bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Caracterización de las habilidades del razonamiento matemático en niños con TDAH
Authors: Salvatierra Melgar Angel , Gallarday Morales Santiago Aquiles , Ocaña-Fernández Yolvi , Palacios Garay de Rodríguez Jessica Paola
Published: January 2019

El objetivo de la presente investigación fue caracterizar las habilidades del razonamiento matemático en niños con TDAH entre 7 a 9 años, el estudio inicia de la concepción de niños con necesidades especiales y se realiza una indagación antropológica en perspectivas del actor sobre las habilidades del razonamiento matemático y las entrevista a sus tres docentes acerca de sus dificultades, alteraciones y trastornos. El método de la investigación es el trabajo de campo etnográfico. Los resultados muestran carencia de habilidades matemáticas específicamente en cálculo numérico; apreciándose desorden, combinación de operación simultáneamente entre adición y sustracción, déficit de atención durante la lectura de un problema por lo que no logran sistematizar, identificar los datos para las operaciones algorítmica
Sistematización de una experiencia de capacitación de docentes en servicio mediante el empleo de la investigación-acción
Authors: Rodríguez-Sosa Jorge , Zeballos-Manzur Molvina , Rodríguez Sabiote Clemente , Borja Villanueva César Andrés , Bernuy Torres Luis Alexis , Elias-Mesías Nuri
Published: January 2019

La sistematización de una experiencia relevante como la capacitación de 21 docentes en servicio con el empleo de un componente de investigación-acción, tuvo como propósito documentar y escribir lo ocurrido, así como explicar los resultados alcanzados como producto de la intervención. Se buscó interpretar críticamente la experiencia, extraer aprendizajes de ella y mejorar la práctica futura. El estudio empleó técnicas de análisis cualitativo y cuantitativo. Los resultados sugieren que el componente favoreció que los docentes cuestionen sus propias creencias sobre la enseñanza y fortalezcan sus habilidades de problematizar la docencia. También sugieren que estos cambios ocurren en capacitaciones que incluyen espacios de reflexión y de discusión sobre creencias y prácticas.
Effect of intramyocardial injection of erytropetin stimulated autologus bone marrow cells on myocardial perfusion using 99mТC-MIBI spect in long-term
Authors: Chernyavskiy A. M. , Fomichev A. V. , Nikitin N. A. , Poveshchenko O. V. , Kareva J. E. , Gulyaeva K. K. , Minin S. M.
Published: January 2019

Purpose.To evaluate the changes of myocardial perfusion using 99mТс-MIBI single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) after the intramyocardial implantation of erythropoietin preconditioned autologous bone marrow cells (ABMC) in laser channels during coronary artery disease (CAD) surgery.

Materials and methods.Randomized study of 40 patients (mean age 58.0 ± 6.9, 9 females) with diffuse and (or) distal right coronary artery disease (RCA). Patients of the study group (n= 23) underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) of the left coronary artery (LCA) system and intramyocardial implantation of erythropoietin preconditioned ABMC in the left ventricular (LV) inferior wall. Patients of the control group (n= 17) underwent CABG of the LCA system only. 99mТс-MIBI SPECT performed 1–2 days before and 12 months after surgery.

Results.In study group after 12-month follow-up the summed stress score in a typical RCA supply area (SSSRCA) improved from 7.0 [5.5; 10.5] to 4.0 [1.0; 5.5] (p<0.01), summed rest score (SRSRCA) improved from 3.0 [0.0; 7.0] to 1.0 [0.0; 3.5] (p<0.01), and summed different score (SDSRCA) improved from 3.0 [1.0; 4.0] to 1.0 [0.0; 2.0] (p= 0.03). Control group patients after 12-month follow-up showed significant improvement of SSS RCA only – from 8.0 [6.0; 12.0] to 5.0 [4.0; 7.0] (p<0.01).

Conclusion.After 12-month follow-up in patients with diffuse and (or) distal RCA disease, the procedure of intramyocardial implantation of the erythropoietin preconditioned ABMC in laser channels is demonstrated to be safe and induces the improvement of myocardial perfusion.
The use of stress test in patients after coronary artery bypass grafting to assess the effectiveness of surgery, determination of rehabilitation possibilities and prognosis
Authors: Inozemtseva A. A.
Published: January 2019

The review provides the data on current approaches on the use of stress tests to determine the programs, rehabilitation terms and the prognosis in patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The experience of foreign and Russian clinics shows the necessity and relevance of stress testing in this category of patients. However, currently there are no clear recommendations on the terms and methods of stress testing in patients who underwent CABG. The widespread introduction of stress testing in general and spiroveloergometry in particular into practical medicine will allow for the production of personalized training programs and for the evaluatation of the patient’s prognosis, rehabilitation and labour potential.
Epicardial adipose tissue: pathophysiology and role in the development of cardiovascular diseases
Authors: Uchasova E. G. , Gruzdeva O. V. , Dyleva Yu. A. , Akbasheva O. E.
Published: January 2019

