bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
„Oázis a sivatagban” — különösen gazdag ősmaradvány-együttes a fosszíliaszegény üllési Szegedi Dolomitból
Authors: Szurominé Korecz Andrea , Garaguly István , Szente István , Varga Andrea , Raucsik Béla
Published: July 2018

A Szegedi Dolomit Formációba sorolt sötétszürke, breccsásodott dolomit a Szegedi-medence legjellegzetesebb mezozoos képződménye. Jellemzője a több fázisú dolomitosodás és átkristályosodás, ami magyarázza az ősmaradványok rossz megtartását és szegényességét. Jelen munkánkban egy kivételesen gazdag és jó megtartású ősmaradvány-együttes vizsgálati eredményeiről számolunk be. Az Üllés–18 fúrás 6. mf kőzetanyagából készült vékonycsiszolatokban Hoyenella–Glomospirella–Glomospira dominanciájú foraminifera-együttes mellett alga telepfoszlányokat és ostracoda kettős teknőket is megfigyeltünk. Aminta különlegességét egy Megalodontidae kagyló juvenilis példánya adja. A kőzet mikrofáciese és ősmaradvány-együttese középső-triász, felső-anisusi–ladin korú, megnövekedett sótartalmú, sekélytengeri, zátonyháttér–lagúna környezetet valószínűsít. A bepárlódott, magas sótartalmú tengervíz szerepet játszhatott a formáció dolomitosodásában.
Többváltozós adatelemzéssel kombinált gyengített teljes reflexiós infravörös spektroszkópia az ásványos összetétel vizsgálatában
Authors: Udvardi Beatrix , Kovács István János , Stercel Ferenc , Kónya Péter , Fancsik Tamás , Falus György
Published: July 2018

A gyengített teljes reflexiós Fourier transzformációs infravörös spektroszkópia (ATR FTIR) mennyiségi eredményeinek értelmezése általában nehéz és az adatok mélyebb áttekintéséhez különböző adatfeldolgozási módszereket kell alkalmazni. Ezeknek a módszereknek alkalmasnak kell lenniük a nagyméretű többdimenziós adatkészletek kezelésére és ezzel együtt a teljes spektrális információ feltárására. E többváltozós adatelemzési módszerek hatékony végrehajtása azonban megköveteli az adatok előkezelését is. A nyers adatok előfeldolgozása segít a zaj kiküszöbölésében és a megkülönböztető jellemzők kiemelésében. Ez a tanulmány olyan két általánosan használt többváltozós elemzésre — a főkomponens regresszióra (PCR) és a parciális legkisebb négyzetek regresszióra (PLSR) — összpontosít, amelyekkel az infravörös spektrumokból származó ásványtani információk kinyerhetők, valamint az ATR FTIR spektroszkópiában széles körben alkalmazott spektrum-előfeldolgozási módszereket tárgyalja. A PCR és PLSR modellek létrehozásához gyakori kőzetalkotó ásványok (kalcit, dolomit, kvarc, földpát, muszkovit, illit, szmektit és kaolinit) természetes sztenderdjeit és azokból készített szintetikus keverékek egy olyan adatkészletét állítottunk elő, amelyek összekapcsolják az ásványos összetételt az infravörös spektrumokkal. A minták spektrumait a 400–4000 cm–1 tartományban vettük fel. Továbbá referenciaként a röntgen-pordiffrakciós adatokból becsültük meg a minták ásványos összetételét. Az eredményül kapott PCR és PLSR modelleket szintetikus keverékekkel is teszteltük. A felállított 24 db modell arra utal, hogy a PCR és a PLSR eljárással hasonló eredményre jutunk. A különböző spektrum-feldolgozások nagyobb hatással vannak a becsült ásványos összetételre, mint a tanulmányozott többváltozós módszerek. Továbbá különböző ásványok mennyisége a modellekben különböző bizonytalansággal becsülhető, amelyet az ásványok eltérő infravörös fényelnyelő képessége, átfedő sávok és egyéb fizikai hatások okozhatnak.
Új adatok az Euthria nemzetség (Mollusca, Buccinidae) elterjedéséhez a miocén Paratethysben
Authors: Kovács Zoltán
Published: July 2018

Közelmúltbeli gyűjtőmunkák Letkés, Márkháza és Bánd miocén lelőhelyein új adatokkal egészítik ki a Buccinidaecsaládhoz tartozó Euthria nemzetség badeni elterjedését. Az első két helyszínen három ismert faj (Euthria intermedia, E. puschi, E. curvirostris) újabb előfordulásai dokumentálhatók, az utóbbi eddig ismeretlen volt hazánkból. A Bándon feltárt 2 m vastagságú alsó-badeni agyagos homokréteg molluscaösszletéből egy új faj, E. viciani n. sp. kerül leírásra.
Kieli- ja kielitaitokäsitykset tutkivan opettajan kenttäpäiväkirjamerkinnöissä
Authors: Honko Mari
Published: July 2018

