bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Hybrid based Distributed Slot Scheduling Approach for WSN MAC
Authors: Lenka Manas Ranjan , Swain Amulya Ratna , Nayak Biraja Prasad
Published: May 2019

In Wireless Sensor Networks(WSNs), collision handling during transmission of data is an important challenge. MAC protocol plays a vital role in handling those collisions. Among different types of MAC protocols, schedule based MAC protocol is one where a valid schedule is prepared to handle the collision. The existing schedule based MAC protocols focus on preparing either a feasible schedule or an optimal schedule. In order to satisfy both feasibility as well as optimality feature, in this paper, we proposed a hybrid approach for slot scheduling that prepares a feasible schedule in a distributed manner and at the same time reduces the number of feasible schedule to achieve optimality. In this paper, we named this algorithm as Distributed hybrid Slot Scheduling(DHSS) algorithm. The proposed DHSS algorithm initially prepares a feasible schedule which is furthertuned in quick time to prepare a valid schedule with a reducednumber of slots. The reduction of the number of slots in theschedule improves the efficiency of data transmission in termsof latency. The simulation results show that the DHSS algorithmoutperforms RD-TDMA with respect to both the number of slotsallotted for a feasible schedule as well as the data transmissionlatency.
METODE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING DALAM PEMBELAJARAN KETERAMPILAN MENULIS DESKRIPTIF PADA MAHASISWA PENDIDIKAN GURU SEKOLAH DASAR
Authors: Patmawati Patmawati
Published: May 2019

This study describes the effectiveness of the application of experiential learning methods in learning descriptive writing skills for PGSD students in Barru's study. The benefits of this study are to inform the effectiveness of experiential learning methods in descriptive writing. This type of research is the one group pretest-posttest design experiment. The research subjects were all PGSD students in the first registration period of 2014.1 totaling 35 people. Data collection techniques are observation and tests. Data analysis techniques are descriptive statistical analysis and t-test. The results showed that the results of the comparison of the average student value coefficient (t count) between the experimental class (X1) and the control class (X2) were obtained at 5 ? t tabe1 at a significant level of 95%, namely ?0.95 = 1.70. Therefore, the t count is greater than t table at a significant level of 95%, then the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected and the alternative hypothesis (H1) is accepted. So, t-test statistics show that experiential learning methods are effectively used in learning descriptive writing skills in PGSD students teach Barra.
KETERAMPILAN MEMBACA NYARING DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN MEDIA KARTU KATA
Authors: Fitriani Fitriani
Published: May 2019

This study aims to determine the increase in reading literacy skills by using word card media for grade II students of SDN 55 Padang Lambe, Wara Barat District, Palopo City. This research is a classroom action research (PTK) and the one acting as the subject in this study was the second grade students of SDN 55 Padang Lambe, Wara Barat Sub-district, Palopo City, totaling 15 people. Data collection techniques used through observation, tests and documentation methods with planning, implementation, observation and reflection procedures. This research was conducted in two cycles. Data processing and analysis techniques used are quantitative descriptive techniques. The results of this study using word cardmedia in increasing loud reading skills have increased, which can be seen in the average pre-cycle 67.66 with 33.33% completeness, in cycle I the average value is 72.6 with 80% completeness and in cycle II the average value was 83.46 with 100% completeness. Thus the average value of students has reached the KKM.
MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN MENULIS KARANGAN SEDERHANA MELALUI PENGGUNAAN MEDIA GAMBAR SERI
Authors: Hasmira Hasmira
Published: May 2019

This research is to find out how to improve the skill of writing simple essay through the use of drawing media series in fourth grade students of Islamic Elementary School Datok Sulaiman  Palopo City. Research using qualitative and quantitative approach with Classroom Action Research (CAR) which is designed through two cycles. Research subjects, students of Islamic Elementary School Datok Sulaiman class IV that number 24 students. Data collection techniques used, namely observation, documentation, and tests. The research data obtained were analyzed by using descriptive statistic formula (percentage) to express descriptively the research result. Furthermore, to discuss and explain the results of research that is quantitative descriptive then used techniques of data reduction analysis, data presentation, and conclusion. The results of the study found that in prasiklus stage, the average score of students' writing skill is 54.37 with 20% classical learning completeness. After implemented the learning by applying Media drawing series, in the first cycle, the average score of students' simple writing skill is 56.25 with 50% complete classical learning. Furthermore, the cycle IIdengan average value of simple writing skill is 76.45 with 66% complete classical learning. Thus, the skill of writing a simple essay in the fourth grade of Islamic Elementary School Datok Sulaiman Palopo by applying the series image media conducted from the first cycle to the 2 show significant results. Thus, serial image media need to be referenced by teachers in activities.
PENINGKATAN KEMAMPUAN MENULIS DESKRIPSI DENGAN STRATEGI MODELLING
Authors: Iskandar Iskandar
Published: May 2019