Visceral adipose tissue is an important predictor of cardiovascular diseases, which carry more risk than total fat accumulation. Epicardial fat, a special form of visceral fat deposited around the heart, is considered an important predictor of the risk of cardiovascular disease, taking into account the production and release of adipocytokines. Recently, the number of experimental and clinical data proving the physiological and metabolic significance of epicardial fat is increasing. The thickness and volume of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) have a strong correlation with obesity, impaired fasting glucose, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and atherosclerosis. Moreover, it is now clear that the connection between EAT and the heart is regulated by complex two directional pathways, since not only adipokines regulate cardiac function, but the heart affects EAT via paracrine signaling. Further study of the molecular mechanisms regulating the interaction between the heart and EAT will improve our understanding of the role of the latter in cardiac physiology and the development of disease mechanisms.
The first clinical case of implantation of a composite frame xenopericardial bioprosthesis “MedEng-Bio” in the mitral position
Authors: Kozlov B. N. , Petlin K. A. , Pryakhin A. S. , Schedrin A. V. , Panflov D. S. , Shipulin V. M.
Published: January 2019

The article presents the first clinical case of the implantation of a composite frame xenopericardial bioprosthesis “MedEng-Bio” in the mitral position. The special design of the prosthesis implantation procedure simplifies and reduces the risks associated with possible repeated operations.
Morphophenotypic predictor of the development of visceral obesity in patients with schizophrenia receiving antipsychotic therapy
Authors: Kornetova E. G. , Dubrovskaya V. V. , Kornetov A. N. , Lobacheva O. A. , Ivanova S. A. , Semke A. V.
Published: January 2019

Objective:revealing the role of morphophenotypic indices in the development of visceral obesity in patients with schizophrenia receiving quetiapine and risperidone therapy.

Materials and methods.56 indoor patients with schizophrenia who received quetiapine (n= 23) or risperidone (n= 33) at medium doses were examined. Included persons were from 18 to 65 years old with at least a 1 year history of disease, the condition of which met the criteria of schizophrenia according to ICD-10. The Basis map of sociodemographic and clinical-dynamic signs for patients with schizophrenia was filled in, PANSS in the adapted Russian version – SCI-PANSS, noninvasive bioimpedancemetry, measurement of growth, transversethoracic, biacromial and bicrystal diameter, with calculation of body mass indexes, Tanner and Rees – Eysenk and definition of integral morphophenotypic indicators were carried out. Statistical processing was performed using Student’s t-test with a preliminary estimate of Pearson’s χ2 normal distribution, the Mann – Whitney U test to compare independent samples, the Spearman correlation analysis, the two-sided Fisher test.

Results.There were no significant differences in both subgroups in terms of bioimpedancemetry. The correlation between the level of visceral fat and the Rees – Eysenk index in patients receiving risperidone was a moderate inverse: the greater the value of the Rees – Eysenk index, the lower the level of visceral fat (r= –0.73381,t= –4.70833,p= 0.00015). The correlation between the Tanner index and the level of visceral fat in the quetiapine subgroup was strong: the larger the Tanner index, the higher the visceral fat level (r= 0.7763,t= 4.08481,p= 0.00181); in the risperidone subgroup, there was an average direct correlation (r= 0.48133,t= 2.39356,p= 0.02716).

Conclusion.The magnitude of the Rees – Eysenk index of schizophrenic patients can be considered among other factors in the management of risperidone in individuals with asthenic physique. The determination of the Tanner index at the beginning of treatment can play the role of a prognostic factor in the development of visceral obesity in patients with schizophrenia in the planned use as a basic therapy for quetiapine.
The Relationship Between Depression and Violence Risk Predictors on Elderly
Authors: Pereira Joana Alegria , Mendes Felismina , Mestre Tatiana , Zangão Maria Otília , Pereira Catarina
Published: January 2019

The purpose of this study was to understand the correlation between the elderly with depressive symptomatology and the predictors of the risk of violence against them. The method used was a quantitative approach using the Statistical Package program for Social Sciences. There was a participation of 237 elderly people aged 65-96 years, of the project “Aging in Safety in Alentejo-Understanding to Act”, at the University of Évora. The Geriatric Depression Scale and the Predictors of Risk of Violence (an adaptation of the Elder Abuse and Neglect-Risk Assessment Tool and Vulnerability to Abuse Screening Scale) were applied. About the results, 50 elderly (21.1%) had mild depressive symptomatology, and 14 (5.9%) had severe depressive symptomatology. Of the 64 elderly individuals who presented depressive symptomatology 55 were female. In the relationship between the severity of depressive symptomatology and predictors of risk of violence, significant results were found in three dimensions: current supports and relationships, family context and cognitive/emotional difficulties. The main conclusion of the study is that factors like no social support networks, complex family context and cognitive and emotional changes, contribute to greater physical and mental vulnerability of the elderly, resulting in cases of anxiety and stress, which present a depressive symptomatology and the risk of violence.
Mechanical Behavior of Inconel 625 at Elevated Temperatures
Authors: de Oliveira Mauro M. , Couto Antônio A. , Almeida Gisele F. C. , Reis Danieli A. P. , de Lima Nelson B. , Baldan Renato
Published: January 2019

