bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analisis Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Peringkat Obligasi Pada Perusahaan Keuangan Yang Terdaftar Di BEI Tahun 2012-2014
Authors: Reyssent Dhea , Kurnia Ratnawati
Published: October 2018

The goal of this research is to examine the effect of Profitability which proxied by Return on Asset, Leverage which proxied by Debt to Equity Ratio, Cash Flow to Debt Ratio which proxied by Operating Cash Flow to Debt Ratio, Liquidity which proxied by Current Ratio, and Growth which proxied by Market to Book Ratio both partially and simultaneously towards Bond Rating. The objects of this study are financial institution which issuing bonds and rated by PT PEFINDO for 2013-2015, and listed at Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period 2012-2014. Total sample in this research is 20 companies that selected by purposive sampling. The data used in this research is financial statement as secondary data and list of bond rating by PT PEFINDO and analyzed by multiple linear regression. The result of this research indicates that Profitability, Leverage, Cash Flow to Debt Ratio, Liquidity, and Growth simultaneously have a significant effect towards Bond Rating. Liquidity which proxied by Current Ratio had a significant effect to bond rating. Profitability which proxied by Return on Asset, Leverage which proxied by Debt to Equity Ratio and Cash Flow to Debt Ratio which proxied by Operating Cash Flow to Debt Ratio, and Growth which proxied by Market to Book Ratio had no significant effect towards bond rating.

 Keywords: Bond Rating, Cash Flow to Debt Ratio, Growth, Leverage, Liquidity.
Pengaruh Kualitas Pelayanan Terhadap Tingkat Kepuasan Wajib Pajak
Authors: Adang Ferry
Published: October 2018

The purpose of this research is to determine empirically whether the service quality (tangibles, reability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy) affect taxpayer’s satisfication. This research was conducted by distributing 255 pieces of questionnaires to KPP Pratama Kebon Jeruk Satu. Questionnaires were returned and in the content of 235 pieces and are all used in this research. Multiple Linear Regression was used to the test of hypothesis. The result of this research showed that tangibles, reability, responsiveness, assurance, and emphaty had significant influence in taxpayer’s satisfication.

Keywords: Taxpayer’s Satisfication, Tangibles, Reability, Responsiveness, Assurance, Empathy
Pengaruh Penerapan Corporate Governance Terhadap Kondisi Kesulitan Keuangan
Authors: Adityaputra Stephanus Andi
Published: October 2018

This study examined the effect ofthe implementation of corporate governance on the condition of the financial distress of manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). The implementation of corporate governance proxied with the proportion of managerial ownership, proportion of institutional ownership, number of the boards of directors, proportion of independent commissioners, and existence of the audit committee. Samples used in this study was manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) with 2012 up to 2016 as an observation period. The total study samples was 48 firms with 96 firm year are determined by the method of purposive sampling. This study used Logistic Regression to examine the effect of the implementation of corporate governance of the condition of the company's financial distress. The results of this study indicated that The number of the boards of directors and the proportion of independent commissioners variables were not proven to have significant influence on the condition of the company's financial distress. The proportion of managerial ownership, the proportion of institutional ownership, and the existence of the audit committee variables proved to have a significant influence on the condition of the company's financial distress with a positive influence.

Keywords: board of directors, independent commissioners, managerial ownership, institutional ownership, audit committee, financial distress, logistic regression
Dipeptidyl-Peptidase Activity of Meprin β Links N-truncation of Aβ with Glutaminyl Cyclase-Catalyzed pGlu-Aβ Formation
Authors: Schlenzig Dagmar , Cynis Holger , Hartlage-Rübsamen Maike , Zeitschel Ulrike , Menge Katja , Fothe Anja , Ramsbeck Daniel , Spahn Claudia , Wermann Michael , Roßner Steffen , Buchholz Mirko , Schilling Stephan , Demuth Hans-Ulrich
Published: October 2018

The formation of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides is causally involved in the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). A significant proportion of deposited Aβ is N-terminally truncated and modified at the N-terminus by a pGlu-residue (pGlu-Aβ). These forms show enhanced neurotoxicity compared to full-length Aβ. Although the truncation may occur by aminopeptidases after formation of Aβ, recently discovered processing pathways of amyloid-β protein precursor (AβPP) by proteases such as meprin β may also be involved. Here, we assessed a role of meprin β in forming Aβ3-40/42, which is the precursor of pGlu-Aβ3-40/42 generated by glutaminyl cyclase (QC). Similar to QC, meprin β mRNA is significantly upregulated in postmortem brain from AD patients. A histochemical analysis supports the presence of meprin β in neurons and astrocytes in the vicinity of pGlu-Aβ containing deposits. Cleavage of AβPP-derived peptides by meprin β in vitro results in peptides Aβ1-x, Aβ2-x, and Aβ3-x. The formation of N-truncated Aβ by meprin β was also corroborated in cell culture. A subset of the generated peptides was converted into pGlu-Aβ3-40 by an addition of glutaminyl cyclase, supporting the preceding formation of Aβ3-40. Further analysis of the meprin β cleavage revealed a yet unknown dipeptidyl-peptidase–like activity specific for the N-terminus of Aβ1-x. Thus, our data suggest that meprin β contributes to the formation of N-truncated Aβ by endopeptidase and exopeptidase activity to generate the substrate for QC-catalyzed pGlu-Aβ formation.
La paz entre las naciones rivales
Authors: Barahona Ángel
Published: October 2018

