bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Visualization of the small RNA transcriptome using seqclusterViz
Authors: Pantano Lorena , Pantano Francisco , Marti Eulalia , Ho Sui Shannan
Published: February 2019

The study of small RNAs provides us with a deeper understanding of the complexity of gene regulation within cells. Of the different types of small RNAs, the most important in mammals are miRNA, tRNA fragments and piRNAs. Using small RNA-seq analysis, we can study all small RNA types simultaneously, with the potential to detect novel small RNA types. We describe SeqclusterViz, an interactive HTML-javascript webpage for visualizing small noncoding RNAs (small RNAs) detected by Seqcluster. The SeqclusterViz tool allows users to visualize known and novel small RNA types in model or non-model organisms, and to select small RNA candidates for further validation. SeqclusterViz is divided into three panels: i) query-ready tables showing detected small RNA clusters and their genomic locations, ii) the expression profile over the precursor for all the samples together with RNA secondary structures, and iii) the mostly highly expressed sequences. Here, we show the capabilities of the visualization tool and its validation using human brain samples from patients with Parkinson’s disease .
The understanding of complex syntax in children with Down syndrome
Authors: Frizelle Pauline , Thompson Paul A. , Duta Mihaela , Bishop Dorothy V. M.
Published: February 2019

Background:Down syndrome (DS) is associated with poor language skills that seem disproportionate to general nonverbal ability, but the nature and causes of this deficit are unclear. We assessed how individuals with DS understand complex linguistic constructions, and considered how cognitive ability and memory and impact the ability of those with DS to process these sentence types.

Methods:There were three groups participating in the study: children with DS (n = 33) and two control groups composed of children with cognitive impairment of unknown aetiology (CI) (n = 32) and children with typical development (n = 33). The three groups did not differ on raw scores on a test of non-verbal cognitive ability. Using a newly devised animation task, we examined how well individuals with DS (n = 33) could understand relative clauses, complement clauses and adverbial clauses compared to children with CI and typically developing controls. Participants also completed the Test for the Reception of Grammar-2, three measures of memory (forward and backward digit recall, visuo-spatial memory) and a hearing screen.

Results:Results indicated that (1) with the exception of intransitive subject relative clauses, children with DS performed at floor on all other complex sentences, (2) they performed at a significantly lower level than both control groups, and (3) DS status accounted for a significant proportion of the variance over and above memory skills.

Conclusions:Our findings suggest that children with DS have a disproportionate difficulty understanding complex sentences compared to two control groups matched on mental age. Furthermore, their understanding of syntax is not completely explained by poor cognitive or memory skills, rather it appears to be a specific deficit that may distinguish children with DS from other neurodevelopmental disorders.
QUALITY OF LIFE AS AN INDICATOR OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CHOICE OF THE METHOD OF TREATING ULCER DISEASES
Authors: Куница Виктор , Kunitsa V. , Полищук Татьяна , Polishchuk Tatyana , Чернуха Сергей , Chernukha Sergey , Кирсанова Наталья , Kirsanova Natalia , Польская Людмила , Polskaya Lyudmila
Published: February 2019

Progress in clarifying the etiology, pathogenesis of peptic ulcer disease and the development of new methods of treatment did not lead to a decrease in surgical interventions for urgent and urgent reasons. At the same time, the quality of life of patients is the lowest after gastrectomy. Vagotomy to a lesser extent affects the quality of life, comparable to non-surgical treatment
Challenges in wound care for community nurses: a case review
Authors: Lumbers Melanie
Published: February 2019

Wound care in primary settings can be complex if patients are discharged early and have comorbidities. With community nurses often working alone, it is imperative that support is available to guide clinical decision making, for example, through both senior or specialist nurses, guidelines, protocols, wound care formularies, care pathways and care plans. Unfortunately some patients try to dictate their care when at home. Community nurses must continue with a professional approach, ensuring care is delivered in a safe and appropriate way. The patient may sometimes seek reassurance when they feel vulnerable; in these scenarios it is essential for the nurse to establish a trusting relationship, offering fully informed explanations of procedures and gaining patient consent. This report describes a gentleman whose whose personal anxieties led him to refuse care.
Who is a sufferer in your waiting room?
Authors: Fowler John
Published: February 2019

In another look at professional relationships, John Fowler explores the complexities of mental health issues in the dental practice
Necessity – the mother of invention
Authors: Ellingworth Sian
Published: February 2019

The twice-daily struggle to clean her first child's teeth left entrepreneur Sian Ellingworth at a loss. Seeing a gap in the market, she came up with the perfect solution…
In safe hands
Authors: Dawson Trudie
Published: February 2019

Trudie Dawson considers the role of the dental nurse in safeguarding
Assessment of breathing in the dental practice
Authors: Jevon Phil
Published: February 2019

Phil Jevon offers a checklist for evaluation of potential airway and breathing disorders
Effect of intrinsic and extrinsic foot muscle strengthening exercises on foot parameters and foot dysfunctions in pregnant women: a randomised controlled trial
Authors: Ramachandra Preetha , Kumar Pratap , Kamath Asha , Maiya Arun G
Published: February 2019

Background/Aims:

The medial longitudinal arch of the foot is supported by both active and passive systems. Focusing on the active system by strengthening the intrinsic and extrinsic foot muscles and its effect on the foot parameters in pregnant women has been underresearched.

Methods:

A total of 86 primigravidae (women who were pregnant for the first time) were recruited at the 18th week of gestation. The control group received routine antenatal exercises and the study group received intrinsic and extrinsic foot exercises along with the routine antenatal exercises. The outcome measures evaluated were foot parameters and foot dysfunctions, which were reassessed at the 24th and 32nd week of gestation.

Results:

The results suggested that there was a significant difference between the study group and control group in terms of foot width, navicular height, truncated foot length and normalised navicular height truncated, which indicated that there was a significant drop in the arch of the foot (pronation) in the control group compared to the study group (P=<0.001). The foot dysfunctions reported by the study group were significantly less compared to the control group.

