bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Whole-Exome Sequencing Identifies a de novo AHDC1 Mutation in a Colombian Patient with Xia-Gibbs Syndrome
Authors: García-Acero Mary , Acosta Johanna
Published: September 2017

Xia-Gibbs syndrome is an autosomal dominant multisystem developmental disorder characterized by global developmental delay, hypotonia, obstructive sleep apnea, seizures, retrocerebellar cysts, delayed myelination, micrognathia, and mild dysmorphic features. Using whole-exome sequencing, we identified a de novo AHDC1 frameshift mutation c.2030_2030delG (p.G677Afs*52) in a Colombian patient, which was absent in both parents. Furthermore, we summarized the phenotypes of patients reported in the literature.
Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Lowering for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Among Men With Primary Elevations of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels of 190 mg/dL or Above
Authors: Vallejo-Vaz Antonio J. , Robertson Michele , Catapano Alberico L. , Watts Gerald F. , Kastelein John J. , Packard Chris J. , Ford Ian , Ray Kausik K.
Published: September 2017

Background:

Patients with primary elevations of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) ≥190 mg/dL are at a higher risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease as a result of long-term exposure to markedly elevated LDL-C levels. Therefore, initiation of statin therapy is recommended for these individuals. However, there is a lack of randomized trial evidence supporting these recommendations in primary prevention. In the present analysis, we provide hitherto unpublished data on the cardiovascular effects of LDL-C lowering among a primary prevention population with LDL-C ≥190 mg/dL.

Methods:

We aimed to assess the benefits of LDL-C lowering on cardiovascular outcomes among individuals with primary elevations of LDL-C ≥190 mg/dL without preexisting vascular disease at baseline. We performed post hoc analyses from the WOSCOPS (West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study) randomized, placebo-controlled trial, and observational posttrial long-term follow-up, after excluding individuals with evidence of vascular disease at baseline. WOSCOPS enrolled 6595 men aged 45 to 64 years, who were randomly assigned to pravastatin 40 mg/d or placebo. In the present analyses, 5529 participants without evidence of vascular disease were included, stratified by LDL-C levels into those with LDL-C <190 mg/dL (n=2969; mean LDL-C 178±6 mg/dL) and those with LDL-C ≥190 mg/dL (n=2560; mean LDL-C 206±12 mg/dL). The effect of pravastatin versus placebo on coronary heart disease and major adverse cardiovascular events were assessed over the 4.9-year randomized controlled trial phase and on mortality outcomes over a total of 20 years of follow-up.

Results:

Among 5529 individuals without vascular disease, pravastatin reduced the risk of coronary heart disease by 27% (
P
=0.002) and major adverse cardiovascular events by 25% (
P
=0.004) consistently among those with and without LDL-C ≥190 mg/dL (
P
-interaction >0.9). Among individuals with LDL-C ≥190 mg/dL, pravastatin reduced the risk of coronary heart disease by 27% (
P
=0.033) and major adverse cardiovascular events by 25% (
P
=0.037) during the initial trial phase and the risk of coronary heart disease death, cardiovascular death, and all-cause mortality by 28% (
P
=0.020), 25% (
P
=0.009), and 18% (
P
=0.004), respectively, over a total of 20 years of follow-up.

Conclusions:

The present analyses provide robust novel evidence for the short- and long-term benefits of lowering LDL-C for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease among individuals with primary elevations of LDL-C ≥190 mg/dL.
How Enron Used Accounting for Prepaid Commodity Swaps to Delay Bankruptcy for One Decade: The Shadowy Relationships With Big Banks
Authors: Abdel-khalik A. Rashad
Published: September 2017

Accounting standards for prepaid commodity swaps did not exist until 2003. This absence of regulation gave Enron the opportunity to have its own homemade accounting. Two actions facilitated this task for Enron: (a) The Securities and Exchange Commission granted Enron in January 1992 a unilateral privilege to use mark-to-market valuation for energy contracts. This private communication was made at a time when viable markets did not exist. (b) Big banks colluded with Enron’s top executives to design structured finance contracts that allowed Enron to report at least US$8.7 billion of loans as cash flow from operations. Seventy-one percent of the cash flow from operations reported in the last 5 years of Enron’s existence came from these loans. JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup effectively made it easy for Enron to carry out this fraud. The two banks established their own special purpose entities to give these loans the appearance of legitimate trade transactions using prepaid commodity forwards and swaps. This article outlines some of the schemes that the two banks devised to help Enron appear financially healthy when in reality it was near bankruptcy for years.
An investigation of the use of the Kinect system as a measure of dynamic balance and forward reach in the elderly
Authors: Hsiao Ming-Yen , Li Chia-Ming , Lu I-Shu , Lin Yu-Hung , Wang Tyng-Guey , Han Der-Sheng
Published: September 2017

Objective:

To investigate the reliability and correlations of Kinect-derived valuables of forward reach distance and velocity with the traditional functional reach distance, scores on posturography, and other measures of physical fitness.

Design:

Observational study.

Setting:

Community hospital.

Subjects:

Individuals >65 years who attended a geriatric health examination were enrolled.

Main measures:

The Kinect system was used to record the reach distance and velocity of the forward reach test. Center of pressure displacement was measured by posturography. Physical fitness performance was assessed using the 2-Minute Step Test, the 30-Second Chair Stand Test, the Sit-and-Reach Test, grip strength, and walking speed.

Results:

A total of 442 individuals were enrolled (mean age: 73.3 ± 5.2 years). Forward reach tracking using the Kinect system showed good repeatability and correlated with traditional functional reach ( r = 0.719, P < 0.001); the reaching velocity correlated with scores on posturography ( r = −0.257, P = 0.047). Reach distances were significantly decreased in the older group (≥75 years) than in the younger group (<75 years) ( P < 0.001).

