bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Budget Process Management at the Regional Level: from the Experience of Increasing Regional Budget Revenues
Authors: Dmitriev Nikolay , Verkhovskaya Elena
Published: February 2020

The article analyzes the investment potential of the Tula region. The characteristic of the main areas of development of the region is given. Possibilities of formation of the revenue part of the budget of the Tula region at the expense of various mechanisms of interaction of the state apparatus and real sector of economy are characterized. The basis of the formation of the revenue part is a special mechanism for the formation of the tax system in order to improve the efficiency of local governments in the formation of the revenue part of the budget. The mechanism of redundancy in order to form a high-quality and informed planning of budget expenditures and the exclusion of excessive volume of budgetary allocations allows you to provide a source of financial security for the possibility of redundancy.
Design and fabrication of blazed gratings for a waveguide-type head mounted display
Authors: Mattelin Marie-Aline , Radosavljevic Ana , Missinne Jeroen , Cuypers Dieter , Van Steenberge Geert
Published: February 2020

In a waveguide-type display for augmented reality, the image is injected in the waveguide and extracted in front of the eye appearing superimposed on the real-world scene. An elegant and compact way of coupling these images in and out is by using blazed gratings, which can achieve high diffraction efficiencies. We report the design of blazed gratings for green light (λ = 543 nm) and a diffraction angle of 43°. The blazed gratings with a pitch of 508 nm and a fill factor of 0.66 are fabricated using grayscale electron beam lithography. We outline the subsequent replication in a polymer waveguide material with ultraviolet nanoimprint lithography and confirm a throughput efficiency of 17.4%. We finally show the in- and outcoupling of an image through two blazed gratings appearing sharp and non-distorted in the environment.
IndustryConnect: WI-Forschung mit und für die Praxis
Authors: Schubert Petra , Williams Susan P.
Published: February 2020

Der Beitrag beschreibt ein Rahmenwerk für praxisorientierte Langzeitforschung, das an Boyers vier Scholarships angelehnt ist. Das Modell wird im Rahmen der Initiative IndustryConnect seit mehr als fünf Jahren erfolgreich für die gemeinsame Forschung im Themengebiet Digitaler Arbeitsplatz eingesetzt. Die besonderen Erfolgsfaktoren der gemeinsamen Arbeit zwischen Wissenschaft und Praxis werden erläutert, wie zum Beispiel die Schaffung einer gemeinsamen Begriffswelt und das Anlegen einer gemeinsamen Wissensbasis. Das Rahmenwerk umfasst einen ausgewählten Methodenmix, inklusive der speziell entwickelten Methoden eXperience Fallstudien und Milestories, und der damit verbundenen Methodenausbildung für Doktoranden. Typische Ergebnisse aus dieser Art der Forschung sind Erklärungs- und Klassifikationsmodelle, Methoden und Prototypen, für die exemplarische Publikationen aufgeführt werden. Am Ende des Beitrags findet sich ein Bericht über Erfahrungen und Erkenntnisse aus der gemeinsamen Forschungsarbeit „mit und für die Praxis“ sowie eine Ermutigung, dem Aufruf von Nunamaker et al. zu folgen, die „letzte Meile in der WI-Forschung zu gehen“.
From postnational mobility to posthuman fluidity: Unfixed identities and social responsibilities in Personal Shopper (Assayas, 2016) and Happy End (Haneke, 2017)
Authors: Harrod Mary
Published: February 2020

This article approaches contemporary European cinema as transnational cinema from an angle informed by gender and sexuality studies. It is underpinned by a fluid conception of identity, which it identifies with its objects of study, in terms of production context, market positioning and also form and theme. Specifically, I approach comparatively the embrace of postnational textual identity alongside posthuman – especially post-gender – characterization by two of the most visible recent European auteur films, Olivier Assayas' and . I consider the ideological implications of the narratives' explorations of immorality in a contemporary western context marked in both films by the breakdown of communication and a related failure of ethical responsibility, often constellated in relation to technological advancement. The article draws on the Continental theories of Slavoj Žižek and to a lesser extent Jean Baudrillard and Zygmunt Bauman to illuminate the extent to which these films' subtle and conflicted yet tenaciously enduring nostalgia for earlier ideals of European community is discernible via or inseparable from regret at the loss of an imagined 'natural' mode of embodiment, including more traditional gender roles. It finally reflects briefly on the related question of the attitudes towards European cinema itself, as well as cinemas associated with the past more generally, which these films display and invite the audience to share.
Thinking Europe from the margins and through marginal cinema: The case of The Nothing Factory (Pinho, 2017)
Authors: Liz Mariana
Published: February 2020

A Fábrica de Nada (The Nothing Factory) () tells the story of a group of workers struggling to keep their jobs at a lift factory in Portugal about to be relocated. Awarded the FIPRESCI prize at the 2017 edition of the Cannes Film Festival, the film was received by critics as a 'compelling oddity', an 'enigmatic epic' and 'something genuinely new in cinema'. Almost three hours in length, and a mix of fiction and documentary, drama and musical, The Nothing Factory rehearses, also through its style and production history, the uncertainty that characterizes contemporary European society. As it depicts austerity in Portugal through a post-national lens, what does The Nothing Factory tell us about European identity? This article examines the contradictions of globalization and neo-liberalism, in tandem with the difficulties in sustaining narratives and creating meaning in contemporary European film. The Nothing Factory is a prime example of the cinema of small nations currently produced in Portugal, and a consideration of marginal and peripheral cinemas such as this one is crucial for the understanding of what is left of European identity, in geographical, political and cultural terms.
Investigation of the Spark channel of Electrical Discharges Near the Minimum Ignition Energy
Authors: Essmann S. , Markus D. , Maas U.
Published: February 2020

