bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ANALISIS GENDER TERHADAP MANAJEMEN DAKWAH MASJID: SEBUAH PENDEKATAN MODEL NAILA KABEER DI KOTA PONTIANAK
Authors: Nurjamilah Cucu
Published: June 2020

Secara fungsional partisipasi perempuan dalam dakwah masjid nampaknya semakin eksis. Namun secara struktural akses bagi perempuan masih terbatas. Sekalipun tidak ada pembatasan bagi perempuan untuk jadi pengurus masjid, namun nampaknya masyarakat masih mengutamakan laki-laki. Ketika perempuan masuk dalam kepengurusan masjid, maka ada kesempatan bagi perempuan untuk dapat terlibat lebih luas dalam mengelola masjid dalam seluruh bidang garapan masjid yaitu idarah, imarah dan ri’ayah masjid. Dengan demikian permasalahan perempuan dan anak pun akan lebih banyak menjadi perhatian masjid. Fokus kajian ini adalah bagaimana manajemen masjid yang responsif gender melalui analisis gender dengan pendekatan Naila Kabeer. Dari hasil penelitian ditemukan beberapa masjid di Kota Pontianak secara pengelolan telah responsif gender. Dari struktur kepengurusan, program kegiatan, dan penyediaan sarana prasarana masjid telah memberikan akses yang sama antara laki-laki dan perempuan. Keseimbangan yang ada berkaitan dengan beberapa prinsip yang telah dijalankan pengurus masjid, yaitu: Prinsip kesamaan dalam memakmurkan masjid, Prinsip Mengutamakan laki-laki, dan Prinsip kemudahan dan kenyamanan dalam koordinasi, serta adanya faktor lingkungan psikososial.
ANCAMAN DAILY HASSLES TERHADAP KINERJA AGEN PEMASARAN PRUDENTIAL SYARIAH DI AREA YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Safitri Ria , Kusuma Bayu Mitra A.
Published: June 2020

Stres kerja adalah fenomena umum yang dirasakan oleh karyawan dalam suatu organisasi - termasuk di lembaga keuangan Islam - yang dapat memicu penurunan kinerja dimana salah satu penyebabnya adalah daily hassles. Jika kondisi tersebut terjadi terus menerus maka akan memiliki dampak yang lebih luas pada keseluruhan kinerja organisasi atau perusahaan. Fenomena tersebut harus disikapi dengan strategi yang tepat agar tidak menimbulkan kerugian yang lebih besar. Penelitian ini menggunakan tipe kualitatif dan pendekatan deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa upaya penanganan tersebut memerlukan dukungan dari dua arah, baik dari perusahaan melalui serangkaian program maupun dari dalam diri karyawan untuk lebih mencintai profesi mereka. Sebagai salah satu perusahaan asuransi berbasis Islam terkemuka di Indonesia, Prudential Syari'ah di wilayah Yogyakarta telah melakukan beberapa strategi untuk meminimalkan tekanan kerja yang dirasakan oleh karyawannya, terutama kepada agen pemasaran. Strategi ini mencakup dua metode. Pertama, dengan mengadakan beberapa pelatihan sesuai kebutuhan masing-masing lembaga. Kedua, dengan menciptakan kondisi organisasi yang tidak memiliki jarak satu sama lain atau menumbuhkan rasa kekeluargaan dan motivasi yang tak ada habisnya dari para pemimpin kepada karyawan.Kata Kunci: Daily Hassles, Kinerja, Agen Pemasaran, Prudential Syari’ah
Growth hormone locus polymorphism in Ongole Grade and Fries Holland Grade bulls and its implications in the digestibility of feed
Authors: Maylinda S. , Busono W.
Published: June 2020

This research aimed to analyze polymorphism of the growth hormone (GH) gene and its implication on digestibility of low and high quality feed. Forty bulls Ongole Grade (OG) and 30 bulls Fries Holland Grade (FHG) had been selected and subjected for an experiment to measure body weight gain, dry matter intake, feed efficiency and feed digestibility. The treatment was crude fibrous feed from various plants with a fibre weight of 15% (P1: low quality) and 22.5% (P2: high quality). The 389 bp of GH gene was amplified (F = 5'-CCCACGGGAGAGAATGAGGC–3'; dan R = 5'-TGAGGAACTGCAGGGGGPA-3') and digested using Msp1 restriction enzyme. Polymorphism between OC and HFC bulls was 45%. The FHG bulls' weight gain were significantly higher than of OC (P<0.05) at first to third week, but become similar (P>0.05) at fourth week. It was concluded that the polymorphism between FHG and OC was high and HFC have a growth response and feed efficiency higher than those of OC.
Analisis Distraktor Butir Soal Bunpou Shokyuu Kouhan Semester 2 Tahun 2018/2019 Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Jepang UNNES
Authors: Putri Resty Anuegrah , Rosliyah Yuyun
Published: June 2020