En los textos de René Girard hay una desconfianza innegable hacia la democracia. Girard constata que democracia es el régimen que favorece el lado violento de la mímesis, es decir, la mediación interna. En los textos de Jean-Jacques Rousseau aparece tanto el análisis de gran relevancia sobre la autoestima o la envidia, que literalmente nos hacen vivir bajo la mirada de los demás, como un verdadero elogio de la democracia.
Habiter la distance – la democratie anti-mimetique de Rousseau
Authors: Vinolo Stéphane
Published: October 2018

En los textos de René Girard hay una desconfianza innegable hacia la democracia. Girard constata que democracia es el régimen que favorece el lado violento de la mímesis, es decir, la mediación interna. En los textos de Jean-Jacques Rousseau aparece tanto el análisis de gran relevancia sobre la autoestima o la envidia, que literalmente nos hacen vivir bajo la mirada de los demás, como un verdadero elogio de la democracia.
Las víctimas en el teatro de Miguel Hernández: una lectura antropológica
Authors: García-Ramos David
Published: October 2018

La aproximación antropológica entiende la víctima como rol semiótico y como función antropológica, conectando el teatro hernandiano con las estructuras antropológicas que fundamentan todo discurso humano, incluido el teatral. Se logrará encontrar sentido al papel de las muertes (sacrificiales o rituales), el significado de algunos de los finales y sobre el valor que el poeta alicantino le da a la presencia de la violencia cuasi religiosa en su obra. Se trata de reforzar una visión unitaria de corpus teatral hernandiano, trazando la evolución de los motivos y resortes que el autor hace funcionar en él.
Kepemimpinan Kepala Sekolah Dalam Meningkatkan Kualitas Pendidikan di SMP Islam Darul Karomah Mandaranrejo Pasuruan
Authors: Ma'ruf Muhammad
Published: October 2018

Kepemimpinan adalah proses kegiatan seseorang yang memiliki kemampuan untuk mendorong, mempengaruhi, mengarahkan, dan menggerakkan individu-individu supaya timbul kerjasama secara teratur dalam upaya mencapai tujuan yang telah ditetapkan bersama, kualitas pendidikan adalah sebagai usaha manusia untuk menumbuhkan dan mengembangkan potensi-potensi pembawaan baik jasmani maupun rohani sesuai dengan nilai-nilai dalam masyarakat dan kebudayaan, untuk itulah maka pendidikan harus benar-benar memiliki kualitas bagi manusia. Pemimpin pendidikan dalam hal ini adalah Kepala Sekolah sebagai orang yang bertanggung jawab terhadap pelaksanaan pendidikan dan pengajaran di lembaga pendidikan, harus memiliki kesiapan dan kemampuan untuk membangkitkan semangat kerja personal. Penelitian ini dilakukan mencari sistem kepemimpinan kepala sekolah dalam meningkatkan kualitas pendidikan di SMP Islam Darul Karomah Mandaranrejo Pasuruan.Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian berupa studi kasus di SMP Islam Darul Karomah Mandaranrejo Pasuruan. Pengumpulan data diambil dari wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi yang semuanya dikumpulkan dan dianalisis untuk menjawab permasalahan penelitian yang diajukan peneliti dalam fokus penelitian. Adapun informan penelitian ini adalah Kepala Sekolah, Wakil Kepala sekolah bidang kurikulum, wakil kepala sekolah bidang kesiswaan, wakil kepala sekolah bidang sarana & prasarana dan guru di SMP Islam Darul Karomah.Dalam penelitian tentang kepemimpinan kepala sekolah dalam meningkatkan kualitas pendidikan di SMP Islam Darul Karomah Mandaranrejo Pasuruan. Peneliti menemukan bahwa Kepala Sekolah memegang peranan yang sangat penting dalam upaya peningkatan kualitas pendidikan Islam di SMP Islam Darul Karomah . Tipe kepemimpinan yang dikembangkan Kepala Sekolah SMP Islam Darul Karomah selalu berupaya untuk terus melakukan peningkatan kualitas pendidikan dengan memposisikan dirinya sesuai dengan perannya yaitu sebagai administrator dan supervisor. Adapun usaha Kepala Sekolah dalam meningkatkan kualitas pendidikan di SMP Islam Darul Karomah antara lain dengan mengadakan full day school, mengadakan program remedial khusus, membangun gedung tingkat dua, membuat lapangan basket, meningkatkan kualitas guru, menambah mata pelajaran khusus, dan pembiasaan sholat berjamaah. Sedangkan sebagai administrator Kepala Sekolah berusaha untuk mengelola dan mengawasi bidang administrasi kesiswaan, pengajaran, kepegawaian, keuangan serta sarana dan prasarana dengan sebaik-baiknya. Adapun sebagai supervisor kepala Sekolah berusaha membantu memberi supervisi kepada stafnya dalam menyusun program, mempertinggi kecakapan dan ketrampilan mengajar, serta mengadakan evaluasi secara kontinyu.
Development of method for adjusting the national I and II orders vertical network based on the local geoid Hon Dau
Authors: Ha Hoa Minh
Published: October 2018