Abstract: The Inconel 625 is a nickel-based alloy has been widely used in the high-temperature application. The Inconel 625 exhibits unstable plastic flow at elevated temperature characterized by serrated yielding, known as Portevin-Le Chatelier effect. The aim of this work is to evaluate the mechanical properties at high temperatures of the Inconel 625. The tensile tests were performed in the temperature range of room temperature until 1000 °C and strain rate of 2x10^-4 to 2x10^-3 s^-1. The creep tests were performed in the temperature range of 600-700 °C, in the stress range of 500-600 MPa in a constant load mode. The surface fracture was observed by optical and scanning electron microscopy. Serrated stress-strain behavior was observed in the curves obtained at 200 to 700 °C, which was associated with the dynamic strain aging effect. The yield strength and the elongation values show an anomalous behavior as a function of the test temperature. An intergranular cracking was observed specimen tensile tested at 500 °C that can be attributed to the decohesion of the carbides along the grain boundaries. The fracture surface of the specimen tensile tested at 700 °C showed the predominance of transgranular cracking with tear dimples with a parabolic shape.
Different Types of Blood Pressure Variability in Hypertensive Patients with Chronic Lower Airway Diseases
Authors: Smirnova M. I. , Gorbunov V. M. , Kurekhyan A. S. , Koshelyaevskaya Ya. N. , Deev A. D.
Published: January 2019

In hypertensive patients, blood pressure variability (BPV) and comorbidity are associated with prognosis. However, there have been no complex prospective studies of BPV in patients with hypertension and chronic lower airway diseases (CLAD). Aim. To investigate specific features of different BPV types and their prognostic value in hypertensive patients with and without CLAD in a prospective study. Material and methods. This prospective cohort study included hypertensive patients, approximately half of whom had asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Clinic blood pressure (BP) measurements, ambulatory and home BP monitoring (ABPM, HBPM), spirometry, clinical blood analysis and blood chemistry, and a standard questionnaire and physical examination were performed at baseline and 12 months later. Clinical BP measurements and HBPM were also repeated 6 months after the baseline visit. At 12 months from the last study visit, we collected the information about cardiovascular complications and deaths. Statistical methods included ANOVA and survival analysis. The BPV indices were calculated as SD for different time periods, ARV (average real variability), and VIM (variation independent of mean). The inter-group comparisons were adjusted for age and sex. The assessment of intra-visit and long-term BPV was based on clinical BP measurement. The assessment of 24-hour BPV and mid-term BPV was based on ABPM and HBPM, respectively. Results. The BPV levels, assessed by ABPM and HBPM, were higher in patients with CLAD. There were no long-term BPV differences between two groups, in according to clinical BP data. Higher levels of daytime BPV were associated with orthostatic systolic BP, baseline forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), and glomerular filtration rate (GFR). An increase in nighttime BPV was associated with COPD, serum creatinine, FEV1 after β2-agonist inhalation, and GFR. In the CLAD group, the cumulative survival was lower, while the total risk was higher. The following endpoint predictors were identified: supraventricular arrhythmias, SD of nighttime diastolic BP, blood leukocyte count and nocturnal BP fall (Wald Chi-Square 14.780- 4.257; p<0.0001-0.026). Conclusion. The main BPV indices are higher in patients with asthma and COPD, in comparison with CLAD-free hypertensive patients. ABPM is the most reliable method of BPV assessment in hypertensive patients with CLAD, according to our data. The increase in BPV is associated with irreversible airway obstruction and renal function. Adverse outcomes were associated with both nighttime BPV and nocturnal BP fall, as well as with rhythm disorders and leukocyte count as a marker of systemic inflammation. BPV in patients with CLAD warrants further investigation.
Prolonged Successful Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation with Thrombolysis in a Patient with Acute Coronary Syndrome
Authors: Klein G. V. , Chukseev S. E. , Nikolaev M. A. , Timofeev A. A.
Published: January 2019

A case of successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation lasting 120 min with a good neurological outcome in a patient with acute coronary syndrome is presented. The protocol of resuscitation with the use of thrombolysis (recombinant non-immunogenic staphylokinase) followed by stenting of the infarct-dependent artery in a patient with acute coronary syndrome is described on the example of this case.
Combined Endovascular Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome with Bioresorbable Scaffolds and Angioplasty in Patient with Critical Lower Limb Ischemia – Hybrid Treatment in Multidisciplinary Hospital
Authors: Zagorulko A. I. , Kolosov R. V. , Sidelnikov A. V. , Korzheva Yu. V. , Koledinsky A. G.
Published: January 2019

The key to successful treatment in patients with acute coronary syndrome is maximally early revascularization of the coronary arteries. Treatment of multifocal atherosclerosis with lesions of the coronary and peripheral arteries requires coordinated work of the multidisciplinary team of doctors. Critical ischemia of the lower limbs requires urgent revascularization in order to prevent limb amputation. However, it is not always possible to perform revascularization using specialists of the same profile – endovascular or surgical. The use of hybrid methods of treatment (surgical and endovascular) allows to significantly improve the prognosis in saving the limb. The article presents a clinical observation of successful multistep treatment of a patient with acute coronary syndrome in combination with critical ischemia of the lower limb. The first stage was performed by multiple stenting of the coronary arteries with bioabsorptive scaffolds; the second stage was the hybrid treatment – femoral-tibial bypass with simultaneous recanalization and angioplasty of the lower leg arteries with good postoperative and long-term outcome.
The Impact of Using Ice on Quality of Pain Associated with Chest Drain Removal in Postcardiac Surgery Patients: An Evidence-Based Care
Authors: Mazloum Seyed Reza , Gandomkar Fatemeh , Tashnizi Mohammad Abbasi
Published: January 2019

Background:

Patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery require the placement of at least one chest drain. Chest Drain Removal (CDR) has been considered to be a painful event in patient’s postoperative recuperation.