Artikkelissa tarkastellaan tutkivan opettajan kenttäpäiväkirjojen (n=19) heijastamia kieli- ja kielenoppimiskäsityksiä. Päiväkirjamerkintöjä tarkastellaan sekä itsenäisesti että suhteessa niissä kuvattuun keskusteluvuorovaikutukseen. Lisäksi havainnoidaan päiväkirjamerkintöjen diskursiivisuutta ja sitä, miten kieli(taito)käsitykset suhteutuvat siihen sosiokulttuuriseen kontekstiin, jossa aineisto on tuotettu. Tutkimus on laadullinen, ja keskeisimpänä analysointimenetelmänä käytetään teoriaohjaavaa sisällönanalyysia. Havainnot osoittavat, että päiväkirjassa risteilee useita, osin ristiriitaisiakin käsityksiä kielestä ja kielitaidosta. Formalistinen, monologinen näkemys kielestä on voimakas, ja päähuomio kohdentuu oppilaiden kielitaidon kuvailuun yksittäisten osa-alueiden kautta. Myös kielen vuorovaikutuksellinen funktio nousee esille, mutta kieli näyttäytyy silti ennen kaikkea yksilön tuottamana koodina, ei vuorovaikutuksessa muotoutuvana. Kielitaidon vertailukohdaksi hahmottuu sekä eksplisiittisesti nimettynä että implisiittisesti kielitaidon kuvauksen kautta natiivi-ideaali, jota kohti kielenoppija taivaltaa. Tekstilajina tutkivan opettajan päiväkirja on monikerroksinen. Vaikka sen ainoa ilmeinen kirjoittaja ja oletuslukija on kirjoittaja itse, siihen rakentuu moniäänisyyttä, jonka kautta kirjoittajan sosiaaliset ja kulttuuriset sidokset tulevat näkyviin.
Homot ja heterot Suomi24:ssä: analyysi digitaalisista diskursseista
Authors: Jantunen Jarmo Harri
Published: July 2018

Artikkelissani tarkastelen Suomi24-keskustelupalstan homouteen ja heterouteen liittyviä toistuvia diskursseja. Analyysi on toteutettu korpusavusteisena diskurssintutkimuksena (CADS), jossa suureen dataan perustuva tilastollinen avainsana-analyysi nostaa esiin suomalaisen yhteiskunnan sosiaalisesti jaetut diskurssit. Tulokset yhtäältä tukevat aiempia media-analyyseissä tehtyjä havaintoja voimakkaista affekteista ja vihapuheesta sekä homoseksuaalisuuden politisoitumisesta ja uskonnollistumisesta. Toisaalta se myös paljastaa homodiskurssien henkilöitymisen tai liittymisen tiettyihin henkilöryhmiin ja paikkoihin. Heterodiskurssit puolestaan eroavat selvästi homodiskursseista: niille on tyypillistä sekä rationaalinen että tunnepohjainen suuntautumiseen, seksuaalisuuteen ja sukupuoleen liittyvä keskustelu ja omien halujen ja seksuaalisuuden itserepresentointi.
Aikuisiän kielihäiriöiden aivoperusta ja kuntoutus
Authors: Hautala Terhi
Published: July 2018

Kirja-arvio teoksesta: Anu Klippi, Anna-Maija Korpijaakko-Huuhka,Matti Lehtihalmes & Pirkko Rautakoski(toim.) 2017. Afasia. Aikuisiän kielihäiriöidenaivoperusta ja kuntoutus. Helsinki: GaudeamusOy. 443 s. ISBN 978-952-495-440-2
¿Cómo estimular la significatividad, la responsabilidad y el nivel de conocimientos? Herramienta de diagnóstico para enriquecer las funciones laborales
Authors: Genoud Maria Andrea , Broveglio Gerardo , Picasso Emilio
Published: July 2018

El presente documento describe cómo estimular la significatividad laboral,la responsabilidad y el grado de conocimiento acerca de los resultados laborales, a partir de la aplicación de una herramienta de diagnóstico centrada en enriquecer las funciones laborales.

La tipología del estudio es exploratoria, descriptiva y explicativa. El muestreo no probabilístico incluyó sujetos voluntarios que respondieron un cuestionario disponible online durante 2015/2016; la muestra incluye 350 trabajadores latinoamericanos, con mayoría de Argentina y Brasil.

El funcionamiento del modelo se analiza aplicando modelos de ecuaciones estructurales (SEM). Los resultados parciales evidencian que la significatividad del trabajo está fuertemente condicionada por la variedad de tareas, la importancia del cargo y la retroalimentación; la importancia más que la autonomía incentiva el grado de responsabilidad asumido. Finalmente, las variables que favorecen el grado de conocimientos de los resultados alcanzados no son las variables de interacción social, sino el hecho de disponer de información directa y clara, poder autoevaluarse y corregirse y ser conscientes de la importancia del cargo.
BAHASA INDONESIA LEARNING COMMUNICATION BY USING COOPERATIVE MODEL APPROACH
Authors: Rohim Syaiful
Published: July 2018

Communication in education and learning gives a great contribution in the success and effectivity learning achievement which is expected. The same as a teachers when they making communication in the class. There are a lot of model and innovation in learning communication, for example Cooperative Learning (CL), Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL), Inquiry, and Problem Solving. This learning model concern that every learning process of active students create their own knowledge (student centered). By using positivisme percepective that tends to avoid talking about reality which is can not be observed (Rohim, 225:2009). The approach which is used in this research is using quantitative approach because it is needed to measure the impact of indepent variable to dependent variable, in other words to measure the cause and effect (causal), (Sugiyono, 2010:190). This research shows that learning strategy and cooperative communication significantly give a big impact to students’ achievement, this data is supported with the data that shows students’ learning achievement in Bahasa Indonesia is better than students’ learning achievement which is using convensional group learning strategy.
MODEL LITERASI MEDIA UNTUK ANAK-ANAK SEKOLAH DASAR DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN MULTIMEDIA INTERAKTIF BERBASIS KEARIFAN LOKAL MASYARAKAT SALATIGA
Authors: Darmastuti Rini , Edi Sri Winarso Martyas , Christianto Erwien
Published: July 2018