In this work, we investigate the expansion of the hot gas kernel and pressure wave induced by electrical discharges near the minimum ignition energy experimentally by means of a schlieren setup and numerically through one-dimensional simulations. The effects of discharge energy and energy density on the expansion are discussed. Via comparison of experimental values with numerical simulations, an estimate of the overall losses of the discharge is presented.
Penilaian Keselamatan Wisata Berdasarkan Parameter Gelombang di Pantai Parigi, Kabupaten Pangandaran Jawa Barat
Authors: Taofiqurohman Ankiq , Ismail Mochamad Rudyansyah
Published: February 2020

Parigi Beach is one of the beach tourism destinations in West Java. Parigi Beach is in Kabupaten Pangandaran where is facing directly to the Indian Ocean; hence the beach wave is high and risks for beach tourism activity. Beach hazard in Parigi Beach is frequent on long holiday seasons. The research aim is to assess beach tourism safety based on wave parameters and find out the cause of danger. The result shows that Parigi Beach is an intermediate rhythmic bar and beach, which average of the breaking wave height reaches to 1,87 meter and occur beach cusps formation. The beach safety levels exhibit that low safety condition exists from March to November, while from December to February, the beach condition was categorized as moderate safety for coastal tourism activity. Rip current and shore break as the main factor of hazard beach tourism from January to February, whereas from Maret to December, hazard factors in Parigi Beach was rip current and plunging high wave. Pantai parigi merupakan salah satu tujuan wisata pantai di Jawa Barat. Pantai Parigi berada di Kabupaten Pangandaran yang letaknya berhadapan langsung dengan Samudera Hindia, sehingga gelombang di Pantai Parigi relatif tinggi dan berisiko untuk kegiatan wisata pantai. Kecelakaan wisata pantai di Pantai Parigi sering terjadi saat musim libur panjang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menilai tingkat keselamatan wisata pantai tiap bulan berdasarkan parameter gelombang dan mengetahui faktor penyebab bahaya yang terjadi. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa Pantai Parigi termasuk ke dalam tipe pantai intermediate rhythmic bar and beach dengan tinggi gelombang pecah rata-rata mencapai 1,87 meter serta terdapat jejak gelombang berbentuk busur di pantainya.  Untuk tingkat keselamatan wisata pantai, keadaan kurang aman di Pantai Parigi terjadi dari mulai Maret hingga November, sedangkan dari Desember hingga Februari dikategorikan pada situasi cukup aman. Faktor penyebab bahaya wisata pantai adalah Rip current dan shorebreak yang muncul pada bulan Januari dan Februari, sementara pada bulan Maret hingga Desember faktor penyebab bahaya adalah rip current dan gelombang tinggi dengan tipe plunging.
Opportunities for optimism in contended main-memory multicore transactions
Authors: Huang Yihe , Qian William , Kohler Eddie , Liskov Barbara , Shrira Liuba
Published: February 2020

Optimistic concurrency control, or OCC, can achieve excellent performance on uncontended workloads for main-memory transactional databases. Contention causes OCC's performance to degrade, however, and recent concurrency control designs, such as hybrid OCC/locking systems and variations on multiversion concurrency control (MVCC), have claimed to outperform the best OCC systems. We evaluate several concurrency control designs under varying contention and varying workloads, including TPCC, and find that implementation choices unrelated to concurrency control may explain much of OCC's previously-reported degradation. When these implementation choices are made sensibly, OCC performance does not collapse on high-contention TPC-C. We also present two optimization techniques,
commit-time updates
and
timestamp splitting
, that can dramatically improve the high-contention performance of both OCC and MVCC. Though these techniques are known, we apply them in a new context and highlight their potency: when combined, they lead to performance gains of 3.4X for MVCC and 3.6X for OCC in a TPC-C workload.
PM-LSH
Authors: Zheng Bolong , Zhao Xi , Weng Lianggui , Hung Nguyen Quoc Viet , Liu Hang , Jensen Christian S.
Published: February 2020

Nearest neighbor (NN) search in high-dimensional spaces is inherently computationally expensive due to the curse of dimensionality. As a well-known solution to approximate NN search, locality-sensitive hashing (LSH) is able to answer c-approximate NN (
c
-ANN) queries in sublinear time with constant probability. Existing LSH methods focus mainly on building hash bucket based indexing such that the candidate points can be retrieved quickly. However, existing coarse-grained structures fail to offer accurate distance estimation for candidate points, which translates into additional computational overhead when having to examine unnecessary points. This in turn reduces the performance of query processing. In contrast, we propose a fast and accurate LSH framework, called PM-LSH, that aims to compute the
c
-ANN query on large- scale, high-dimensional datasets. First, we adopt a simple yet effective PM-tree to index the data points. Second, we develop a tunable confidence interval to achieve accurate distance estimation and guarantee high result quality. Third, we propose an efficient algorithm on top of the PM-tree to improve the performance of computing
c
-ANN queries. Extensive experiments with real-world data offer evidence that PM-LSH is capable of outperforming existing proposals with respect to both efficiency and accuracy.
Missed Opportunities for HIV Screening of New Enrollees in California's Low Income Health Program
Authors: Ling Murtaugh Kimberly , Leibowitz Arleen , Chen Xiao , Pourat Nadereh
Published: February 2020