he paper concentrates on researching results in building of method and software VNAOLG-VIGAC (Vertical Network Adjustment On Local Geoid - Vietnam Institute of Geodesy And Cartography) for adjustment of national first, second orders vertical network bassed on local geoid Hon Dau. Main results consist of researching method for conversion of a measured geometric height differences from mean tide system to zero tide sysstem; construction of method of transformation of the measured geometric height differences into a geopotential differences; method of calculation of weights of the geopotential differences on first, second orders levelling lines; method of detection of outlier levelling lines and methods of correction of results of the national first, second orders vertical network adjustment on case of change of observables (adding of some new levelling lines, restoring of some lost benchmarks) by principle: Based on present results of the national first, second orders vertical network adjustment without readjustment of the whole network. The experiment results of software VNAOLG-VIGAC for the national first, second orders vertical network adjustment on the Vietnam Northern region with 143 first, second orders benchmarks, 17 first order levelling lines, 5 second order levelling lines showed that RMS unit weight is equal to ± 1.185 kGal.mm/1km, maximal RMS of adjusted geopotential reaches ± 0,021 kGal.m. Adjustment of the national first, second orders vertical network adjustment on the Vietnam Northern region in zero tide system leads to maximal offset of normal heights at level of ± 7 cm in comparison with those of in mean tide system.
The integrated model of GIS and AHPVIKOR for evaluating sustainable land-use management
Authors: Le Dinh Canh
Published: October 2018

Evaluation of sustainable land-use management (ESLM) is basically a multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) because it always has to take into considerations several different issues from socioeconomic to ecological and environmental ones. In this study a model is developed to handle MCDA problems by integrating GIS and AHP - VIKOR (The name VIKOR appeared in 1990 from Serbian: VIseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje, that means: Multicriteria Optimization and Compromise Solution). The model consists of three steps: (i) Identify sustainability indicators using the FAO approach (1993b, 2007); (ii) Calculate the weights of each sustainability indicators using AHP; (iii) thematic layers connected to each sustainability indicator are built in GIS then overlaid to calculate suitability index (Si) for each region using VIKOR, finally rank Si to determine regions suitable for each land use purpose. Comparing of the results of this model (GIS and AHP-VIKOR) and the results of GIS and AHPTOPSIS, GIS and AHP -WAM (calculate Si for each region by Weighted Average Method) under the same conditions of Duc Trong district - Lam Dong province. The similarities and differences of three models are also discussed, and then evaluated each model.
Identifying mangrove forests using radar remote sensing data
Authors: Hoang Phung Phi , Lam Nguyen Dao , Pham Viet Bach
Published: October 2018

Mangrove is one of the ecologically significant ecosystems in coastal areas, both on environment and biological resources. Radar remote sensing demonstrates a high potential in detecting, identifying, mapping and monitoring mangrove forests. Advantages of radar remote sensing are that almost unaffected by the weather phenomena in the atmosphere, e.g. clouds so that it can acquire images at day and night times. This study considers possibilities of ALOS PALSAR (L-band) and ENVISAT ASAR APP (C-band) for identifying mangrove forests. Results show that using single-date data of ENVISAT ASAR APP including dual polarization HH&HV are difficult to classify mangrove objects; whilst single-date data of ALOS PALSAR with dual polarization HH&HV have a better classification for tree density but at species level identification (e.g. Avicenna or Rhizophora) is more difficult. Results classified according to forest cover density data with overall accuracy of 81.91.
Measuring ground subsidence in Hanoi city by radar interferometry
Authors: Ho Dinh Tong Dinh , Tran Cuong Quoc , Nguyen Anh Duc , Le-Toan Thuy
Published: October 2018

The rapidly developing urbanization since the last decade of the 20th century leads to the strong groundwater extraction, resulting in the subsidence phenomena in the Hanoi, Vietnam. Recent advances in the multi-temporal spaceborne SAR interferometry, especially with Persistent Scatters Interferometry (PSI) approach, is the robust remote sensing technique for measuring ground subsidence in large scale with millimetric accuracy. This work has presented an advanced PSI analysis, to provide unprecedented spatial extent and continuous temporal coverage of the subsidence in Hanoi City. The correlation between the reference leveling velocity and the estimated PSI result is R2 = 0.86, and the root mean square error is 4.0 (mm/year), confirming their good agreement. The study shows that subsidence is most severe in the Haihung silt loam areas in the south of the city. The groundwater extraction resulting from urbanization and urban growth is mainly responsible for the subsidence.
Assessing the current state of housing and infrastructure in the concentrated immigrant areas in Ho Chi Minh City
Authors: Bui Manh Ha , Nguyen Ngoc Duy , Nguyen Quoc Hien
Published: October 2018

Decolorization from synthetic wastewater containing Reactive Red 24 (RR24) using gamma Cobalt-60 ray was investigated. The influence of the irradiation dose, initial pH, initial dye and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) concentration were evaluated. The pH effect has proved that lower decolorization efficiency was observed in alkaline medium as compared to the neutral and acid medium. While color removal efficiency increased with increasing absorbed dose. A synergistic effect of gamma radiation with H2O2 was applied and the results showed that H2O2 accelerated decolorization process, however when the dosage of H2O2 exceeded the optimal concentration, the color removal efficiency attained saturation and even reduced. The color removal efficiencies achieved over 99% at the dose of 4 kGy, initial pH 7, initial dye concentrationof 100 mg/L and H2O2 concentration of 3mM. These results highlighted the potential of radiation technology for dye removal from textile wastewater.
Developing indicators to assess climate change adaptable in Ba ria-Vung tau province and proposed improve solutions
Authors: Ho Dung Minh , Hoang Nhan Ai , Che Ly Dinh
Published: October 2018

