology, economics, traffic, landscaping, urbanization, architecture, graphic design and so on. Although, as an interdisciplinary topic, it can be said that this branch of graphic can affect urban identity reformation, given its potentials. In this paper we attempt to study about this topic through applied descriptive-analytic method and to consider the position and importance of environmental graphic in create identity for urban public spaces, using required parameters analyze and definition by library method. Considering the space constructed in city without notice to identity, we analyze this important that if there is public space made with environmental graphic, how it creates an identity.
Public Perception and Perceived Landscape Function of Urban Park Trees in Tabriz, Iran
Authors: Hami Ahmad , Maruthaveeran Sreetheran
Published: September 2018

Landscapes of parks may contribute an important function in the urban park with a wide range of benefits. However, there is a lack of understanding of the publics‘ preferences for parks‘ landscape funtions and benefits in middle-east countries such as Iran. About 275 park users were interviewed using photo-questionnaire in Tabriz, Iran using five point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree,.. 5 = strongly agree) for measuring their preference level. Descriptive analysis, factor analysis, and variance analysis (Independent sample t-test and ANOVA) were used for analyzing the data. The results revealed the majority of the participants were male  (54.5%), single (65.09%), highly educated (71.4%), below 40 years old (62.9%), and visit the park with family members (43.3%) in the evenings (54.5%). The participants preferred the presence of Salix alba followed by Pinus nigra, Platanus occidentalis, and Morus alba in the urban park, respectively. “Flowering purpose“ (mean= 4.21) and “green enlargement“ (mean= 4.20) were important functional dimensions, whilst, “health care“ (mean= 4.33) and “mental recovery“ (mean= 4.29) landscape benefits in urban parks. It is concluded that, perhaps, attributions of trees such as creating shade, with the canopy on top, and having large leaves are significant factors on publics‘ landscape preferences.
Mapping and classification of crops using high resolution satellite image
Authors: Jagadeeswaran R , Poornima A , Kumaraperumal R
Published: September 2018

In the present study an attempt was made to perform land use land cover classification at Level-III in order to discriminate and map individual crops. IRS Resources at 2 LISS IV sensor imagery (5.0 m spatial resolution) of September 2014 was utilized for the study. A hybrid classification approach of unsupervised classification followed by supervised classification was adopted to identify and map the crop area in Kodumudi block, Erode district of Tamil Nadu. Signature evaluation was carried out to study the class separability and through cross tabulation and the accuracy was assessed by error matrix. The signature separability analysis to classify various land cover classes indicated that the class viz., waterbody, settlement, sandy area and fallow land were better and for vegetation sub-classes viz., individual crops were poor, which means classification of individual crops was a challenge. The overall accuracy with three different algorithms varied from 56 to 65 per cent and this low accuracy was due to the problem in discriminating the tonal variation and spectral pattern of individual crops in the study area. Thus, classification of vegetation categories into individual crops using LISS IV data resulted in moderate classification accuracy in areas with multiple cropping.
A Snapshot of Psycho-social issues in Camp Living. A Sri Lankan landslide May 2016 in the Kegalle District.
Authors: Broadway-Horner Matt
Published: September 2018

Using survey data to measure the impact of a disaster on local population. Not enough people to make meaningful significance. Discussion on themes running through the field work

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The participants were clustered into three different groups, which was divided according to age (Children, Adolescence, and Adults). The assessments utilized in the study were Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10+), Child Psychosocial Distress Screener (CPDS), The Children’s Revised Impact Scale (CRIES 13) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ 9). The sample consisted of 12 children, 13 adolescents and 51 adults in total. Interviews were mainly carried out in the language of Tamil and Sinhalese
Role of p53 and Ki-67 immunomarkers in oral premalignant lesions and squamous cell carcinoma: a hospital based study in BPKIHS
Authors: Dahal Mona , Karki Smriti , Upadhyaya Paricha , Thapa Chettri Shyam , Jaisani Mehul Rajesh
Published: September 2018