The objective of this study was to measure HIV screening rates and variables associated with screening among new enrollees in California's Low Income Health Program (LIHP). A logit model was used to estimate associations between HIV screening and enrollment, claims, and encounter data for enrollees. HIV prevalence among new LIHP enrollees was 1.2%xd. Among 42,550 new LIHP enrollees with no prior HIV diagnosis, only 27% received screening within 12 months of their first medical evaluation. A total of 350 new HIV diagnoses were identified (incidence rate of 0.8%), exceeding the 0.1% level at which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends routine HIV screening. California reduced screening barriers by removing required written informed consent and pretest counseling; the Affordable Care Act (ACA) eliminated cost-sharing and enhanced access. Removing financial and administrative barriers to HIV screening is necessary, but may be insufficient to reach CDC's recommended screening targets.
Evolution of Distinct Responses to Low NAD+ Stress by Rewiring the Sir2 Deacetylase Network in Yeasts
Authors: Humphrey Kristen M , Zhu Lisha , Hickman Meleah A , Hasan Shirin , Maria Haniam , Liu Tao , Rusche Laura N
Published: February 2020

Evolutionary adaptation increases the fitness of a species in its environment. It can occur through rewiring of gene regulatory networks, such that an organism responds appropriately to environmental changes. We investigated whether sirtuin deacetylases, which repress transcription and require NAD+ for activity, serve as transcriptional rewiring points that facilitate the evolution of potentially adaptive traits. If so, bringing genes under the control of sirtuins could enable organisms to mount appropriate responses to stresses that decrease NAD+ levels. To explore how the genomic targets of sirtuins shift over evolutionary time, we compared two yeast species, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Kluyveromyces lactis, that display differences in cellular metabolism and life cycle timing in response to nutrient availability. We identified sirtuin-regulated genes through a combination of chromatin immunoprecipitation and RNA expression. In both species, regulated genes were associated with NAD+ homeostasis, mating, and sporulation, but the specific genes differed. In addition, regulated genes in K. lactis were associated with other processes, including utilization of nonglucose carbon sources, detoxification of arsenic, and production of the siderophore pulcherrimin. Consistent with the species-restricted regulation of these genes, sirtuin deletion affected relevant phenotypes in K. lactis but not S. cerevisiae. Finally, sirtuin-regulated gene sets were depleted for broadly conserved genes, consistent with sirtuins regulating processes restricted to a few species. Taken together, these results are consistent with the notion that sirtuins serve as rewiring points that allow species to evolve distinct responses to low NAD+ stress.
Das System von Haftung beim missbräuchlichen Kreditkarteneinsatz ohne starke Kundenauthentifizierung
Authors: Jungmann Carsten
Published: February 2020

Durch die Umsetzung der Zweiten Zahlungsdiensterichtlinie Anfang 2018 ist § 675v BGB als die zentrale Norm zur Regelung der Haftung des Zahlers für die missbräuchliche Nutzung von Zahlungsinstrumenten in weiten Teilen neu gefasst worden. Gänzlich neu ist die in § 675v Abs. 4 BGB enthaltene Regelung, die für den Karteninhaber das Risiko für den missbräuchlichen Einsatz von Kreditkarten ohne starke Kundenauthentifizierung insgesamt deutlich reduziert. Insofern gilt es, möglichen Fehlinterpretationen des Wortlauts der Norm vorzubeugen. Darüber hinaus hat § 675v Abs. 4 BGB – was bislang noch nicht eingehend beleuchtet wurde – die Verteilung des Haftungrisikos für den missbräuchlichen Kreditkarteneinsatz zwischen Kartenaussteller und Vertragsunternehmen auf eine völlig neue Grundlage gestellt. Insofern gilt es, dem damit maßgeblichen Haftungsregime Konturen zu geben und Aufsichts- und Zivilrecht in das richtige Verhältnis zu setzen.
Secondary Buyout Performance
Authors: Eschenröder Tjark C.
Published: February 2020

There is an ambivalent discussion about the performance of secondary buyouts (SBOs): Private equity (PE) sponsors often assume an underperformance of SBOs compared to primary buyouts (PBOs). However, the share of SBOs grew significantly to more than 50 percent of all buyouts in 2018. This paper contributes to solve this apparent contradiction. It analyses the performance of SBOs compared to PBOs based on a dataset of 295 UK portfolio companies which underwent back-to-back buyout rounds. The analysis of the total sample shows that SBOs perform worse or at least not better than PBOs. A more detailed analysis of subsamples reveals that SBOs may be attractive PE targets: The underperformance is driven by size and time effects. SBOs perform worse at growing small and medium-sized portfolio companies and are inferior at developing the profitability of medium-sized companies. Interestingly, the underperformance diminishes in the course of time; SBOs do not perform differently compared to PBOs for the time after the financial crises. Considering the limited supply of investment opportunities for PBOs, I find that well-chosen SBOs outperform the remaining, low performing PBOs. Therefore, SBOs are not means of last resort for PE firms. SBOs have a promising potential of value creation, which may partly explain the significant growth of SBO deals.
Collapsible and Spiky Wave for Dust Acoustic Waves in Dusty Plasmas
Authors: Ranjit K Kalita  , Jnanjyoti Sarma
Published: February 2020