Objective:

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of using ice on quality of pain associated with CDR in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Materials and Methods:

This randomized, observer-blind, crossover trial was done on 51 post-cardiac surgery patients who had two chest drains in the Mashhad Heart Center in Iran. The patients were assigned to ice, placebo, and control groups. Ice and placebo bags were used over the region around the chest drains for 20 minutes prior to CDR. The quality of pain was assessedviaShort-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) before and after CRT. The data were analyzed through the SPSS software using ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis, and Chi-square tests.

Results:

The study findings revealed that the three groups were not significantly different regarding pain quality before CDR (p=0.24). However, the ice bag group (4.6±4.4) was significantly different from the placebo (8.1±6.9) and control groups (7.1±5.3) concerning the pain quality score immediately after CDR (p<0.05). The results of chi-square test also showed that the three groups were significantly different regarding “hot-burning” (p=0.009). However, no significant differences were observed with regard to other items of SF-MPQ.

Conclusion:

The results indicated that ice bag application could be used as an effective, safe, and inexpensive non-pharmacological intervention to reduce patients’ pain and increase their comfort during CDR.
Looking Sharp. Dutch Bronze Age razors and tweezers in context
Authors: Arnoldussen Stijn , Steegstra Hannie
Published: January 2019

Discussions on the presence, nature and apparel of (presumed) European Bronze Age warriors has traditionally focused on weapon graves, armour and rock art – the latter two regrettably absent in the Low Countries. This means that for this area, warrior identities need to be reconstructed on the basis of funerary assemblages that may even lack actual weapons. Since Paul Treherne’s seminal (1995) paper, particularly razors and tweezers have been recognized as reflecting the personal care typical of the warrior life-style. In this paper, Bronze Age and Early Iron Age razors and tweezers from the Netherlands are discussed as part of their wider West-European distribution. Razors of different shapes (pegged, tanged, symmetrical and asymmetrical) can be shown to date to different phases in the period of c. 1600 – 600 BC. Moreover, in variations in handle and blade shape, regional groups and supra-regional contact networks can be identified. Tweezers too show ample diachronic and regional variations: in addition to presumably local types, Nordic and Hallstatt imports are discernible. Razors and tweezers were part of toilet sets that differed in meaning and composition within the time-frame of 1600-600 BC. We argue that the short-hafted awls frequently found in association may represent tattooing needles. In the Hallstatt period, nail-cutters and ear-scoops complement the set (now often suspended from a ring and worn in leather pouches closed with rings or beads).Contextual analysis of the objects shows that razors could be placed in hoards, yet most originate from graves. Several urnfield razors (and some tweezers) originate from funerary monuments that must have stood out for their age, shape or dimensions (e.g. older tombs, long-bed barrows), hinting at a special status for those interred with the toilet sets. Remarkably, the association of razors and tweezers with weapons is infrequent for the Low Countries during most phases of the Bronze Age. Associations with swords are limited to the Ploughrescant-Ommerschans dagger from the famous Ommerschans hoard and the Gündlingen sword from the Oss chieftain’s grave. This means that in the Low Countries, a pars-pro-toto approach to the expression of warrior identity prevailed – one in which the interment of toilet sets instrumental to the expression of warrior identity took precedence over the interment of weaponry.
Why 7? Rules and exceptions in the numbering of dice
Authors: Küchelmann Hans Christian
Published: January 2019

A seldom questioned rule is that opposite sides of dice add up to seven. A look through history reveals that this numbering rule has prevailed for more than 2000 years, from the first millennium BC up to the present. Nevertheless, exceptions occur in all periods, 159 of which are presented here. This paper will discuss the development of the numbering rule, possible motives for this arrangement and possible reasons for exceptions.
A Behavioral Study on Middle-Class Consumers in Adopting M-Commerce in East Java
Authors: Mansyur Mariatul Ulfa , Hariadi Bambang , Andayani Wuryan
Published: January 2019