This study aims to improve the ability to write descriptions for fifth-grade students of SD Inpres Pabbangiang Gowa Regency which includes the content of ideas, content organization, grammar, diction, and spelling. This research is a classroom action research conducted in two cycles. The research subjects were students of class V in Pabbangiang Inpres Elementary School, Gowa Regency, totaling 43 students. Data collection techniques used are observation, interviews, and tests. The entire data obtained is analyzed through stages: data identification, data reduction, data presentation, and conclusions. The results showed that the results of the pre-action test in the description writing skills of fifth-grade students of Pabbangiang Inpres Elementary School in Gowa Regency which included aspects of the content of ideas, content organization, grammar, diction, and spelling were still lacking. After an action is taken through cycles I and II by applying the semantic mapping strategy in learning to write descriptions, the students' skills increase from the category of being very good. The final results of this study indicate that the application of modeling strategies can improve students' writing skills which include aspects of content ideas, content organization, grammar, diction, and spelling.
MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR SISWA DENGAN MODEL COOPERATIVE LEARNING TIPE JIGSAW PADA SISWA KELAS V SD NEGERI 16 KOTA PAREPARE
Authors: Mursalin Nur Rahmatan
Published: May 2019

The initial idea of this study was the low learning outcomes of students in science lessons, especially green plant material. This is because teachers are less creative in using teaching methods and models that can help students in learning. The main problem in this study is how to improve student learning outcomes in green plants through jigsaw cooperative learning in class V SD Negeri 16 Kota Parepare. This study aims to determine the improvement of student learning outcomes by using a jigsaw type cooperative learning model for grade V students of SD Negeri 16 Kota Parepare. The procedure for activities in research includes planning, action, observation and reflection. Subjects in this study were teachers and students of class V SD Negeri 16 Kota Parepare TA. 2010/2011 with a total of 22 students with details of 14 men and 8 women. Data collection techniques used are observation, test, and documentation techniques. The results showed that student learning outcomes in green plants with the use of jigsaw cooperative learning method in cycle I were categorized as poor (K) then increased in cycle II with categories of Enough (C), and in cycle III categorized as Good (B). Thus, the use of jigsaw cooperative learning method can improve the learning outcomes of grade V students of SD Negeri 16 Kota Parepare.
Studies on Tursiops truncatus and Stenella coeruleoalba Dolphin Species: from Retinal Cell Morphological Comparisons Towards its Surrounding environment.
Authors: Sardo Giacomo , Okpala Charles Odilichukwu R. , Bombardi Cristiano , Vitale Sergio , Fabbri Elena
Published: May 2019

In this current study, the retinal cell morphology of two dolphin species, Tursiops truncatus and Stenella coeruleoalba was compared, and supplemented with a miniature review of how it relates to surrounding environment. Retinal cell morphology involved sectioning and retino-separation of eyes, morphometric analysis of retinal cell layers and its corresponding neurons, followed by stratigraphy of both retina and area/density of ganglion neuron cell bodies. A qualification criteria was developed to describe both thickness and visibility. To relate with surrounding environment of studied species, we searched relevant synthesized literature combining such key words as ‘dolphin’, ‘Tursiops truncatus’, ‘Stenella coeruleoalba’, ‘eye’, ‘vision’, ‘ecology’ and ‘environment’. Retinal cell morphology comparisons showed that the thickness of outer nuclear layer had upper (37.8 – 38.5 μm) whereas outer plexiform layer had lower (7.8 – 8.7 μm) range values, with some differences between individual retinal layers (p<0.05) but specific to some cases. Area of ganglion cell layer of multipolar neurons of retina of both studied species could surpass the 800 μm2 mark, which suggests the presence of ‘giant’ size cell types. Plausibly, the retino-morphological comparisons of studied dolphin species depict the context of micro-view, and able to relate with a macro-view with respect to its surrounding environment.
Tarski Geometry Axioms. Part IV – Right Angle
Authors: Coghetto Roland , Grabowski Adam
Published: May 2019

In the article, we continue [7] the formalization of the work devoted to Tarski’s geometry – the book “Metamathematische Methoden in der Geometrie” (SST for short) by W. Schwabhäuser, W. Szmielew, and A. Tarski [14], [9], [10]. We use the Mizar system to systematically formalize Chapter 8 of the SST book.

We define the notion of right angle and prove some of its basic properties, a theory of intersecting lines (including orthogonality). Using the notion of perpendicular foot, we prove the existence of the midpoint (Satz 8.22), which will be used in the form of the Mizar functor (as the uniqueness can be easily shown) in Chapter 10. In the last section we give some lemmas proven by means of Otter during Tarski Formalization Project by M. Beeson (the so-called Section 8A of SST).
Decomposing the Role of Different Factors in CO2 Emissions Increase in South Asia
Authors: Gupta Monika
Published: May 2019

The purpose of this paper is to determine the role of different important factors responsible for CO2 emissions increase in South Asia. Decomposition analysis has been done to see the factors which are primarily responsible for changes in CO2 emissions. Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index is used to quantify the role of different important factors in CO2 emissions increase during 1980 to 2014 in seven major South Asian countries - Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The analysis shows that income effect and population effect are the major determinants in the increase in per capita emissions whereas fuel intensity and in few cases, emissions intensity has a negative effect in emissions increase in most of these countries. Due to high growth potential, emerging trend and rich resource endowments, it is suggested that South Asian countries should accelerate their efforts and cooperate to reduce CO2 emissions and energy consumption. This will help to attain sustainable economic growth in future.
A Scale for Measuring Perceived Construction Project Success – Sri Lankan Perspective
Authors: Silva Susil Kumara , Warnakulasuriya B N F , Arachchige B J H
Published: May 2019