In multicomponent dusty plasma, the Sagdeev Potential (SP) approach is employed to formulate the Energy Equation for arbitrary amplitude dust acoustic waves (DAWs), where an amount of electrons is trapped in potential well. The dependence of amplitude and width of the solitons of Sagdeev Potential on plasma parameters is widely discussed. The range of Mach number has determined for solitary waves (SWs) with the help of critical Mach number. The solution of the Energy Equation obtained, has been discussed by expanding the expression for SP in the higher terms of φ . The different solutions of Energy Equation give us SWs, breakable waves, collapsible waves and SWs with spiky and explosive nature. The role of temperature ratio on the transformation of SWs to collapsible waves is discussed. With the help of standard values of plasma parameters relevant to such plasma environment, the results so obtained, are discussed. These results may help us to explain the nature of SWs in different astrophysical situations.
Translating from English into Indonesian: Which techniques to teach EFL students to be professional translators?
Authors: Mustafa Faisal , Kholid Mohammad
Published: February 2020

The credits for translation courses offered at the study program of English Language Teaching at a university level in Indonesia are very limited, which is not sufficient to teach and facilitate practices for all techniques of translation. Therefore, the students should only be taught techniques frequently used in translation from English to Indonesian. This research was to analyze translation techniques commonly used in translating from English to Indonesian. The data were collected from Colors magazine, an in-flight magazine for Garuda Indonesia. The magazine comes in two languages. The sentences were extracted, and translated sentences in Indonesian were compared to the original version in English. The research results showed that the most frequently used techniques in translating from English into Indonesian are amplification (23.36%), reduction (15.20%), transposition (12.32%), borrowing (12%), modulation (11.68%), and literal translation (10.08%). Therefore, it is recommended that lecturers teaching students majoring English Language Teaching provide them with those techniques of translations with practices, feedbacks and explicit instruction for revisions.
Nagysejtes neuroendocrin carcinoma – a kórisme és a kezelés nehézségei
Authors: Zombori Tamás , Juhász-Nagy Gréta , Tiszlavicz László , Cserni Gábor , Furák József , Szalontai Klára , Pálföldi Regina
Published: February 2020

Absztrakt:

A rosszul differenciált neuroendocrin tumorok közé tartozik a jól ismert
kissejtes carcinoma, valamint a ritka nagysejtes neuroendocrin carcinoma. A két
daganat hasonló morfológiai képe, a betegség agresszív viselkedése, illetve a
vitatott kezelési ajánlások miatt a diagnózis felállítása és a terápia
megválasztása multidiszciplináris megközelítést igényel. Bal oldali fejfájás,
hányinger, homályos látás miatt került felvételre az 52 éves nőbeteg. A
képalkotó vizsgálat bal occipitalisan, illetve a kisagyban metasztázisra gyanús
képletet ábrázolt. Az idegsebészeten mindkét tumort eltávolították. A szövettani
vizsgálat neuroendocrin carcinoma agyi áttétét igazolta. A mellkas CT-vizsgálata
a bal tüdőben kontrasztanyagot halmozó képletet igazolt. A bronchoszkópos
biopsziás minta nagysejtes neuroendocrin carcinomát kórismézett. Posztoperatív
koponyabesugárzást és a kissejtes tüdőrák protokollja szerinti kemoterápiát
alkalmaztak. Rövidesen progresszió és atelectasia miatt mellkasbesugárzás
kezdődött, amelyet ismételt agyi áttétek miatt meg kellett szakítani. A
kemoterápiát a nem kissejtes tüdőrák protokollja alapján folytatták. Három hónap
után mellkasi progresszió, kisagyi és csontáttétek jelentkeztek. A beteg 14
hónap kezelés után elhunyt. A nagysejtes neuroendocrin carcinoma rossz
prognózisú, az esetek 25–50%-ában agyi áttétet adó tüdődaganat. A korai stádiumú
nagysejtes neuroendocrin carcinoma esetében a sebészeti kezelés szerepe
elsődleges, az adjuváns kemoterápia mérlegelendő. A kemoterápia során a nem
kissejtes tüdőrák protokollja az elfogadott, de az irodalmi adatok alapján a
kissejtes carcinoma kezelési sémája is mérlegelhető. Orv Hetil. 2020; 161(8):
313–319.
Achillotenotomiák hosszú távú eredményei spasticus cerebralis paresisben szenvedő betegekben
Authors: Kérő Gábor , Frigyesi László , Szabó Tamás , Than Péter , Vermes Csaba
Published: February 2020

Absztrakt:

Bevezetés: A spasticus cerebralis paresisben szenvedő betegek
kezelésének egyik legfontosabb faktora az állást és a járásképességet
befolyásoló equinuscontractura műtéti megoldása. Klinikánkon nyílt
Z-achillotenotomia mellett az Achilles-ín percutan tripla hemisectióját végezzük
rutinszerűen. Célkitűzés: Munkánk célja volt, hogy a
klinikánkon spasticus cerebralis paresises betegeken végzett achillotenotomiák
hosszú távú eredményeit elemezzük, keressük a fő komplikációk prediszponáló
faktorait, illetve összehasonlítsuk a nyílt és percutan végzett műtétek hosszú
távú kimenetelét. Módszer: Klinikánkon 1990 és 2006 között 211
betegnél, összesen 347 esetben végeztük el az Achilles-ín megnyújtását. 261
esetben percutan, 86 esetben pedig nyílt feltárásból történtek a műtétek.
Munkánk során a betegek átlagosan 15 éves utánkövetésének retrospektív
analízisét végeztük el. Az egyes esetek hosszú távú eredményeit a műtéti
életkor, az alapbetegség topográfiai megjelenési formája és a cerebralis paresis
súlyossága alapján elemeztük. A betegek járóképességét, illetve annak változását
a kezelés során az úgynevezett ’Physician Rating Scale’ pontrendszer szerint
értékeltük. Eredmények: Recidív equinuscontractura miatt 74
esetben végeztünk reachillotenotomiát (21,3%); 14 esetben (4%) a
reachillotenotomiát második alkalommal is el kellett végezni. Túlkorrekcióval 12
esetben (3,5%) találkoztunk. Fiatalabb életkorban (<7 év) operált, illetve
súlyosabb paresis (GMFCS II–III.) esetén bizonyult a recidívaráta a
legmagasabbnak (~26%). A recidíva 9 és 14 éves kor között jelentős halmozódást
mutatott. Következtetés: A műtétet követő legfontosabb
komplikáció a recidíva volt. Recidíva a legnagyobb arányban a fiatalabb korban
operált, az alapbetegség súlyosabb formájában szenvedő betegeknél jelentkezett.
Megfigyeltük, hogy a recidíva szoros összefüggést mutat a testnövekedéssel,
illetve halmozódást mutat serdülőkorban. Orv Hetil. 2020; 161(8): 306–312.
PERIKANAN TUNA SIRIP KUNING (Thunnus albacares Bonnaterre, 1788) PADA ARMADA TONDA DI SAMUDERA HINDIA SELATAN JAWA
Authors: Agustina Maya , Setyadji Bram , Tampubolon Prawira Atmaja Rintar Pandapotan
Published: February 2020

Tuna sirip kuning (Thunnus albacares) merupakan hasil tangkapan terbanyak dibandingkan dengan jenis tuna lainnya di Indonesia. Ketersediaan stok tuna sirip kuning di Samudra Hindia, pada saat ini, diperkirakan dalam keadaan lebih tangkap. Oleh karena itu, pengelolaan secara tepat dan bertanggungjawab penting dilakukan untuk melindungi spesies tuna, salah satu caranya dengan mengkaji alat tangkap yang digunakan. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengungkapkan produktivitas dan hasil tangkapan armada tonda, serta struktur ukuran dan hubungan panjang bobot ikan tuna sirip kuning yang di daratkan di selatan Jawa. Komposisi tangkapan tertinggi dari armada tonda diseluruh pendaratan ikan tuna di selatan Jawa terdiri atas tuna sirip kuning dan cakalang. Analisis CPUE menunjukkan hasil yang fluktuatif di setiap lokasi pendaratan tuna sirip kuning di Selatan Jawa. Tuna sirip kuning yang tertangkap di selatan Jawa dengan armada tonda sebagian besar adalah ikan yang belum layak tangkap karena berukuran kurang dari 100 cmFL. Struktur ukuran panjang tuna sirip kuning yang tertangkap semakin ke Timur semakin panjang ukurannya. Pola pertumbuhan tuna sirip kuning yang tertangkap di Binuangeun memiliki pola isometrik, PPN Palabuhanratu bersifat allometrik Positif, PPP Sadeng, P2SKP Pacitan, PPN Prigi dan P2SKP Sendang Biru bersifat allometrik negatif. Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) is the largest catch compared to other tuna species in Indonesia. The availability of yellowfin tuna stock in the Indian Ocean, at present, is estimated to be in overfished condition. Therefore, proper and responsible management is important to protect the species. One of the ways is by studying the used fishing gear. This paper aims at determining vessel’s productivity, as well as composition, size structure and length-weight relationship of yellowfin tuna catches from troll line fleet in the Indian Ocean part of south Java. The highest catch of tuna in all of the troll line landing places was yellowfin tuna, following by skipjack tuna. CPUE analysis showed fluctuating results at each landing site. Yellowfin tuna sizes caught by troll line fleet were mostly less than 100 cmFL and categorized as should not be properly caught. Geographically, getting to the east the average size of the catches tend to be larger. The growth pattern of yellowfin tuna catches landed in Binuangeun was isometric; Palabuhanratu was positive allometric; while those landed in Sadeng, Pacitan, Prigi and Sendang Biru were negative allometric.
Hypertrophic Lichen Planus with Histological Features of Squamous Cell Carcinoma Associated with Immune Checkpoint Blockade Therapy
Authors: Ameri Amir H. , Foreman Ruth K. , Vedak Priyanka , Chen Steven , Miller David M. , Demehri Shadmehr
Published: February 2020

Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) is highly effective for the treatment of metastatic cancers, but its side effects are incompletely understood. The objective of this article is to highlight hypertrophic lichen planus (HLP) with histological features diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), which is a potential cutaneous reaction to ICB. Two patients (75 and 69 years) presented with lesions diagnosed as SCC on biopsy, which developed after 3–9 months on ICB therapy. Biopsies demonstrated endophytic, atypical, or cystic squamous proliferations consistent with cutaneous SCC. However, the clinical presentation including monomorphic nature of the lesions and lichenoid inflammation in the background were consistent with HLP. Patients initially received topical 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) to reduce the hyperkeratotic lesions followed by topical steroids. The eruptions readily responded to this treatment regimen. Dermatologic immune-related adverse events (irAEs) are the most common irAEs associated with ICB therapy. Our findings indicate that HLP resembling SCC on biopsy is a potential side effect of ICB that can be correctly diagnosed on careful clinical exam and is responsive to ICB cessation and topical steroid with or without 5-FU treatment.

Key Points

Immune checkpoint blockade is associated with cutaneous immune-related adverse events including lichen planus. Hypertrophic lichen planus can appear as squamous cell carcinoma histologically and clinical context is key for the proper diagnosis. Hypertrophic lichen planus can be safely treated with topical steroids with or without topical 5-fluorouracil in cases with severe hyperkeratotic lesions. Immune checkpoint blockade may be safely continued if clinical presentation is consistent with hypertrophic lichen planus.
Thermal damage analysis based on physical and mechanical indices of granodiorite
Authors: Zhao Fei , Sun Qiang , Zhang Weiqiang
Published: February 2020

This paper proposes the development of indices that describe the extent of damage to granodiorite caused by thermal shock. Samples were exposed to repeated high-temperature heating cycles and various physical and mechanical parameters of the samples, including the P-wave velocity, thermal conductivity, compressive strength, tensile strength, elastic modulus and peak strain, were evaluated. The main conclusions were as follows: the internal structure of granodiorite was altered by exposure to high temperatures, as reflected by a decrease in the wave velocity, thermal conductivity, compressive strength, elastic modulus and tensile strength as well as an increase of peak strain with increases in temperature. The thermal damage indices for the six parameters showed that the thermal damage of granodiorite increased with increasing temperature. For the range of 1–7 thermal cycles, the number of cycles had little effect on the physical and mechanical parameters of granodiorite, and the thermal damage indices calculated by these parameters showed almost no change. Through comparison and analysis of the relationships between the thermal damage indices calculated by the six parameters, the damage indices gave excellent correlation with each other, especially so for the damage indices calculated by the P-wave velocity and the other five parameters.
Library Classroom Renovated as an Active Learning Classroom
Authors: Soderdahl Paul A
Published: February 2020

Several books and articles about learning space design have recently been published, giving much needed attention to new types of informal learning spaces such as the library commons. This article describes the redesign of a formal learning space: the general assignment classroom. In 2010, one of the University of Iowa’s Main Library classrooms was converted to an “active learning” space. The library location was selected as home for this prototype TILE classroom – Transform, Interact, Learn, Engage. The university’s goal is to create similar spaces in a variety of sizes and configurations across campus. The classroom is technologically rich, but was designed first and foremost for its pedagogical potential in fostering engaged learning. Ease of use was a primary focus, allowing the technology to fade into the background. Early adopters participated in a faculty institute on active learning and were provided institutional support for reworking their classes to make them more learning-centric. The configuration of the room and the focus on active learning enabled support for larger class sizes while retaining the intimacy and active participation of a small discussion group. The TILE classroom is one strategy in the institution’s overall goal of improving student learning, increasing undergraduate retention, and psychologically shrinking the size of the university.
The relationship between prospective middle school mathematics teachers’ critical thinking skills and reflective thinking skills
Authors: ERDOĞAN Fatma
Published: February 2020

The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between critical thinking skills and reflective thinking skills of prospective middle school mathematics teachers. In addition, it was aimed to examine critical thinking skills and reflective thinking skills of prospective middle school mathematics teachers with regard to some variables (gender, grade level, academic achievement level). This study adopts one of the general survey models: relational survey model. 201 prospective middle school mathematics teachers studying in Elementary Mathematics Teacher Education Program at a state university participated in this study. Reflective Thinking Scale and Critical Thinking Standards Scale were used. For the data analysis, descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, one-way analysis of variance, correlation analysis, and simple linear regression analysis were used. The findings of this study showed that the prospective teachers' critical thinking skill level is high (agree), reflective thinking skill level is at moderate level (neutral). Critical thinking skills of the prospective teachers were significantly different in terms of gender and academic achievement. On the other hand, reflective thinking skills of the prospective teachers were significantly different in terms of grade level. Besides, there was a positive, significant and moderate relationship between critical thinking skills and reflective thinking skills of the prospective teachers. The prospective teachers’ critical thinking skills were the significant predictors of their reflective thinking skills. It was found that critical thinking skills explained 24% of the variance related to reflective thinking skills.
An investigation into the opinions of pre-service teachers toward uses of digital storytelling in literacy education
Authors: ÖZÜDOĞRU Gül , ÇAKIR Hasan
Published: February 2020