Distraktor berfungsi untuk mengecoh peserta tes untuk memilih jawaban yang benar. Karena distraktor yang memiliki tingkat kemiripan yang tinggi dengan jawaban yang benar, dapat membuat peserta tes merasa bingung dan kesulitan ketika memilih jawaban. Berdasarkan studi pendahuluan dengan melihat beberapa contoh soal tes yang sudah pernah diujikan sebelumnya, terdapat beberapa distraktor pada butir soal tersebut tidak dipilih sama sekali oleh peserta tes. Seluruh peserta tes tersebut menjawab pilihan jawaban yang benar. Dengan demikian, distraktor pada butir soal tersebut tidak berfungsi dengan baik. Oleh karena itu, pemilihan distraktor pada butir soal perlu diperhatikan agar berfungsi dengan baik. Dalam penelitian ini akan dikaji distraktor mana saja yang dipilih responden dan keefektifan distraktor butir soal Bunpou Shokyuu Kouhan semester 2 Tahun 2018/2019 dengan pendekatan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Sumber data penelitian ini menggunakan butir soal Bunpou Shokyuu Kouhan semester 2 Tahun 2018/2019. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data mengadaptasi teori Nurgiyantoro (2010:192-193). Berdasarkan hasil analisis, 36 distraktor pada butir soal ulangan tengah semester Bunpou Shokyuu Kouhan semester 2 Tahun 2018/2019 dikatakan efektif karena sesuai dengan kriteria efektivitas distraktor yang digunakan, 21 distraktor dikatakan tidak efektif dan harus direvisi atau dibuang sesuai dengan kriteria efektivitas distraktor yang digunakan.
Conflicting representations on Armenian genocide: exploring the relational future through self-inquiring technique
Authors: Mamali Cătălin , Kivu Mircea , Kutnik Jan
Published: June 2020

Major lethal conflicts (war crimes, genocides) between large social actors include many times opposing social representations, narratives and practical approaches to the events worked out by those placed on the aggressor or aggressed, perpetrators or victims’ side. War crimes and genocides seem to be historically associated, mainly in the case of dictatorial regimes, with system-atic repression not only of the information about such events but also of the interrogative potential of common people about the events. The study proposes that such conflicting representations cannot be approached only by questions pre-established by the researchers to which the participants are supposed to answer. Methodologically and theoretically it is justified to explore the assumptions and the questions that can be triggered by the pres­entation of conflicts to the participants who are supposed to look to the same conflict from both sides. Besides the use of national representative samples and of convenience samples before and after the 100 years commemoration of the 1915 Armenian geno­cide the study presents the findings based on self-inquiry tech­nique applied at three levels of social complexity: (a) societal level, with questions directed to the general universe of discourse implied by the 1915 events; (b) at interpersonal level with ques­tions directed to actors with leading roles on both sides; (c) at the individual level stimulating questions about 1915 genocide that are explicitly self-directed. We suggest, based on the find­ings, that the expression of the questioning potential on trag­ic events is useful for the relational future of the sides involved in the conflicts.
An Illustration to Ælfric’s De temporibus anni in Ælfwine’s Prayerbook
Authors: Teresi Loredana
Published: June 2020

The present essay discusses a diagram found in London, British Library, Cotton Titus D.xxvii+xxvi, the so-called Ælfwine’s Prayerbook. The diagram, which appears on fol. 21 v (see Figure 1), has been interpreted by most scholars as an incomplete tidal rota or an incomplete wind rota (as it contains only 4 out of the canonical 12 winds). A detailed, comparative analysis of the features of the diagram, however, proves that the hypothesis of the tidal rota must be discarded in favour of that of the wind diagram. Moreover, an analysis of the manuscript contents and of the way in which the manuscript was written reveals a close connection between the diagram and Ælfric’s De temporibus anni, showing that the diagram is complete in its present form, and was inspired by the Ælfrician text. My study shows that the rota constitutes an illustration to the discussion of the winds appearing in the De temporibus anni and, at the same time, a representation of the Cross and of the close connection between God and the natural world, perfectly integrated within Ælfwine’s interests and architectural plans, as well as within the “visual-exegetical method” (Kühnel 2003) of the period.
Mathematical model of patella T-reflex and clinical evaluation with Ashworth scales
Authors: Bilgin Süleyman , Carlak Hamza Feza , Polat Övünç , Nüzket Tunca , Uslu Serkan , Uysal Hilmi
Published: June 2020

Spasticity is one of the major problems that arise in different neurological diseases and seriously affect the quality of human life. Research on the understanding of mechanism of spasticity remains as important as the studies on the spasticity therapy and rehabilitation. In this study, the spasticity mechanism which develops concerning the upper motor neuron lesions is investigated by modelling “Patella tendon reflex triggered patella pendulum”. The mathematical model based on the pendulum phenomenon is developed by solving the curve-fitting problem as finding the curve that best fits a set of data points. Electrophysiological and dynamic measurement data were taken from 76 spastic subjects and 20 healthy participants. The mathematical model is determined by the morphological properties of the goniometric variations. The results denote that the mathematical model containing two clinically relevant parameters –frequency component of the damped oscillatory motion defined as “f0” with the maximum angle of the reflex defined as “a0” ensures to distinguish spasticity from healthy subjects.
Multilayer-structured fibrous membrane with directional moisture transportability and thermal radiation for high-performance air filtration
Authors: Yang Yuyan , He Ruidong , Cheng Yixin , Wang Na
Published: June 2020