This paper is to develop a measurement scale for perceived construction project success to be used for management studies in construction project context. First, a systematic literature review was conducted. A questionnaire was administrated to a sample of 108 construction projects and 47 (44%) questionnaires were received. Exploratory factor analysis was carried out and required steps were followed in the process to establish validity and reliability of the measurement scale. Initially nine criteria with 25 items which can be used for evaluating and driving construction projects were found. Results of factor analysis reveal seventeen measurable items which were loaded on three dimensions/factors. Practitioners can use these criteria as a guiding framework for monitoring and driving their construction projects. This scale will be instrumental for those who are aspired to do research in construction project context. This study may be the first to discuss a measurement scale for construction project success with the viewpoints of Sri Lankan construction professionals. Also this scale has attempted to go beyond the traditional criteria and emphasize the requirement of having a long term perspective. This study add to the body of knowledge of project success criteria and construction project management.
Assessing the Impact of Service Quality Dimensions on Customer Satisfaction in Commercial Banks of Mauritius
Authors: Vencataya Lomendra , Pudaruth Sharmila , Juwaheer Roubina TD , Dirpal Ganess , Sumodhee Nabeelah Meh Zabeen
Published: May 2019

In today’s hyper competitive banking arena, banking institutions are focusing on improving service quality. Providing excellent quality of service is important in creating and sustaining competitive advantage in the banking industry of Mauritius due to intense competition between local and international banks. Hence, the paper explores the impact of Service Quality (SQ) Dimensions on customer satisfaction. Using the SERVQUAL model, the paper seeks to examine the impacts of reliability, responsiveness, assurance, empathy and tangible aspects on customer satisfaction in banks of Mauritius. A sample of 200 banking customers was randomly selected and data were analyzed through SPSS version 22. The SERVQUAL model has been found as reliable factors and appropriate tool to measure, evaluate, support, and improve the quality of services in banking industry. Results indicated that all five service quality factors have significantly positively influenced customer satisfaction in banks. Regression analysis was also conducted and depicted that empathy is a significant predictor of customer satisfaction among the five SQ dimensions.
Instrumentality of Questions Asked as a Practical Competence Instructed by Schools and Mass Media
Authors: Zarzycka-Bienias Renata , Zarzycki Michał Piotr
Published: May 2019

The article presents difficulties in how to consciously construct questions in many ways. Itseems to be essential in order to generate the need and willingness to get interested, delighted, fas-cinated and passionate. The author maintains that the competence of formulating right questionsis useful in searching for inspiration and motivation, which results in creating new opportunities. Itmakes people aware of their mental resources and inspires them to search for more knowledge.A conclusion has been drawn that the contemporary people have been gradually losing the abilityof asking questions. Therefore, in the modern world, as the author assures, wise men may be rec-ognised by the questions they ask, and bright men by the replies.
Phenomenon of Fake News
Authors: Pasławska Paulina , Popielska-Borys Anna
Published: May 2019

Analysis of Fake News phenomena – mainly looking for an answer where are the Fake Newssources and who is responsible for their effects - psycho and social aspects of fake news mecha-nism. Additionally, focusing on evolution of its definition and their taxonomy. At the end, fake newsare analyzed as a 21st century biggest thread of new media and looked for the lasts trends in coun-teracting.
Neofiguración e iconoclasia en el cine de David Lynch
Authors: Ponce Jorge Esteban
Published: May 2019

Iconoclasm and idolatry are opposite sides of the same coin: the cult of images. Through representation, man, since primitive times, has sought to understand his inner world, and hence giving rise to magical thinking and then to religious faith. Thereafter, philosophical doctrine would be responsible of these issues for the sake of discovering a truth that exists beyond the appearances of the visible world. As avant-garde artistic currents, surrealism, symbolism, and neofiguration would resume the reflection on the icons and their deformation so that man becomes the center of visual works. Painting, with authors such as Edward Hopper and Francis Bacon, will once again pose the debate between image and abstraction, light and darkness, body and soul. David Lynch, the cult film director, will show in his films this eternal debate of a philosophy that seeks self-knowledge and the transcendence of being.
Enfermedad de Still, un diagnóstico diferencial importante: Reporte de un Caso
Authors: Quilindo Catalina , Morales Kimberly , Guerrero Andrés
Published: May 2019

La enfermedad de Still  es un transtorno inflamatorio multisistémico de causa desconocida caracterizada por episodios de fiebre, rash cutáneo, artralgia y principalmente mialgias. Este es un caso de  una paciente de 24 años quien presentó un cuadro febril subagudo asociado a artralgias, cefalea,  lesiones maculopapilares cutáneas, adenomegalias cervicales, submandibulares, axilares e inguinales. Los estudios iniciales reportaron  elevación de reactantes de fase aguda, ferritina sérica,  disfunción hepática  y perfil inmune negativo. La  biopsia de piel  reportó signos compatibles con eritema multiforme. Fue considerado  inicialmente  múltiples diagnósticos diferenciales de características infecciosas y autoinmunes.  Se indicó manejo esteroideo y sintomático.  La paciente se recuperó y fue dada de alta sin complicaciones. Se discute el síndrome de Still como una enfermedad rara que genera aún un reto diagnóstico para el clínico.
Penerapan Algoritma Floyd Warshall Dalam Aplikasi Penentuan Rute Terpendek Mencari Lokasi BTS (Base Tower Station) Pada PT.GCI Palembang
Authors: Nawagusti Vera Apriliani
Published: May 2019