With the target of research is assess and classify the ability to adapt climate change for districts of Ba Ria-VungTau (BR-VT) province and proposed improve solutions, the authors used MCA, Entropy weighting and SAW methods to evaluate and achieve the results as follows: Developing indicators to assess climate change adaptable in BR-VT province includes 12 topics and 24 indicators corresponding to the provincial level. And adaptation indicators for the districts, including 9 topics and 16 indicators. The indicators belongs to two main groups to assess the vulnerability and adaptable to climate change; The results were evaluated by the provincial level adaptation period 2009 - 2012 shows that adaptation index has increased over the years and reached an average level of adaptation (52 points) for climate change and fluctuation of adaptation index is from 50.97 to 52.96; The adaptation index of the districts is low. Ba Ria city has the highest adaptation index 57.61 points – at average level, follows by Vung Tau city. The lowest is 49.29 points in Chau Duc district. Besides, authors proposing solutions to improve adaptation to climate change as the solution to landslide coast control, land erosion, maintain and development of coastal mangrove forests of the province and propose rice variety can adapt to saline aluma and get yield stable.
Factors affecting FDI attraction in industrial zones in Dong Nai
Authors: Nguyen Bang Viet , Le Nghi Quoc , Le Vi Cat
Published: October 2018

This paper aims to test theoretical models of factors affecting FDI attraction in industrial zones in Dong Nai. The results show that eight determinants of investment decisions are (1) infrastructure; (2) human resource; (3) public service quality; (4) advantage of the investment sector; (5) ; (6) investment policy; (7) working and living environment; (8) competitive input price, in which the infrastructure and human resource are the most important factors.
Effect of the reduced-graphene oxide on the structure and thermal properties of compoiste PMMA/micro-cellulose fibers from petioles of Vietnamese nipa palm tree
Authors: Nguyen Vy Tuong , Do Nhung Thi Tuyet , Nguyen Thuong Thi Thuong , Huynh Trung Lap
Published: October 2018

This study separated and treated successfully micro-cellulose fibers from petioles of Vietnamese nipa palm tree (tCell) by simple mechanical and chemical methods. The combination of the treated micro-cellulose fibers and reduced-graphene oxide by hydrazine hydrate (tCell-RGO) increases the thermal stability and the glass transition temperature of polymethylmathacrylat (PMMA) in synthesis composite by in situ emulsion method. The study improves the environmental friendliness of PMMA and overcome the disadvantages of low thermal decomposition of cellulose in preparation of polymer composites, especially kinds of heat-stable polymers as PMMA.
In silico analysis of galactinol synthase genes in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Authors: Cao Bang Phi
Published: October 2018

Galactinol synthases (GolS, EC 2.4.1.123) belong to the glycosyltransferase 8 family. These enzymes catalyzes galactosylation of myo-inositol to form galactinol, precursor of raffinose which is solube sucrose playing an important role in stress tolerance in plants. We identified and analyzed a total of three GolS encoded genes in the whole genome of common bean. These genes possessed two or three introns. The predicted proteins contained from 322 to 340 amino acids. The common bean GolS proteins contained all conseved motifs that were characterized for other previously known GolSs. These proteins were acidic and weakly hydrophilic. The phylogenic tree constructed from GolS proteins of Arabidopsis, poplar and common bean showed that only one gene duplication event was detected in the commone bean genome. Common bean GolS genes expressed in all vegetative and reproductive tissues. However, the transcript abundances of each gene varied in different tissues. When comparing the expression levels of these three genes as defined RNAseq, we found that the expression level of PvGolS2 was the lowest, PvGolS1 expressed the strogest leaves and stem, while PvGolS3 expressed in roots and nodules. We discovered that Rhizobium incubation affected on the expression of GolS genes for the first time. In the reproductive tissues, PvGolS1 expressed in most studied tissues. Its expression level correlatively increased with the tissue development.
Investigation of the biodegradation of chloroaniline by Acinetobecter baumannii strain GFJ1
Authors: Ha Duc Danh
Published: October 2018

Chloroanilines are toxic aromatic compounds which cause environmental pollution, especially water problems, which harmfully affect human and aquatic species. Acinetobecter baumannii strain GFJ1 isolated from soil in Thailand was the first bacterial strain that could utilize several monochloroaniline, dichloroaniline and trichloroanilines as sources of carbon and nitrogen for growth. Among these compounds, GFJ1 degraded 4-chloroaniline and 3,4-chloroaniline with higher rates than others. The analysis of aerobic utilization profile via resting cells showed that the degradation kinetics followed the Michaelis-Menten model with the maximum specific degradation towards 4-chloroaniline and 3,4-dichloroaniline of 0.23 ± 0.03 and 0.37 ± 0.08 μM/(mg cell protein.hour), respectively.
Preparation of anti-chloramphenicol rabbit antibody
Authors: Nguyen Thinh Duc , Nguyen Thu Thi Nguyet , Duong Diem Ngoc , Chu Son Pham Ngoc , Tran Thuoc Linh
Published: October 2018