The demand of high-performance filter media for the face masks is urgent nowadays due to the severe air pollution. Herein, a highly breathable and thermal comfort membrane that combines the asymmetrically superwettable skin layer with the nanofibrous membrane has been fabricated via successive electrospinning and electrospraying technologies. Thanks to high porosity, interconnected pore structure, and across-thickness wettability gradient, the composite membrane with a low basis weight of 3.0 g m−2 exhibits a good air permeability of 278 mm s−1, a comparable water vapor permeability difference of 3.61 kg m−2 d−1, a high filtration efficiency of 99.3%, a low pressure drop of 64 Pa, and a favorable quality factor of 0.1089 Pa−1, which are better than those of the commercial polypropylene. Moreover, the multilayer-structured membrane displays a modest infrared transmittance of 92.1% that can keep the human face cool and comfort. This composite fibrous medium is expected to protect humans from PM2.5 and keep them comfortable even in a hygrothermal environment.
Private Law Duties Deriving From EU Banking Regulation and its Individual Protection Goals
Authors: Badenhoop Nikolai
Published: June 2020

EU regulation both affects private law and increasingly relies on private law mechanisms to ensure its proper enforcement. Prominent examples are competition and capital markets regulation. In contrast, EU prudential regulation of commercial banking predominantly relies on public enforcement via supervisory authorities. This is astonishing given that the protection of individual bank customers emerges as a leitmotiv of EU banking regulation. CRD IV and CRR as the main legislative acts of EU commercial banking regulation strongly promote the goals of depositor and investor protection. More explicitly, the Consumer Credit Directive and the Consumer Mortgage Credit Directive introduced the duty of responsible lending towards consumers. Where the individual bank customer enjoys regulatory attention, but is not protected by public supervisory authorities, private law is best placed to fill the enforcement gap. In light of CJEU guidance, this contribution argues that the current EU banking regulation is open for and even requires private law remedies to enforce individual protection goals. Suitable instruments are contract interpretation, contract nullity and damages.
Does Transparency Lead to Unfairness? The Court of Justice of the European Union on the Duty to Inform about Mandatory Rules
Authors: Mouttotos Nicholas
Published: June 2020

Abstract

The judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Ottília Lovasné Tóth v ERSTE Bank Hungary Zrt can be seen as a missed opportunity, first, in elaborating on Article 3(1) of Directive 93/13, in particular whether the two criteria set by the article, of a term causing a ‘significant imbalance’ and it being contrary to ‘good faith’ should be assessed separately; and, second, in clarifying the status of the transparency requirement found in Article 5 of the directive. This case note focuses on the latter question, taking into account the repercussions of the judgment of the CJEU in Verein für Konsumenteninformation v Amazon EU Sàrl. In the latter case, the CJEU introduced an information duty about the existence of mandatory rules such as Article 6(2) of Rome I Regulation. In its decision in Ottília Lovasné Tóth, the CJEU decided to limit the scope of the judgment in Amazon to the particular circumstances of that case.
Breakfast consumption-related attitudes among girl adolescents: applying an indirect measurement
Authors: Sakineh Rakhshanderou , Mohtasham Ghaffari , Ali Ramezankhani , Nasrin Shirvani
Published: June 2020

Objectives

Desirable nutrition and breakfast intake have a major contribution to nutritional needs of students. Empirical evidence has shown that breakfast removal has an unpleasant effect on cognitive and perceptual performance of individuals. The aim of this study was to determine the Iranian students’ attitudes about breakfast consumption and its related factors.

Methods

In this descriptive & analytical (cross sectional) study 320 female high school students of Ardal district in 2018 were enrolled in a multistage sampling method. Data were collected using a questionnaire consist of behavioral beliefs and evaluation of the outcome. Face validity test was carried out with the view of 15 adolescents and content validity with seven expert opinions. Internal consistency and test-retest method were used for instrument reliability. Independent–samplesT-Test, One–Way ANOVA andPost HocMultiple Comparisons were used for data analysis by SPSS ver.16.

Results

There was a significant relationship between the attitude of adolescents and father’s education (P = 0.047), sleep time (P < 0.001) and who ate breakfast (P = 0.003). But there was a significant relationship between attitudes with other variables not observed (P > 0.05). There was a significant relationship between behavioral beliefs of students with family size variable (P = 0.003), sleep time (0.001), who ate breakfast (P < 0.001) and father’s education, evaluation of behavioral outcomes with sleep time variable (P = 0.01) There was a significant relationship. According to the classification, the attitudes of most students (%51/6) regarding breakfast consumption was good and most of them have acceptable beliefs on positive outcomes of breakfast consumption except (example; better learning lessons and having physical health) but in the outcome of more activity in school and energy and vitality, student had unacceptable beliefs.

Conclusion

In designing interventions, we must work to maintain a positive attitudes toward breakfast consumption through promoting behavioral beliefs and evaluation of behavioral outcomes.
Body dissatisfaction and its association with domains of physical activity and of sedentary behavior in a sample of 15,632 adolescents
Authors: Tebar William R. , Canhin Daniel S. , Colognesi Lucas Antônio , Morano Ana Elisa von Ah , Silva Daniela T.C. , Christofaro Diego G.D.
Published: June 2020

Objectives

Body image is widely related to behavioral factors in adolescents and negative levels has been associated to poor physical and mental health. This study analyzed the association of physical activity and sedentary behavior with body dissatisfaction in adolescents.

Methods

Data from 15,632 adolescents between 11 and 17 years from the Brazilian National Scholar Health Survey – PeNSE 2015 were analyzed. Body dissatisfaction was self-reported. Sedentary behavior was assessed by hours in television (TV) viewing and in overall sitting behaviors. Physical activity was assessed by amount of time in domains of active commuting, physical education classes at school, and physical activities outside the school. Analyses were adjusted by age, ethnicity, body mass index, and scholarity of mother.