The goal of the current study was to examine the opinions of pre-service teachers about the use of digital storytelling in literacy education. This study was designed as a case study from qualitative research models. A total of 32 sophomore pre-service teachers studying at the Department of Literacy Education in the Faculty of Education in a state university during 2015-2016 academic year participated. The participants created digital stories based on the curriculum goals during the instructional technologies and material design course. The data was obtained from interviews with the students through the use of semi-structured interview forms, researcher’s field notes and students’ reflections. The obtained data were analyzed through content analysis. The results of this study indicate that digital storytelling is perceived as entertaining by pre-service teachers. Additionally, it was revealed that scenario and dubbing are of great importance in practicing digital storytelling. They also stated the importance of teaching with stories in their own profession. Another finding emerging from this study is that the participants had difficulty in using the software. Based on the findings, it can be noted that it would be beneficial to take the opinions of experts in selecting the software, optimize the technological infrastructure and refer to interdisciplinary studies. The study concludes with implications and recommendations for promoting digital storytelling.
Quick Emulsion PCR Extraction Protocol v1
Authors: K Chaudhary Vijay , Verma Vaishali , Gupta Amita , K. Chaudhary Vijay
Published: February 2020

Emulsion PCR (ePCR) is an important technique that permits amplification of DNA molecules in physically separated picoliter volume water-in-oil droplets, and thus avoids formation of unproductive chimera and other artifacts between similar DNA sequences.However, the recovery of ePCR products involves repeated extraction with hazardous organic solvents followed by purification using silica-based columns, making the overall process cumbersome. In this report, we have described a ‘Quick ePCR extraction protocol’ for the purification of ePCR products, which directly employs silica-based DNA purification columns and the products purified using this method have been found to be compatible with gene cloning and NGS applications. The method described here makes ePCR easy, safe and within the reach of every laboratory.
iNeuron pre-differentiation & differentiation protocol v2
Authors: Chen Merissa , Draeger Nina , Kampmann Martin , Leng Kun , Li Emmy , Ludwig Connor , Mohl Gregory , Samelson Avi , Sattler Sydney , Tian Ruilin
Published: February 2020

This protocol describes thedifferentiation of iPSCs with stably integrated doxycycline-inducible Ngn2 (such as i3Ns).
Let’s Create a Harmonious and Peaceful World through Quality Bilingual Education! Indigenous Tsotsil Children and Their Languages the Solution!
Authors: Carpio Karla B. Del
Published: February 2020

The purpose of this paper is to underline the implications that language endangerment has, not only for the speakers of a specific language, but for the entire world as losing a language involves the disappearance of cultural, spiritual and intellectual knowledge as well as cultural identity. Many indigenous languages in Mexico, for example, have been in danger as Spanish, the dominant language of the country, has put them at a disadvantage. Transitional bilingual education has been used to achieve such a goal. Since this has been the case, some indigenous communities have taken the initiative to work diligently to preserve and promote their native language and culture despite the sociopolitical, economic and educational pressures they face. An example of that is the Mayan Tsotsil community in Chiapas in southern Mexico. This paper offers a summary of the findings of the qualitative research study that was conducted to explore the situation of the Tsotsil language at a Spanish-Indigenous Tsotsil elementary bilingual school in Chiapas. Tsotsil children and their teacher show that it is possible to preserve and promote the Tsotsil language when working together as a community. It is concluded that quality bilingual education and inclusive schools can be great tools that can contribute to have a harmonious and peaceful world.
Pre-service Language Teachers’ Reflections and Initial Experiences on the Use of Textbooks in Classroom Practice
Authors: Maijala Minna
Published: February 2020

In foreign language (FL) teaching and learning, textbooks provide the major source for both teachers and learners (see e.g., Guerrettaz & Johnston, 2013; Richards, 2014). Although the use of textbooks and other teaching materials is one of the factors that makes the difference between novice and experienced teachers (see e.g., Savova, 2009), too little attention is paid to their use in teacher training programmes (see e.g., Canniveng & Martinez, 2003). Based on research literature and empirical data derived from a questionnaire (N = 51) and interviews (N = 12) among FL teacher trainees during the one-year teacher training programme at a Finnish university, the following questions are addressed: What are pre-service language teachers’ reflections on FL textbooks and their use? What kinds of experiences teacher trainees had with FL textbooks during the one-year teacher education programme? The results of this study give us more information on how language teacher trainees learn to use textbooks and other teaching materials. For instance, it emerged from the findings that the trainees were willing to create learner-centred teaching materials. In addition, the study can give ideas of how to develop courses for FL teacher education in order to pay more attention to a more independent use of textbooks and other teaching materials.
Teaching Autonomy and Speaking Skill: A Case Study of Iranian EFL Learners
Authors: Arfae Alireza Mousavi
Published: February 2020