The purpose of this research is find a model literacy a medium for elementary school students by the use of the interactive multimedia-based wisdom of local community in Salatiga. It uses qualitative method and ethnography communication approach. The data collection was done through observation and in-depth interviews with cultural and teachers primary schools in Salatiga. The results show that 1) The Local wisdom of Salatiga community has been applied in forms of appreciation, cooperation and tolerance based on the teachings of Raden Mas Said. 2) This local wisdom can be used as a basis for media literacy 3) There are two models of literacy media based on local knowledge, i.e., in the form of informal communication done by teachers and parents, and in the form of education through games. The game with Salatiga City setting and with figures of Wales and Asia as symbols of that tolerance is the local wisdom of Salatiga community which will be used as learning media in schools. This research contributes to provide media literacy model by using interactive multimedia  based on local wisdom of the community in Salatiga.
Characterization of and factors associated with causes of pleural effusion in cats
Authors: Ruiz Marina Domínguez , Vessières Florence , Ragetly Guillaume R. , Hernandez Juan L.
Published: July 2018

OBJECTIVE To characterize and investigate potential associations between causes of pleural effusion and various clinical factors in a large cohort of affected cats.

DESIGN Retrospective case series with nested cross-sectional study.

ANIMALS 380 client-owned cats with a diagnosis of pleural effusion from January 1, 2009, through July 14, 2014, for which the cause of pleural effusion had been fully investigated.

PROCEDURES Electronic medical records were reviewed and data collected regarding cat characteristics, clinical signs, cause of pleural effusion, treatment, and survival status at discharge from the hospital. Variables were examined for associations with causes of pleural effusion.

RESULTS 87 (22.9%) cats died or were euthanized before discharge from the hospital. Congestive heart failure (CHF) was the most common cause (155 [40.8%]) of pleural effusion, followed by neoplasia (98 [25.8%]). Other causes included pyothorax, idiopathic chylothorax, trauma, feline infectious peritonitis, and nontraumatic diaphragmatic hernia. Cats with trauma or feline infectious peritonitis were significantly younger than those with CHF or neoplasia. Cats with lymphoma were significantly younger than those with carcinoma. Cats with CHF had a significantly lower rectal temperature at hospital admission (mean ± SD, 36.9 ± 1.2°C [98.4 ± 2.2°F]) than did cats with pleural effusion from other causes (37.9 ± 1.2°C [100.2 ± 2.2°F]).

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Cats with pleural effusion in this study had a poor prognosis; CHF and neoplasia were common causes. Age and hypothermia may be helpful to raise the index of suspicion for certain underlying causes of pleural effusion in cats.
Modified Background Subtraction Statistic Models for Improvement Detection and Counting of Active Spermatozoa Motility
Authors: Masdiyasa I Gede Susrama , Hari Wisana I D. G. , Eddy Purnama I K. , Hery Purnomo M.
Published: July 2018

An important early stage in the research of sperm analysis is the phase of sperm detection or separating sperm objects from images/video obtained from observations on semen. The success rate in separating sperm objects from semen fluids has an important role for further analysis of sperm objects. Algorithm or Background subtraction method is a process that can be used to separate moving objects (foreground) and background on sperm video data that tend to uni-modal. In this research, some of the subproject model statistics of substrata model are Gaussian single, Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM), Kernel Density Estimation and compared with some basic subtraction model background algorithm in detecting and counting the number of active spermatozoa. From the results of the tests, the Grimson GMM method has an f-measure value of 0.8265 and succeeded in extracting the sperm form near its original form compared to other methods
PERFORMANCE OF ISLAMIC INDICES: RISK ADJUSTED RETURNS OF SHARIA COMPLIANT STOCKS ON JAKARTA ISLAMIC INDEX AND DOW JONES ISLAMIC TURKEY
Authors: Banani Ade , Hidayatun Nur Afni
Published: July 2018

The purpose of this research was to analyze the performance of Islamic indices compared to their counterparts. The research elaborated the performance of Islamic index in developing countries, which were Indonesia and Turkey represented by Jakarta Islamic Index and Dow Jones Islamic Market Turkey. This research was conducted during the period of 2010 until 2014. Populations in this research were all of companies listed in Jakarta Islamic Index, Dow Jones Islamic Market Turkey and their counterpart index. While sample was determined by purposive sampling method to eliminated stocks listed in both Islamic and counterpart index (dual listing). Data collection techniques used was method of documentation, literature review and internet search. The result based on three risk adjusted performance measurements consist of Sharpe, Treynor and Jensen Alpha, Islamic index did not significantly result in poor performance compared to its counterpart. Moreover, Islamic index in Indonesia has insignificantly outperformed its counterpart LQ45 index, while in Turkey has insignificantly underperformed it counterpart Dow Jones Turkey Titans 20 index. This study also revealed that Sharia compliant did not significantly affect the performance of Islamic index related to risk and return payoffs. Therefore, investors who are concerns with investing in Sharia compliant stocks could also benefit by holding portfolio of investments adhering to Sharia principles.
A CONSTRUÇÃO DE CONHECIMENTOS E A FORMAÇÃO DE CONCEITOS NOS ANOS INICIAIS: UMA ANÁLISE DOS TRABALHOS APRESENTADOS NO ENPEC
Authors: Silva Sorai Vaz da , Lorenzetti Leonir
Published: July 2018