Background: As most of the oral squamous cell carcinoma develop from precursor premalignant lesions, it would be helpful if the malignant transformation is detected early in premalignant state. The objective of the research was to study the role of immunohistochemical expression of p53 and Ki-67 in oral premalignant lesion and squamous cell carcinoma.Materials and Methods: The expression of immunomarkers p53 and Ki67 were studied on formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue sections from human oral squamous mucosal lesion for duration of 1 year. Results: Of total 36 cases, 80% cases of keratosis without dysplasia showed basal pattern of p53 staining while 47.1% cases of squamous cell carcinoma showed p53 staining in all layers of epithelium. The median p53 Labelling Index of squamous cell carcinoma was more than those of keratosis with and without dysplasia though the result was statistically non-significant. 50.0% cases of keratosis without dysplasia and 83.3% cases of keratosis with dysplasia displayed Ki-67 immunostaining confined to basal and suprabasal layer whereas 94.1% cases of squamous cell carcinoma showed Ki-67 positivity in all layers of epithelium. Median Ki-67 Labelling Index increased from keratosis without dysplasia to keratosis with dysplasia to squamous cell carcinoma, difference being statistically significant. A positive and insignificant correlation was observed between p53 and Ki-67 Labelling Index.Conclusion: Increased expressions of Ki-67 and p53 in oral squamous cell carcinoma compared to premalignant lesion suggest that they may be useful indicator of malignant transformation in dysplastic lesion.
A histopathological study of granulomatous lesions
Authors: Kushwah Akanksha , Bhattarai Narendra , Koirala Ajay
Published: September 2018

Background: Granulomas are the commonest lesions that the pathologists come across in routine practice. Granulomatous inflammation is a special type of chronic inflammation that is a manifestation of many infective, toxic, allergic, autoimmune and neoplastic diseases and also conditions of unknown etiology. The aim of this study is to analyze different granulomatous lesions and to find the frequency and etiology of all granulomatous lesions.Materials and Methods: The study included a total of 218 granulomatous lesions, received over a period of one year from July 2013 to June 2014 in the department of pathology, TUTH. Special stains like Ziehl-Neelsen, PAS and Wade- Fite- Faraco were done whenever required.Results: Granulomatous lesion accounted for 3% of all biopsies. The median age of the patients was 29 years and the majority of the patients were in the age group of 20-29 years with no sex predilection. Majority of granulomas were seen in lymph nodes (32.1%), followed by skin and subcutis (29.4%), and bones and joints (11%). Tuberculosis was the most common cause of granuloma with 143 (65.6%) cases, followed by leprosy, foreign body and fungal infection. The most common type of granuloma was epithelioid (87.2%), followed by epithelioid with suppuration, histiocytic, foreign body and mixed inflammatory.Conclusion: The granulomatous lesion is common in third decade of life with no sex predominance. The commonest site is lymph node with tuberculosis being the most common cause followed by leprosy. The epithelioid type was the most common type of granuloma.
Prevalence of dry eyes syndrome and retinopathy in diabetic patients and the association of glycosylated hemoglobin with retinopathy
Authors: Karki Poojyashree , Sijapati Milesh Jung , Basnet Pragya Singh , Basnet Anjila
Published: September 2018

Background: Diabetes is one of the most common leading causes of blindness in 20–74 year old persons. Recently, problems involving the ocular surface, dry eyes in particular, have been reported in diabetic patients. This study was performed to assess the prevalence of dry eyes syndrome and diabetic retinopathy and its association with HbA1c in diabetic patients.Materials and Methods: All the diabetic patients referred to Eye OPD were consecutively selected during the study period of three years. All the subjects were assessed by developed questionnaire; complete eye examination and Tear Film break up time (TBUT) test and Schirmer’s test. HbA1c was performed in all patients as advised by the physician and was entered in our records.Results: Of 304 subjects, 165 patients (54.3%) suffered from dry eyes syndrome. Although dry eyes syndrome was more common in female patients, this association was not significant. Diabetic Retinopathy was found in 154 patients (50.65%). Dry eyes syndrome was more frequent in diabetic patients with diabetic retinopathy. (P = 0.02). Compared with patients without diabetic retinopathy, those with diabetic retinopathy were more likely to have higher HbA1c (p<0.001). Conclusion: Diabetic retinopathy and dry eyes appear to have a common association like ageing.  Examination for dry eyes should be an integral part of the assessment of diabetic eye disease. In addition, high HbA1c level was an important factor associated with prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy.
Primary duodenal tuberculosis - A rare case report
Authors: Sah Mukesh Prasad , Gautam Santosh , Sharma Chitra Raj , Ahmed Dewan Saifuddin
Published: September 2018