Results

Body dissatisfaction prevalence was 18.5%, being higher in girls than boys (24.2 vs. 12.7%, p < 0.001). Female gender (OR = 2.35), higher age-group (OR = 1.64), high scholarity of mother (OR = 1.43), and had overweight/obesity (OR = 2.38/4.81) were positively related to body dissatisfaction. Higher sedentary time was associated with body dissatisfaction in adolescents when compared to less than 2 h/day of sedentary time (OR varying from 1.45 to 2.14). Physical activity was negatively associated with adolescent body dissatisfaction in all assessed domains, with odds ratio varying from 0.66 to 0.89.

Conclusions

Body dissatisfaction showed an independent association of with total sedentary behavior (positively) and with different domains of physical activity (negatively) in a large scholar sample of Brazilian adolescents.
A validated robust and automatic procedure for vibration analysis of bridge structures using MEMS accelerometers
Authors: Omidalizarandi Mohammad , Herrmann Ralf , Kargoll Boris , Marx Steffen , Paffenholz Jens-André , Neumann Ingo
Published: June 2020

Today, short- and long-term structural health monitoring (SHM) of bridge infrastructures and their safe, reliable and cost-effective maintenance has received considerable attention. From a surveying or civil engineer’s point of view, vibration-based SHM can be conducted by inspecting the changes in the global dynamic behaviour of a structure, such as natural frequencies (i. e. eigenfrequencies), mode shapes (i. e. eigenforms) and modal damping, which are known as modal parameters. This research work aims to propose a robust and automatic vibration analysis procedure that is so-called robust time domain modal parameter identification (RT-MPI) technique. It is novel in the sense of automatic and reliable identification of initial eigenfrequencies even closely spaced ones as well as robustly and accurately estimating the modal parameters of a bridge structure using low numbers of cost-effective micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometers. To estimate amplitude, frequency, phase shift and damping ratio coefficients, an observation model consisting of: (1) a damped harmonic oscillation model, (2) an autoregressive model of coloured measurement noise and (3) a stochastic model in the form of the heavy-tailed family of scaled t-distributions is employed and jointly adjusted by means of a generalised expectation maximisation algorithm. Multiple MEMS as part of a geo-sensor network were mounted at different positions of a bridge structure which is precalculated by means of a finite element model (FEM) analysis. At the end, the estimated eigenfrequencies and eigenforms are compared and validated by the estimated parameters obtained from acceleration measurements of high-end accelerometers of type PCB ICP quartz, velocity measurements from a geophone and the FEM analysis. Additionally, the estimated eigenfrequencies and modal damping are compared with a well-known covariance driven stochastic subspace identification approach, which reveals the superiority of our proposed approach. We performed an experiment in two case studies with simulated data and real applications of a footbridge structure and a synthetic bridge. The results show that MEMS accelerometers are suitable for detecting all occurring eigenfrequencies depending on a sampling frequency specified. Moreover, the vibration analysis procedure demonstrates that amplitudes can be estimated in submillimetre range accuracy, frequencies with an accuracy better than 0.1 Hz and damping ratio coefficients with an accuracy better than 0.1 and 0.2 % for modal and system damping, respectively.
Professionally responsible counseling about birth location during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Grünebaum Amos , McCullough Laurence B. , Bornstein Eran , Klein Risa , Dudenhausen Joachim W. , Chervenak Frank A.
Published: June 2020

If the worries about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic are not already enough, some pregnant women have been questioning whether the hospital is a safe or safe enough place to deliver their babies and therefore whether they should deliver out-of-hospital during the pandemic. In the United States, planned out-of-hospital births are associated with significantly increased risks of neonatal morbidity and death. In addition, there are obstetric emergencies during out-of-hospital births that can lead to adverse outcomes, partly because of the delay in transporting the woman to the hospital. In other countries with well-integrated obstetric services and well-trained midwives, the differences in outcomes of planned hospital birth and planned home birth are smaller. Women are empowered to make informed decisions when the obstetrician makes ethically justified recommendations, which is known as directive counseling. Recommendations are ethically justified when the outcomes of one form of management is clinically superior to another. The outcomes of morbidity and mortality and of infection control and prevention of planned hospital birth are clinically superior to those of out-of-hospital birth. The obstetrician therefore should recommend planned hospital birth and recommend against planned out-of-hospital birth during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased stress levels for all patients and even more so for pregnant patients and their families. The response in this difficult time should be to mitigate this stress and empower women to make informed decisions by routinely providing counseling that is evidence-based and directive.
Novel coronavirus, novel faculty development programs: rapid transition to eLearning during the pandemic
Authors: Mulla Zuber D. , Osland-Paton Valerie , Rodriguez Marco A. , Vazquez Eduardo , Kupesic Plavsic Sanja
Published: June 2020

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a rapid and massive transition to online education. We describe the response of our Office of Faculty Development at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC EP) to this unprecedented challenge during and after this post-pandemic crisis. The initiatives for emergency transition to eLearning and faculty development described in this paper may serve as a model for other academic health centers, schools, colleges and universities.
Discussions on the almost 𝒵-contraction
Authors: Karapınar Erdal , Hima Bindu V. M. L.
Published: June 2020