Este trabalho analisa pesquisas que foram apresentadas nos 18 anos do Encontro Nacional de Pesquisa em Educação em Ciências, de 1997 a 2015, enfocando a construção de conhecimentos e a formação de conceitos em Ciências Naturais nos anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental. Utilizando a pesquisa documental, localizamos 14 trabalhos que discutem a formação de conceitos nos anos iniciais. Analisou-se a definição de formação de conceitos, fundamentação teórica adotada, sugestão didática para a construção de conhecimentos e formação de conceitos e contribuições para a formação do cidadão. Este trabalho evidencia a simplicidade que a construção de conhecimentos e formação de conceitos foi abordada nos artigos sobre a Educação em Ciências nos anos inicias. Assim, identificou-se uma lacuna, ou seja, uma ausência de pesquisas em relação à construção de conhecimentos e formação de conceitos para os anos iniciais em relação às Ciências Naturais.
Validity and Reliability Study of Science-Edutainment Interactive Multimedia on Earth Topic for the 7th Graders of Junior High Schools
Authors: Mahmudah Mahmudah , Munzil Munzil , Yulianti Erni
Published: July 2018

Natural science, as a fundamental science, requires a series of observations to be understood. For the subject about structure of earth, earthquake, and volcano, the students need the direct observation because the nature of the subject that tends to be abstract. In order for the students to be able to observe directly about the subject of earth that tends to be formed in an abstract concept, therefore the students need the learning media that is able to change that concept into the concrete one moreover also can change it into a fun education for the students. The media that is able to solidify the abstract concept is a media in a form of interactive multimedia. In order to make the students become ecstatic during the learning process, it is a need to do the edutainment approach. Therefore, it is a necessary to do an observation with a purpose to produce the product in a form of interactive multimedia named science edutainment with the topic of earth that is applicable and valid for seventh grade of junior high school students. This research used 4D method without dissemination step. The applicability of the developed product is obtained from the validation of product and the readability test. According to the results of media validation done by the expert, the media was considered appropriate by the percentages of 76.4% for media appropriateness and 88.5% for content appropriateness. On legibility test, it obtained 91.3% by teachers and 93.5% by students, which mean that the media was very appropriate. Hence, the interactive multimedia of science-edutainment on earth topic for the 7th graders of Junior High Schools is considered appropriate and valid.
ELECTROCHEMOTHERAPY COMBINED WITH STANDARD AND CO2 LASER SURGERIES IN CANINE ORAL MELANOMA
Authors: Kulbacka Julita , Paczuska Joanna , Rembiałkowska Nina , Saczko Jolanta , Kiełbowicz Zdzisław , Kinda Wojciech , Liszka Bartłomiej , Kotulska Małgorzata , Kos Bor , Miklavčič Damijan , Tozon Nataša , Čemažar Maja
Published: July 2018

Oral melanomas commonly occur in elderly dogs resulting in darkly pigmented areas of the mouth, tongue and gums. The main object of this study was a severe melanoma diagnosed in the jaw of a 15-year-old dog and its palliative treatment with electrochemotherapy. The tumour spread throughout the jaw including bones. Electrochemotherapy (ECT) with bleomycin and calcium solution (CaCl2) was combined with standard and CO2 laser surgeries. The treatment resulted in good local control of the tumour mass after one ECT session with bleomycin and a second ECT session with calcium ions solution. ECT significantly reduced bleeding and enhanced success of the surgery. The combination of ECT with surgical debulking resulted in rapid recovery and regaining of physiological activities, including normal feeding by the dog. This case demonstrates that the protocol combining ECT and surgery is promising in palliative melanoma treatment.Key words: oral melanoma; CO2 laser; electrochemotherapy; bleomycin; calcium ionsELEKTROKEMOTERAPIJA V KOMBINACIJI S STANDARDNO IN LASERSKO CO2 KIRURGIJO PASJIH USTNIH MELANOMOVOralni melanom se pogosteje pojavlja pri starejših psih, kot temno pigmentirano področje ustne sluznice, jezika in dlesni. V prispevku opisujemo primer paliativnega zdravljenja obsežnega melanoma na področju spodnje čeljusti 15-letnega psa z elektrokemoterapijo. Tumorska masa se je vraščala tudi v spodaj ležečo kost. Delno kirurško odstranitev tumorske mase s klasično in CO2 lasersko kirurško metodo smo dopolnili z elektrokemoterapijo z bleomicinom in z raztopino kalcijevega klorida (CaCl2). S kombinacijo terapij smo dosegli dobro lokalno kontrolo tumorja. Elektrokemoterapija neposredno po kirurškem posegu je tudi močno zmanjšala krvavitev. Pes je po posegu okreval hitro ob ohranitvi vseh fizioloških funkcij, vključno z normalnim hranjenjem. Delna kirurška resekcija v kombinaciji z elektrokemoterapijo bi bila lahko alternativna možnost paliativnega zdravljenja oralnega melanoma.Ključne besede: ustni melanom; laser CO2; elektrokemoterapija; bleomicin; kalcijevi ioni
Análisis del tipo de personalidad en el cáncer de mama
Authors: Romero Urréa Holguer Estuardo , Guevara Sandoya Mercedes , Zambrano Ferruzola Kathiusca , Mero Vélez María Concepción , Ríos Correa Olinda
Published: July 2018