Conclusion:

The Kinect system provides a simple, reliable, and age-sensitive assessment of balance in older adults. The valuables correlate with the traditional functional reach, scores on posturography, and physical fitness performance. It provides alternative representation of both static and dynamic balance function.
Machiavelli and the liberalism of fear
Authors: Osborne Thomas
Published: September 2017

This article revisits the long-standing question of the relations between ethics and politics in Machiavelli’s work, assessing its relevance to the ‘liberalism of fear’ in particular in the work of Judith Shklar, Bernard Williams and also John Dunn. The article considers ways in which Machiavelli has been a ‘negative’ resource for liberalism – for instance, as a presumed proponent of tyranny; but also ways in which even for the liberalism of fear he might be considered a ‘positive’ resource, above all around the issues of political necessity and prudential judgement.
Exchange Rate Volatility and Pakistan’s Exports to Major Markets: A Sectoral Analysis
Authors: Alam Shaista , Ahmed Qazi Masood , Shahbaz Muhammad
Published: September 2017

The present study investigated the impact of exchange rate volatility on Pakistan’s bilateral sectoral exports with its major trading partners, that is, USA, UK, Japan, Germany and Saudi Arabia. We have employed the multivariate co-integration test and found the presence of a long-run relationship amid the variables. The empirical evidence indicates that exchange rate volatility has consistent and favourable effect on sectoral exports of Pakistan in most of the cases. These sectoral exports’ results are considerably different from the results of aggregate and bilateral exports as the long-run elasticities for exchange rate volatility, regarding sectoral exports across countries, are all greater in magnitude as compared to aggregate and bilateral elasticities of exchange rate volatility, and some signs are also opposite (Alam & Ahmed, 2012). This concludes that the aggregate and bilateral aggregate exports data may weaken the effects of exchange rate volatility to statistically insignificant or less significant, and that the effect of exchange rate volatility may probably be more responsive to the nature of industry producing exportable goods.
Salmon fishing in the severn: Judicial deference to regulatory judgments based on scientific assessments
Authors: Bishop Patrick
Published: September 2017

To claim that environmental law is heavily influenced by science is to make a rather trite assertion. Disputes about the probative value of scientific and technical evidence when used as the basis for a regulatory decision are therefore not uncommon. R. (on the application of Mott) v Environment Agency is an example of this phenomenon. In particular, the key issue was whether the Environment Agency had acted perversely (in judicial review terms) by relying on contested scientific evidence as the justification for imposing catch limitations designed to preserve salmon stocks in the river Wye. In finding for the Agency, the Court of Appeal restated and reaffirmed the established principle that decision makers ought to be afforded a wide margin of appreciation in such cases; a principle which reinforces the view that the courts are not an appropriate forum for the resolution of scientific and technical disputes. In commenting on this decision it is contended that the position of the courts in this regard has the potential to undermine the rationale of evidence-based decision making. However, it is impractical in most instances for a regulator to wait for a scientific consensus to emerge, particularly when acting to protect a threatened species. As a compromise solution, it is suggested that prior consultation at least has the potential to allow affected parties to scrutinise the available science, and offer alternative evidence prior to the final decision.
The trouble with accessing the countryside in Northern Ireland
Authors: Price Linda , Simpson Mark
Published: September 2017

The twenty-first century has seen a shift in emphasis from enabling local authorities to provide opportunities for recreation on private land to the conferment of a general right to access certain types of land in Great Britain. Similar liberalisation has not occurred in Northern Ireland. This article examines features of the Northern Ireland context that might explain why landowners’ rights continue to trump those of recreational users, drawing on stakeholder interviews and a rural geography conceptual framework. Following historic struggles for land in Ireland, any erosion of owner control is perceived to undermine hard-won rights; in a relatively rural society and agrarian economy, farmers are readily accepted as having the ‘right’ to determine the function of rural land; and recent conflict has depressed outdoor leisure and tourism. Consequently, productive uses of land remain central to rural policy and a countryside movement able to overcome objections to liberalisation has not emerged. Conflict and instability have also left a legacy of social problems and ‘legislative lag’ in higher priority areas that must be addressed before countryside access can move up the political agenda. The article reveals how, in stakeholders’ eyes, these factors combine to limit the prospects of reform.
Is There a Role for MRI in Plantar Heel Pain
Authors: Fazal Muhammad Ali , Tsekes Demetris , Baloch Irshad
Published: September 2017

Introduction. There is an increasing trend to investigate plantar heel pain with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan though plantar fasciitis is the most common cause. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the role of MRI in patients presenting with plantar heel pain. Methods. Case notes and MRI scans of 141 patients with a clinical diagnosis of plantar fasciitis were reviewed retrospectively. There were 98 females and 43 males patients. Fourteen patients had bilateral symptoms. Average age for male patients was 51 years (range = 26-78 years), and for female patients the average age was 52 years (range = 29-76 years). Results. A total of 121 feet had MRI features suggestive of plantar fasciitis. MRI was normal in 32 feet. There was one case of stress fracture of calcaneus and another of a heel fibroma diagnosed on MRI scan. Conclusions. In our study, MRI scan was normal in 20.7% of the cases; 1.3% had a diagnosis other than plantar fasciitis but no sinister pathology. We therefore conclude that MRI scan is not routinely indicated and key is careful clinical assessment.

Levels of Evidence: Therapeutic, Level IV: Retrospective, Case series.
The Effect of an In-Hospital Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment on Short-Term Mortality During Orthogeriatric Hip Fracture Program—Which Patients Benefit the Most?
Authors: Pajulammi Hanna M. , Pihlajamäki Harri K. , Luukkaala Tiina H. , Jousmäki Janne J. , Jokipii Pekka H. , Nuotio Maria S.
Published: September 2017

Aims:

To examine the association of patient-related factors with the effect of an in-hospital comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) on hip fracture mortality.