For PT.GCI Palembang optimization of the shortest route is needed in the process of finding the location of BTS (Base Tower Station) because with the optimization of the shortest route determination can assist the technician in optimizing the distance to the location of BTS needs to be done maintenance and repair so as to increase the efficiency of time and the required costs. The shortest route problem is a problem in finding the path between two vertices on a weighted graph that has a combined value of the number of weights on the side of the graph passed by the minimum number. In this research using Floyd Warshall algorithm to determine the shortest route. Where the Floyd Warshall algorithm can compare all track opportunities in the graph for each side of all the nodes it passes to the least amount. Based on the results of calculations from this research obtained the shortest route that is from point 1 – 4- 3 – 2 that is equal to 10,9 km
Literatur Review : Critical Success Factor Penerapan Sistem ERP pada Perusahaan Manufaktur di Negara Berkembang dan Maju
Authors: Puspitaningrum Ari Cahaya , Sintiya Endah Septa
Published: May 2019

Penerapan sistem ERP telah menjadi kebutuhan utama bagi perusahaan besar, menengah, ataupun kecil dalam upaya mempermudah proses bisnis mereka.  Sistem ERP memiliki manfaat yang besar untuk membantu perusahaan dalam merampingkan proses bisnis, meningkatkan produktivitas, dan meningkatkan pendapatan. Namun, sistem ERP merupakan sistem yang rumit dan kompleks, serta memiliki tingkat kegagalan yang tinggi. Oleh karena itu, setiap perusahaan perlu mengidentifikasi critical success factor (CSF) dalam penerapan ERP agar tidak terjadi kegagalan yang dapat merugikan perusahaan. Pada penelitian ini berfokus pada critical success factor sistem ERP pada perusahaan manufaktur di  negara berkembang dan negara maju dengan mengkaji 20 studi yang telah ditemukan. Berdasarkan pengkajian dari studi tersebut, ditemukan beberapa CSF yang memiliki pengaruh besar  terhadap kesuksesan penerapan ERP pada perusahaan manufaktur di negara berkembang maupun negara maju. Selain itu, CSF tersebut dapat diklasifikasikan kedalam 2 kategori, yaitu  strategik dan taktik. Pada penelitian ini juga memberikan rekomendasi tindakan yang perlu dilakukan oleh perusahaan terhadap CSF ERP yang didasarkan pada hasil ulasan studi yang digunakan.
Penerapan Algoritma K-Means Untuk Clustering Data Obat-Obatan
Authors: Gustientiedina Gustientiedina , Adiya M. Hasmil , Desnelita Yenny
Published: May 2019

Perencanaan dari kebutuhan obat-obatan yang tepat dapat membuat pengadaan obat-obatan menjadi efektif dan efisien sehinggaobat-obatan dapat tersedia dengan cukup sesuai dengan kebutuhan serta dapat diperoleh pada saat yang diperlukan. Menganalisa pemakaian obat, perencanaan dan pengendalian obat-obatan dapat dilakukan pada data miningyaitu dengan clusterisasi.Metode yang akan di pakai untuk clustering data obat-obatan adalah algoritma K-Means yang mana merupakan metode clustering dengan non hirarki yang mempartisi data – data  kedalam cluster dimana data – datadengan karakteristik sama akan dikelompokkan padasatu cluster dan data – data dengan karakteristik yang berbeda akan dikelompokkan padacluster lainnya.Tujuan penelitian ini yaitumengelompokkan data obat-obatan pada rumah sakitsehingga dapat digunakan dalam acuan pengambilan keputusan perencanaan dan pengendaliaan persediaan obat-obatan di rumah sakit.
Application Programming Interface Google Picker Sebagai Penyimpanan Data Sistem Informasi Arsip Berbasis Cloud
Authors: Sontana Indra , Rahmatulloh Alam , Rachman Andi Nur
Published: May 2019

Arsip merupakan salah satu sumber informasi di suatu organisasi baik organisasi pemerintah ataupun organisasi swasta. Dengan semakin berkembangnya perusahaan, penyimpanan arsip akan semakin bertambah banyak, meskipun sudah di simpan ke media penyimpanan fisik seperti harddisk, flashdisk dan server. Penggunaan media penyimpanan dan keamanan menjadi faktor yang mengharuskan perusahaan untuk mengembangkannya lebih jauh. Biaya yang harus dikeluarkan untuk mengembangkan media penyimpanan dan keamanan sangatlah besar terlebih untuk perusahaan yang berskala besar. Dalam penelitian ini solusi yang diambil adalah membuat suatu sistim e-arsip dengan mengimplementasikan cloud storage google drive menggunakan API google picker dimana sebagai media penyimpanan dari sistim tersebut. Sehingga dengan di impementasikannya API google picker sebagai penyimpanan data e-arsip, diharapkan dapat mempermudah dalam melakukan proses penyimpanan data, kemudahan akses data, dapat melakukan penekanan biaya yang harus dikeluarkan untuk pembelian infrastruktur dan software, pengguna dapat melakukan proses simpan dan unduh data secara langsung tanpa membuka aplikasi google drive, dapat memperluas ruang lingkup penyimpanan data tersebut, dan data dapat di unduh secara online ketika pengguna berada di lokasi mana saja dan waktu kapan saja.
Anselm Prior OFM and the shift to the Lumko Model for the Church after Vatican II
Authors: Fuellenbach John
Published: May 2019