El cáncer considerada como una enfermedad crónica, dado a que el paciente sufre alteraciones tanto de manera física como psíquico y social, por lo que requiere un enfoque integral de la atención sanitaria, debido al impacto que causa de manera tanto general como particular, abarcando toda las esferas de vida de las personas que lo padecen e incluso sus familias, impacto que deteriora su calidad de vida y aumenta un significativo distrés emocional por quien lo padece y su entorno. Objetivo: Determinar la relación de la personalidad con el cáncer de mama. Metodología: Se usa una técnica bibliográfica de recolección de datos cuantitativos, estadísticos y porcentuales de diferentes investigaciones realizadas, además datos de tipo cualitativo cuando se trata de describir el tipo de personalidad. Resultados: La personalidad  posee elementos que la hacen un ser único y el cual es considerado como ente individualizado, diferenciado de los demás, así estas características le permiten desempeñarse en cualquier ambiente que lo rodee, influyendo en su adaptación y confort del mismo. Conclusiones: La personalidad tipo C y el cáncer de mama, en si los pacientes que poseen este tipo de personalidad presentan características como el de ser retraídas, supresores de emociones negativas, cooperativos, evitadores de conflicto, estas personas enfrascan sus emociones, se aíslan y mantienen distancia luego de un diagnostico como el de cáncer y no la asimilan de manera positiva, así permiten que afecten en la homeostasis del organismo y favorece a un deterioro en su salud.
What is Collaborative, Interdisciplinary Reasoning? The Heart of Interdisciplinary Team Research
Authors: K Laursen Bethany
Published: July 2018

Aim/Purpose: Collaborative, interdisciplinary research is growing rapidly, but we still have limited and fragmented understanding of what is arguably the heart of such research—collaborative, interdisciplinary reasoning (CIR).

Background: This article integrates neo-Pragmatist theories of reasoning with insights from literature on interdisciplinary research to develop a working definition of collaborative, interdisciplinary reasoning. The article then applies this definition to an empirical example to demonstrate its utility.

Methodology: The empirical example is an excerpt from a Toolbox workshop transcript. The article reconstructs a cogent, inductive, interdisciplinary argument from the excerpt to show how CIR can proceed in an actual team.

Contribution: The study contributes operational definitions of ‘reasoning together’ and ‘collaborative, interdisciplinary reasoning’ to existing literature. It also demonstrates empirical methods for operationalizing these definitions, with the argument reconstruction providing a brief case study in how teams reason together.

Findings: 1. Collaborative, interdisciplinary reasoning is the attempted integration of disciplinary contributions to exchange, evaluate, and assert claims that enable shared understanding and eventually action in a local context.
2. Pragma-dialectic argument reconstruction with conversation analysis is a method for observing such reasoning from a transcript.
3. The example team developed a strong inductive argument to integrate their disciplinary contributions about modeling.

Recommendations for Practitioners: 1. Interdisciplinary work requires agreeing with teammates about what is assertible and why.
2. To assert something together legitimately requires making a cogent, integrated argument.

Recommendation for Researchers: 1. An argument is the basic unit of analysis for interdisciplinary integration.
2. To assess the argument’s cogency, it is helpful to reconstruct it using pragma-dialectic principles and conversation analysis tools.
3. To assess the argument’s interdisciplinary integration and participant roles in the integration, it is helpful to graph the flow of words as a Sankey chart from participant-disciplines to the argument conclusion.

Future Research: How does this definition of CIR relate to other interdisciplinary ‘cognition’ or ‘learning’ type theories? How can practitioners and theorists tell the difference between true intersubjectivity and superficial agreeableness in these dialogues? What makes an instance of CIR ‘good’ or ‘bad’? How does collaborative, transdisciplinary reasoning differ from CIR, if at all?
A Social Machine for Transdisciplinary Research
Authors: G Lebow David
Published: July 2018

Aim/Purpose: This paper introduces a Social Machine for collaborative sensemaking that the developers have configured to the requirements and challenges of transdisciplinary literature reviews.

Background: Social Machines represent a promising model for unifying machines and social processes for a wide range of purposes. A development team led by the author is creating a Social Machine for activities that require users to combine pieces of information from multiple online sources and file types for various purposes.

Methodology: The development team has applied emergent design processes, usability testing, and formative evaluation in the execution of the product road map.

Contribution: A major challenge of the digital information age is how to tap into large volumes of online information and the collective intelligence of diverse groups to generate new knowledge, solve difficult problems, and drive innovation. A Transdisciplinary Social Machine (TDSM) enables new forms of interactions between humans, machines, and online content that have the potential to (a) improve outcomes of sensemaking activities that involve large collections of online documents and diverse groups and (b) make machines more capable of assisting humans in their sensemaking efforts.

Findings: Preliminary findings suggest that TDSM promotes learning and the generation of new knowledge.

Recommendations for Practitioners: TDSM has the potential to improve outcomes of literature reviews and similar activities that require distilling information from diverse online sources.

Recommendation for Researchers: TDSM is an instrument for investigating sensemaking, an environment for studying various forms of human and machine interactions, and a subject for further evaluation.

Impact on Society: In complex areas such as sustainability and healthcare research, TDSM has the potential to make decision-making more transparent and evidence-based, facilitate the production of new knowledge, and promote innovation. In education, TDSM has the potential to prepare students for the 21st century information economy.

Future Research: Research is required to measure the effects of TDSM on cross-disciplinary communication, human and machine learning, and the outcomes of transdisciplinary research projects. The developers are planning a multiple case study using design-based research methodology to investigate these topics.
Collaborative Transdisciplinary Research In A Small Institution: Challenges And Opportunities
Authors: G Medina Nilda , S. Báez Ávila Loggina , B Mendez Loyda
Published: July 2018

Aim/Purpose: In this paper, we discuss how a Transdisciplinary (TD) and a Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) initiative was conceptualized, developed, implemented, and sustained at a small academic institution with limited research infrastructure, emphasizing the role of capacity building.