Chloramphenicol (CAP) is a broad-spectrum antibiotic of high toxicity on human therefore it is being strictly controlled in food. We are interested in the development of a method of effective extraction of CAP in food based on the immunological principle using specific anti-CAP antibody combining with LC/MS/MS for the analysis of the residual CAP in food meeting the international standard. In this article, we reported experimental results on the preparation of anti-CAP rabbit antibody. Conjugative antigen between CAP and the carrier protein, bovine serum albumin, BSA (CAP-BSA) was successfully synthesized from chloramphenicol succinate and BSA with a BSA conjugating efficiency of more than 70 %, and the presence of CAP in the conjugative antigen was confirmed by ELISA method. The CAP-BSA antigen could cause good immune response in rabbit by the first antigen injection and induce the increasing production of anti-CAP antibody in rabbit serum from the third antigen injection which reached maximal value after the fifth injection. Anti-CAP antibody was purified from rabbit anti-serum in two steps: i) Removing of albumin and other non antibody proteins by 35–37 % saturated ammonium sulphate; ii) Elimination of anti-BSA antibody by the Sepharose-BSA specific affinity chromatography column. The ability of the purified anti-CAP antibody to interact and bind with CAP molecules in CAP-spiked sample was proved using a Sepharose-Anti-CAP antibody chromatography column which was made by conjugating the purified anti-CAP antibody with Sepharose beads.
Study on analytical method for methlmecury in sediment by gas chromatography-atomic fluorescence spectrometry using Grignard reagcuts for alkylation
Authors: Tran Loi Duc , Nguyen Dong Van
Published: October 2018

The analytical method for methylmercury in sediment samples was performed using an hyphenated system of gas chromatograph coupled atomic fluorescence detector (GC-AFS). Methylmercury in sediment samples was leached and extracted into dichloromethane with the assistance of HNO3, KCl and CuSO4. Dichloromethane was evaporated resulting in the relocation of MeHg to the aqueous phase. MeHg was then extracted in the form of diethyldithiocarmate complex into hexane followed by the alkylation processes with Grignard reagents, butyl magnesium chloride and ethyl magnesium chloride. The alkylation reactions were optimized with respect to the mounts of Grignard reagents, the reaction temperature and time for the best alkylation yields and least extent of trans-alkylation and degradation of the alkylated products. The alkylated MeHg compounds were analyzed by GC-AFS. The analytical method for methylmercury was validated using certified reference material ERM-CC580. The instrumental limit of detection was 1.4 pg as Hg. The method limits of detection for EtMgCl and BuMgCl were 0.18 were 0.18 ng/g and 0.19 ng/g, respectively. This method can be used to analyze MeHg in sediment samples.
Conchinchinese intellectuals in political and revolutionary organisations from 1927 to 1929
Authors: Huynh Loc Ba
Published: October 2018

The paper explains Cochinchina as an interesting political environment, attracting many intellectuals to operate after the 1926 movements. The paper shows that later, in a very short time from 1927 to 1929, the process of political and revolutionary campaigns carried out by Cochinchinese intellectuals was not quiet at all, but very active and vibrant in contrast. This short process contributed to Cochinchinese intellectuals’ attitude expressions and political activities. In that process, they established and joined political parties and organizations, laying the foundation for the selection of revolutionary path in the later period.
Impact of China-U.S. deferment on China’s aid policy to Vietnamese people’s resistence in 1972 and beyond
Authors: Luu Quyet Van
Published: October 2018

Vietnam Revolutionary War until 1972 had been in preparation for a development by leaps and bounds, but also faced many new situations and factors, including the U.S. implementation of diplomacy policies with powerful countries by the first visit to Beijing in early 1972. That political event marked a change to the global situation, having important implications for China's aid during the process of Vietnamese people’s resistance. Immediately after the handshake between Nixon and Mao Zedong, China made a change in policy towards Vietnam: from being committed to “providing anything necessary to meet the needs of Vietnam" to emphasizing on “decreasing the burden on China”.
Eco-design: the methodological approach in designing.
Authors: Daniielian Anait
Published: October 2018

A system of concepts and definitions was generalized, the basic principles of creating eco- objects are defined and formulated in the article. A model of the system representation of the eco-object is proposed to determine the concepts of environmental sustainability and structure ecologization. The concept of ecologization of the life cycle of the object is formulated, the appropriative scheme is proposed. The concept of ecologization of the object's functioning is presented. As a result of the structural analysis of the concept, three concepts of the functioning of the eco-object during the exploitation were formulated and highlighted. The factors that directly or indirectly influence decision-making in the process of shaping were systematized, formulated, presented in the schematic form. As a result of the dissertation research on the basis of analysis of examples from the design practice, systematization of data, development of the typology of objects of eco-architecture in terms of geometric schemes, constructive solutions and their interrelations, elaboration of a proposal for a new method of rational, multivariate use of ecological principles in the objects of different structure and purpose, the algorithm of modeling objects of eco-design as the basis of the decision-making system was developed.
PENGARUH REPUTASI SEBAGAI VARIABEL INTERVENING TERHADAP KINERJA PERUSAHAAN PADA PT.TELKOM KEBUMEN
Authors: Wahyuningsih Sri
Published: October 2018

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of social responsibility, etiuka relatives, on the reputation of corporate governance and its impact on the performance of the company PT. Telkom Indonesia Branch Kebumen. The analytical tool used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).