Gastroduodenal tuberculosis is uncommon even in parts of world where tuberculosis is endemic and accounts for 2.3 % of abdominal tuberculosis. We present here a case of duodenal tuberculosis who presented with vomiting, pain abdomen and weight loss. Duodenoscopy revealed mucosal ulceration and nodularity with marked enlarged and erythematous surrounding folds. Histopathology of duodenum showed features of tuberculosis.
Efektivitas Pelatihan Komunikasi Untuk Meningkatkan Keterampilan Komunikasi Siswa Kejuruan Jurusan Akomodasi Perhotelan
Authors: Ridha Andi Ahmad
Published: September 2018

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of effective communication training on communication skills of vocational students in hospitality accommodation. This research uses quantitative experimental method with one group pretest posttest design. The subjects consisted of 6 students of vocational schools majoring in hospitality accommodation with poor communication skills. Intervention given to the subject is in the form of effective communication training. The research instrument used is learning evaluation and rating scale observation sheet. Data analysis was done descriptively and using statistical analysis of wilcoxon test. The results showed that there was an increase in knowledge and communication skills possessed before and after students were given effective communication training. The findings of this research can be used as a reference in developing communication skills of vocational students in hospitality accommodation.

 
Unsettling Canadian Heritage: Decolonial Aesthetics in Canadian Video and Performance Art
Authors: Smith Sarah E.K. , Taunton Carla
Published: September 2018

Issues of settler colonialism in Canada are prominent in public discourse in the wake of the 2015 findings by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. These histories, rooted in legacies of cultural genocide and trauma, disrupt national mythologies of the Canadian state as benevolent and inclusive. Grappling with this moment of reconciliation—and the resistance and resentment entangled in this process—we suggest contemporary artists are leading the way in critically examining these dynamics. In this article we investigate decolonialism as an aesthetic strategy. Focusing on how decolonial aesthetics engages with the discourse of Canadian heritage, we examine the work of contemporary artists Leah Decter, Jacqueline Hoàng Nguyễn, and Caroline Monnet. These artists, all working with archives, communities, and histories located geographically or conceptually at the peripheries of Canada, employ diverse media to engage with heritage objects, concepts, and events, to question settler colonialism in the public realm. Through our analysis of their work, we argue for the ways in which their projects unsettle dominant national histories. We contend that Decter’s, Hoàng Nguyễn’s, and Monnet’s decolonial aesthetics mobilize heritage to unpack the complexities of the Canadian state.
But What Are We Really Talking About? From Patrimoine to Heritage, a Few Avenues for Reflection
Authors: Morisset Lucie K.
Published: September 2018

This article proposes a history of the ideas of heritage founded on the differentiation between the concepts of heritage and patrimoine according to the two official languages in which they are approached and considered in Canada: that is, English and French. To do this, the author examines a varied corpus of published and unpublished historic and contemporary documents in order to determine the paradigms, the significance, and the practices that underlie the articulation and usage of the words heritage, patrimoine, and a few of their equivalents, according to their respective eras. In particular, by distinguishing patrimoine from heritage, we can also observe a metalanguage that opposes the institution and the status(es) that it confers to the community and its organic participation, which permits the assimilation of patrimoine, in French, to an ideological apparatus and to a social order, exclusive by definition, then observe the propagation of the meaning and its practices carried by the word patrimoine in French beyond the boundaries of language and into those that we now associate with heritage in English. After having identified the manifestations of this metalanguage in francophone and anglophone epistemologies of heritage studies and critical heritage studies, the author retraces several examples in the diverse regions of Canada, which permits a contrast between the parameters that define the concepts of heritage and patrimoine through what is (to be) common or what is (to be) transmitted, and whether the target is more focused on propriety or on usage. Finally, this “thick description” of the metalanguages of patrimoine and heritage allow us to discern what we could categorize as Canadian hybrids, born of the proximity of ideas of heritage and patrimoine on this territory, and to propose that in-depth intellectual inquiries might seize upon them to contribute to the resolution of theoretical and epistemological issues that the actions of public powers on heritage and patrimoine raise in the contemporary world.
Microbial Reduction in Low Temperature Dishwashing Cycles
Authors: Amberg Caroline
Published: September 2018