Methods:

Population-based, prospective data were collected on 1425 consecutive hip fracture patients aged ≥65 in a central hospital providing orthogeriatric service. Outcome was mortality at 1 month after hip fracture associated with receiving versus not receiving CGA.

Results:

Of the patients receiving CGA compared to those who did not, 8.5% versus12.0% had died within 1 month of the hip fracture ( P = .028). In the age- and sex-adjusted Cox proportional hazards model, CGA was associated with a decreased risk of 1-month mortality in patients aged 80 to 89 years (hazard ratio [HR] 0.46, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.29-0.73), females (HR: 0.57, 95% CI: 0.38-0.86), having American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score 1 to 3 (HR: 0.60, 95% CI: 0.37-0.99), taking 4 to 10 daily medications (HR: 0.59, 95% CI: 0.38-0.91), with a diagnosis of memory disorder (HR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.29-0.88), with an estimated glomerular filtration rate <30 mL/min/1.73m2 (HR: 0.28, 95% CI: 0.10-0.76), or living in an assisted living accommodation (HR: 0.40, 95% CI: 0.21-0.76).

Conclusion:

Several modifiable and patient-related factors were associated with decreased risk of 1-month mortality when CGA was performed during hospitalization for hip fracture. Between “younger and fitter” and “oldest and frailest,” there is a large group of hip fracture patients whose survival can be improved by in-hospital CGA.
Risk Factors for the Postoperative Recurrence of Instability After Arthroscopic Bankart Repair in Athletes
Authors: Nakagawa Shigeto , Mae Tatsuo , Sato Seira , Okimura Shinichiro , Kuroda Miki
Published: September 2017

Background:

Several risk factors for the postoperative recurrence of instability after arthroscopic Bankart repair have been reported, but there have been few detailed investigations of the specific risk factors in relation to the type of sport.

Purpose:

This study investigated the postoperative recurrence of instability after arthroscopic Bankart repair without additional reinforcement procedures in competitive athletes, including athletes with a large glenoid defect. The purpose of this study was to investigate risk factors related to the postoperative recurrence of instability in athletes.

Study Design:

Case-control study; Level of evidence, 3.

Methods:

A total of 115 athletes (123 shoulders) were classified into 5 groups according to type of sport: rugby (41 shoulders), American football (32 shoulders), other collision sports (18 shoulders), contact sports (15 shoulders), and overhead sports (17 shoulders). First, the recurrence rate in each sporting category was investigated, with 113 shoulders followed up for a minimum of 2 years. Then, factors related to postoperative recurrence were investigated in relation to the type of sport.

Results:

Postoperative recurrence of instability was noted in 23 of 113 shoulders (20.4%). The recurrence rate was 33.3% in rugby, 17.2% in American football, 11.1% in other collision sports, 14.3% in contact sports, and 12.5% in overhead sports. The most frequent cause of recurrence was tackling, and recurrence occurred with tackling in 12 of 16 athletes playing rugby or American football. Reoperation was completed in 11 shoulders. By univariate analysis, significant risk factors for postoperative recurrence of instability included playing rugby, age between 10 and 19 years at surgery, preoperative glenoid defect, small bone fragment of bony Bankart lesion, and capsular tear. However, by multivariate analysis, the most significant factor was not the type of sport but younger age at operation and a preoperative glenoid defect with small or no bone fragment. Compared with the other sports, there was a significantly greater recurrence rate among rugby players without the aforementioned significant risk factors (small glenoid defect, ≤10%; medium or large bone fragment, >5%; and no capsular tear).

Conclusion:

Younger age at operation and preoperative glenoid defect with small or no bone fragment significantly influenced recurrent instability among competitive athletes.
Heritable pulmonary hypertension: from bench to bedside
Authors: Girerd Barbara , Weatherald Jason , Montani David , Humbert Marc
Published: September 2017

Mutations in the BMPR2 gene, and more rarely in ACVRL1, endoglin, caveolin-1, KCNK3 and TBX4 genes predispose to heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension, an autosomal dominant disease with incomplete penetrance. Bi-allelic mutations in the EIF2AK4 gene predispose to heritable pulmonary veno-occlusive disease/pulmonary capillary haemangiomatosis, an autosomal recessive disease with an unknown penetrance.

In France, the national pulmonary hypertension referral centre offers genetic counselling and testing to adults and children. Predictive testing is also proposed to adult relatives at risk of carrying a predisposing mutation. In that context, we offer all asymptomatic BMPR2 mutation carriers a programme to detect pulmonary arterial hypertension at an early phase, as recommended by the 2015 European Society Society of Cardiology/European Respiratory Society pulmonary hypertension guidelines. Finally, pre-implantation genetic diagnosis has been conducted on five embryos from two couples in which the fathers were carriers of a pathogenic BMPR2 mutation.
Animated Visualities and Competing Sovereignties
Authors: Kumar Akshaya
Published: September 2017

Beginning with the mid-1990s when a visual opulence saturated in color and light appeared on the Hindi film screen, a battle between visuality and performativity ensued so as to regulate the star-body while retaining its ability to withstand different orders of investable capital. This article argues that the multiplex economy made multiple tiers of stardom possible so as to shift Hindi cinema away from the high-risk industry that revolved around major stars featuring in action melodramas. The animated visuality—a result of cinematographic and editorial intensifications—was then devised to regulate minor stars’ appeal within emerging genre films. Engaging with the resultant configurations of form, style, sovereign representation, and masculinity, this article maps the analytical trajectory of mise-en-scène, performativity, and stardom in Hindi cinema. In the end, it highlights the agitated restlessness of contemporary Hindi film form as a symptom of its inability to find a stable formal dwelling. Instead of doing formal analysis alone, this article then aspires to bring the formal, technological, economic, and political imperatives together in the analytics of Hindi cinema.
Zoilo, Costantino e le fores martyrum catanesi. Ancora sull'epigrafe di Iulia Florentina
Authors: Soraci Cristina
Published: September 2017