Conclusions:

A comprehensive foot exercise programme was found to be effective in reducing the drop in arch height and also in preventing foot dysfunctions in pregnant women.
Medial and lateral gap laxity differential in computer-assisted kinematic total knee arthroplasty
Authors: McEwen P. , Balendra G. , Doma K.
Published: February 2019

Aims

The results of kinematic total knee arthroplasty (KTKA) have been reported in terms of limb and component alignment parameters but not in terms of gap laxities and differentials. In kinematic alignment (KA), balance should reflect the asymmetrical balance of the normal knee, not the classic rectangular flexion and extension gaps sought with gap-balanced mechanical axis total knee arthroplasty (MATKA). This paper aims to address the following questions: 1) what factors determine coronal joint congruence as measured on standing radiographs?; 2) is flexion gap asymmetry produced with KA?; 3) does lateral flexion gap laxity affect outcomes?; 4) is lateral flexion gap laxity associated with lateral extension gap laxity?; and 5) can consistent ligament balance be produced without releases?

Patients and Methods

A total of 192 KTKAs completed by a single surgeon using a computer-assisted technique were followed for a mean of 3.5 years (2 to 5). There were 116 male patients (60%) and 76 female patients (40%) with a mean age of 65 years (48 to 88). Outcome measures included intraoperative gap laxity measurements and component positions, as well as joint angles from postoperative three-foot standing radiographs. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) were analyzed in terms of alignment and balance: EuroQol (EQ)-5D visual analogue scale (VAS), Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), KOOS Joint Replacement (JR), and Oxford Knee Score (OKS).

Results

Postoperative limb alignment did not affect outcomes. The standing hip-knee-ankle (HKA) angle was the sole positive predictor of the joint line convergence angle (JLCA) (p < 0.001). Increasing lateral flexion gap laxity was consistently associated with better outcomes. Lateral flexion gap laxity did not correlate with HKA angle, the JLCA, or lateral extension gap laxity. Minor releases were required in one third of cases.

Conclusion

The standing HKA angle is the primary determinant of the JLCA in KTKA. A rectangular flexion gap is produced in only 11% of cases. Lateral flexion gap laxity is consistently associated with better outcomes and does not affect balance in extension. Minor releases are sometimes required as well, particularly in limbs with larger preoperative deformities. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2019;101-B:331–339.
Defining reference values for the normal tibiofibular syndesmosis in adults using weight-bearing CT
Authors: Patel S. , Malhotra K. , Cullen N. P. , Singh D. , Goldberg A. J. , Welck M. J.
Published: February 2019

Aims

Cone beam CT allows cross-sectional imaging of the tibiofibular syndesmosis while the patient bears weight. This may facilitate more accurate and reliable investigation of injuries to, and reconstruction of, the syndesmosis but normal ranges of measurements are required first. The purpose of this study was to establish: 1) the normal reference measurements of the syndesmosis; 2) if side-to-side variations exist in syndesmotic anatomy; 3) if age affects syndesmotic anatomy; and 4) if the syndesmotic anatomy differs between male and female patients in weight-bearing cone beam CT views.

Patients and Methods

A retrospective analysis was undertaken of 50 male and 50 female patients (200 feet) aged 18 years or more, who underwent bilateral, simultaneous imaging of their lower legs while standing in an upright, weight-bearing position in a pedCAT machine between June 2013 and July 2017. At the time of imaging, the mean age of male patients was 47.1 years (18 to 72) and the mean age of female patients was 57.8 years (18 to 83). We employed a previously described technique to obtain six lengths and one angle, as well as calculating three further measurements, to provide information on the relationship between the fibula and tibia with respect to translation and rotation.

Results

The upper limit of lateral translation in un-injured patients was 5.27 mm, so values higher than this may be indicative of syndesmotic injury. Anteroposterior translation lay within the ranges 0.31 mm to 2.59 mm, and -1.48 mm to 3.44 mm, respectively. There was no difference between right and left legs. Increasing age was associated with a reduction in lateral translation. The fibulae of men were significantly more laterally translated but data were inconsistent for rotation and anteroposterior translation.

Conclusion

We have established normal ranges for measurements in cross-sectional syndesmotic anatomy during weight-bearing and also established that no differences exist between right and left legs in patients without syndesmotic injury. Age and gender do, however, affect the anatomy of the syndesmosis, which should be taken into account at time of assessment. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2019;101-B:348–352.
What is the incidence of late detection of developmental dysplasia of the hip in England?
Authors: Broadhurst C. , Rhodes A. M. L. , Harper P. , Perry D. C. , Clarke N. M. P. , Aarvold A.
Published: February 2019

Aims

The aim of this study was to establish the incidence of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) diagnosed after one-year of age in England, stratified by age, gender, year, and region of diagnosis.

Patients and Methods

A descriptive observational study was performed by linking primary and secondary care information from two independent national databases of routinely collected data: the United Kingdom Clinical Practice Research Datalink and Hospital Episode Statistics. The study examined all children from 1 January 1990 to 1 January 2016 who had a new first diagnostic code for DDH aged between one and eight years old.

Results

The incidence of late-diagnosed DDH was 1.28 per 1000 live births. Within the study population, 754 children were identified with a diagnosis of DDH after one-year of age. Of all late diagnoses, 536 (71.1%) were detected between one to two years of age. There were 608 female patients (80.6%) and 146 male patients (19.4%), giving a female-to-male ratio of 4.2:1. Distribution was evenly spread throughout England.