In the creative turmoil after the Second Vatican Council, the Divine Word Missionaries (SVD) set up a five-month renewal course at Nemi for their members. Noting that one key issue was the changing concept and practice of the Catholic Church from a universal, clerical pyramid to a communion of local communities, and that this conciliar theological vision demanded particular pastoral skills and training, the then director of the Nemi Renewal Course invited Anselm Prior to conduct a workshop presenting the Lumko training method of building Small Christian Communities. In this paper the author contrasts the Basic Ecclesial Communities that were birthed in Latin America over against the hierarchical church, with the Small Christian Communities that originated in Africa that were planned by the bishops themselves to bring the church closer to the people and their culture. This African model was promoted globally by the Lumko Pastoral Institute, and so became a vital part of the pastoral skill training conducted by Anselm Prior during some 15 annual courses at Nemi.
Between Two Trees: On Rediscovering Reconciliation in Post-1994 South Africa
Authors: Vellem Vuyani
Published: May 2019

A veiled logic minimises the gift of reconciliation from the poor when we examine the concepts of â€œreparationâ€ and â€œdeficitâ€ in our discourse of reconciliation within South Africa. Instrumental rationality renders umkhondoâ€”the footprints, the hintsâ€”of reconciliation elusive. The kaffir boom, a tree of victory and violence, subsumes umsintsi, a tree of defeat, a tree of a black person if the symbolic significance of the two names for the same tree is brought to attention. The interpretation of reparations and deficit through hegemonic, Western theological lenses cheapens and robs reconciliation of justice. Who then, is in Vlakplaas todayâ€”in post-1994 South Africa? Is silence penitential or does it signify arrogance by the beneficiaries of apartheid and colonialism? The myths that conceal the distorted logic being used to define reparations and deficit are no longer helpful. This article contends that black Africans need to craft their tools of reconciliation by resisting a bifurcation of their spiritual resources from the discourse of reconciliation.
Nahashon Ngare Rukenya and the Moral Re-Armament in Kenya: The Turning Point and the Post Mau-Mau War Reconstruction (1959â€“1970)
Authors: Gathogo Julius M.
Published: May 2019

Nahashon Ngare Rukenya (1930â€“1996) was initially a Mau-Mau leader during Kenyaâ€™s war of independence (1952â€“60). Mau-Mau rebels were a militant group that waged guerrilla warfare against British colonialism in Kenya; and was largely seen as anti-Christian, anti-Anglican and anti-Presbyterian. As political advisor to the Mau-Mau, especially in their military offensives, Ngare Rukenya was once waylaid by the colonial forces, captured and detained. His turning point as Mau-Mau leader came when a Christian sect called the Moral Re-Armament (MRA)â€”founded by an American missionary Dr Frank Buchman in 1938â€”visited various detention camps to deliver counselling and teaching services. In particular, the MRA taught about the equality of all humans as children of God. They preached peace and reconciliation amongst all people living in colonial Kenya, while using biblical references to support their theological and ecclesiastical positions. After listening to their argumentationâ€”while at Athi River detention campâ€”Ngare Rukenyaâ€™s politics of â€œland and Freedomâ€ (wiyathi na ithakaâ€”the core theme in Mau-Mau politics), changed to peace, reconciliation and resettlement of post-war Kenya. It re-energised his lay Anglican Church leadership, a church seen as pro-colonialism; hence hated by the local populace. This article sets out to unveil the problem in reference to Ngare Rukenya: How did the MRA influence socio-political discourses and eventually play its role in post Mau-Mau war reconstruction in Kenya (1959â€“1970)? The article is set on the premise that without Ngare Rukenyaâ€™s contribution regarding peace, reconciliation and resettlement, Central Kenya (as epicentre of Mau-Mau rebel activities) would have experienced civil war after colonialism in 1963. Ngare Rukenya and the MRA represent a major turning point in the Kenyan ecclesiastical history. The materials in this presentation are largely gathered through oral interviews, archival researches and limited consultation of published works.
Turning Point in Christianity: Eastern Europe in the Late 20th Century
Authors: Tolmay Barry John
Published: May 2019

Ten years before the collapse of communism, there were warning signs that the Soviet Unionâ€™s economy was becoming crippled. Soviet authorities controlled and influenced the Russian Orthodox Church and they jailed leaders of the church in all East European countries. The fall of the Berlin wall created a turning point in Christianity in 1989. More than 8Â 000 Russian Orthodox Churches were reopened between 1990 and 1995. The nineties could be described as a time of hope regarding religious revival in Eastern Europe. In this paradigm shift,Â freedom of religion became officially recognised as a basic human right and a multitude of denominations became free to compete for followers. In Prague, Cardinal Miroslav VIk had ministered clandestinely to Catholics while officially working as a window-washer during communist rule. He was known by the people as the â€œgenerous pastor.â€ After the Velvet Revolution, he became bishop and later cardinal in the Czech Republic. In many East European countries, religion and national identity are closely entwined. According to the Pew Research Centre report on Christianity, in Eastern Europe there was a sustainable increase in religious activities from the early 1990s until 2017. The fall of the Berlin wall had a significant influence on South Africa. It helped South Africa in its democratic process. The once dominating neo-Calvinistic control of society was replaced by a new paradigm of democratic freedom and an equal religious stance by the new government elected in 1994.
Lesseyton: A Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society Experiment in African Industrial and Theological Education
Authors: Duncan Graham
Published: May 2019