Riassunto:

La piccola Iulia Florentina fu seppellita, come recita la nota iscrizione catanese che la commemora, davanti alle fores martyrum, sulla cui ubicazione si è molto discusso; secondo l'ipotesi avanzata nel presente studio, che offre una lettura del tradito CVAX diversa da quelle finora proposte, tali fores sarebbero gli archi posti nella zona compresa tra quella che un tempo era chiamata la „Strada degli Archi“ e il cosiddetto „Carcere di sant'Agata“, che, a nostro avviso, doveva essere il luogo in cui furono custodite, già in età costantiniana, le spoglie della patrona di Catania e forse anche di Euplo.

L'inumazione della bimba avvenne in epoca costantiniana, come appare dalla menzione, nell'epigrafe, della carica di corrector attribuita ad un certo Zoilo; l'insolito ricorso al funzionario provinciale quale elemento di datazione va attribuito, a nostro avviso, ad una volontà ‚propagandistica‘, tesa ad esaltare l'attività dello stesso Zoilo e, indirettamente, di Costantino, in favore dei cristiani di Catania.
Rationale Arzneimittelversorgung – ein globales Problem
Authors: Schaaber Jörg
Published: September 2017

Global ist für viele Menschen der Zugang zu Medikamenten nicht gewährleistet. Aber auch in reichen Ländern wird die Finanzierbarkeit des Gesundheitssystems diskutiert. Dabei spielt die rationale Auswahl der Therapien eine Schlüsselrolle. Transparenz ist eine unabdingbare Voraussetzung dafür. Die Zulassungspolitik kann ebenfalls zu einer rationalen Therapie beitragen. Da viele Krankheiten noch nicht (gut) behandelbar sind, sind auch Fragen der Steuerung und Finanzierung der Forschung wichtig.
简议现代给排水工程规划的原则及其要点
Authors: 张 义宏
Published: September 2017

现代给排水工程规划要充分考虑到整个城市整体规划，还要考虑城市后续的发展，并预留出一定空间给城市后续发展使用，将低碳、绿色等环保理念应用到城市给排水系统的规划之中，以完善我国城市给排水系统的规划方案，从而实现城市的可持续发展。基于此，本文对现代给排水工程规划的原则及其要点进行了论述分析。
烟气脱硝工程的热态调试分析
Authors: 黄 正双
Published: September 2017

本文以某发电厂的2×600 MW 机组2 号烟气脱硝系统为中心，对SCR 烟气脱硝工程中的热态调试过程作出了具体论述，针对热态调试过程当中的注意问题进行浅析，望能够为日后脱销工程热态调试工作的开展提供一定的可参考建议。
工业与民用建筑工程施工管理探讨
Authors: 卢 阮峰
Published: September 2017

当代社会环境下的建筑工程施工包含了多种类型的工种也包含了多种专业是一项综合性的工程。对于工业与民用建筑来说，科学合理的施工组织和管理方式能够对技术的改进以及提高施工的安全性，施工组织的管理就是对工程项目的综合性过程的规划以及详细的组织，是施工管理工作中非常关键的一部分。其本质的目的其不断的提高工程的质量增加工程的经济效益，保障整个工程的安全性。
Strategi Komunikasi Guru pada Anak Autis di Sekolah Luar Biasa Harapan Mandiri Yayasan Bina Autis Mandiri Palembang
Authors: Pramana Dian
Published: September 2017

Manusia merupakan makhluk yang diciptakan Allah Swt. dalam keadaan sempurna (ahsan taqwim). Ada manusia yang memiliki kekurangan dari segi harta maupun kekurangan anggota tubuh. Dan kondisi tersebut membuat mereka tidak bersyukur. Padahal dalam Islam semua manusia diajarkan untuk tetap bersyukur dalam kondisi apapun. Salah satu yang memiliki kekurangan adalah anak-anak yang menderita autis. Para penderita autis dalam mengembangkan potensi yang ada pada dirinya dan membangkitkan kepercayaan diri perlu dibimbing dengan komunikasi yang baik.  Berikut ini yang dilakukan oleh SLB Harapan Mandiri dalam hal berkomunikasi yaitu guru harus menggunakan strategi dengan memahami psikologi anak autis serta menerapkan prinsip-prinsip komunikasi yaitu dengan menggunakan bahasa verbal dan nonverbal, materi agar direspon, prilaku tegas namun penuh kasih sayang, menciptakan situasi dan kondisi yang kondusif, mengarahkan agar mengikuti aturan, memenuhi tahapan belajar mengajar, mampu menyikapi perbedaan latar belakang sosial budaya, menerapkan metode mengajar secara rutin, mengendalikan proses belajar mengajar, menciptakan efek positif dari apa yang diajarkan, komunikasi secara terus menerus.
PENGARUH RETURN ON ASSET, FINANCIAL LEVERAGE, DAN UKURAN PERUSAHAAN TERHADAPUNDERPRICING PADA PERUSAHAAN YANG MELAKUKAN INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING (IPO) DI BURSAEFEK INDONESIA
Authors: Widhiastina Putu , Prihatni Rida
Published: September 2017

This study aimed to determine the influence of The Influence of return on asset, financial leverage, and size of company on underpricing. Underpricing is measured by division the difference between clossing prices and offering price with offering price, return on asset is measured by division net profit with total asset, financial leverage is measured by division total debt with total equity and size of company is mesured with total sales in annual report company. This study took a sample of initial public offering company listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange during the years 2010-2013. The data obtained by purposive sampling techniques and using multiple regression analysis. Simultaneous hypothesis testing result show that return on asset, financial leverage and company size simultaneously affect the underpricing. The partial hypothesis test result show that retun on asset, financial leverage and company size have a significant affect the underpricing. 