Conclusion

The incidence of late-diagnosed DDH has not been reduced from that reported 35 years ago, prior to the introduction of the national selective screening programme for DDH. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2019;101-B:281–287.
Mr Slop and the evolving surgical landscape
Authors: Slop Mr
Published: February 2019

Slop looks back at the changing nature of different medical careers.
Potensi mangrove Avicennia alba sebagai agen fitoremediasi timbal (Pb) dan tembaga (Cu) di Perairan Wonorejo, Surabaya
Authors: Rachmawati Rachmawati , Yona Defri , Kasitowati Rarasrum Dyah
Published: February 2019

Abstract. One of the regions in Surabaya which has accumulated the largest pollution levels was the region of Wonorejo. Wonorejo is an area that is used as a mangrove conservation. But,Pb and Cu are heavy metals that have been detected in high concentration in this region. Avicennia albahas been known to have the ability to absorb heavy metals so that mangrove can be used us phytoremediation agent. The purposes of this research were to analyze the concentration of heavy metals (Pb and Cu) in sediments, roots and leaves of Avicennia alba;  to understand the potential of Avicennia albaas an agent of phytoremediation. The result showed that Cu concentration was higher than Pb concentration in sediment, roots and leaves. The concentrations  of Cu were4.13 ppm - 36.95 ppm and Pb between 3.28 ppm - 23.79 ppm. Based on bioconcentration factor (BCF) Avicennia alba was categorize as excluder (BCF1)  of both heavy metals, but concentration oftranslocation factor (TF) of Pb was categorized phytoexstraction (TF1) and Cu was categorized phytostabilization (TF1). The result of the BCF and TF showed that Avicennia alba can absorb heavy metals (Pb and Cu) from the environment, however the mobility of the heavy metals in the mangrove will experience different phytoremediation mechanisms (phytostabilization for Cu; phytoexstractionfor Pb).Keywords: Avicennia alba, Phytoremediation, Factor Bioconcentration, Factor Translocation, Heavy Metal (Pb and Cu) Abstrak. Salah satu kawasan di Kota Surabaya yang mempunyai tingkat akumulasi pencemaran terbesar adalah wilayah Wonorejo. Wonorejo merupakan wilayah yang dimanfaatkan sebagai daerah konservasi mangrove. Namun, Pb dan Cu merupakan logam berat yang terdeteksi dalam jumlah yang tinggi pada wilayah ini.Avicennia alba mempunyai kemampuan menyerap logam berat sehingga mangrove dapat dijadikan sebagai agen fitoremediasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kandungan Pb dan Cu yang terdapat dalam sedimen, akar dan daun Avicennia alba; untuk mengetahui potensi Avicennia albasebagai agen fitoremediasi logam berat Pb dan Cu. Distribusi Pb dan Cu pada sedimen, akar dan daun menunjukkan Cu lebih tinggi dibandingkan Pb yang berkisar 4.13 ppm - 36.95 ppm untuk Cu dan 3.28 ppm - 23.79 ppm untuk Pb. Berdasarkan nilai faktor biokonsentrasi (BCF) maka Avicennia albaterkategori bersifat excluder (BCF1) untuk kedua logam berat, namun berdasarkan faktor translokasi (TF) Avicennia alba bersifat fitoekstraksi (TF1) terhadap Pb dan fitostabilisasi (TF1) terhadap Cu. Berdasarkan hasil perhitungan BCF dan TF maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa Avicennia albamampu untuk menyerap logam berat (Pb dan Cu) yang berada pada dilingkungannya namun mobiltas kedua logam berat pada mangrove akan mengalami mekanisme fitoremediasi yang berbeda (fitostabilisasi untuk Cu ; fitoekstraksi untuk Pb).Kata Kunci:Avicennia alba, Fitoremediasi, Faktor Biokonsentrasi, Faktor Translokasi, Logam Berat (Pb danCu)
Efektivitas probiotik BIOM-S terhadap kualitas air media pemeliharaan ikan nila nirwana Oreochromis niloticus
Authors: Andriani Yuli , Kamil Taufik Ikhsan , Iskandar Iskandar
Published: February 2019

Abstract.This research was conducted on May–June 2017 in Hatchery Indoor Maksudi, Astanaanyar, Bandung. This research aims were to find out the optimal BIOM-S probiotic on culture media of Nile tilapia andto evaluate  the influence to survival rate and growth of Nile tilapia. This research was conducted by experiment using consisted of five treatments and three repetitions, which were treatment A (control), B (giving probiotic with 0.6 ml/l concentration), C (giving probiotic with 0.8 ml/l concentration), D (giving probiotic with 1.0 ml/l concentration), and E (giving probiotic with 1.2 ml/l concentration). The parameter of this research was the water quality of media culture, includes temperature, dissolved oxygen, acidity (pH), ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite. To find out the optimal concentration of probiotic quality of water parameter was analyzed descriptively. The concentration of optimal probiotic based on the results was 0.8 ml/l, it was able to keep the level of ammonia below 0.021 mg/l.Keywords: Amoniac;  Nile tilapia; Probiotic; water qualityAbstrak. Penelitian ini telah dilakukan pada bulan Mei–Juni 2017 di Hatchery Indoor Maksudi, Astanaanyar, Kota Bandung. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui konsentrasi optimal probiotik BIOM-S yang diaplikasikan pada media pemeliharaan ikan nila, serta pengaruhnya terhadap kelangsungan hidup dan pertumbuhan benih ikan nila nirwana. Penelitian dilakukan secara eksperimental, terdiri dari lima perlakuan dan tiga ulangan, yaitu perlakuan A (kontrol), B (pemberian probiotik dengan konsentrasi 0,6 ml/l), C (pemberian probiotik dengan konsentrasi 0,8 ml/l), D (pemberian probiotik dengan konsentrasi 1,0 ml/l), dan perlakuan E (pemberian probiotik dengan konsentrasi 1,2 ml/l). Parameter yang diamati adalah kualitas air media budidaya, meliputi suhu, pH, oksigen terlarut, amonia, nitrat dan nitrit, yang kemudian dianalisis secara deskriptif. Konsentrasi probiotik yang optimal berdasarkan hasil penelitian yaitu 0,8 ml/l, mampu menjaga kadar amonia dibawah 0,021 mg/l.Kata kunci:Amonia; Kualitas air, Nila nirwana; Probiotik
Cerebrospinal Fluid Lactic Dehydrogenase Activity in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treated for Cranial Prophylaxis
Authors: Caglar Musa Kazim , Hicsonmez Gonul , Renda Nurten
Published: February 2019