In this paper, we introduce a new contraction, namely, almost{\mathcal{Z}}contraction with respect to\zeta \in {\mathcal{Z}}, in the setting of complete metric spaces. We proved that such contraction possesses a fixed point and the given theorem covers several existing results in the literature. We consider an example to illustrate our result.
Physics and applications of quantum dot lasers for silicon photonics
Authors: Grillot Frédéric , Norman Justin C. , Duan Jianan , Zhang Zeyu , Dong Bozhang , Huang Heming , Chow Weng W. , Bowers John E.
Published: June 2020

Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) have enabled numerous high performance, energy efficient, and compact technologies for optical communications, sensing, and metrology. One of the biggest challenges in scaling PICs comes from the parasitic reflections that feed light back into the laser source. These reflections increase noise and may cause laser destabilization. To avoid parasitic reflections, expensive and bulky optical isolators have been placed between the laser and the rest of the PIC leading to large increases in device footprint for on-chip integration schemes and significant increases in packaging complexity and cost for lasers co-packaged with passive PICs. This review article reports new findings on epitaxial quantum dot lasers on silicon and studies both theoretically and experimentally the connection between the material properties and the ultra-low reflection sensitivity that is achieved. Our results show that such quantum dot lasers on silicon exhibit much lower linewidth enhancement factors than any quantum well lasers. Together with the large damping factor, we show that the quantum dot gain medium is fundamentally dependent on dot uniformity, but through careful optimization, even epitaxial lasers on silicon can operate without an optical isolator, which is of paramount importance for the future high-speed silicon photonic systems.
Gesundheitsförderndes Krankenhaus: Gesundheitsförderung für Alle?
Authors: Hollederer Alfons
Published: June 2020

Krankenhäuser stellen ein ursprünglich von der WHO initiiertes und unterstütztes Setting der Gesundheitsförderung dar. Gesundheitsfördernde Krankenhäuser versuchen aktiv, sich zu gesunden Organisationen zu entwickeln und zu vernetzen. In Deutschland ist die Beteiligung der Krankenhäuser sehr gering und die Maßnahmen sind stark verhaltensorientiert. Internationale Reviews eruierten die Implementierungsbedingungen in Krankenhäusern und die Hemmfaktoren. Zur Evidenzbasierung ist noch weitere Präventionsforschung nötig.
Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement im Landkreis Reutlingen
Authors: Siegel Achim , Hoge Aileen C. , Ehmann Anna T. , Rieger Monika A.
Published: June 2020

Auf Basis eines standardisierten Fragebogens wurden in einer Querschnittsstudie im Landkreis Reutlingen nahezu flächendeckend Unternehmensvertreter zum Stand gesundheitsbezogener Angebote in ihren Betrieben befragt. Erhoben wurden Angebote in den Bereichen Betriebliche Gesundheitsförderung, Arbeits- und Gesundheitsschutz, Personalentwicklung und Betriebliches Eingliederungsmanagement sowie die Zufriedenheit der Unternehmensvertreter mit diesen Angeboten. Die Ergebnisse weisen auf Defizite auch bei gesetzlich vorgeschriebenen Maßnahmen hin; eine Unterstützung vor allem kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen bei der Implementierung erscheint angezeigt.
Organisation und Verfahren. Zum Veranstaltungsproblem von Verfahren
Authors: Schwarting Rena
Published: June 2020

Der Artikel entfaltet die Potenziale der Luhmannschen Verfahrenssoziologie für eine gesellschaftstheoretisch informierte Organisationsforschung. Er leistet damit zugleich einen Beitrag zur Erweiterung der Typen sozialer Systembildung. Meine Ausgangsbeobachtung ist, dass die Legitimation von Verfahrensentscheidungen eine Legitimation der übergreifenden Verfahrensstrukturen voraussetzt. Aufbauend auf dieser These wird gezeigt, dass es Organisationen sind, die nicht nur für gesellschaftliche Funktionskontexte, sondern auch für Verfahrenssysteme rechtlich abgesicherte Entscheidungsprämissen spezifizieren. Am Material einer historisch-soziologischen Fallstudie zur Organisationsgenese eines Höchstgerichts veranschauliche ich exemplarisch, wie Verfahren durch formale Organisation mitstrukturiert werden und welche informalen Folgeprobleme mit einer organisationalen Verschachtelung von Verfahren verbunden sind.
New discoveries at Mokarta, a Bronze Age hilltop settlement in western Sicily
Authors: Sevara Christopher , Salisbury Roderick B. , Totschnig Ralf , Doneus Michael , Löcker Klaus , Tusa Sebastiano
Published: June 2020

Extensive settlement activity at the Bronze Age site of Mokarta in western Sicily has previously been inferred, but the extent and condition of its subsurface remains have never been established. The authors use geophysical prospection, historical and modern remote-sensing data and soil chemistry to identify previously undocumented structures and activity areas extending beyond those exposed by previous excavations. This exercise not only has implications for the multifaceted social organisation of Late Bronze Age communities in Sicily, but, more generally, demonstrates how minimally invasive investigative techniques combined with existing data can reveal subsurface archaeological sites and the impact of post-depositional processes.
The sceptres of life-sized divine statues from Canaanite Lachish and Hazor
Authors: Garfinkel Yosef
Published: June 2020