Background: Most examples of the implementation of TD research come from large-scale initiatives in research-intensive institutions or centers with multiple resources to establish collaborations among experts from different disciplines. However less is known about the implementation of TD and CBPR initiatives in small academic settings.

Methodology: This paper includes a discussion of the challenges and lessons learned of this process in a teaching-intensive Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), which included a research component as part of the institutional priorities when it transitioned to a 4-year college in 2001.

Contribution: We hope that our experience helps other researchers in similar institutions to engage in this type of research.

Findings: In this case, a collaborative TD and CBPR initiative was successfully implemented despite limited resources for capacity building and research infrastructure, as well as diversity among researchers and community members.

Recommendation for Researchers: To sustain institutional collaborative capacity in this type of institution, authors recommend continuous capacity building efforts and the development of modules and/or courses to provide formal TD training for junior faculty while encouraging researchers to interact and collaborate. In addition, the importance of the role of the community liaison is highlighted.

Impact on Society: Successful TD and CBPR initiatives may have a positive impact on the reduction or elimination of health disparities which involve complex phenomena that requires a broad view from different perspectives.

Future Research: Even though capacity building can facilitate the implementation of TD and CBPR, many challenges arise as an inherent result of community engagement and the integration of different disciplines. Thus, the need of continuous reflection to acknowledge them becomes critical for advancing TD and CBPR efforts.
Transdisciplinary Communication: Introduction to the Special Issue
Authors: Misra Shalini , R Lotrecchiano Gaetano
Published: July 2018

Aim/Purpose: This is an introductory paper for the Special Series on transdisciplinary communication. It summarizes the various articles in the special series and raises questions for future investigation.
Desenvolvimento de modelo para predição da fração digestível da fibra em detergente neutro para bovinos em condições tropicais
Authors: SILVA Tadeu Eder da , DETMANN Edenio , PALMA Malber Nathan Nobre , AMORIM Larissa Camacho Frota , VALADARES FILHO Sebastião de Campos
Published: July 2018

Objetivou-se neste trabalho propor modelo para predição da fração digestível da fibra em detergente neutro (FDN) de forragens e concentrados ofertados para bovinos manejados em clima tropical como alternativa ao modelo adotado pelo Sistema BR-CORTE. Foram conduzidos dois estudos. O primeiro estudo foi conduzido objetivando-se construir modelos que permitam o fracionamento da FDN de forragens e concentrados quanto ao potencial de degradação ruminal utilizando-se de características químicas. Foram utilizadas 371 amostras de forragens e 65 de concentrados. Os modelos construídos para ambos tipos de amostras basearam-se na predição da fração potencialmente digestível da FDN (FDNpd). No segundo estudo objetivou-se construir modelo empírico de predição da digestibilidade da FDNpd. O modelo foi construído a partir de informações de 60 animais recebendo alimentação exclusiva de forragens. A base matemática deste foi construída integrando-se as taxas de degradação e passagem ruminais da FDNpd e aproveitamento médio no intestino grosso. A avaliação comparativa entre o modelo desenvolvido e o adotado pelo Sistema BR-CORTE foi realizada utilizando-se informações de volumosos e concentrados constantes no banco de dados CQBAL 3.0. Conclui-se que o modelo desenvolvido produziu estimativas da fração digestível da FDN mais exatas e precisas para forragens quando comparado ao atual modelo do Sistema BR-CORTE.
Impact of critical variables on economic viability of converted diesel city bus into electric bus
Authors: Malnaca Kristine , Yatskiv Irina
Published: July 2018

A European Strategy for low-emission mobility of 2016 states that Europe needs to accelerate the transition towards low- and zero-emission vehicles like some plug-in hybrids, full electric cars and fuel cell (i.e. hydrogen-powered) vehicles. Transition to a low-carbon economy is supported in all EU countries including Latvia. Through the Strategy, the European Commission is working to strengthen the economy by promoting sustainable urban mobility and increased use of clean and energy efficient vehicles and looking into how to accelerate this process. Cities are crucial for the delivery of this strategy, and electrification of buses is a step towards reducing the fossil fuel dependency of the transportation sector as well as creation of a healthier urban environment. At the same time electric buses are still a challenge for public transport operators due to high aquisition costs of a new vehicle and lack of charging infrastructure. Therefore conversion of diesel city bus into electric bus is one of the alternatives considered. The development of local economy along with the technological opportunities are important factors to be considered in the decision making regarding the use of electric bus in a city. Economic viability of converted diesel city bus into electric bus can be parameterized using an economic model that allows to estimate an impact of critical variables on the total cost of ownership. In this paper, a specific case of operating converted diesel bus into electric bus in a city of Latvia is analyzed. With the help of economic model critical variables are determined as well as their switching values, which make the use of converted diesel engine bus into an electric vehicle economically viable. The results of economic analysis are in favour of converted electric bus which apart from lower O&M costs provide additional benefits to the environment.
Measurement of hydrostatic pressure using a hollow bottle microresonator
Authors: Horta Piñeres Sindi Dayana , Avila Padilla Duber Alexander , Torres Moreno Cesar Orlando
Published: July 2018