Even though, temperature and water consumption have decreased in domestic dishwashing cycles in the last years, it is generally agreed that dishwashing programs are efficient enough to remove critical microorganisms. But will the dishwashing process be efficient enough in the future? In the first part of this study, the impact of temperature, time and detergent amounts on microbial reduction of Enterococcus faecium, Micrococcus luteus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were tested in suspension tests with the aim to select potential test strains for hygiene studies in the dishwasher. Enterococcus faecium and Micrococcus luteus biomonitors were in a second part applied to different low temperature cycles in a household dishwasher. The microbial reduction in the dishwasher was compared with the corresponding results from the suspension tests to get more insight in additional effects on microbial reduction like the mechanical action and rinsing step.
Інформаційна діяльність міжнародної організації «Репортери без кордонів» в Україні
Authors: Гандзюк Віталій
Published: September 2018

У статті з’ясовано позицію провідних країн світу щодо закріплення питання захисту свободи слова на законодавчому рівні, проаналізовано інформаційну діяльність та концептуальні засади функціонування неурядової міжнародної організації «Репортери без кордонів» (РБК) в Україні.
Поняття національного інформаційного простору та його характеристики
Authors: Шевченко Марина
Published: September 2018

У статті проаналізовано загальний стан, тенденції та перспективи розвитку інформаційного простору на прикладі національного інформаційного простору України. Розглянуто нормативно-правове забезпечення функціонування інформаційної сфери в Україні. Висвітлено завдання для покращення державноїполітики щодо інформаційного простору країни.
Революція гідності і тенденції зросійщення Українського телебачення
Authors: Романчук Олег
Published: September 2018

Автор статті досліджує процес русифікації українського телевізійного простору. Заходи, спрямовані на вирішення проблем, такі як заборона ряду російських художніх фільмів, які створюють загрозу для національних інтересів України, є недостатніми, неадекватними та тривіальними.У статті представлено аналіз минулих та сучасних теоретичних досліджень та практичних технологій інформаційних воєн, розроблених російськими фахівцями - Євгенієм Месснером, Андрієм Маніліо, Олександром Владимировим.Автор пропонує шляхи подолання цих негативних тенденцій, що в значній мірі призвело до втрати національної ідентичності, переважання культури та мови агресора країни.
Analisa Kapasitas Jalan Dan Derajat Kejenuhan Berdasarkan Survey Lalu Lintas Harian Rata-Rata Di Kabupaten Paser Kalimantan Timur
Authors: Anisari Rezky
Published: September 2018

In the province of East Kalimantan, especially the city of Tana Paser, Paser Regency, has a fairly high population growth, and is a fairly dense city and it is included as a fairly developed city hence many migrants who migrate to trade or to find a job. Based on the results of the Central Bureau of Statistics recording in 2016, the population of Tana Paser city was 50,000 people which make the city of Tana Paser as the city with the largest population in the Southern part of East Kalimantan Province.

To find out the traffic density level, it is necessary to analyze and survey the traffic,  the results of the analysis show that the surveyed road with the highest density level or the highest Degree of Saturation (DS) is MT Haryono road with DS value of 0.494 with road capacity of 1406 , 725 SMP / hour and total of traversing current of 694,4 SMP / hour followed by road of Untung Suropati with DS equals to 0,441 with road capacity of 2134,458 SMP / hour and total of traversing current equal to 942,350 SMP / hour. For the surveyed road with the lowest density level or the lowest Degree of Saturation (DS) is the Pelopor road with DS value of 0,020 with the road capacity of 2229,323 SMP / hour and the total traversing current is only 45,100 SMP / hour; then Sungai Tuak Sultan Hasanuddin road with DS value of 0,066 with road capacity of 3305,275 SMP / hour and total traversing current only equals to 217,050 hence the road is categorized as quiet road.
Kualitas Pelayanan Customer Service Dan Loyalitas Nasabah Pada Bank Bri Unit Veteran Banjarmasin
Authors: Imelda Sri
Published: September 2018