Total lactic dehydrogenase (TLDH) activity in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has been prospectively studied in order to determine whether it could be a biochemical marker for brain damage due to cranial prophylaxis in children with acute lymphob/atic leukemia (ALL). TLDH activity has been measured in 15 patients before prophylaxis, in 15 patients after the prophylaxis which consisted of cranial radiotherapy (2400 rads) and intrathecal methotrexate (0.5 mg/kg-dose, 5 doses), in 8 patients after radiotherapy alone (2400 rads) and in 9 patients after intrathecal methotrexate (0.5 mg!kg-dose, 5 doses) alone. TLDH activity in CSF of combined prophylaxis group has been found to be higher than the ones before study (p < 0.05). There were insignificant elevations of TLDH activity in the other two groups (p > 0.05; p > 0.05). This result indicated combined cranial prophylaxis seemed to be more toxic than the other prophylaxis regimens when they were used alone.
Secundum Atrial Septal Defect Before and After Surgery
Authors: Madiyono Bambang , Oesman Ismet N. , Sastroasmoro Sudigdo , Putra Sukman Tulus , Soelaeman Eva Jeumpa , Rachmad Kukuh Basuki
Published: February 2019

Twenty patients with secundum atrial septal defect, who had undergone open heart surgery were studied retrospectively. Girls were more affected than boys; the sex ratio was 1.5 : I. Associated cardiac defects were diagnosed in two patients, one with moderate valvular pulmonic stenosis and the other one with small ventricular septal defect. Typical clinical findings consisted of loud first heart sound, widely fixed split second heart sound and soft ejection systolic murmur at the upper left sternal border were heard in all cases. Mid diastolic murmur due to relative tricuspid stenosis was detected in most cases (75%).

Electrocardiographic findings included right axis deviation, prolonged PR-interval and right atrial enlargement were found in 50%, 15% and 60% of cases, respectively. Incomplete right bundle branch block and right ventricular enlargement were found in all cases, as was cardiomegaly with increased vascular markings were found in all cases. Paradoxical ventricular septal motion and visualization of the atrial septal defect were seen in 95% and 75% of cases, respectively. Cardiac catheterization was performed in 19 patients (95%). The pulmonary-systemic flow ratio (Qp/Qs) ranged from 1.7 to 6.3 (mean 2.9 ± 0.67), and was correlated to the presence of mid diastolic tricuspid flow murmur and paradoxical ventricular septal motion.

Simple closure of the defect was the procedure of choice, but in one patient (5%) pericardial patch was used to close the very large defect. The mortality rate was 10 percent.

Physical retardation was found in all boys and 50% of girls, before surgery. Body weight percentile increased in most cases (61.1 %), while body height percentile increased in only 5.6% of cases, postoperatively. Ejection systolic murmur at the upper left sternal border was still detected in one patient (5.6%). lncomplele right bundle branch block persisted in all cases, while cardiomegaly was still found in 5. 6% of cases followed up six months to five years after surgery. There was no residual left ventricular dysfunction in all cases.
The 5-HT1A Agonist Buspirone Decreases Liver Oxidative Stress and Exerts Protective Effect Against CCl4– Toxicity
Authors: Abdel-Salam Omar M.E. , Shaffie Nermeen M. , Mohammed Nadia A. , Youness Eman R. , Morsy Safaa M. Youssef , Sleem Amany A
Published: February 2019

We aimed to study the effect of buspirone, an anxiolytic drug and 5-HT1A agonist on liver injury induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) in rats. Rats were orally treated with CCl4 (2.8 mL/kg in olive oil) along with buspirone at 10, 20 or 30 mg/kg once daily starting with CCl4 and for one week thereafter. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) as well as alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activities were determined in the serum. Markers of oxidative stress: lipid peroxidation (malondialdehyde; MDA), reduced glutathione (GSH), nitric oxide (nitrite/nitrate) levels were measured in the liver. Moreover, paraoxonase 1 activity was determined in the liver and serum. The administration of CCl4 led to significant increases in serum ALT, AST, and ALP activities. Results showed that there were significantly increased hepatic MDA, nitrite and decreased GSH levels. PON1 activity decreased both in the liver and serum, respectively. The immunohistochemical investigations using anti-caspase-3 antibody revealed that CCl4 caused apoptosis to many hepatocytes. DNA studies showed that CCl4 caused hypoploidy in hepatocytes. Rats treated with 20-30 mg/kg buspirone showed significant decrease in serum ALT and AST by 19.5-34.3% and 24.2-31.4%, respectively. Serum ALP decreased by 21.7% after 30 mg/kg buspirone. In the liver, the higher dose of the drug resulted in decreased MDA (by 15.8%), decreased nitric oxide (17.4%) and increased GSH (by 20.1%). Significantly increased serum PON1 activity by 43.9-53.5% was observed after treatment with 20-30 mg/kg buspirone. On histopathologic examination of liver sections, there was mild protective effect for the drug at 30 mg/kg. Sections stained with anti- caspase- 3 confirmed the results obtained from histopathological examination. Moreover, buspirone given at 30 mg/kg resulted in an increase in % of cells containing normal values of DNA. These results indicate that buspirone decreases liver oxidative stress and exerts protective effect against CCl4- toxicity. The study thus indicates more beneficial effects of buspirone as an anxiolytic drug and that the drug could be used safely in patients with liver disease.
Ecotoxicological Assessment of Leachate from Municipal Solid Waste Dumpsites
Authors: Angaye Tariwari C. N , Seiyaboh Enetimi I.
Published: February 2019