The results of this study show that the reputation of social responsibility affects the reputation accepted. This is indicated by the value of CR = 2.514 and p = 0.012 or significant at Â½ Î± = 0.05 t table = Â± 1.980. Thus, the social responsibility variables formed by indicators of ethical codes, economic well-being, contributions and participant experiences have a significant influence on reputation. Further business ethics affects the accepted reputation. This is indicated by the value of CR = 2.872 and p = 0.004 or significant at  Â½ Î± = 0.05 t table = Â± 1.980. Thus the business ethics variables formed by the indicators: Product quality, product trials, respect for human dignity, cultural integrity of the customer has an influence on reputation. Corporate governance affects acceptable reputation. This is indicated by the value of CR = 3.241 and p = 0.001 or significant at Â½ Î± = 0.05 t table = Â± 1.980. thus corporate governance variables formed by the indicators: Company competence, openness and transparency, policy implementation, corporate policy, confidence in top management, knowledge and ability of human resources. Reputation, effect on company performance accepted. This is indicated by the value of CR = 13.933 and p = 0,000 or significant at Â½ Î± = 0.05 t table = Â± 1.980. Thus the reputation variable formed by the Company's Vision indicators, the product offered, the emotional closeness of the customer to the company, the company's financial capability and confidence in the employee.

The limitations of this study on the structural model used, this model has been well seen from the test of cofirmatory and goodness-of-fit. but it is better for the company's performance topics to dig deeper into the variables and indicators used. Future research may also consider research objects that will be used not only in telecommunication service companies but can be developed in other business organizations.

 

Key word: Reputation and Corporate Performance
Peroxiredoxins in Colorectal Cancer: Predictive Biomarkers of Radiation Response and Therapeutic Targets to Increase Radiation Sensitivity?
Authors: Fischer Jesse , Eglinton Tim W. , Frizelle Frank A. , Hampton Mark B.
Published: October 2018

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the Western world, with one-third of cases located in the rectum. Preoperative radiotherapy is the standard of care for many patients with rectal cancer but has a highly variable response rate. The ability to predict response would be of great clinical utility. The response of cells to ionizing radiation is known to involve immediate damage to biomolecules and more sustained disruption of redox homeostasis leading to cell death. The peroxiredoxins are an important group of thiol-dependent antioxidants involved in protecting cells from oxidative stress and regulating signaling pathways involved in cellular responses to oxidative stress. All six human peroxiredoxins have shown increased expression in CRC and may be associated with clinicopathological features and tumor response to ionizing radiation. Peroxiredoxins can act as markers of oxidative stress in various biological systems but they have not been investigated in this capacity in CRC. As such, there is currently insufficient evidence to support the role of peroxiredoxins as clinical biomarkers, but it is an area worthy of investigation. Future research should focus on the in vivo response of rectal cancer to radiotherapy and the redox status of peroxiredoxins in rectal cancer cells, in order to predict response to radiotherapy. The peroxiredoxin system is also a potential therapeutic target for CRC.
Eccentric Compressive Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Columns Strengthened Using Steel Mesh Reinforced Resin Concrete
Authors: Li Xiaobin , Xie Hongwei , Yan Meng , Gou Hongye , Zhao Gangyun , Bao Yi
Published: October 2018

Rapid strengthening is focused on recently to reduce the time for reinforcement process and decrease the losses. However, there are some limits for the existing reinforcement technologies to be used for rapid strengthening. The paper reports an experimental investigation on eccentric compressive behavior of reinforced concrete columns that are strengthened using steel mesh reinforced resin concrete (SMRC) for rapid strengthening. Four reinforced concrete columns with 180 mm × 250 mm test cross section and 1000 mm test height were fabricated and tested under large eccentric compressive load. Among the four columns, three columns were strengthened using SMRC with different numbers of steel mesh layers; the other column was not strengthened and was used as the control specimen. The effect of layer number of steel mesh on the failure mode, cracking load and load capacity of the columns were studied. Finite element analysis was carried out to evaluate the effects of the layer number of steel mesh, thickness of SMRC layer, and the load-holding level on the load capacity of the columns. Results show that the crack distribution of the strengthened columns was influenced by the layer number of steel mesh. The layer number was the dominant variable for the load capacity, rather than the thickness of the SMRC layer. With the increase of load-holding level, the load capacity of the strengthened column decreased following a bilinear trend. Some conclusions can be drawn that the reasonable reinforcement ratio of steel mesh is about 2%. Resin concrete is mainly used as bonding layer. The decreasing rate of the bearing capacity is higher at the high load-holding levels.
Chemical Characteristics and Sources of Submicron Particles in a City with Heavy Pollution in China
Authors: Lang Jianlei , Li Shengyue , Cheng Shuiyuan , Zhou Ying , Chen Dongsheng , Zhang Yanyun , Zhang Hanyu , Wang Haiyan
Published: October 2018