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui kualitas pelayanan Customer Service  dan loyalitas nasabah Pada Bank BRI Kantor Unit Veteran Banjarmasin. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kualitas pelayanan customer service kurang maksimal. Perlu ditingkatkan pelayanan yang mengutamakan kepentingan nasabah,  tepat dan cepat sesuai waktu yang dijanjikan, cepat tanggap terhadap masalah yang disampaikan nasabah, serta  selalu sigap dan siap bila ada nasabah yang meminta bantuan. Loyalitas nasabah Bank BRI Kantor Unit Veteran Banjarmasin tetap setia, banyak nasabah yang puas dan sangat setuju untuk menggunakan Bank  untuk keperluan usaha dan lain-lain, merekomendasikan kepada pihak lain, nasabah merasa tertarik, merasa nyaman, dan tidak terpengaruh oleh tawaran bank lain. Bank BRI Kantor Unit Veteran Banjarmasin hanya perlu memperbaiki kualitas pelayanan yang dikeluhkan nasabah maka nasabah akan 100% setia terhadap bank tersebut. Agar nasabah sepenuhnya loyal terhadap bank tersebut. Pihak bank yang terkait harus memberikan pengetahuan lebih terhadap karyawan berdasarkan konsep dimensi kualitas pelayanan, yang akhirnya menjadi sebagai penentu konsep tingkat kepuasan nasabah, yaitu dengan meningkatkan kinerja pelayanan atau kualitas pelayanan menggunakan TERRA
Interpretasi Citra Digital Penginderaan Jauh Untuk Pembuatan Peta Lahan Sawah Dan Estimasi Hasil Panen Padi
Authors: Agoes Herliyani Farial , Irawan Faris Ade , Marlianisya Rhima
Published: September 2018

Indonesia merupakan Negara  agraris  yang  sebagian  wilayahnya adalah pertanian dan perkebunan, dan diharapkan dapat lebih meningkatkan produksi agraris tersebut lewat lahan-lahan sawah dan pertanian yang lebih luas lagi. Sawah merupakan media atau sarana untuk memproduksi padi. Sawah yang subur akan menghasilkan padi  yang  baik. Lokasi penelitian ini merupakan slah satu kecamatan di Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan yang memiliki lahan sawah yang cukup luas. Lokasi penelitian ini adalah Kecamatan Sungai Raya yang berada di Kabuaten Hulu Sungai Selatan. Kecamatan Sungai Raya memiliki  luas  wilayah 80,96  km2   dan  memiliki lahan  sawah  menjadi sektor  pertanian yang memiliki nilai panen tinggi pada daerah tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui luasan dan estimasi panen padi, serta pembuatan peta lahan sawah hasil interpretasi citra satelit Worldview2 perekaman tahun 2015. Perhitungan luas area lahan sawah hasil interpretasi citra dihitung dengan menggunakan calculate geometry. Perhitungan luas estimasi panen padi dilakukan dengan acuan dari luas lahan hasil interpretasi dan produktivitas perhektar yang didapat dari Dinas Pertanian. Uji ketelitian interpretasi dilakukan dengan cek lapangan untuk pengambilan data secara sampling (Ground Truth). Hasil dari uji ketelitiandari hasil interpretasi ini adalah 90%, Dari hasil interpretasi lahan sawah dibuat menjadi peta lahan sawah dengan skala 1 : 60.000. Hasil dari perhitungan luas dengan menggunakan calculate geometry, luas lahan sawah di kecamatan Sungai Raya adalah 2474,802 Ha. Dari acuan luas lahan sawah   eksisting yang di dapat dari perhitungan calculate geometry dan dari dari data hasil panen perhektar maka diperoleh hasil estimasi panen padi dengan metode ubinan adalah 17.1969 Ton.
Ease of Doing Business and Its Impact on Inward FDI
Authors: Hossain Mohamed Tareq , Hassan Zubair , Shafiq Sumaiya , Basit Abdul
Published: September 2018