Abstract: A Behavioral Study on Middle-Class Consumers in Adopting M-Commerce in East Java. The objective of this study is to examine factors that influence the behavioral intention of consumers in using and adopting m-commerce. This study combines Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), and Innovation Diffusion Theory (IDT). The data of this study were collected through a survey and samples were selected by using convenience sampling technique with SEM-PLS requirement as many as ten times the number of paths. The data were analyzed using Partial Least Square (PLS). The results of this study show that perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, social influence, and personal innovativeness affecs behavioral intention. Furthermore, behavioral intention affects actual user, i.e. consumers, to use and adopt m-commerce information technology. This study implies that vendors of m-commerce information technology and management should pay more attention to and reconsider perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, social influence, personal innovativeness, behavioral intention, and consumers as actual users, when they make decision regarding adoption and appliance of m-commerce.Keywords: m-commerce information technology adoption, consumer behavior, Technology Acceptance Model, Theory of Planned Behavior, Innovation Diffusion TheoryAbstrak: Studi Keperilakuan Konsumen Kelas Menengah dalam Pengadopsian M-Commerce di Jawa Timur. Studi ini bertujuan untuk menguji faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi minat perilaku konsumen dalam menggunakan maupun mengadopsi m-commerce. Studi ini merupakan penggabungan model Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), dan Innovation Diffusion Theory (IDT). Studi ini menggunakan metode survey, sampel dipilih dengan menggunakan teknik convenience sampling, dan teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah SEM-PLS. Studi ini menemukan bahwa konstruk persepsi kegunaan, persepsi kemudahan penggunaan, pengaruh sosial dan keinovatifan pribadi berpengaruh terhadap minat perilaku. Selanjutnya, studi ini juga menemukan bahwa minat perilaku berpengaruh terhadap pengguna yang sesungguhnya, yaitu konsumen, terkait dengan penggunaan maupun adopsi m-commerce. Implikasi studi ini adalah vendor layanan teknologi informasi m-commerce dan manajemen harus memperhatikan dan mempertimbangkan lagi persepsi kegunaan, persepsi kemudahan, pengaruh sosial, keinovatifan pribadi, minat perilaku dan konsumen sebagai pengguna sesungguhnya dalam mengambil keputusan terkait dengan pengenalan dan adopsi m-commerce.Kata kunci: Adopsi Teknologi Informasi M-commerce, Perilaku Konsumen, Technology Acceptance Model, Theory of Planned Behavior, Innovation Diffusion Theory
An Analysis of Local Taxes Revenue’s Effect on Human Development Index
Authors: Saragih Arfah Habib
Published: January 2019

Abstract: An Analysis of Local Taxes Revenue’s Effect on Human Development Index. Regional tax reform in Indonesia has been ongoing for approximately twenty years. The aim of the tax reform is to increase regional revenues from tax which will be used society’s welfare through regional development, which can be measured by Human Development Index (HDI). This study aims to analyse the effect of local tax revenue on HDI in Indonesia. Quantitative research method is used with unit of analysis of thirty-four provinces in Indonesia in 2013-2016, with a total of 134 observations. Secondary data is processed through panel data regression using random effect method. This study finds that local tax revenue has a significant positive effect on HDI. This study also finds that economic growth and unemployment rates have no significant effect on HDI, while gini ratio has a significant negative effect on HDI. Keywords: local taxes, human development index, tax reform, economic growth, gini ratioAbstrak: Analisis Pengaruh Penerimaan Pajak Daerah Terhadap Indeks Pembangunan Manusia. Reformasi perpajakan daerah di Indonesia sudah berlangsung selama kurang lebih dua puluh tahun. Tujuan dari reformasi perpajakan tersebut adalah untuk meningkatkan penerimaan daerah dari sektor perpajakan yang akan digunakan untuk kemakmuran rakyat melalui pembangunan daerah yang dapat diukur salah satunya dengan Indeks Pembangunan Manusia (IPM). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh penerimaan pajak daerah terhadap IPM di Indonesia. Metode riset yang digunakan adalah metode kuantitatif dengan unit analisis tiga puluh empat provinsi di Indonesia pada periode 2013-2016 dengan total 134 observasi. Data sekunder diolah melalui regresi data panel dengan metode random effect. Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa penerimaan pajak daerah berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap IPM. Temuan lain yang diperoleh dari penelitian ini adalah pertumbuhan ekonomi dan tingkat pengangguran tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap IPM, sedangkan rasio gini berpengaruh negatif signifikan terhadap IPM. Kata kunci: Kata Kunci: pajak daerah, indeks pembangunan manusia, reformasi perpajakan, pertumbuhan ekonomi, rasio gini
Um método econométrico na identificação dos determinantes da criminalidade municipal: a aplicação em Minas Gerais, Brasil (2000-2014)
Authors: Ervilha Gabriel Teixeira , De Lima João Eustáquio
Published: January 2019

O presente trabalho busca analisar, através da metodologia de dados em painel, se as heterogeneidades municipais em Minas Gerais exercem influências nos diferentes indicadores de criminalidade apresentados pelos 853 municípios mineiros entre 2000 e 2014. Apesar de algumas oposições ao referenciado na literatura da Economia do Crime, os resultados apresentados sugerem que as políticas de combate à criminalidade devem ser conjugadas com outras políticas públicas relacionadas à educação, assistência social, considerando a faixa etária e a vulnerabilidade socioeconômica da população. Assim, mais eficiente do que o combate ostensivo entre policiais e criminosos é o combate aos incentivos gerados pela criminalidade.
Impacto del entorno social en el robo a microempresas del área metropolitana de Monterrey
Authors: Alvarado Lagunas Elías , Valencia Sandoval Karina , Iturralde Mota Oscar
Published: January 2019

Este artículo presenta una caracterización de microempresas del área metropolitana de Monterrey, con datos de la Procuraduría General de Justicia de Nuevo León y del periódico El Norte de 2016, efectuada mediante dos modelos de elección discreta binaria: logit y probit, con los cuales se obtienen los efectos de localización y vecindario sobre la probabilidad de ser objeto de robo con violencia. Los resultados muestran el entorno social como factor decisivo para que exista este delito; características como la distancia hacia un hospital y zonas con alta marginación incrementan la probabilidad, mientras que la cercanía a parques, vialidades y cuarteles policiacos la disminuye.
Sea Level Rise of Sumatera Waters based on Multi-Satellite Altimetry Data
Authors: Khasanah Isna Uswatun
Published: January 2019