 

Keywords: Return On Assets, Financial Leverage, Company Size, Underpricing
RELEVANSI PEMIKIRAN FEMINIS MUSLIM DENGAN FEMINIS BARAT
Authors: Mahfud Dawam , Nazmi Nafatya , Maula Nikmatul
Published: September 2017

Konstruksi gender dalam masyarakat sangat dipengaruhi oleh agama dan ideologi yang dianutnya, maka wacana teologi gender mulai bergulir. Anggapan bahwa pemahaman agama bias gender membuat arah baru gerakan feminisme, dimana para feminis mulai menawar­kan pemaknaan baru terhadap agama sekaligus membongkar dogma-dogma agama yang telah mapan dan dianggap membelenggu kaum perempuan. penulis akan membahas tentang apa saja yang diberikan penjelasan relevansi antara pemikiran feminis Islam dengan pemikiran feminis Barat. kedudukan kaum perempuan di Barat sangat ter­kungkung, baik dalam kehidupan rumah tangga sebagai istri maupun yang berkenaan dengan hak-hak kemasyarakatan. Posisi kaum perempuan pada saat itu tak begitu jauh bedanya dengan kedudukan perbudakan yang diperlakukan semena-mena, pada waktu itulah timbul di benua Eropa gerakan perempuan yang dinamakan gerakan emansipasi. Ketika wacana teologis tentang perempuan dibuka dan menjadi diskursus yang cukup ramai, maka pembahasan dogma-dogma agama mulai muncul dan berkembang.
SUARA SUNYI PEKERJA PABRIK PEREMPUAN
Authors: Salama Nadiatus
Published: September 2017

Peran pengembangan wawasan yang terkait dengan masalah pembangunan bangsa merupakan hal yang penting karena peran gender bisa meningkatkan ke­adilan dan persamaan hak. Meski demikian, ke­tidakadilan dalam dunia kerja masih kerap terjadi. Ketidakadilan sistem kerja telah menyebabkan pe­kerja perempuan menjadi miskin, bodoh, dan ter­asing. Selain itu, pekerja perempuan juga masih mendapat perlakuan yang melecehkan, memarjinal­kan, dan mengsubordinasi. Perempuan perlu di­berdaya­­kan agar mereka bisa menggapai masa depan yang lebih baik. Padahal, masih banyak pekerja perempuan yang belum menge­tahui hak-haknya. cenderung pasif, dan pasrah pada keputusan perusahaan yang terkait dengan pengurangan pegawai dan pengurangan jam kerja. Ditambah lagi, mereka masih me­nyandang predikat sebagai mahluk domestik yang memiliki setumpuk pekerjaan rumah tangga. Mereka bekerja seperti mesin selama 24 jam tanpa sempat me­mikirkan pengembangan dirinya. Kekhususan kondisi biologis perempuan juga turut ber­peran dalam meningkatkan labor turn over pada pekerja perempuan, sehingga pengusaha lebih memilih pekerja laki-laki karena mereka lebih meng­untungkan bagi per­usahaan, kecuali jika pekerja perempuan tersebut mau diberi upah rendah. Sementara, sebagai pekerja dalam struktur pabrik, mereka bekerja pada unit paling bawah (unit pro­duksi) yang tidak memiliki kuasa untuk me­munculkan eksistensi dirinya. Hal-hal seperti ini bisa menyebabkan pekerja perempuan sangat tergantung kepada atasannya maupun sistem yang diterapkan di pabrik.
PEREMPUAN, JERAT NARKOBA DAN STRATEGI DAKWAHNYA
Authors: Hasanah Hasyim
Published: September 2017

Narkoba merupakan problem sosial yang kian hangat diperbincangkan. Berbagai peristiwa ramai menghiasi layar kaca dan menjadi headline news di media massa. Ironinya, perempuanlah yang banyak memainkan peran masuk dalam jerat narkoba, mulai dari kurir, pengedar, pemakai bahkan yang lebih mem­prihatinkan banyak nyawa per­empu­an me­layang. Diduga kuat, terjeratnya perempuan dalam jerat narkoba dikarenakan faktor psikologis dan eko­nomis. Pemenuhan kebutuh­an yang semakin kom­pleks dan kemiskinan yang dialami sebagian besar masyarakat Indonesia khususnya perempuan sebagai pelaku domistik dalam keluarga menjadi salah satu penyebab mereka ter­jebak dalam jerat narkoba. Iming-iming terbebas dari masalah, men­dapatkan kesenangan, penghasilan yang besar men­jadi faktor perempuan terjebak dalam jerat narkoba. Bagi se­bagian perempuan, masuk dalam jerat nar­koba mendatangkan untung yang menjanji­kan, namun di balik itu semua, hukuman bahkan ancam­an ke­matian ada di sekitar mereka. Untuk dapat me­minimalisir ke­cen­derung­­­an perempuan masuk dan ter­libat dalam jerat nar­koba, maka diperlukan stra­tegi dawah yang tepat, model dakwah yang dapat me­nyentuh aspek psikologis dan mem­berikan landasan pedoman kehidupan yang jelas dan ma­tang.
Composición del material particulado-PM 2.5 del aire de Cucuta-Colombia:Cuantificación de Hidrocarburos Aromaticos Policiclicos
Authors: Quijano Parra Alfonso , Parra Hernandez MC , Hernandez Hernandez ML
Published: September 2017