Despite the investigation of hundreds of ancient temples across the Near East, life-sized statues of divine figures are rare and none have been found in the Canaanite Levant. In this article, contextual and iconographic analyses are used to argue for the interpretation of objects from Canaanite temples at Tel Lachish and Hazor, Israel, as sceptres associated with life-sized statues. This represents the first evidence for life-sized divine figures in the region. In turn, this identification may assist in the recognition of similar objects from elsewhere in the Levant and beyond, and stimulate discussion of the power embodied by these statues.
Foundations of Information Governance for Smart Manufacturing
Authors: Morris K. C. , Lu Yan , Frechette Simon
Published: June 2020

The manufacturing systems of the future will be even more dependent on data than they are today. More and more data and information are being collected and communicated throughout product development life cycles and across manufacturing value chains. To enable smarter manufacturing operations, new equipment often includes built-in data collection capabilities. Older equipment can be retrofitted inexpensively with sensors to collect a wide variety of data. Many manufacturers are in a quandary as to what to do with increasing quantities of data. Much hype currently surrounds the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to process large data sets, but manufacturers struggle to understand how AI can be applied to improve manufacturing system performance. The gap lies in the lack of good information governance practices for manufacturing. This paper defines information governance in the manufacturing context as the set of principles that allows for consistent, repeatable, and trustworthy processing and use of data. The paper identifies three foundations for good information governance that are needed in the manufacturing environment—data quality, semantic context, and system context—and reviews the surrounding and evolving body of work. The work includes a broad base of standard methods that combine to create reusable information from raw data formats. An example from an additive manufacturing case study is used to show how those detailed specifications create the governance needed to build trust in the systems.
Nanobiohybrids: A Synergistic Integration of Bacteria and Nanomaterials in Cancer Therapy
Authors: Chen Yuhao , Du Meng , Yu Jinsui , Rao Lang , Chen Xiaoyuan , Chen Zhiyi
Published: June 2020

Cancer is a common cause of mortality in the world. For cancer treatment modalities such as chemotherapy, photothermal therapy and immunotherapy, the concentration of therapeutic agents in tumor tissue is the key factor which determines therapeutic efficiency. In view of this, developing targeted drug delivery systems are of great significance in selectively delivering drugs to tumor regions. Various types of nanomaterials have been widely used as drug carriers. However, the low tumor-targeting ability of nanomaterials limits their clinical application. It is difficult for nanomaterials to penetrate the tumor tissue through passive diffusion due to the elevated tumoral interstitial fluid pressure. As a biological carrier, bacteria can specifically colonize and proliferate inside tumors and inhibit tumor growth, making it an ideal candidate as delivery vehicles. In addition, synthetic biology techniques have been applied to enable bacteria to controllably express various functional proteins and achieve targeted delivery of therapeutic agents. Nanobiohybrids constructed by the combination of bacteria and nanomaterials have an abundance of advantages, including tumor targeting ability, genetic modifiability, programmed product synthesis, and multimodal therapy. Nowadays, many different types of bacteria-based nanobiohybrids have been used in multiple targeted tumor therapies. In this review, firstly we summarized the development of nanomaterial-mediated cancer therapy. The mechanism and advantages of the bacteria in tumor therapy are described. Especially, we will focus on introducing different therapeutic strategies of nanobiohybrid systems which combine bacteria with nanomaterials in cancer therapy. It is demonstrated that the bacteria-based nanobiohybrids have the potential to provide a targeted and effective approach for cancer treatment.
Lietuvos užsienio prekybos pokyčiai integruotoje Europos Sąjungos rinkoje
Authors: Jatuliavičienė Gražina , Kučinskienė Marija , Garuckas Rimantas
Published: June 2020

Pasaulio ekonomikos išsivystymo lygis ir vis labiau intensyvėjanti globalizacijos procesų skatinama ekonominė integracija meta iššūkį valstybėms, siekiančioms dalyvauti šiuose procesuose, padidinti konkurencinį pranašumą pasaulinėje rinkoje. Šiuolaikinėje globalioje verslo aplinkoje vykstantys pokyčiai skatina rasti naujų gebėjimų palaikyti ir plėsti visus tarptautinius prekybinius santykius. Regioninių prekybos ryšių plėtra turi būti laikoma tarpiniu etapu, leidžiančiu verslo subjektams laipsniškai įgyti naujų žinių, patirties, kaip sėkmingai konkuruoti integruotoje Europos Sąjungos rinkoje. Spartus valstybių ekonominis augimas susijęs su spartesne užsienio prekybos plėtra kaip viena iš pasaulinio ūkio globalizaciją skatinančių jėgų. Globalizacijos procesai, skatinami didėjančių rinkos poreikių, mažėjančių prekybos kliūčių tarp nacionalinių ekonomikų, verčia aiškintis ir analizuoti Lietuvos užsienio prekybos pokyčius ir numatyti priemones, siekiant įtraukti Lietuvos verslo subjektus į debatus dėl globalizacijos tendencijų poveikio užsienio prekybai. Vykstant globaliai plėtrai Lietuvos verslo įmonėms svarbu pasirinkti tinkamus užsienio prekybos plėtros būdus, padedančius išlikti konkurencingoms globalioje ekonomikoje ir tinkamai reaguoti į palankias pasaulinės rinkos galimybes. Todėl reikėtų siekti plėtoti bendradarbiavimą ir eksporto-importo ryšius ne tik įsitraukiant į ES bendrąją rinką ir jos vykdomą užsienio prekybos politiką, bet ir adekvačiai reaguoti į integruotos rinkos teikiamas pasaulinės plėtros galimybes.Straipsnio tikslas - išryškinti svarbiausius Lietuvos užsienio prekybos pokyčius, numatyti užsienio prekybos plėtros ir konkurencingumo didinimo integruotoje rinkoje priemones.Naudoti metodai - literatūros analizė ir apibendrinimai, lyginamoji analizė.
Jaunų šeimų būsto problema ir darbo jėgos judėjimas
Authors: Jurevičienė Daiva
Published: June 2020