In this paper, we report the experimental results of the design and manufacture of a device in the form of a hollow bottle manufactured from a polymer for the measurement of hydrostatic pressure in microfluidics. The fabricated device bases its operation on the optical resonances of a capillary optical microresonator that has the ability to couple the evanescent light from an optical fiber tapers with a central diameter in the range of 3-5 μm which excites the resonant modes WGMs inside the cavity. The microcavity was manufactured using a heating-pressurization technique by a system built to measure which allowed reaching a minimum wall thickness in the central region of the order of 19.78 μm with a sensitivity of the order of 0.5567 nm/bar.
Racionalidad Limitada en el Uso de las Tarjetas de Crédito en el Ecuador
Authors: Villagómez-Cevallos Byron
Published: July 2018

La teoría económica se basa en la existencia del denominado “agente representativo” que toma decisiones racionales. Sin embargo, se ha podido demostrar que muchas de las decisiones económicas que toman los consumidores se sustentan en el denominado “impulso”, lo cual, les hace susceptibles de caer en el engaño y la manipulación, y en tal sentido la mencionada racionalidad del agente representativo, paradigma de la teoría neoclásica, pierde  validez y es superada por la economía cognitiva. La metodología usada en esta investigación es en primer lugar bibliográfica y luego  explicativa, basada en varias pruebas empíricas realizadas a varios grupos de estudio. Los resultados obtenidos fueron decisivos y guardan coherencia con estudios realizados en otros países (Akerlof, G., Shiller, R., 2015), esto es, que los consumidores que utilizan tarjetas de crédito se encuentran dispuestos a pagar más por los bienes y servicios que adquieren que aquellos que pagan en efectivo, que los beneficiarios de “avances de efectivo” no conocen las condiciones financieros de estos créditos de consumo y que los  deudores morosos de cartera de consumo a través de los denominados avances de efectivo con tarjetas de crédito son acosados e intimidados por las entidades financieras.
Negative TV Advertising in the 2016 US Presidential Campaign
Authors: Olszanecka-Marmola Agata , Marmola Maciej
Published: July 2018

Presented research describes the character of message and techniques used in TV political advertising during the 2016 US presidential campaign. The results unambiguously indicate a steady increase in the use of negative ads during political campaign. Television commercials of Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump focused mostly on discrediting their political opponent. In addition, the content of negative ads more frequently referred to image characteristics than to issues.
Respon Masyarakat Terhadap Madrasah Takmiliyah Di Kabupaten Rejang Lebong
Authors: Bahri Syaiful
Published: July 2018

Madrasah Diniyah Takmiliyah (MDT) is a non-formal education which is the solution of the lack of hours of religious study at school. The Historically, this solution is to accommodate the numerous demands of various elements of society that have been raised through; demonstrations, rallies, suggestions, and even pressure on the government.

Madrasah education Diniyah Takmiliyah (MDT) in the history of education entirely an initiative of the Muslim community. The Unit MDT Education with a strong legal umbrella among such as;the provisions in the Act No. 20 of 2003 on National Education system, Government Regulation No. 55 of 2007 on Religious Education and Religious Education, Government Regulation No. 48 of 2008 concerning education funding , as well as the Minister of Religious Affairs regulation No. 13 of 2014 concerning Islamic Religious Education.

In Kabupaten Rejang Lebong MDT are 15 institutions. Where the community's response to MDT is perceived as lacking, the management of MDT management is very simple and even tends to be traditional, the holding factor of MDT is strong enough and the factor of inhibiting the low awareness of the community and the difficulty of getting the fund, and the solution for the society to address the lack of religious learning hours at the majority school of apathetic parents religious learning outcomes at school, a small part of sending their children to the MDT, and a few more parents teaching their own children at home. This research is a field research associated with various existing literatures, the aims to contribute to the public as general, STAIN Curup, and Local Government Rejang Lebong Regency.
Biosorption of mercury (II) from aqueous solution onto biomass of Aspergillus niger
Authors: Acosta Rodríguez Ismael , Pacheco-Castillo Nancy Cecilia , Cárdenas-González Juan Fernando , Moctezuma Zarate Maria de Guadalupe , Martínez-Juárez Víctor Manuel , Rodríguez-Pérez Adriana
Published: July 2018

Mercury (II) removal capacity in aqueous solution by Aspergillus niger biomass was analyzed by the atomic absorption spectrometry method. The fungus grew in 2000 ppm of the metal (20.3%). Biosorption was evaluated at different pH (3.5, 4.5, and 5.5) at different times. In addition, the effect of temperature in the range of 28°C to 45oC and removal at different initial concentrations of Hg (II) from 100 to 500 mg/L were also studied. The highest biosorption (83.2% with 100 mg/L of the metal, and 1 g of biomass) was 24 h at pH of 5.5 and 28oC. With regard to temperature, the highest removal was to 28oC, with an 83.2% removal at 24 h, and at higher biomass concentrations, the removal was most efficient (100% in 12 h with 5 g of biomass). Fungal biomass showed good removal capacity of the metal in situ, 69% removal in contaminated water, after 7 days of incubation and 5 g of biomass (100 mL water), so it can be used to remove industrial wastewater.
Deposit Money Banks’ Credit and Agricultural Output in Nigeria
Authors: George-Anokwuru Chioma Chidinma
Published: July 2018