This article explores the long history of both industrial and theological education and ministerial formation that since the 1850s has included, inter alia: Healdtown and Lesseyton; Kamastone; Dâ€™urban (Peddie); Bollihope; Fort Hare and Rhodes Universities; the Federal Theological Seminary and John Wesley College; and Kilnerton, Pretoria. Taken together, the story of these places speaks of the Methodist Churchâ€™s long-standing commitment to invest in the education and formation of those who respond to Godâ€™s call to the ordained and other ministries (Seth Mokhitimi Methodist Seminary 2018). Compared with Healdtown and Kilnerton, Lesseyton institution is less well known and appreciated. Nevertheless, it played a significant role in South African education in the Eastern Cape and particularly in industrial training and education for ministry within the Methodist Church. This provides the focus for this article.
Messianic Characterisation of Mugabe as Rhetorical Propaganda to Legitimise his Authority in Crisis Situations
Authors: Musendekwa Menard
Published: May 2019

Messianic expectations in Zimbabwe follow the biblical trends where messianic promises were intended to stimulate hope for ancient Israel during socio-economic, political and religious crises. The Zimbabwe situation during the early 2010s was characterised by socio-economic, political and religious crises. This research explores the circumstances in which Robert Mugabe was hailed as national Messiah. While it was genuine prophetic promises for a better future in ancient Israel, the messianic characterisation of Mugabe was used as political rhetoric and propaganda to legitimise the role of Mugabe as the sole liberator and candidate for leadership of the nation of Zimbabwe. This research responds to the question: What triggers messianic characterisation like that popular in Zimbabwe? This research has proved that such messianic characterisation intends to fill the gap where the nationâ€™s expectation of a Messiah constitutes the response to socio-economic, political and religious crises.
The Making of Martin Luther
Authors: Bentley Wessel
Published: May 2019

Book Review
The Rise, Fall and Re-establishment of Trinity Health Services: Oral History of a Student-run Clinic Based at an Inner-city Catholic Church
Authors: Johnston Deanne , Egan Anthony , McInerney Patricia
Published: May 2019

The Catholic Church played a significant role in healthcare within South Africa through the establishment of 73 hospitals by the 1950s. However, the majority of these had been taken over by the state by 1970. Trinity Health Services (THS), a student-run clinic providing free healthcare to the homeless and operating from a Catholic Church in Johannesburg, proposes a new model for involvement of the church (and by extension the wider religious community) in healthcare. This oral history describes the story of THS, a joint partnership between Holy Trinity Catholic Church and the University of the Witwatersrand. It defines the stakeholders, namely the students, the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, and Holy Trinity Catholic Church, and explains their contributions to the clinic. The clinic was established in 2004 by two medical students and soon expanded its services, therefore needing more space and resources, including a pharmacy. The clinic was closed from 2011â€“2015 while registering the pharmacy. It reopened in February 2016, offering medical and pharmaceutical services. Convergent and divergent themes are described between the history of THS and more traditional Catholic healthcare. Similarities are drawn between the communities they serve, their approach to healthcare, and legislative challenges faced. The differences relate to the involvement of both secular and religious people in THS who are motivated to serve for humanitarian reasons, compared to religious sisters who were serving as part of their mission. THS shows the importance of healthcare projects with religious links. This new paradigm calls for the involvement of multiple partners, involving both religious and secular entities, in providing much needed services to underserved communities within society.
SIMULATION OF WOUND PROCESS IN EXPERIMENTAL SURGERY
Authors: Gumenyuk Sergey E. , Gaivoronskaya Tatiana V. , Gumenyuk Alexander S. , Ushmarov Denis I. , Isyanova Diana R.
Published: May 2019

Aim. To study morphological changes in aseptic and purulent soft-tissue wounds using the developed models in animal experiments.

Materials and methods. The study was conducted on 70 white non-linear laboratory male rats aged 5 months and weighing 300–350 g. All the investigations were performed in accordance with ethical norms and documents regulating animal experiments. An experimental wound was simulated with the introduction of an implant into soft tissues using a layer-by-layer incision to the required depth. A sterile hydrophilic polymer implant was used for simulating an aseptic wound. A purulent wound was simulated using a porous polymer implant initially saturated with a suspension of a bacterial pathogen at a concentration of 10 5–10 12 microbial cells per 1 ml of suspension. The wounds were sutured layer by layer to form corresponding models. The implants was removed surgically on the 7th day. Statistical analysis of the study results was carried out by Windows 10 operating system using STATISTICA 6.1 (StatSoft Inc., USA) and Excel (Microsoft Offi ce 2010). The hypothesis of normal cumulative distribution in the samples was verifi ed via the Shapiro — Wilk and Kolmogorov — Smirnov tests. The signifi cance level threshold was set to p<0.05. Differences between quantitative parameters with a normal distribution were evaluated using the Student’s t-test, whereas independent samples were assessed via the non-parametric Mann — Whitney test. In all cases, differences were considered statistically signifi cant at p<0.05. The signifi cance level of the relationship between the two qualitative variables was verifi ed using the Pearson’s chi squared test (χ2 ). The study was approved at a meeting of the Independent Ethics Committee of the Kuban State Medical University (Minutes No. 63 of 21 May 2018).

Results. The analysis of the obtained results has allowed optimal models for the formation of aseptic and purulent soft-tissue wounds in animal experiments to be selected.