Straipsnyje nagrinėjama būsto finansavimo ir jaunimo emigracijos problemų sąsaja. Palyginus būsto finansavimo struktūras Europos valstybėse ir Lietuvoje, analizuojamas komercinių bankų ir Vyriausybės vaidmuo sprendžiant jaunimo apsirūpinimo būstu problemas. Straipsnis parengtas remiantis rinkos ekspertų ataskaitomis, Lietuvos būsto finansavimo programų nuostatomis, Mokesčių inspekcijos pateiktais duomenimis apie gyventojus, pasinaudojusius taikomomis mokesčių lengvatomis, ir kitais statistiniais Lietuvos darbo biržos, Statistikos departamento ir Lietuvos banko duomenimis.
Decisions in Finance Management at Polish Financial Institutions - Credit Unions and the National Credit Union
Authors: Kędzierski Leszek
Published: June 2020

Crediting financial institutions (financial co-operatives) on Polish territories began functioning in the 19th century. They performed duties also in the period of the 2nd Republic of Poland. After World War II, credit unions were subjected to various organizational transformations. Their regeneration in Poland took place early in the 1990s in the shape of the credit unions. The non-banking financial institutions in Poland - credit unions and the National Credit Union - take investment and financial decisions. These decisions deal with finance management. Investment decisions are not a uniform category. One can group them on various bases. The credit unions and the National Credit Union may take up various attitudes towards the investment risk. Financial decisions are determined by operational and investment activity of the mentioned financial institutions. The scope of investment and financial decisions of credit unions and the National Credit Union is different. There are external and internal factors, as well as mixed internal-external factors influencing at the present moment the investment and financial decisions of credit unions and the National Credit Union. Future changes within the investment and financial decisions of credit unions and the National Credit Union in Poland may be determined, among other factors, by the accepted model of development of these financial institutions (Model of QuantityQuality Changes - MQQC or Banking Model - BM).
Classification of Target Markets and Features of Segmentation in Marketing Places
Authors: Praude Valerijs , Vozņuka Jekaterina
Published: June 2020

This paper examines target markets and the strategy of marketing places as an economic instrument directed to the development of countries, regions, cities and towns. The authors give a classification of potential target markets of a territory and their characteristics on an example of Latvia.Markets’ segmentation for realizing the strategy of marketing places is of great value as it allows concentrating activity on the most perspective directions of territory development and on methods of particular group attraction. It gives an opportunity to work with separate categories of consumers, to make marketing policy more direct and more expressive, to promote competitiveness of a territory and its social economic development.
Importance of Marketing Activities in a Company: the Management Perspective
Authors: Urbonavičius Sigitas , Dikčius Vytautas
Published: June 2020

The article analyses how managers of companies see the importance of the overall marketing function as the importance of certain types of marketing activities. These types include typical areas of 4 Ps as well as marketing planning and marketing research activities. The research is based on a survey of 205 managers of primarily manufacturing and trading companies that operate in Lithuania.Managers evaluated marketing planning and distribution as the most important marketing functions, while marketing research and price management appeared to be significantly less important. Some differences of evaluations were observed on the basis of characteristics of companies. Managers of larger companies see the advantages of marketing planning and marketing research, managers of subsidiaries of international corporations evaluated four types of marketing activities significantly higher than did managers of independent companies. A lot of differences in evaluations were observed, depending on the key priority of the company strategy.Data also showed a positive relationship between the evaluations of marketing activities and company growth. Though the growth is obviously influenced by numerous other factors, this relationship proves the significance of the marketing function in achieving better business results.
Diagnosis and Development Perspectives of Open Pension Funds
Authors: Olejnik Iwona
Published: June 2020

Within the last few years, the interest in the issues of the systems that are to provide financial security in old age has increased, while the inefficiency of pension systems is more and more often perceived as a global problem. The erosion of pension systems is visible mainly in the countries that transformed their economies into market-based ones. An efficient and effective construction of social security systems to prevent the effects of an increased risk of old age has become an important goal of social policy in numerous countries. In this relation, many countries, not only European ones, have carried out pension reforms but still many face the necessity of changing their pension systems. The aim of the paper is, therefore, a synthetic presentation of selected aspects of the current development of one of the elements of pension systems, i. e. open pension funds, and the problems that accompany this development, basing on the example of one of the countries of Central Europe, namely Poland. Also, the perspectives for the development of these funds are presented.The paper contains, inter alia, the results of a representative questionnaire research carried out in 2007 among the customers of pension funds, as well as among the experts on the financial system in Poland. It seems that Polish experience related to the introduction of pension funds to the Polish market in 7999 and the numerous positive phenomena that accompany their development may constitute one of the patterns for implementing reforms and introducing pension funds in other countries.
Grey Economy and Perspectives of Bulgarian Businesses Development in the EU Accession Period
Authors: Goev Valentin , Boshnakov Venelin
Published: June 2020