The information of sea level rise was needed in the Indonesia as archipelago country to management risk and development coastal area. This research study took in West Sumatra waters, because the majority people have lived in coastal area and some areas is located below 100 m above Mean Sea Level (MSL). The sea level data was taken from multi-satellite altimetry, they are Topex/Poseidon, Jason-1, and Jason-2. The period of data started from 1993 until 2015.Preliminary data processing of satellite altimetry was done by global test and post-processing of satellite altimetry data. The sea level rise analysis done by linear regression methods. Linear regression formula of sea level rise in West Sumatra Waters during the period was  y = 1.586 + 0.0000113x. The change of sea level during period 1993 until 2015 was 3.394 cm with mean sea level rise value was 1.35 mm/year
Percent of building density (PBD) of urban environment: a multi-index approach based study in DKI Jakarta Province
Authors: Ardiansyah Ardiansyah , Hernina Revi , Suseno Weling , Zulkarnain Faris , Yanidar Ramadhani , Rokhmatuloh Rokhmatuloh
Published: January 2019

This study developed a model to identify the percent of building density (PBD) of DKI Jakarta Province in each pixel of Landsat 8 imageries through a multi-index approach. DKI Jakarta province was selected as the location of the study because of its urban environment characteristics.  The model was constructed using several predictor variables i.e.  Normalized Difference Built-up Index (NDBI), Soil-adjusted Vegetation Index (SAVI), Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI), and surface temperature from thermal infrared sensor (TIRS). The calculation of training sample data was generated from high-resolution imagery and was correlated to the predictor variables using multiple linear regression (MLR) analysis. The R values of predictor variables are significantly correlated. The result of MLR analysis shows that the predictor variables simultaneously have correlation and similar pattern to the PBD based on high-resolution imageries. The Adjusted R Square value is 0,734, indicates that all four variables influences predicting the PBD by 73%.
Condorcet’s jury theorem: General will and epistemic democracy
Authors: Vasic Miljan
Published: January 2019

My aim in this paper is to explain what Condorcet?s jury theorem is, and to
examine its central assumptions, its significance to the epistemic theory of
democracy and its connection with Rousseau?s theory of general will. In the
first part of the paper I will analyze an epistemic theory of democracy and
explain how its connection with Condorcet?s jury theorem is twofold: the
theorem is at the same time a contributing historical source, and the model
used by the authors to this day. In the second part I will specify the
purposes of the theorem itself, and examine its underlying assumptions.
Third part will be about an interpretation of Rousseau?s theory, which is
given by Grofman and Feld relying on Condorcet?s jury theorem, and about
criticisms of such interpretation. In the fourth, and last, part I will
focus on one particular assumption of Condorcet?s theorem, which proves to
be especially problematic if we would like to apply the theorem under
real-life conditions; namely, the assumption that voters choose between two
options only.
HOLOCENE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN SOUTH-EAST ALTAI EVIDENCED BY SOIL RECORD
Authors: Bronnikova Maria A. , Konoplianikova Yuliya V. , Agatova Anna R. , Nepop Roman K. , Lebedeva Marina P.
Published: January 2019

The soils of Russian Altai highlands were used as a paleoenvironmental archive, as a source of dating material, and as a chronostratigraphic marker to describe Holocene environmental change in the studied area. Based on calibration intervals of 14C dates obtained for buried humus horizons (11 buried soils in 6 studied soil-sedimentary sequences) and some dates from pendants of contemporary soils, following stages of pedogenesis were recorded in studied soil-sedimentary systems and surface soils: 6.4 – 11.5 ky cal BP; about 4.9-5.3 cal BP; 2.5-3.8 cal BP; 0.6 – 1.2 cal BP. All studied surface soils in the basins nowadays develop in cold, ultra-continental water deficit conditions: Skeletic Kastanozems Cambic, Skeletic Cambisols Protocalcic, Skeletic Cambic Calcisol Yermic. The most extreme conditions of soil formation within Holocene were within the last 1-2 kyr. All buried soils were formed in better conditions, more balanced in water, with higher biological activity, mostly within steppe or forest-steppe landscapes. Cryogenic features had been insisting all over the Holocene till nowadays. Water demandant cryogenic features are met in buried soils up to the age of 1-2 ky cal BP. In the last millennia cryogenic processes are suppressed, water demandant features gave way to those which can be formed in contemporary water deficit conditions: simple fissures, frost sorting, and shattering. At lower levels (Kuraj basin) more or less arid cold steppe conditions insisted within the most part of Holocene. Initial stages of soil formation were often ground water affected, or at least shortly waterlogged. At the highest positions humid and relatively warm Early Holocene stage of forest pedogenesis is recorded for the beginning of Holocene, and a Late Holocene (last 3-4 kyr) cold humid phase, presumably under mountain tundra and/or alpines. Microsedimentary intra-soil record in carbonatehumus pendants imprints fine fluctuations of soil water regime at initial stages of soil formation, controlled by local topography, and climatic changes in the second half of Holocene. General trends of environmental changes in the region recorded in soil and soil sedimentary systems are in well correspondence with other records of paleonvironment.
Musykilat Taqwim Ta�lim al-Lugah al-�Arabiyyah wa Hillu laha fii al-Fasl al-�Asyir al-Madrasah al-�Aliyah al-Hukumiyyah Palopo
Authors: Muhaemin Muhaemin
Published: January 2019

AbstrakPenelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif yang dilakukan dalam bentuk deskriptif. Metode pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini dilakukan melalui wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Sedangakan metode analisis datanya adalah deskriptif, yang menggambarkan dan menganalisis semua hal yang menjadi fokus penelitian ini. Hasil penelitian adalah (1) model evaluasi yang digunakan dalam pembelajaran bahasa Arab adalah evaluasi dasar kelas secara bekelanjutan. (2) Bentuk evaluasi yang dipergunakan oleh guru bahasa Arab adalah penggunaan dua bentuk tes saja dari jenis-jenis evaluasi. (3) Hambatan yang dihadapi oleh guru adalah masalah teknis pada uji ambang batas dari nilai 75 standar utuk dijadikan sempurna atau lengkap yang terasa berat bagi kebanyakan pengajar. Solusi yang ditawarkan adalah menggunakan sistem penjadwalan sehingga waktu terdengar cukup untuk menguji peserta didik dan memberikan tugas tambahan bagi mereka yang memiliki program remedial karena mereka belum mencapai minimum.Kata kunci: Problematika pembelajaran bahasa Arab
Insights into the impacts of three current environmental problems on Amphibians
Authors: Dutta Himangshu
Published: January 2019

Global warming, light pollution and noise are common human-induced environmental problems that are escalating at a high rate. Their consequences on wildlife have mostly been overlooked, with the exception of a few species with respect to climate change. The problems often occur simultaneously and exert their negative effects together at the same time. In other words, their impacts are combined. Studies have never focused on more than one problem, and so, such combined effects have never been understood properly. The review addresses this lacuna in the case of amphibians, which are a highly vulnerable group. It divides the overall impacts of the problems into seven categories (behaviour, health, movement, distribution, phenology, development and reproductive success) and then assesses their combined impact through statistical analyses. It revealed that amphibian calling is the most vulnerable aspect to the combined impacts. This could provide important input for conservation of amphibians.
UTZON 100
Authors: Lukovich Tamas
Published: January 2019

Jørn Utzon, the Danish architect genius would be 100 years old in 2018, and he passed away exactly 10 years ago. Although, he produced an unparalleled professional output (including a number of implemented projects, many not built plans and some writings) on five continents, he has remained relatively less known worldwide in general, and virtually unknown in Central and Eastern Europe in particular. The paper intends to salute his achievements with reviewing his life and professional carrier with some selected projects, including his ’brand’, his impact and some lessons for contemporary professional practice. It is largely based on my recent research that concludes in the publication of a monography, due in December 2018, in Hungary.
Influence of Macroeconomic Factors in Failure of Return of Bank Loans in Kosovo
Authors: Skenderi Nagip , Dreshaj Adem
Published: January 2019

The risk from non-payment of loans is a challenge for all the banks. Payment of the loans is a crucial issue for efficient functioning of the banking system. Loaning is one of the main uncertainties in the banking business, for loan payment can be rarely guaranteed completely. Often, a question occurs: what are the factors that influence in failure of the return of bank loan? What are the politics that must be followed to stimulate the return of bank loans? Through this research we aim to highlight the reasons of debtors in failing of loan return by studying the link of macroeconomic factors with NPL (non-performing loans). This is a first research in Kosovo that analyses the link of the macroeconomic factors influence (GDP, interest norms, unemployment, inflation, maturity period and grace period) these referred in the research as “independent variables” in failure of bank loan return that in the study bellow are referred as “dependent variable NPL for the Kosovo bank sector. This study argues as what is needed for the Kosovo banking system and presents the ideas of sustainable development of banking system in correspondence with non-performing loans, acknowledgment of the factors that hinder the return of the bank loans and reorientation of the loaning politics.
Relation between Burnout Syndrome and Resilience in Higher Teaching Activity
Authors: de Sousa Juliana Carvalho , Pinto Franscisco Roberto , de Lacerda Leite José Carlos , de Pádua Araújo Antônio , da Silva Pablo Marlon Medeiros , de Castro Ahiram Brunni Cartaxo
Published: January 2019

The objective of this research was to analyze the relationship between burnout and resilience in teachers at a public university in the State of Ceará, Brazil. It is a case study, quantitative, descriptive and explanatory. Data were collected through questionnaires: characterization of respondents, MBI-ED scale and Human Resilience. In the canonical correlation, a low explanatory power was observed between the constructs. The modeling of structural equations indicated that the dimensions self-sufficiency, sense of life, equanimity and perseverance of resilience, presented significant results to act in the protection of some dimensions of Burnout Syndrome.
Cultural Practices and Infant Mortality in Cross River State, Nigeria: A Sociological Perspective
Authors: Undelikwo Veronica Akwenabuaye , Enang Ebingha Erena
Published: January 2019