El creciente interés existente en la actualidad por la investigación en el campo del material particulado atmosférico, se debe a la identificación de efectos adversos de este contaminante sobre la salud y los ecosistemas. El conocimiento de la composición química de las partículas que se encuentran en el aire es importante desde el punto de vista epidemiológico y técnico, ya que permite determinar el potencial efecto en la salud humana por la presencia de sustancias tóxicas y cancerígenas adheridas a este diminuto material. La razón más importante que motiva el estudio de estos compuestos, tanto en la cantidad como en el tipo, son los peligros para la salud que presentan o pueden presentar las exposiciones a largo plazo. En este estudio se realizó la cuantificación de hidrocarburos aromáticos poli cíclicos (HAP) presentes en muestras de material particulado fracción respirable PM2.5 del aire de la ciudad de Cúcuta - Norte deSantander- Colombia, inicialmente la materia orgánica presente en el material particulado PM2.5 se extrajo por ultrasonido con DCM como solvente de extracción,seguido de la concentración en un rotaevaporador, obteniéndose el extracto global,parte del cual se sometió a un proceso de fraccionamiento en una columna de silicagel ,obteniéndose finalmente tres fracciones. El contenido del extracto global y las tres fracciones se analizó en un cromatografo de gases Agilent 6890 plus con detector FIDpara realizar la cuantificación de los HAP presentes en el material particulado PM2.5.Entre los HAPs  identificados se encuentran: Naftaleno, Fluoreno, Fenantreno, Benzo(a)antraceno, Pireno, Dibenzo(a,h) antraceno e Indeno (1,2,3,c-d-pireno),estos HAPs son compuestos  tóxicos, mutágenos y carcinógenos para los animales y los seres humanossegún la agencia internacional de investigación del cáncer (IARC)
EVALUACIÓN DE FACTORES ABIÓTICOS QUE INCIDEN SOBRE LA GERMINACIÓN DE DOS BIOTIPOS DE ARROZ ROJO (Oryza sativa L.)
Authors: Quevedo García Enrique , Arévalo Gonzalez Martha Esperanza , Cancino Escalante Giovanni Orlando
Published: September 2017

El arroz rojo es una maleza importante en muchos campos de arroz. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar los efectos de la luz, reguladores del crecimiento y KNO3 sobre el porcentaje de germinación (%G) y velocidad de la misma (ITG) en dos biotipos de arroz rojo. Se utilizó un diseño completamente al azar conarreglo factorial con cuatro repeticiones de 50 semillas, dos biotipos, ocho factores y 22 niveles. La técnica usada posterior al análisis de varianza fue la de Bonferroni. Los biotipos pipón desgranador y mechudo patechulo se comportaron en forma diferente respecto al ITG y %GER para cada uno de los tratamientos aplicados. La germinación fue inhibida por las concentraciones de FAP 10 M. El proceso de germinación se vio favorecido para los biotipos por ethephon 6,92x10-2 M, AG +FAP10 M, AG3 +FAP10 M, KNO3 ,40mM, KNO3,30mM, KNO320 mM, 20/30 oC, Luz amarilla y PEG (30 C). La ITG se viofavorecida para los biotipos por ethephon 6,92x10 -3 M, FAP 10O -5 m, KNO3 40 Mm,KNO3 30mM, KNO3 20mM, 200C, 20/30C, y PEG. El tratamiento ethephon 6,92x10-3 M, KNO3o en sus concentraciones 40,30 y 20 mM, la alternancia detemperaturas de 20/300C y 30 C (PEG) rompen de mejor manera la dormancia de los biotipos. Los tratamientos en común para inducir la germinación y el ITG de los biotipos deben ser probados en bioensayos en otros grupos de arroz rojo como los rayones y varietales que también presentan dormancia.　0
The Impact of Modern Retail on Traditional Retail Traders in The Mengwi, Badung District
Authors: Seminari Ni Ketut , Rastini Ni Made , Sulistyawati Eka
Published: September 2017

Indomaret is a mini retail network that sells a variety of basic necessities as well as daily necessities. This retail uses overall system cost advantages or cost leadership. This cost advantage, making Indomaret ready to become a manufacturer with a low cost to the industry. Minimarket even this development is so rapid. This development was also accompanied public interest to shop at the minimarket is increased because of the opinion that the modern market (including minimarket) is neat, clean and practical than traditional retail. This thing become a big challenge for traditional retailers. This research is an observational research in a research objects within a certain period conducted in the traditional retail the title is Dampak Indomaret Terhadap Pedagang Ritel Tradisional di Desa Mengwi Kabupaten Badung. The purpose of this study was to determine their impact on traditional retail Indomaret including mini market in Mengwi. This study is a quantitative study using survey research methods. Survey research is a quantitative study using structured questions / systematic same to many people, then all the answers obtained by researchers recorded, processed, and analyzed. The results of research that Indomaret a significant impact on the existence of traditional retail merchants.
The Villa’s Stratagem in Development of Agriculture- Based Tourism in Ubud, Bali
Authors: Kusuma Negara I Made , Adikampana I Made , Nugroho Saptono
Published: September 2017