Agriculture was the mainstay of the Nigerian economy before the period of oil boom. But after the oil boom, growth and development in agriculture has been constrained by high interest rate by deposit money banks as well as in ability to access credit or loan by farmers. This scenario led to increase in unemployment, poverty and food shortage. Given these problems, the paper examined deposit money banks’ credit and agricultural sector output in Nigeria from 1985-2015. To this effect, secondary data on agricultural sector output, deposit money bank’s credit to agricultural sector, interest rate and money supply was collected from Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin. The data collected was analyzed by the econometrics techniques of Augmented Dickey Fuller unit root test, co-integration test and parsimonious Error Correction Model. The unit root and co-integration tests show that all the variables were stationary and co-integrated. The parsimonious Error Correction Model results show that the regression coefficient of deposit money bank’s credit to agricultural sector in explaining its contribution to agricultural output is positive and statistically significant at 5 percent level. The regression coefficient of interest rate appeared with negative sign but statistically not significant. Also, the coefficient of money supply is positive and significantly related with agricultural output. Based on these findings, the paper recommends amongst others that; there should be continuity and consistency of macroeconomic policy measures in the agricultural sector especially in the area of sectorial allocation of credit as well as single digit interest rate target. Also, government should domesticate Food and Agriculture O’s recommendation of 25 percent of capital allocation to agricultural development in order to increase the agricultural production and hence economic growth and development.
PERKEMBANGAN MORFOLOGI KOTA GORONTALO DARI MASA TRADISIONAL HINGGA KOLONIAL
Authors: Marzuki Irfanuddin Wahid
Published: July 2018

Gorontalo is the biggest city and the forerunner of the present Gorontalo Province. Gorontalo has been existing since traditional era, Islamic kingdoms, colonial, and up to the present. During the traditional and kingdom era, Gorontalo was the small kingdom included in Ternate area. In fact, it witnessed the changes of power during colonial era when it was excluded from Manado regency. It remained the same even until independence time, Gorontalo became the area of North Sulawesi Province until in the year 2000 became its own province. The purpose of this research is to reveal the morphological development of the city respectivelly from traditional to colonial era in addition to find out the background factor of the morphological development. This research used urban archaeology whose main studies are urban components, including urban planning as well as city life as the inseperable component. This research underwent the following steps, collecting data, analysis and interpreting data resulted in a conclusion. The data collections includes primary data and secondary one (archive, text, maps, and other literacy sources). The result suggested that during traditional era the morphological city of Gorontalo was simple, and the settlement was spreading in small groups and doesn not have a regular urban planning component. The starting point as a city with regular spatial components began during the reign of Sultan Botutihe. Subsequent developments in the colonial period of the city center moved to the south referring to the rule of law of indies.
Indonesian Chinese Diaspora, Dual Citizenship And Indonesian Development
Authors: Sitabuana Tundjung Herning
Published: July 2018

Indonesian Citizenship Law Policy, in accordance with Article 26  Paragraph (1)of the 1945 Constitution and Act Nr. 12/2006, is closed  in  nature and does not recognize dual citizenship. Community members of the Indonesian Chinese Diaspora who hold foreign nationalities do not have the legal standing to file applications to the Constitutional Court for constitutional review of Act Nr. 12/2006 in an effort to obtain Indonesian citizenship, because they are not Indonesian citizens. In order for an individual to be able to obtain Indonesian citizenship without losing his or her foreign nationality, the principle of dual citizenship must be applied within the Indonesian  Citizenship  Law  Policy.  This can happen if a legislative review on or an amendment to the act (in this case Act Nr. 12/2006 regarding the Citizenship of the Republic of Indonesia) is conducted by Parliament. Thus the Government of the Republic of Indonesia must be absolutely sure and able to fully assure Parliament that Indonesia has   a genuine need for the Indonesian Chinese Diaspora, because they have great potentials and can play an  important  role  in  Indonesia’s development,  both  in terms of the quality of human resources that have been proven and tested abroad, as well as the capital that can be invested in Indonesia.
The Role of the Indonesian Constitutional Court for An Effective Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Adjudication
Authors: Triyana Heribertus Jaka
Published: July 2018

The Indonesian Constitutional Court has played important roles and functions to protect and fulfill human rights in the Indonesian legal system including the economic, social and cultural rights through its legal power of  judicial review.   It affirms that the ecosoc rights are legal justiciable rights and they are parts of constitutional mandates. It means that decision on judicial reviews require State to behave in accordance to legal thresholds decided by the Court. Undoubtedly, compliance to the decisions will reveal undeniable facts for fulfilment of state conduct. However, it seems that there are still many considerations, emphasis and excuse to somehow reduce or ignore threshold of application of the Court decisions. Complexity of actors, institutions, authorities, level of implementation, and orientation of particular policies, programs, actions and funds reduces the thresholds.
The Influence Of The Constitutional Court Decision Against Combating Money Laundering In The Context Of Criminal Law Reform
Authors: - Somawijaya , Ramdan Ajie
Published: July 2018

According to Moeljatno, Criminal Law is a part of a country’s legal system that prohibits certain acts with the threat of sanction for those who break said laws, determines when and in what cases such punishments should be imposed upon those who commit said acts and determines precisely how punishments should be carried out in the event that a person is accused of such acts. This paper will analyse Constitutional Court Decision No. 77/PUU-XII/2014 and Decision No. 21/PUU-XII/2014 regarding Criminal Law reform. Looking to the theory of procedural criminal law, an indictment of cumulative charges of money laundering requires that the underlying predicate offences be proven. If, for example, the predicate offence is corruption, the corruption must be proven as multiple crimes have been committed by the same suspect, namely corruption leading to money laundering. the Decision of  the Pretrial Judge of  the Court    of South Jakarta, Sarpin Rizaldi, and Constitution Court Decision No. 21/PUU- XII/2014 on the review of Article 77 of Act No. 8 Year 1981 concerning the Law of Criminal Procedure broadened the range of pretrial objects and greatly affected the principles of  formal criminal law.