Conclusion. The proposed method of modeling aseptic and purulent wounds in animal experiments can be used in clinical and morphological studies of the wound process, as well as in assessing the effectiveness of various wound treatment methods.
THE ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS (EMCV) AND ITS ZOONOTIC POTENTIAL (A Literature Review) PART I. MODERN VIEWS ON THE EMCV STRUCTURE AND ITS VIRAL CYCLE
Authors: Kalajdzhjan Akop A. , Kade Azamat Kh. ,  Polyakov Pavel P. , Gudmanova Alla A.
Published: May 2019

There have been a growing number of the outbreaks of human diseases with typical zoonotic infections, which have previously occurred exclusively in veterinary practice. Among them is monkeypox, whose first occurrence outside the African continent was registered in the USA in the spring of 2003. An important factor contributing to the penetration of infections into the human population is a close contact of people with fauna representatives in the context of intensively growing cities. Therefore, research into new zoonotic diseases, which are potentially dangerous to humans, seems to be critically important. Thus, retrospective studies carried out among the Peru population in 2009 revealed the cases of the encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) (Picornaviridae family, Cardiovirus genus) infection in people having suffered from acute febrile illness. A new virus strain belonging to the same genus was described during the infection outbreak among primates of the Sukhumi Monkey nursery (Republic of Abkhazia) in 1990–1999. This strain was also identified during the outbreak among the monkeys of the Primatological Centre in the Krasnodar Krai in 2012. In this review, we generalize the data available on the structure, virulence factors and distribution of EMCV.
ULTRASOUND FEATURES OF CERVICAL SPINE IN HEALTHY PEOPLE
Authors: Zubov Alexander D. , Berezhnaya Alexandra A. , Antonova Larisa N. , Zubov Andrey A.
Published: May 2019

Aim. In this research, we aimed to study echographic characteristics and normal sizes of the vertebrae and intervertebral discs of the cervical region in healthy individuals.

Materials and methods. On the material of 45 healthy volunteers, normal echographic characteristics of the cervical spine were studied using Toshiba Aplio 500 and Toshiba Aplio XG (Japan) scanners equipped with 3.5–5.0 MHz convex sensors and 7.5–12.0 MHz linear sensors.

Results. It is found that ultrasound examination from the anterior-lateral access to the right and left allows the C3–C7 vertebral body surfaces facing the sensor to be visualized and their interposition and condition to be evaluated. A new echoanatomical reference point for ultrasonic identifi cation of the level of the cervical vertebra is proposed based on the visualization during the transverse scanning of the carotid artery bifurcation, which corresponds to the C3–C4 intervertebral disc level. The information capacity of the proposed echoanatomical criterion exceeds that for the traditional anatomical criterion used for the C7 vertebra along the sternoclavicular joint by 15.6 ± 5.4%. It is revealed that ultrasound examination provides for a satisfactory visualization of intervertebral discs at a level from C3–C4 to C7–Th1 in the longitudinal and transverse projections, as well as the evaluation of their echostructure and height measurement. The minimum, maximum and average values of the height of intervertebral discs at different levels are given; their dependence on gender, height and body weight of the examined persons is analyzed.

Conclusion. It is established that ultrasound examination from the anterior-lateral access is an informative method for investigating vertebral structures at the C3–C7 level. The proposed echoanatomical reference point for C3 and C4 vertebrae allows the ultrasonic identifi cation of the cervical vertebra level to be improved by 15.6 ± 5.4%. The height of the intervertebral disc in healthy persons averages 4.38 ± 0.51 mm and signifi cantly nonlinearly increases from the C3–C4 to C7–Th1 level.
CONTRAST-ENCHANCED ULTRASOUND IN THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA AND HEPATIC ADENOMA
Authors: Katrich Alexey N. , Ryabinin Nikolai S. , Polshikov Sergey V. , Katrich Nikita A.
Published: May 2019

Aim. To increase the effectiveness of the differential diagnosis of benign focal lesions of the liver using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS).

Materials and methods. A retrospective analysis of the examination results of 37 patients with morphologically confi rmed liver benign tumors was carried out. According to the morphological data, the patients were divided into two groups: 22 patients with focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) and 15 patients with hepatocellular adenoma (HCA). All the patients underwent multiparametric ultrasound examination using CEUS.

Results. According to the obtained data, despite the nearly equal intensity of fi lling FNH and HCA with a contrast agent (96% and 80%, accordingly), FNH is characterized by an earlier contrasting (WASH IN) pattern in the arterial phase (AF), with the ‘onset of contrasting in the focus’ parameter being signifi cantly different from HCA (p<0.05). Specifi c signs of FNH included the following: the spoke-wheel pattern and an increased intensity of ultrasound contrast agent (USCA) accumulation — 96% of cases; ‘center-to-edge’ fi lling — 86% of cases. WASH-OUT is not a typical sign of FNA. A complete (100% of cases) and intensive (80% of cases) centripetal (80% of cases) fi lling is characteristic of HCA. No specifi c types of vascular pattern were observed. In 6 (40%) patients, WASH-OUT and ‘relative hyperechoic’ were detected in the portal phase.