One of the favorite locations of villa in Ubud is the farm area that owned by local communities. It mentioned that the villa has consciously utilizing agricultural landscapes and their activities as a resource to attract tourists. But the existence of the villa has not been able to provide significant benefits for local communities, especially farmers. That can be observed by the emergence of resistance by farmers to the villa. This paper is addressed to the tactic or stratagem of villa in order to deal with of such resistance. The method is a qualitative approach. Data collected from observations and interviews with the villa management, local community representatives, and farmers. They were selected purposively, which they expected to provide comprehensive information about the villa and the local community. The data are grouped and then analyzed descriptively. The result of such analysis showed that the villa in maintaining its existence imposed some tactics or stratagems; the socio-cultural stratagem, economic stratagem, and political stratagem.
The Constitutionality of Castration Sanction
Authors: Usfunan Yohanes , Usfunan Jimmy Z. , Arsha Putra IPR.
Published: September 2017

The research was conducted to asses Article 81 and Article 81A of Government Regulation In Lieu of Law No. 1 of 2016 on the Second Amendment of Law No. 23 of 2002 on Children Protection which includes imposition of castration sanction in its substance materials. Such policy is based on many rapes and murders case of minors that happen cruelly nowadays. Based on three points of view, chemical castration is the effort of reducing sexual arousal addressed to the perpetrator in order not to reiterate the same action and to reduce crimes such as rape and other sexual offenses. Although this regulation has good aim in terms of the deterrent effect, but there is a human rights character code which is a non-derogable human rights stipulated in Article 28 paragraph (1) The 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, one of which is so called right not to be tortured. The conclusion of this research is that the sanction of chemical castration violates human rights therefore constitutes an unconstitutional policy or in contrary to the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. The results of this study is also expected to provide a view on constitutional law in doing the judicial review before the Constitutional Court.
Algumas Notas sobre a Existência (ou não) de Obrigação Solidária e Indemnizar o Terceiro Lesado no Âmbito do Contrato de Seguro (Obrigatório) de Responsabilidade Civil de Veículos Terrestres a Motor
Authors: Silva Rita Gonçalves Ferreira da
Published: September 2017

A questão que pretendemos analisar no presente trabalho consiste em determinar se o segurado e a empresa de seguros são solidariamente responsáveis pelo pagamento da indemnização estabelecida por Tribunal Judicial (dentro dos limites fixados para o seguro obrigatório) a favor de um terceiro lesado, na sequência de um acidente de viação. Assim, pretendemos dar o nosso contributo na discussão acerca da existência (ou não), no âmbito do contrato de seguro (obrigatório) de responsabilidade civil de veículos terrestres a motor, de obrigação solidária (da empresa de seguros e do segurado) de indemnizar o terceiro lesado. Para tal, optámos por dividir o presente trabalho em dois pontos distintos. Num primeiro ponto iremos analisar, de forma que tentaremos ser breve, o seguro e o contrato de seguro (obrigatório) de responsabilidade civil de veículos terrestres a motor e algumas das suas disposições legais. Num segundo ponto iremos debruçar-nos sobre a questão central do trabalho: a existência — ou não — de obrigação solidária da empresa de seguros e do segurado de indemnizar o terceiro lesado.
Contributo para a Interpretação da Regra da Responsabilidade Limitada dos Sócios das Sociedades de Capitais Irregulares
Authors: Pita Manuel António
Published: September 2017

Contributo para a interpretação da regra da responsabilidade limitada dos sócios das sociedades de capitais irregulares;Objecto e finalidade deste estudo;Os trabalhos preparatórios da escola de Coimbra e a doutrina de Ferrer Correia;Estrutura do regime de responsabilidade proposto no Anteprojecto para a sociedade por quotas não registada;Ordem de sequência;Responsabilidade limitada do sócio pelas obrigações sociais ou responsabilidade limitada pela realização da entrada?;A responsabilidade dos sócios de uma sociedade civil pelas obrigações sociais;A limitação da responsabilidade dos sócios no Anteprojecto;Limitação ou exclusão da responsabilidade?;Responsabilidade exigível fora do processo de liquidação?;A sociedade não registada e o conceito de sociedade limitada por garantia;
Model-Based Learning Environment Based on The Concept IPS School-Based Management
Authors: Darmadi Hamid
Published: September 2017

The results showed: (1) learning model IPS-oriented environment can grow and not you love the cultural values of the area as a basis for the development of national culture, (2) community participation, and the role of government in implementing learning model of IPS-based environment provides a positive impact for the improvement of management school resources, (3) learning model IPS-based environment effectively creating a way of life together peacefully, increase the intensity of togetherness and mutual respect (4) learning model IPS-based environment can improve student learning outcomes, (5) there are differences in the expression of attitudes and results learning among students who are located in the area of conflict with students who are outside the area of conflict (6) analysis of the scale of attitudes among school students da SMA result rewards high school students to the values of unity and nation, respect for diversity and peaceful coexistence, It is recommended that the Department of Education authority as an institution of Trustees and the development of social and cultural values in the province can apply IPS learning model based environments.
Encouraging Critical Clinical Thinking (CCT) Skills in First-Year Veterinary Students
Authors: Ferguson Duncan C. , McNeil Leslie Klis , Schaeffe David J. , Mills Eric M.
Published: September 2017

First-year didactic course instructors at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine leverage earlier clinical rotation experiences with weekly “Clinical Correlations” exercises to provide early exposure to critical clinical thinking (CCT). This study evaluated the efficacy of individual and paired group exercises on CCT development. Before and after instruction, the Cornell Critical Thinking Test (Level Z) (CCTTZ) was administered. Based on the hypothesis that students with higher scores would coach lower-scoring colleagues during group exercises, heterogeneous groups with similar mean scores were established for the year. Students completed 14 individual and paired group exercises over 6 months. Exercises were designed to increase in complexity and decline in scaffolding. Seven of the exercises were cases using the Applied Learning Platform (ALP) at http://www.whenknowingmatters.com . Student analyses were scored according to a six-category critical-thinking rubric using a 5-point scale. Consistent with our hypothesis, individual and group rubric scores increased significantly, plateauing near the end of the year. Contrary to our hypothesis, mean overall CCTTZ scores did not change, but there was a small statistically significant increase in the ability to assess the validity of an argument. Student attitudes were mixed. Positive comments focused on reinforcement of prior didactic instruction, while negative comments focused on preparation time needed to conduct research on clinical concepts, and on a lack of explicit evaluation by summative examinations. Nonetheless, end-of-year GPAs correlated linearly with cumulative individual rubric scores. In summary, the value of early curriculum CCT training was confirmed when discipline-specific criteria were applied.
SQL Injection: A Demonstration and Implications for Accounting Students
Authors: Henderson David , Lapke Michael , Garcia Christopher
Published: September 2017