Submicron particle (PM1) pollution has received increased attention in recent years; however, few studies have focused on such pollution in the city of Shijiazhuang (SJZ), which is one of the most polluted cities in the world. In this study, we conducted an intensive simultaneous sampling of PM1 and PM2.5 in autumn 2016, in order to explore pollution characteristics and sources in SJZ. The results showed that the average mass concentrations of PM1 and PM2.5 were 70.51 μg/m3 and 91.68 μg/m3, respectively, and the average ratio of PM1/PM2.5 was 0.75. Secondary inorganic aerosol (SIA) was the dominant component in PM1 (35.9%) and PM2.5 (32.3%). An analysis of haze episodes found that SIA had a significant influence on PM1 pollution, NH4+ promoted the formation of pollution, and SO42− and NO3− presented different chemical mechanisms. Additionally, the results of source apportionment implied that secondary source, biomass burning and coal combustion, traffic, industry, and dust were the major pollution sources for SJZ, accounting for 45.4%, 18.9%, 15.7%, 10.3%, and 9.8% of PM1, respectively, and for 42.4%, 18.8%, 12.2%, 10.2%, and 16.4% of PM2.5, respectively. Southern Hebei, mid-eastern Shanxi, and northern Henan were the major contribution regions during the study period. Three transport pathways of pollutants were put forward, including airflows from Shanxi with secondary source, airflows from the central Beijng–Tianjin–Hebei region with fossil fuel burning source, and airflows from the southern North China Plain with biomass burning source. The systematic analysis of PM1 could provide scientific support for the creation of an air pollution mitigation policy in SJZ and similar regions.
Unliganded Progesterone Receptor Governs Estrogen Receptor Gene Expression by Regulating DNA Methylation in Breast Cancer Cells
Authors: Verde Gaetano , De Llobet Lara I. , Wright Roni H.G. , Quilez Javier , Peiró Sandra , Le Dily François , Beato Miguel
Published: October 2018

Breast cancer prognosis and response to endocrine therapy strongly depends on the expression of the estrogen and progesterone receptors (ER and PR, respectively). Although much is known about ERα gene (ESR1) regulation after hormonal stimulation, how it is regulated in hormone-free condition is not fully understood. We used ER-/PR-positive breast cancer cells to investigate the role of PR in ESR1 regulation in the absence of hormones. We show that PR binds to the low-methylated ESR1 promoter and maintains both gene expression and DNA methylation of the ESR1 locus in hormone-deprived breast cancer cells. Depletion of PR reduces ESR1 expression, with a concomitant increase in gene promoter methylation. The high amount of methylation in the ESR1 promoter of PR-depleted cells persists after the stable re-expression of PR and inhibits PR binding to this genomic region. As a consequence, the rescue of PR expression in PR-depleted cells is insufficient to restore ESR1 expression. Consistently, DNA methylation impedes PR binding to consensus progesterone responsive elements. These findings contribute to understanding the complex crosstalk between PR and ER and suggest that the analysis of ESR1 promoter methylation in breast cancer cells can help to design more appropriate targeted therapies for breast cancer patients.
Academic Vocabulary and Reading Fluency: Unlikely Bedfellows in the Quest for Textual Meaning
Authors: Paige David D. , Smith Grant S.
Published: October 2018

Academic vocabulary is the specialized language used to communicate within academic settings. The Coxhead (2000) taxonomy is one such list that identifies 570 headwords representing academic vocabulary. Researchers have hypothesized that students possessing greater fluent reading skills are more likely to benefit from exposure to vocabulary due to greater amounts of time spent reading (Nagy and Stahl, 2007; Stanovich, 1986). In this study of 138 sixth- and seventh-grade students, we assess academic vocabulary, indicators of fluent reading, and silent reading comprehension to gain insight into relationships between the three. Our results found that reading rate mediates the relationship between academic vocabulary and reading comprehension, accounting for nearly one-third of the explained variance. Using simple slope analysis, we identified a threshold suggesting the point where reading rate exerts a neutral effect on reading comprehension beyond which vocabulary learning is no longer hindered.
An Extreme Learning Machine Approach to Effective Energy Disaggregation
Authors: Salerno Valerio Mario , Rabbeni Graziella
Published: October 2018

Power disaggregation is aimed at determining appliance-by-appliance electricity consumption, leveraging upon a single meter only, which measures the entire power demand. Data-driven procedures based on Factorial Hidden Markov Models (FHMMs) have produced remarkable results on energy disaggregation. Nevertheless, these procedures have various weaknesses; there is a scalability problem as the number of devices to observe rises, and the inference step is computationally heavy. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) have been demonstrated to be a viable solution to deal with FHMM shortcomings. Nonetheless, there are two significant limitations: A complicated and time-consuming training system based on back-propagation has to be employed to estimate the neural architecture parameters, and large amounts of training data covering as many operation conditions as possible need to be collected to attain top performances. In this work, we aim to overcome these limitations by leveraging upon the unique and useful characteristics of the extreme learning machine technique, which is based on a collection of randomly chosen hidden units and analytically defined output weights. We find that the suggested approach outperforms state-of-the-art solutions, namely FHMMs and ANNs, on the UK-DALE corpus. Moreover, our solution generalizes better than previous approaches for unseen houses, and avoids a data-hungry training scheme.
Effects of Organosolv Pretreatment Using Temperature-Controlled Bench-Scale Ball Milling on Enzymatic Saccharification of Miscanthus × giganteus
Authors: Kim Tae , Im Dongjoong , Oh Kyeong , Kim Tae
Published: October 2018