he paper suggests some empirical evidence on selected issues related to the influence of business environment factors and corruption practices anticipated as barriers to the successful finalization of the transformation of Bulgarian economy and its integration in the common European economic space. The analysis utilizes sample data from a questionnaire survey among 345 representatives of business organizations having ownership, managerial, or expert positions within the firm. During the survey, respondents expressed their opinions about the spread of grey economy as well as about various aspects of transactions underreporting practices in their branch, providing a ground for the evaluation of the impact of these phenomena on the perceived potential for private businesses development. Evidence from business people attitudes is provided in support of the opinion that restraining the corruption and bureaucratic barriers, provision of the higher public decision-making transparency, as well as improving law enforcement and judiciary system effectiveness are important conditions for domestic entrepreneurship stimulation and overall stable economic growth within the European economy.
The Improving Renal Outcomes Collaborative: Blood Pressure Measurement in Transplant Recipients
Authors: Seifert Michael E. , Dahale Devesh S. , Kamel Margret , Winterberg Pamela D. , Barletta Gina-Marie , Belsha Craig W. , Chaudhuri Abanti , Flynn Joseph T. , Garro Rouba , George Roshan P. , Goebel Jens W. , Kershaw David B. , Matossian Debora , Misurac Jason , Nailescu Corina , Nguyen Christina R. , Pearl Meghan , Pollack Ari , Pruette Cozumel S. , Singer Pamela , VanSickle Judith S. , Verghese Priya , Warady Bradley A. , Warmin Andrew , Weng Patricia L. , Wickman Larysa , Wilson Amy C. , Hooper David K. ,   ON BEHALF OF THE IMPROVING RENAL OUTCOMES COLLABORATIVE (IROC)
Published: June 2020

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:

Hypertension is highly prevalent in pediatric kidney transplant recipients and contributes to cardiovascular death and graft loss. Improper blood pressure (BP) measurement limits the ability to control hypertension in this population. Here, we report multicenter efforts from the Improving Renal Outcomes Collaborative (IROC) to standardize and improve appropriate BP measurement in transplant patients.

METHODS:

Seventeen centers participated in structured quality improvement activities facilitated by IROC, including formal training in quality improvement methods. The primary outcome measure was the proportion of transplant clinic visits with appropriate BP measurement according to published guidelines. Prospective data were analyzed over a 12-week pre-intervention period and a 20-week active intervention period for each center and then aggregated as of the program-specific start date. We used control charts to quantify improvements across IROC centers. We applied thematic analysis to identify patterns and common themes of successful interventions.

RESULTS:

We analyzed data from 5392 clinic visits. At baseline, BP was measured and documented appropriately at 11% of visits. Center-specific interventions for improving BP measurement included educating clinic staff, assigning specific team member roles, and creating BP tracking tools and alerts. Appropriate BP measurement improved throughout the 20-week active intervention period to 78% of visits.

CONCLUSIONS:

We standardized appropriate BP measurement across 17 pediatric transplant centers using the infrastructure of the IROC learning health system and substantially improved the rate of appropriate measurement over 20 weeks. Accurate BP assessment will allow further interventions to reduce complications of hypertension in pediatric kidney transplant recipients.
Las víctimas femeninas: el uulnus amoris de Medea y Dido
Authors: Altamirano Pacheco Sebastián
Published: June 2020

El tema de la presente investigación es el análisis del uulnus amoris que ocasionan los dioses Eros y Cupido en Medea y Dido a partir de la intervención divina de las diosas Afrodita y Venus, respectivamente. Se investiga el medio por el que Medea y Dido son víctimas de la pasión amorosa, mediante la identificación de los agentes-míticos que intervienen y la determinación del motivo por el cual otra deidad solicita intervención de Afrodita y Venus. El marco teórico consiste en la retórica clásica y los atributos de Eros y Cupido, los cuales se extraen de las obras de los autores Píndaro, Eurípides, Apolonio de Rodas, Virgilio y Ovidio.
Clasificación de los personajes femeninos en las comedias de Aristófanes
Authors: Guevara Macías Elisa
Published: June 2020

En el presente artículo se clasifican todos los personajes femeninos de las comedias de Aristófanes, siguiendo las categorías expuestas por Luis Gil (1993; 2012). Se agrupan en personajes de carácter imitativo –de las figuras históricas reales o de origen mítico– y en personajes representativos, ya sean los inventados con una caracterización original, los tipificados de carácter genérico o las personificaciones con sentido alegórico. Seguidamente, de forma concisa, se analiza la invención de cada personaje, su función en la obra y su comicidad.
CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS EXPERIENCED BY PRINCE GEORGE PARENTS IN PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN TO ENGAGE IN HEALTHY EATING AND ACTIVE LIVING: A MEN’S HEALTH PARENTS PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Shubair Mamdouh M , Scott Jenna
Published: June 2020

The purpose of this study is to investigate the challenges and successes experienced by parents in providing children with opportunities for healthy living. Focus group interviews were conducted with parents of children 0-6 years to discuss challenges and successes in healthy eating, active living and being screen smart. The focus group interviews were digitally recorded and transcribed. Three main themes emerged from transcripts which include: Barriers to Healthy Living; Parent Involvement; and Child Involvement. It is recommended that the Healthy Families Prince George Committee design community initiatives to support families in the Prince George area to achieve optimal healthy living, based on the study results. Upstream social policies are warranted in order to support low socio-economic status (SES) male parents and their families to achieve healthy lifestyle including healthy eating and active living.