The ecotoxicological effects of leachates from dumpsite have become a major problem. Leachates arising from waste dumpsites are transported by surface runoff or infiltration through the soil and become bioavailable in the ecosystem. The ecotoxicological assessment of leachates from 6 dumpsite in Yenagoa Metropolis were investigated against adult and fingerlings of Clarias gariepinus (African catfish). Ecotoxicological activities (LC50 values) were reported for the following stations; Akenpai (124.57 ppm), and Etegwe stations (95.38 ppm), as well as Opolo (157.95 ppm), and Kpansia Markets (123.82 ppm). In addition, leachates of the two stations from the central dumpsite (CDS), were the most active (CDS 1; 60.97 ppm, and CDS 2; 76.65 ppm). Notwithstanding, the order of toxicological activities of the leachates were reported as; CDS 1>CDS2>Etegwe>Akenpai>Kpansia market>Opolo Market. These results confirm the toxicity of leachates from the dumpsites. In addition, we recommend that government, regulators and all stakeholders should enact policies to treat, reduce, recycle and reduce waste stream in order to mitigate the adverse effects on the ecosystem.
Using Different Types of Fertilization for Increasing Sugar Beet Growth under Sandy Soil Conditions.
Authors: MS Zaki, , El-Sarag Eman I. , Maamoun Howaida A. , Mubarak M. H.
Published: February 2019

Four nitrogen forms and four biofertilizer were application as well as their interactions on growth analysis of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L). The important results could be summarized as follow. Urea treatment achieved maximum increase in Leaf Area Index were 69.71, 81.32 and 166.54 at 120, 140 and 160 day in the 1st season, respectively, The highest one was 160.6 in the 2nd also was ammonium nitrate application at 160 days. Urea treatment inclusion in seeds with ntrobin application resulted the highest values of leaf area index (LAI), crop growth rate (CGR) and leaf area duration (LAD) and in the 1st season. A slight increase was 0.03 g/week in this case was found due to urea treatments as compared with the others treatment at the period from Relative growth rate (RGR3) in the 1st season. Ammonium nitrate treatment achieved the maximum values from Crop Growth Rate was 39.16 g/day in (CGR1), 93.24 and 13.5 g/day in (CGR2) and (CGR3) from urea treatment at the 1st season. The highest net assimilation rate was 0.66 g/dm.week achieved by ntrobin as compared the others treatment whereas, the lowest one 0.11 g.dm /week with the phosphorine application. Ammonium sulphate treatment with (phosphorin + ntrobin) obtained the highest net assimilation rate (NAR) in the 1st season. The highest values from leaf area duration were 0.11, 0.19 and 0.15 dm2/week achieved with urea and ntrobin in the 1st season at (LAD2), (LAD3) and (LAD4). Ammonium nitrate treatment with phosphorin obtained the highest leaf area duration (LAD) in the 2nd season. Generally, it could be recommended that fertilizing sugar beet plants variety Ymer with nitrogen forms inoculated with biofertilizer (ntrobin 600gm/fed) increased the growth of sugar beet plants under sandy soil conditions.
The Afterlife of Gender: Sovereignty, Intimacy and Muslim Funerals of Transgender People in Turkey
Authors: Zengin Aslı
Published: February 2019

Family and sexual/gender difference play significant roles in the organization of Sunni Muslim rituals of death, practices of mourning, and discourses of grief in Turkey. In these ritual practices, family members hold obligations and rights to the deceased, including washing, shrouding, burying, and praying for the body. These funeral practices represent the dead body in strictly gendered ways. However, when the deceased is a transgender person, his/her/their body can open a social field for negotiation and contestation of sexual and gender difference among religious, medico-legal, familial, and LGBTQ actors. Addressing the multiplicity of such struggles and claims over the deceased body of transgender persons, this article presents a mortuary ethnography that is formed through entanglements between Islamic notions of embodiment, familial order, gender and sexuality regimes, and legal regulations around death in Turkey. Rather than taking sex, gender, and sexual difference as given categories, I address them as a social field of constant and emergent contestation, which in turn marks the gendered and sexual limits of belonging in regimes of belief, family, kinship, and citizenship, and in practices of mourning and grief. I argue that death at the thresholds of sexual and gender regimes presents a space to discover novel connections between sovereignty and intimacy and to examine their coconstitution through the registers of violence endured by the gendered/sexed body.

Özet

Aile ve (toplumsal) cinsiyet farklılığı Türkiye’deki Sünni Müslüman cenaze gelenek ve adetlerinde, yas tutma pratiklerinde ve acı söylemlerinde önemli rol oynar. Cenazeyi yıkamak, kefenlemek, toprağa vermek ve cenaze için dua etmek gibi pratikler ailenin ölen mensubuna karşı sahip olduğu sorumluluk ve haklardan bazılarıdır. Bu pratikler ölen kişiyi katı bir cinsiyet ikiliği içerisinde temsil eder. Fakat ölen kişi bir trans birey ise, ölü bedenin cinsiyeti din, tıp, hukuk, aile ve LGBTQ çevreleri arasında çatışma ve müzakere alanına dönüşebilmektedir. Bu makale ölü trans bedenlerin açtığı bu çoklu hak ve mücadele alanına değinerek, Türkiye’deki İslami beden tasavvuru, aile düzeni, cinsellik ve toplumsal cinsiyet nizamı ve ölümle ilgili hukuki düzenlenmeler sarmalında oluşan bir ölüm etnografisi sunmaktadır. Toplumsal cinsiyet ve cinsellik kategorilerini sorgusuz sualsiz kabul etmek yerine, onların sürekli müzakereye tabi olan ve yeni müzakerelere yol açan toplumsal bir alan olduğunu ve böylece kişilerin din, aile, akrabalık ve vatandaşlık ilişkileri, yas ve acı pratikleri içerisindeki aidiyetliklerinin sınırlarını devamlı çizdiklerini tartışıyorum. Cinsellik ve (toplumsal) cinsiyet düzeninin çeperlerinde gerçekleşen ölümün egemenlik ve mahremiyet/yakınlık arasında kurulan ilişkiyi bizlere yeni şekillerde görme imkanı açtığını ve şiddetin cinsiyetlendirilmiş beden üzerindeki kaydına bakarak ikisinin birbirini karşılıklı olarak nasıl kurduğunu anlayacağımızı iddia ediyorum.
Nilai Didaktis dalam Naskah Nazam Munawwirul Himmah
Authors: Rukiyah Rukiyah
Published: February 2019