This study investigates the impact of Ease of Doing Business on Inward FDI over the period from 2011 to 2015 across the globe. This study measures ease of doing business using starting a business, getting credit, registering property, paying taxes and enforcing contracts. The research used a sample of 177 countries from 190 countries listed in World Bank. Least square regression model via E-views software used to examine causal relationship. The study found that ease of doing business indicators ‘Enforcing Contracts’ was found to have a positive significant impact on Inward FDI. Nevertheless, ‘Getting Credit’ and ‘Registering Property’ were found to have a negative significant impact on Inward FDI. However, ‘Starting a Business’ and ‘Paying Taxes’ have no significant impact on Inward FDI in the studied timeframe of this research. The findings of the study suggested the ease of doing business enables inward FDI through better contract enforcements, getting credit and registering property. The findings of the research will assist international managers and companies to know the importance of ease of doing business when investing in foreign countries through FDI.
Fast and Robust Flight Altitude Estimation of Multirotor UAVs in Dynamic Unstructured Environments Using 3D Point Cloud Sensors
Authors: Bavle Hriday , Sanchez-Lopez Jose Luis , De la Puente Paloma , Rodriguez-Ramos Alejandro , Sampedro Carlos , Campoy Pascual
Published: September 2018

This paper presents a fast and robust approach for estimating the flight altitude of multirotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) using 3D point cloud sensors in cluttered, unstructured, and dynamic indoor environments. The objective is to present a flight altitude estimation algorithm, replacing the conventional sensors such as laser altimeters, barometers, or accelerometers, which have several limitations when used individually. Our proposed algorithm includes two stages: in the first stage, a fast clustering of the measured 3D point cloud data is performed, along with the segmentation of the clustered data into horizontal planes. In the second stage, these segmented horizontal planes are mapped based on the vertical distance with respect to the point cloud sensor frame of reference, in order to provide a robust flight altitude estimation even in presence of several static as well as dynamic ground obstacles. We validate our approach using the IROS 2011 Kinect dataset available in the literature, estimating the altitude of the RGB-D camera using the provided 3D point clouds. We further validate our approach using a point cloud sensor on board a UAV, by means of several autonomous real flights, closing its altitude control loop using the flight altitude estimated by our proposed method, in presence of several different static as well as dynamic ground obstacles. In addition, the implementation of our approach has been integrated in our open-source software framework for aerial robotics called Aerostack.
Gene Selection in Cancer Classification Using Sparse Logistic Regression with L1/2 Regularization
Authors: Wu Shengbing , Jiang Hongkun , Shen Haiwei , Yang Ziyi
Published: September 2018

In recent years, gene selection for cancer classification based on the expression of a small number of gene biomarkers has been the subject of much research in genetics and molecular biology. The successful identification of gene biomarkers will help in the classification of different types of cancer and improve the prediction accuracy. Recently, regularized logistic regression using the L 1 regularization has been successfully applied in high-dimensional cancer classification to tackle both the estimation of gene coefficients and the simultaneous performance of gene selection. However, the L 1 has a biased gene selection and dose not have the oracle property. To address these problems, we investigate L 1 / 2 regularized logistic regression for gene selection in cancer classification. Experimental results on three DNA microarray datasets demonstrate that our proposed method outperforms other commonly used sparse methods ( L 1 and L E N ) in terms of classification performance.
A Modified Disturbance Observer Structure Based on Acceleration Measurement for Disturbance Suppression in Tracking Control System
Authors: Deng Jiuqiang , Ren Wei , Zhang Hanwen , Luo Yong , Zhou Xi , Mao Yao
Published: September 2018

The micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) accelerometer is widely adopted in many engineering control systems due to its extraordinary performance with high bandwidth, small size and low weight. However, massive drift caused by its insensitively at low frequency is the main factor which limits its performance. It leads to integral saturation when the feedforward method is used and hinders the improvement of disturbance suppression ability at low frequency, which is a significant factor for evaluating the closed-loop performance of a high-precision tracking system. To solve this problem, a modified disturbance observer structure and its corresponding new controller, which can improve disturbance suppression performance at low frequency by effectively rejecting more drift and weakening the occurrence possibility of integral saturation when drift exists, are proposed. Detailed analyses and a series of comparative experimental results verify that the proposed method can effectively enhance disturbance suppression performance at low frequency.