The effect of organosolv pretreatment was investigated using a 30 L bench-scale ball mill reactor that was capable of simultaneously performing physical and chemical pretreatment. Various reaction conditions were tried in order to discover the optimal conditions for the minimal cellulose loss and enhanced enzymatic digestibility of Miscanthus × giganteus (MG), with conditions varying from room temperature to 170 °C for reaction temperature, from 30 to 120 min of reaction time, from 30% to 60% ethanol concentration, and a liquid/solid ratio (L/S) of 10–20 under non-catalyst conditions. The pretreatment effects were evaluated by chemical compositional analysis, enzymatic digestibility test and X-ray diffraction of the treated samples. The pretreatment conditions for the highest glucan digestibility yield were determined as 170 °C, reaction time of 90 min, ethanol concentration of 40% and L/S = 10. With these pretreatment conditions, the XMG (xylan + mannan + galactan) fractionation yield and delignification were 84.4% and 53.2%, respectively. The glucan digestibility of treated MG after the aforementioned pretreatment conditions was 86.0% with 15 filter paper units (FPU) of cellulase (Cellic® CTec2) per g-glucan enzyme loading.
Application of Ultrasound in Food Science and Technology: A Perspective
Authors: Gallo Monica , Ferrara Lydia , Naviglio Daniele
Published: October 2018

Ultrasound is composed of mechanical sound waves that originate from molecular movements that oscillate in a propagation medium. The waves have a very high frequency, equal to approximately 20 kHz, are divided into two categories (i.e., low-intensity and high-intensity waves) and cannot be perceived by the human ear. Nature has created the first ultrasound applications. Bats use ultrasound to navigate in the dark, and many cetaceans use echolocation to detect prey or obstacles using ultrasound produced by their vocal system. Ultrasound is commonly associated with the biomedical field. Today, ultrasound-based methods and equipment are available to detect organs, motion, tumour masses, and pre/post-natal handicaps, and for kidney stone removal, physiotherapy, and aesthetic cures. However, ultrasound has found multiple applications in many other fields as well. In particular, ultrasound has recently been used in the food industry to develop various effective and reliable food processing applications. Therefore, this review summarizes the major applications of ultrasound in the food industry. The most common applications in the food industry include cell destruction and extraction of intracellular material. Depending on its intensity, ultrasound is used for the activation or deactivation of enzymes, mixing and homogenization, emulsification, dispersion, preservation, stabilization, dissolution and crystallization, hydrogenation, tenderization of meat, ripening, ageing and oxidation, and as an adjuvant for solid-liquid extraction for maceration to accelerate and to improve the extraction of active ingredients from different matrices, as well as the degassing and atomization of food preparations.
A Methodology for Long-Term Monitoring of Climate Change Impacts on Historic Buildings
Authors: Haugen Annika , Bertolin Chiara , Leijonhufvud Gustaf , Olstad Tone , Broström Tor
Published: October 2018

A new methodology for long-term monitoring of climate change impacts on historic buildings and interiors has been developed. This paper proposes a generic framework for how monitoring programs can be developed and describes the planning and arrangement of a Norwegian monitoring campaign. The methodology aims to make it possible to establish a data-driven decision making process based on monitored decay related to climate change. This monitoring campaign includes 45 medieval buildings distributed over the entirety of Norway. Thirty-five of these buildings are dated to before 1537 and include wooden buildings as well as 10 medieval churches built in stone while the remaining 10 buildings are situated in the World Heritage sites of Bryggen, in Bergen on the west coast of Norway, and in Røros, which is a mining town in the inland of the country. The monitoring is planned to run for 30 to 50 years. It includes a zero-level registration and an interval-based registration system focused on relevant indicators, which will make it possible to register climate change-induced decay at an early stage.
Life Course Effects of Socioeconomic and Lifestyle Factors on Metabolic Syndrome and 10-Year Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Longitudinal Study in Taiwan Adults
Authors: Liao Chen-Mao , Lin Chih-Ming
Published: October 2018

The objective of the study was to explore the dynamic effects of socioeconomic status (SES) and lifestyle behaviors on the risks of metabolic syndrome (MS) or cardiovascular disease (CVD) in life course. The data of 12,825 subjects (6616 males and 6209 females) who underwent repeated examinations and answered repeated questionnaires from 2006 to 2014 at the Major Health Screening Center in Taiwan, was collected and analyzed. The trajectory of trends in the subjects’ SES and lifestyle mobility over time was observed, and the effects of factors with potential impacts on health were tested and analyzed using multiple logistic regression and a generalized estimated equation model. A 10% increase in MS prevalence was observed over the nine-year period. The average Framingham CVD score for people with MS was estimated to be about 1.4% (SD = 1.5%). Except for middle-aged women, marriage was found to raise the risk of CVD, whereas increasing education and work promotions independently reduced CVD risk for the majority of subjects. However, the risk of CVD was raised by half for young men who had a job or lost a job in comparison to continuously unemployed young men. Physical activity was only found to be advantageous for disease prevention in those aged less than 40 years; increased exercise levels were useless for reducing CVD risk among older men. Alcohol drinking and betel chewing caused increased CVD risk in the old and young subjects, respectively, whereas vegetarian diets and vitamin C/E intake were helpful in preventing CVD, even if those habits were ceased in later life. For middle-aged women, getting sufficient sleep reduced CVD risk. We concluded that SES and lifestyle behaviors may have different effects on health over time, among various populations. Accordingly, suggestions can be provided to healthcare workers in designing health promotion courses for people at different life stages.