Naskah Nazam Munawwirul Hikmah (NMH)  merupakan produk masa lampau yang isinya masih relevan dengan kehidupan masa kini. NMH menceritakan tentang kehidupan  setelah kematian yang bermanfaat bagi kehidupan manusia. Untuk mendapatkan makna secara keseluruhan digunakan teori semiotik yang meliputi pembacaan heuristik dan retroaktif atau hermeneutik sehingga didapatkan nilai didaktis:mengingat kematian, tawakal kepada Allah, berpedoman pada Alquran, berbuat adil, bersyukur, dan bertaubat sebelum ajal tiba.
Kemampuan Komunikasi Interpersonal Pustakawan (Studi di Dinas Kearsipan dan Perpustakaan Provinsi Kepulauan Bangka Belitung)
Authors: Krismayani Ika
Published: February 2019

Dalam dunia perpustakaan, pelayanan merupakan ujung tombak perpustakaan. Baik tidaknya suatu perpustakaan bergantung pada bagaimana pelayanannya. Pustakawan adalah pelaku langsung kegiatan layanan. Hal tersebut membuat pustakawan harus berinteraksi secara langsung dengan pemustaka sehingga keterampilan komunikasi interpersonal sangat dibutuhkan oleh pustakawan dalam usahanya untuk menjalin interaksi yang baik dengan pemustaka, membina hubungan yang harmonis dengan pemustaka hingga tercipta atmosfer yang nyaman di perpustakaan. Melihat kondisi secara umum bahwa kemampuan komunikasi pustakawan kepada pemustaka masih dirasa kurang baik, maka tulisan ini akan membahas tentang keterampilan komunikasi interpersonal pustakawan di Dinas Kearsipan dan Perpustakaan Provinsi Kepulauan Bangka Belitung. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pustakawan di Dinas Kearsipan dan Perpustakaan Provinsi Kepulauan Bangka Belitung telah memiliki keterampilan komunikasi interpersonal yang baik yang ditunjukkan dengan dimilikinya sikap emphaty, supportiveness, positiveness, equality, convidence, immediacy dan interaction management.
Gaya Rayuan Lelaki dalam Puisi "To His Coy Mistress" Karya Andrew Marvell Berdasarkan Kajian Stilistika
Authors: Jumino Jumino
Published: February 2019

Puisi "Untuk Nyonya Coy Nyonya" yang ditulis oleh Andrew Marvel adalah puisi hedonistik. Puisi ini menggambarkan seorang pria mencoba merayu seorang wanita cantik dan terhormat untuk bercinta dengannya. Dengan menerapkan berbagai gaya bahasa, pria tersebut menggoda wanita tersebut sebagai kehormatan dan wanita yang sangat cantik. Namun, kondisi ini akan sia-sia kecuali jika dia bisa memanfaatkannya. Jadi, pria tersebut mencoba merayu wanita tersebut dengan menyebutkan tiga kondisi: apa yang terjadi di masa lalu, terjadi saat ini, dan apa yang akan terjadi di masa depan agar dia tidak menyesalinya. Cara pria menggoda itu sangat bombastis tapi juga logis secara kondisional. Pertama, dia memuja wanita itu; Kemudian, ia menunjukkan realitas kehidupan untuk membuatnya menerima keinginan bercinta dengannya.
Application of Information Literacy Based on English Ability: Case Study of The Information and Library Science S-1 Study Program Students, Academic Year 2013
Authors: Jumino Jumino
Published: February 2019

The purpose of this study is to find out how the application of information literacy based on the students’ English ability of S1 Library Science Study Program Faculty of Humanities Diponegoro University of Semarang, year 2013. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with case study type. The subject of this research is the students of S1 Library Science Study Program, year 2013, and the object of English proficiency and its application for information literacy. Data collection was done by interview and document study. The informants were chosen by purposive sampling, that is, the students of S1 Library Science Study Program Faculty of Humanities Diponegoro University of Semarang, year 2013 who have got information literacy subject amount of 15 students. The result of the research shows that the students of year 2013 have used English to be literate. They understand their needs, then seek information either from international journals, via internet, or from the library. The use of their information is clear, that is, to support in writing thesis. They can overcome their lack of English language skills.
Analisis Literasi Informasi Pemutaka Layanan E-Library di UPT Perpustakaan Universitas PGRI Semarang dengan Standard ACRL 2000
Authors: Suwanto Sri Ati , Lestari Intan Puji
Published: February 2019