One of the greatest challenges confronting the government in Nigeria today is the need to reduce infant and child morbidity and mortality in order to achieve the sustainable development goal 2030. Infant mortality is generally used to describe the death of infants or babies that were born alive but died before their first birthday. There is generally marked inequality in infant death between developed and developing nations but also within them. Culture has been found to influence the health of the people especially in developing countries where majority of the people are traditionally oriented and superstitious. Several cultural values, beliefs and practices have considerable influence on the health behaviour of Nigerians, which has been adopted by pregnant women, and carried over to their children resulting in infant mortality. These cultural beliefs and practices are some of the major reasons for the low patronage of antenatal health care and orthodox medicine. People have remained bound to cultural beliefs and values. People tend to view events of diseases and deaths from the cultural and supernatural perspective, thereby causing mothers to stick to traditional and cultural practices in health matters. The paper is purely theoretical and relied heavily on secondary data and relevant literature on the issue under consideration. The paper calls for adequate awareness and enlightenment especially in areas where cultural practices are very ingrained and where infant mortality is high due to these practices.
Informal Workers in the Streets: An Integral View
Authors: Bernal-Torres César A. , Peralta-Gómez María Claudia , Zwerg-Villegas Anne Marie , Cabrejos-Burga Raúl
Published: January 2019

This article analyzes the profile of people working informally in the streets according to the following categories: sociodemographic traits, precursors to dedication to informal work, benefits and difficulties in conditions of informal labor, practices of income and expenses, and self-concept. This study consists of 284 interviews of people dedicated to labor activities in different public zones in the city of Bogotá, Colombia. The results indicate that informal workers include individuals of different ages, with the majority being adults; and there is an increasing trend in participation from individuals with high levels of education, showing that low educational levels are not sufficient to explain informal street work, especially in situations of displacement such as that caused by violence in Colombia in recent years. Instead, the main reasons for engagement in informal work are limited opportunities and low wages in the formal labor market, as well as the desire for work autonomy. While informal workers recognize the arduosity of informal street labor, they maintain positive concepts of themselves and their work, as these activities allow them to support their family while serving others in their communities. This article provides reflection on the conditions of informal street workers and provides understanding of the problem in order to better design strategies to overcome discrimination and exclusion.
An Experimental Optimization Research of Methyl and Ethyl Esters Production from Safflower Oil
Authors: Gulum Mert , Bilgin Atilla
Published: January 2019

Nowadays, biodiesel is drawing attention as a renewable and clean alternative to fossil diesel fuel because of numerous advantages such as higher flash point, cetane number and density. However, the high viscosity of biodiesel is one of the critical shortcomings and it causes poor atomization, decrease in engine performance and increase in exhaust emissions. To overcome this shortcoming, in this study, the effects of main transesterification reaction variables on the viscosities of produced safflower oil methyl and ethyl esters (biodiesel) were investigated as a full factorial experimental design, and optimum parametric values giving the lowest viscosity were determined. Density and viscosity were measured according to ISO 4787 and DIN 53015 standards. Sodium ethoxide (C2H5ONa) was utilized as a catalyst, and 90 and 120 minutes of reaction duration were kept constant for methanolysis and ethanolysis reactions. According to the results, the optimal reaction parameters were determined as: 0.75 % catalyst concentration, 8:1 alcohol to oil molar ratio and 56 °C reaction temperature for methanolysis; 1.00 % catalyst concentration, 12:1 alcohol to oil molar ratio and 70 °C reaction temperature for ethanolysis. Based on the reaction parameters, the methyl and ethyl esters were produced with the lowest viscosities of 3.989 mm2/s and 4.393 mm2/s, respectively. In the light of results obtained in this study, similar studies on production of biodiesels from different oils and alcohols can be performed.
Ticari Alacaklarda Değer Düşüklüğü–TFRS 9 Finansal Araçlar Standardının Basit Yaklaşımı ve Vergi Usul Kanunu Karşılaştırılması
Authors: FİDAN Mehmet Maşuk
Published: January 2019

Mal ve hizmet satış bedelinin gelecekteki bir tarihte tahsil edilmesinin tercih edilmesi halinde, satış bedelinin değişik nedenlerden dolayı kısmen veya tamamen tahsil edilememe olasılığı bulunmaktadır.  Gerçeğe uygun finansal tablo sunumunu teminen, tahsil edilemeyen veya edilemeyecek olan ticari alacaklar için zarar karşılığının hesaplanarak finansal tablolarda sunulması gerekir. Bu bağlamda, 01.01.2018 tarihinde yürürlüğe giren TFRS 9 Finansal Araçlar standardının değer düşüklüğü modelinin basit yaklaşımı ile 213 sayılı Vergi Usul Kanunu’nun ticari alacaklara ilişkin değer düşüklüğü hükümlerinin zarara aktarılma koşullarının belirlenmesi önem arz etmektedir.Bu çalışmanın amacı, yukarıda belirtilen finansal raporlama çerçevelerinin değer düşüklüğü/şüpheli alacak yaklaşımlarının örnek uygulama ile detaylı açıklanması, karşılaştırılması ve farklılıklarını ortaya koyarak literatüre katkı sunmaktır. Bu bağlamda, gider kaydetme dönemi, gider yazma koşulları, değer düşüklüğüne tabi ticari alacakların niteliği, karşılık ayırma tercihi, borçlunun kimliğinin ve alacağın teminatlı olup olmamasının değer düşüklüğü ayırmaya etkisi hususlarında farklılıklar olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.