English speaking proficiency requires more than knowing its grammatical and semantic rules.  It also includes the knowledge of how native speakers of one language use the language in the context of structures of interpersonal exchange in which many factors interact.  In this study, autonomy was implemented by journal or diary writing, sharing and discussing journals, sharing feedback on journals, reflection, promoting dictionary use, introducing useful internet websites, forming yahoo groups, sharing valuable links, creating online self-access center, watching preferable movies, and goal setting.  The present quasi-experimental study aimed to investigate the impact of teaching autonomy on the speaking skill of Iranian EFL learners.  To this end, 44 male and female intermediate students at Respina Talk (i.e., Iran-Canada) language school with the age range of 20-35 were selected in order to achieve the objectives of the study.  According to the obtained results, there was a significant relationship between teaching autonomy and EFL learners’ speaking skill.  The findings of this study may have some theoretical and practical implications for material developers, EFL teachers, language learners, etc.
Worldwide Shadow Education Epidemic and Its Move toward Shadow Curriculum
Authors: Javadi Yaghoob , Kazemirad Fakhereh
Published: February 2020

Shadow education has become a widespread phenomenon worldwide and is now an unavoidable learning space for many students. It challenges the traditional notion of factory-like one-size-fits-all education and provides students with more personalized learning. Moreover, it goes beyond shadowing the formal education and holds a mirror up to the formal education to reveal its shortcomings. Although more studies worldwide are focusing on the phenomenon, its scope, characteristics, history, and functionality remain underexplored. Therefore, shadow education should be considered as an emerging focus of recent curriculum studies and should not be disregarded by researchers who attempt to understand where, how, what, and with whom students learn. The present article elaborates on a new conceptualization of ‘shadow education’ and one of its components, ‘shadow curriculum’, which is a new focus of curriculum studies aiming for individual students’ academic success in formal education. First, we deal with shadow education and its forms and features, and then move toward the concept and characteristics of shadow curriculum.
Dealing with Anxiety in Foreign Language Learning Classroom
Authors: Alnuzaili Ehab Saleh , Uddin Nasir
Published: February 2020

Anxiety is a major factor that handicap learners’ cognition in learning. Learners in foreign language learning (FL) suffer from anxiety due to various reasons. Studies found that higher level of anxiety affects the learning process and lowers down learning motivation. In light of research literature, this paper aims at finding out the most serious reasons of FL learning anxiety and its effects on learners’ FL learning process. The study draws on the existing scholarship in the theorizing for anxiety in FL learning settings. The study followed the qualitative method of research. The findings reveal that anxiety negatively affects the learning and achievements of students. This study also suggests effective techniques to help learners get rid of FL learning anxiety in classroom situation.
Gothic Writing Technique and Yin-Yang Theory in The Fall of the House of Usher
Authors: Han Bing , Guo Mo
Published: February 2020

In both theoretical and practical senses, Gothic writing techniques and Yin-Yang theory share many similarities. To some extent, Gothic writing techniques can be explained by Yin-Yang theory and their application in Gothic fictions can be transferred to corresponding regulations in Yin-Yang theory. This paper mainly looks into the similarities and dissimilarities of them, specifically in Edgar Allen Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher. This paper studies this two terms from a philosophical perspective.
The Effects of Collaborative Writing on EFL Learners’ Writing Skills and Their Perception of the Strategy
Authors: Anggraini Rezy , Rozimela Yenni , Anwar Desvalini
Published: February 2020

This mixed-method study observes the effects of collaborative writing strategy on EFL learners’ writing skill and their perception of the strategy. The population consists of 80 students from a public senior high school in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The samples, which were selected by using cluster random sampling, were categorized as the experimental and control class. Each class were taught with different teaching strategies, experimental class was taught by using collaborative writing strategy and the control class was taught by using conventional teaching strategy. The data were collected through writing tests and interviews to measure the students’ writing skill and their perception of collaborative writing. The result of the analysis reveals that collaborative writing strategy has helped students in generating their writing ideas and activating the students’ background knowledge of the topics assigned to them to develop in their writings. The result of this study also highlights the students’ positive perception on collaborative writing strategy.
Arquitetura e Escola: uma abordagem dos espaço físico educacional colaborador dos processos de ensino
Authors: Silva Jaciel Guilherme da , Lima Conceição Maria Dias de , Almeida Claudia Cristina Rêgo
Published: February 2020

RESUMO: A educação básica, enquanto promotora social, tem exigido a elaboração de espaços em que todos tenham acesso, e isso tem alterado significativamente o funcionamento dessas instituições. A adequação dos espaços escolares (ainda não acessíveis), para com a melhoria dos processos de formação, mostra instituições degradadas, no quesito físico, funcional e/ou de acessibilidade, evidenciando espaços que colaboram com a distração e o não aprendizado dos seus educandos. É preocupante o desenvolvimento desse trabalho pedagógico, influenciando nos objetivos do processo de aprendizagem das crianças. Esse trabalho investigou a necessidade de projetos arquitetônicos para a Educação Infantil, elencando dados indispensáveis ao projeto desses espaços; caracterizar novas percepções sobre o projeto físico das instituições de Educação Infantil, assim como a funcionalidade desses, baseando-se nos RECNEIs no que diz respeito às exigências de um projeto arquitetônico adequado. O ambiente influencia no modo como as pessoas reagem nele; os requisitos térmicos, luminosos, acústicos, decorativos podem ser peças chave para colaborar ou atrapalhar nos processos de ensino-aprendizagem. A escola requer destaque estético e funcional, mas seu fim não deve ser a monumentalidade arquitetônica; não adianta a existência de escolas sem funcionalidade coerente ao seu objetivo principal.

PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Espaços Escolares, Desenvolvimento Infantil, Arquitetura Escolar.