Penelitian ini berjudul “Analisis Literasi Informasi Pemustaka di UPT Perpustakaan Universitas PGRI Semarang”. Tujuan penelitian ini, yaitu untuk menganalisis Literasi Informasi Pemustaka di UPT Perpustakaan Universitas PGRI Semarang, khususnya pada Layanan e-Library . Metode penelitian yang digunakan  adalah metode kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian deskriptif dan pendekatan studi kasus. Informan dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari sembilan mahasiswa yang dipilih menggunakan purposive sampling , yaitu mahasiswa jurusan pendidikan yang benar-benar mencari informasi dengan menggunakan layanan e-Library UPT Perpustakaan Universitas PGRI Semarang. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi dan di.analisis teori Miles dan Huberman, yaitu reduksi data, penyajian data serta verifikasi. Hasil keseluruhan menunjukkan bahwa pemustaka layanan e-Library UPT Perpustakaan Universitas PGRI Semarang telah literat. Hal ini ditunjukkan bahwa mereka telah mampu menentukan jenis kebutuhan informasi, mengakses informasi secara efektif dan efisien, mengevaluasi dan mengolah sumber informasi, menggunakan dan menyampaikan informasi secara efektif serta menggunakan sumber informasi menurut aturan. Dengan demikian dapat dikatakan kemampuan literasi informasi pemustaka layanan e-Library UPT Perpustakaan Universitas PGRI Semarang sudah sesuai dengan sebagian  standar ACRL tahun 2000.
Pers, Peraturan Negara, dan Nasionalisme Indonesia
Authors: Yuliati Dewi
Published: February 2019

Artikel ini berisi pembahasan tentang hubungan antara Pers Indonesia dan peraturan-peraturan tentang pers sejak masa Kolonial Belanda sampai dengan Masa Revolusi Indonesia. Dalam rentang masa tersebut, pemerintah kolonial Belanda, Pemerintah Militer Jepang, dan Pemerintah Indonesia tetap memberlakukan undang-undang yang bersifat suppressive. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa meskipun hidup dalam suasana suppressive,  Pers Indonesia selalu berani untuk melaksanakan fungsi tanggungjawab sosial demi mencapai kehidupan yang lebih baik dan kebebasan bagi bangsa dan Negara Indonesia.
Pencarian Katalog dalam Online Public Access Catalog Menggunakan Boolean Logic
Authors: Dewi Athanasia Octaviani Puspita
Published: February 2019

Artikel ini membahas bagaimana logika boolean terhubung dengan basis data dalam Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC), sehingga dapat menemukan sesuatu yang terkait dengan kata kunci yang dimasukkan oleh pengguna. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah logika boolean dimasukkan dalam Structured Query Language (SQL), sedangkan query itu sendiri ditempatkan dalam pengkodean yang terdapat dalam sistem OPAC. Penyisipan logika boolean bertujuan untuk memungkinkan pengguna sistem OPAC dapat menemukan informasi sesuai dengan apa yang ingin dicari. Para pustakawan diharapkan untuk belajar lebih banyak untuk menambah wawasan dan kemampuan dalam menyiapkan OPAC yang handal untuk mempersiapkan diri menghadapi persaingan teknologi informasi di bidang perpustakaan.
Pemaknaan Cerita dalam Cerpen “Cat In The Rain” Karya Ernest Hemingway: Suatu Kajian Semiotika
Authors: Jumino Jumino
Published: February 2019

Artikel ini membahas tentang pemaknaan cerita dalam cerpen “Cat in the Rain” berdasarkan aspek semiotika. Selanjutnya metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah studi literatur dengan jenis penelitian kualitatif. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa bahwa cerpen “Cat in the Rain” memiliki penanda utama “I want a cat”. Struktur dasar naratif yang membentuk sekuen dan alur piramida adalah (1) Istri melihat kucing, (2) Ia menginginkan kucing itu, (3) Ia mencari kucing itu tetapi tidak mendapatkan, (4) Ia mengangankan kucing itu, dan (5) Ia kemudian mendapat seekor kucing. Dengan skema aktan Greimas dapat diketahui bahwa dalam sumbu keinginan, aktan subjek adalah istri dan aktan objek adalah kucing. Dalam sumbu pengetahuan, aktan pengirim adalah Padrone, dan aktan penerima adalah istrinya. Dalam sumbu kekuasaan, aktan penolong adalah pelayan, payung dan cermin, sedangkan aktan penentang adalah suami, hujan, dan buku. Dengan demikian dapat dipetakan bahwa tokoh protagonis cerpen tersebut adalah istri, sedangkan tokoh antagonisnya adalah suami. Selanjutnya, berdasarkan teori Barthes dapat diketahui bahwa cerpen “Cat in the Rain” memiliki tiga tahap signifikasi, yaitu denotasi, konotasi, dan mitos. Dari makna denotatif, kata “kucing” berarti “piaraan”, makna konotatif berarti “pria idaman lain”, dan makna mitologisnya berarti “phalus”. Makna denotatif “hujan” berarti “air”, dan makna konotatifnya berarti “sperma”, dan makna mitologiknya berarti “fertilitas”. Dengan mengacu pada teori Jakobson, cerpen tersebut dapat difahami baik secara metonimik maupun metaforik. Secara metonimik mengacu pada seorang istri yang menginginkan seekor kucing, sedangkan secara metaforik mengacu pada seorang istri yang mendambakan pria idaman lain.
Dinamika Petani Kopi Lahan Terbatas di Desa Gogik Kecamatan Ungaran Barat Kabupaten Semarang
Authors: Lathifah Af’idatul
Published: February 2019

Indonesia adalah salah satu penghasil kopi terbesar di dunia. Hal in tentu saja tidak terlepas dari peran para petani kopi yang tersebar di seluruh wilayah di Indonesia. Akan tetapi, permasalahan pembudidayaan kopi ini terus muncul sehingga menurunkan kualitas serta kuantitas produksi kopi Indonesia. Desa Gogik Kecamatan Ungaran Barat Kabupaten Semarang adalah salah satu desa yang membudidayakan kopi sebagai salah satu sumber mata pencaharian mereka. Munculnya budidaya kopi yang diinisiasi oleh PTPN XI memicu perubahan sosial budaya di masyarakat Desa Gogik, salah satunya yaitu perubahan pola penggunaan lahan. Akan tetapi, berbagai permasalahan muncul sejalan dengan usaha masyarakat dalam membudidayakan kopi yang sebenarnya masih berumur sangat muda. Lahan yang sudah terbatas masih dilingkupi dengan persoalan konservasi, konflik tanah, hingga regenerasi petani kopi. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode etnografi yang berusaha untuk menangkap sudut pandang petani kopi secara holistik.
KESEDERHANAAN WABICHA DALAM UPACARA MINUM TEH JEPANG
Authors: Noviana Fajria
Published: February 2019