The purpose of this paper is to present a pedagogical case that demonstrates how a prevalent cybersecurity threat, SQL Injection (SQLi), operates. Prompted by questions from students such as: “How do cybersecurity threats work?” and “What specific actions can organizations take to mitigate cybersecurity threats?”, this paper demonstrates the technical inner-working of SQLi. Students first answer background questions on SQLi and then simulate SQLi in both a Microsoft Access and web-based environment.
An Imaginative Exercise for Teaching Transaction Cycles in an AIS Course
Authors: Walters Melissa
Published: September 2017

An understanding of transaction cycle processes is requisite knowledge for accounting professionals and core content within most undergraduate accounting information systems (AIS) courses. However, effectively covering transaction cycle processes within an AIS course can be a difficult, time-consuming, and tedious task. This paper describes a simple but versatile instructional exercise developed to facilitate practical understanding of transaction cycle processes while reducing the tedium of covering this material in class. This paper discusses the rationale for the transaction cycle exercise, exercise learning objectives, exercise implementation, and exercise efficacy. The transaction cycle exercise and teaching notes are available on the AIS Educator Association website (www.aiseducators.com).
The Expanded Risk Horizon of Accounting Networks Utilizing Wireless Technology
Authors: Fordham David R.
Published: September 2017

One of the major professional responsibilities of accountants and auditors is to identify and evaluate the risks in accounting information systems. More and more accounting systems are utilizing wireless data links, including 802.11 “wi-fi” segments. Because of marketing claims and personal experiences, it is widely believed by both professionals and the public that today's 802.11 wireless equipment has an operational range of well under 500 feet. This paper reports on an experiment which established reliable, high-speed connections across a distance of 56 miles using commercial off-the-shelf equipment. The results provide empirical evidence that the risk of undetected eavesdropping on modern Wi-Fi network transmissions extends to at least a thousand times as far as the commonly-recognized range of these networks. This experiment vividly demonstrates the possibility that accounting data is at risk well outside the normal sphere of expected vulnerability recognized by auditors and systems evaluators. Without a full understanding of characteristics of wireless data transfer, accountants and auditors could easily fail in their evaluation and assessment of the safety, integrity, and security of the accounting system.
Registration of ‘ShunMai1718’ Wheat
Authors: Pan XingLai , Shi YinHong , Pan QianYing , Xie SanGang , Pei JiYu , Pan TianYu , Yao MaiPing , Zhang GuiYun , Zhang Li
Published: September 2017

‘ShunMai1718’ (Reg. No. CV‐1131, PI 673103) is a hard white winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) developed by the wheat breeding innovation group led by X.L. Pan in the Cotton Research Institute of ShanXi Agriculture Science Academy. ShunMai1718 is of unknown pedigree, derived from the crosses 32S/‘Gabo’ made in 1996 to 1997 by a modified pedigree bulk‐breeding method with high molecular weight glutenin subunit (HMW‐GS) marker‐assisted selection. ShunMai1718 was tested under the experimental number FengYou1718. The yield performance of ShunMai1718 was tested by three Testing and Appraising Committees of Crop Cultivars (TACCC) in five nursery trials. In these five trials, ShunMai1718 yielded 7236 kg ha−1 (P < 0.05; n = 56), 5949 kg ha−1 (P < 0.05; n = 30), 7594 kg ha−1, 7714 kg ha−1 (P < 0.05; n = 75), and 8464 kg ha−1 (P < 0.05; n = 9). ShunMai1718 was approved for release by the TACCC of ShanXi Province, by the TACCC of HeNan Province, and by the TACCC of the Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China. ShunMai1718 was released mainly because of its (1, 17+18, 5+10) HMW‐GS composition and its water efficiency in both the Huang‐Huai wheat growing region and the northern part late‐maturity winter wheat growing region.
Flow Characteristics of Steam and Gas Push in the Presence of Heat Thief Zones Overlying Oil Sands Deposits
Authors: Lee Changsoo , Park Changhyup , Park Soobin
Published: September 2017

This paper presents the effects of the top water-bearing zone on the performance of the steam and gas push, i.e., nitrogen as a non-condensable gas injected with steam into an oil sands deposit. The flow characteristics of fluid mixtures are examined in the presence of different-sized water-bearing formations overlying oil sands deposits, i.e., a finite aquifer with no-flow boundaries and an infinite aquifer with continuous mass flux. The performance efficiency is investigated by respectively implementing the cumulative steam to oil ratio, a simple thermal efficiency parameter, and the oil production on the surface. The top water-bearing area serves as a heat thief zone and negatively impacts bitumen recovery; furthermore, it increases the cumulative steam to oil ratio while decreasing the simple thermal efficiency parameter, as well as the oil production rate. When the steam chamber encounters the top aquifer, a severe heat loss occurs. As increasing mol % of nitrogen, the producing time with energy efficiency increases but the chamber growth is limited. The specific operational conditions would be possible for the finite-sized aquifer, while the continuous water influx and the significant heat loss obstructs the thermal processes for the infinite aquifer.