The Japanese tea ceremony is called chanoyu in Japanese. It is a multifaceted traditional activity strongly influenced by Zen Buddhism, in which powdered green tea, or matcha, is ceremonially prepared and served to the guests. Wabicha is a style of Japanese tea ceremony particularly associated with Sen no Rikyū that emphasizes simplicity. He refined the art of Japanese tea ceremony equipment and tea house design, with a preference for very simple and very small tea rooms, and natural materials with simpler decoration
PROSES PENYERAPAN KATA BAHASA INGGRIS KE DALAM BAHASA JEPANG: (KAJIAN FONOLOGI GENERATIF TRANSFORMASIONAL)
Authors: Muslihah Muslihah
Published: February 2019

(Title: The Analysis of Loan Words of English Language Transformed into Japanese Language (Study of Generative Transformational Phonological) The aims of this research are to explain the phonological processes and phonological rule in loan words of English language into Japanese language through generative phonological studies. This research used qualitative descriptive method. The research data are taken from Japanese dictionary loan words. The result shows eight phonological processes and phonological rules in the process of transformation English language to Japanese. (1) the process of adding segment /u/ at the end of the words (2) segment additions /o/ at the end of the words (3) segment additions /u/ in the middle of words  (4) segment additions /o/ in the middle of words (5) substitution of phoneme /l/ to /r/, (6) substitution of phoneme /v/ to /b/, (7) segment additions /i/, (8) substitution of phoneme /t/ to /c/. The transformation of phonological processes on the loan words of English language into Japanese language affected by the internal factor.
SUSHI : SEBUAH TRADISI DALAM MODERNITAS
Authors: Trahutami Sri Wahyu Istana
Published: February 2019

(Title: Sushi: Tradition in Modernity) Rice and fish are central to Japanese cuisine and the two come together perfectly in sushi. Sushi has become a favourite food throughout the world. Nigirizushi is the most famous sushi of all. Nigiri means “press in the hand” and zushi means “sushi”. Nigirizushi is a clump of sushi rice pressed together with a topping that is usually raw fish. Traditional sushi takes along time and much effort to make. Japanese cuisine would not be complete without sushi. Edomae topping benefits from many long years of innovations in preparation methods all with the aim of achieving a balance, a harmony between the rice an the topping and the waonderful taste wich that harmonius balance can give.Keywords : sushi; nigirizushi; Japanese cuisine; edomae zushi
PERBANDINGAN PENGUNGKAPAN KALA DALAM BAHASA JEPANG DAN BAHASA INDONESIA
Authors: Rini Elizabeth Ika Hesti Aprilia Nindia
Published: February 2019

(Contrastive study between tenses in Japanese and Indonesian Languages) Expressing time in sentences is universal in any language, although it's marked differently in each language. This research objective is to know the differences in tenses marker between Japanese and Indonesian languages. The method used is the descriptive method. As a result of the research findings, it was found that in the Japanese language tenses are marked by morphemic forms were characterized by bound morphemes, whereas Indonesian tenses are marked as lexical by the adverb. Attendance adjunct in Japanese is optional, in Indonesian adjunct explain the position, activity, state of theft with the time of speech.Keywords: tense,  bentuk -ru, bentuk -ta, adverbia kala
POLA BUDAYA PEMBENTUKAN KARAKTER DALAM SISTEM PENDIDIKAN DI JEPANG
Authors: Widisuseno Iriyanto
Published: February 2019

This study examines the problem of cultural patterns of character formation in the education system in Japan. How do cultural patterns that are practiced in the education system in Japan so as to provide access for the people to be able to manage the basic values of life that are considered noble as a guide and source of orientation for the character formation of students. The interesting here is that the Japanese nation in its acculturation process can harmonize modern values with traditional values that have been believed to be the noble values of the nation.There is a paradoxical cultural pattern, but it can synthesize the process of modernization of life on the basis of the value of conventional Japanese traditions. For other nations such as Indonesia, which are allied to Asian countries, they can view them as unique national cultural events. This study aims to uncover cultural practices and schooling in the education system in Japan that can synthesize modern values with the value of the traditions of the people, so that the Japanese become a developed nation and have strong character. This study uses historical factual methods, and qualitative descriptive analysis. That is, reviewing the facts of the development of the school program and its habituation in the practice of the family life of the students. Then analyze the structure and cultural values contained in each education program and the level of social life in Japanese society. The results of the study show that the education system in Japan prioritizes and respects adab and good behavior rather than values. Focusing on teaching adab to children in the lower classes is more important than testing academic skills. The basis of his view, that at the elementary school level, especially the first three years is not to assess knowledge but to build good behavior. Japanese students only get an exam after stepping on the fourth grade, even though they are only mild tests.
A multiplicity result for asymptotically linear Kirchhoff equations
Authors: Ji Chao , Fang Fei , Zhang Binlin
Published: February 2019

In this paper, we study the following Kirchhoff type equation:

-\bigg{(}1+b\int_{\mathbb{R}^{N}}\lvert\nabla u|^{2}\,dx\biggr{)}\Delta u+u=a(% x)f(u)\quad\text{in }\mathbb{R}^{N},\qquad u\in H^{1}(\mathbb{R}^{N}),

where{N\geq 3},{b>0}and{f(s)}is asymptotically linear at infinity, that is,{f(s)\sim O(s)}as{s\rightarrow+\infty}. By using variational methods, we obtain the existence of a mountain pass type solution and a ground state solution under appropriate assumptions on{a(x)}.