Conclusion. CEUS is established to be an effective method of the differential diagnosis of FNH and HCA.
Eğitsel Oyunlar Etkinliğine Katılımın Çocuklardaki Denge, Reaksiyon ve Çeviklik Üzerine Etkisi
Authors: ÖZKATAR KAYA Emire , KÖROĞLU Yaşar , SARITAŞ Nazmi , KAYA Mustafa , SUCAN Serdar
Published: May 2019

Bu çalışmada,
düzenli olarak eğitsel oyunlara katılan 7-8 yaş erkek ilköğretim
öğrencilerinin, denge, reaksiyon süresi ve çeviklik değerlerinin incelenmesi
amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmaya, Kayseri Kızılören Osman Kulaç İÖO’daki, 7-8 yaşlarda
28 erkek öğrenci gönüllü olarak katıldı. Deney grubunu oluşturan 14 öğrenci
eğitsel oyun faaliyetine katılırken, kontrol grubunu oluşturan 14 öğrenci
eğitsel oyunlar faaliyetine katılmadı. Katılımcıların, el ve ayak reaksiyon
testi reaksiyon cetveli ile, denge testi flamingo denge aleti ile ve çeviklik
testi fotosel ile ön testleri testleri yapıldı. Sekiz hafta sonra, haftada üç
gün eğitsel oyunlara katılan deney grubu ile kontrol grubunun son test
ölçümleri yapıldı. Elde edilen veriler aritmetik ortalama ve standart sapma
olarak sunuldu. Bağımsız grupların karşılaştırılmasında indepedent sample t
test ve bağımlı grupların karşılaştırmasında paired sample t test kullanıldı.
Anlamlılık düzeyi p<0.05 olarak alındı. Deney ve kontrol grupları arasında
son test ölçüm sonuçlarına göre el reaksiyon, ayak reaksiyon, denge ve çeviklik
test değerleri arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılıklar görülürken
(p<0.05), ön test değerleri arasında anlamlı fark görülmemiştir (p>0.05).
Deney grubunun test öncesi ve sonrası el reaksiyon, ayak reaksiyon, denge ve
çeviklik test değerleri arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılıklar
görülürken (p<0.05), kontrol grubunun test değerleri arasında anlamlı fark
görülmemiştir (p>0.05). Eğitsel oyunlara katılımın, 7-8 yaş çocuklarda el ve
ayak reaksiyon sürelerinde, denge ve çeviklik üzerine olumlu etkileri olduğu
görüldü. Eğitim kurumlarının çocuklara yönelik eğitsel oyun faaliyetlerinin
belirlenmesi, belediyelerce ilköğretim öğrencilerinin eğitsel oyun
oynayabileceği parklar yapılması ve okul çağındaki çocukların mümkün olduğunca
eğitsel oyun faaliyetlerine katılması önerilmektedir.
The effect of polyamide microparticles addition on some mechanical prop-erties of light-cured acrylic resin
Authors: Adnan R. Al Assal  , Abdalbaset A Fatalla  , Mohammed Moudhaffar  , Ghasak H Jani
Published: May 2019

The general upgrading of polymer denture base material and research continuously looking for ideal restorative dental material with better properties, adequate esthetic properties, less expensive and easier to handle material to develop photo polymerization dental materials. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of addition polyamide on mechanical microparticle properties light cure denture base material. One hindered sixty specimens from light-cured acrylic resin (Aurora). The divided mainly into four groups according to test used (Transverse strength test, impact strength test, hardness test and tensile strength test) with 40 specimens for each group. The results show an increase in Transverse strength, impact strength, hardness and tensile strength in all experimental group when compared to control group the highest mean values for all tests included in the study appeared in group B 1% polyamide. The addition of polyamide microparticle improves transverse, tensile, impact strength and hardness properties of denture base material.
An Investigation of Base Plate Connections of a Steel Industrial Building Having Different Column Cross-Sections
Authors: HUSSEİN Pinar Salahaldin Hussein , YAVUZ Günnur
Published: May 2019

In this study, steel column base plate connections of a steel industrial building that are one of the most important connection regions were studied. Two dimensional static analysis of a steel industrial building was performed and exposed column base plate dimensions were determined according to American Institute of Steel Construction Code-LRFD (Load and Resistance Factor Design) method. The effects of selected steel column cross section types on the behaviour of column base plate connections were investigated by using RFEM finite element analysis program. For this purpose, finite element analysis of three types of column base plate connection models were performed and evaluated comparatively. From results, the best value for top column lateral displacement was obtained in W column section-base plate connection and the best behaviour for Von Mises stresses values was obtained in square hollow section column. The undesired behaviour was determined in circular hollow section column-base plate connection type.
The Introduction of a Marine Species Atherina boyeri into Bayramiç Reservoir, Çanakkale
Authors: PARTAL Nurbanu , ÖZDİLEK Şükran Yalçin , EKMEKÇİ F. Güler
Published: May 2019

This study reports the first recorded instance of Atherina boyeri (Risso, 1810) in the Bayramiç Reservoir, located on the Karamenderes Stream. Since 2005, ichthyological researches have been carried out in the Bayramiç Reservoir by various researchers, but none of them have noted the existence of A. boyeri in this reservoir. In the field studies conducted between May 2016 and July 2017, a total of 98 A. boyeri specimens was caught. In these samplings, a 70 m long and 2 m wide beach seine net with 10 mm a mesh size was used. Although a small number of A. boyeri was caught during the first observation in October 2016, more individuals were observed in July 2017. The fork length of the A. boyeri observed was between 2.7-8.8 cm and the weight ranged between 0.06-4.31 g. The bimodal length distribution of the specimens indicates that there have been multiple incidents of adult specimens entering the reservoir and that these individuals have given birth to new offspring. The translocation of A. boyeri into the Bayramiç Reservoir might have been due to unauthorized introduction by fishermen or through illegal release by anglers as fish bait. However, the distribution map of A. boyeri in inland waters in Turkey shows significant overlap with the migration routes of big waterfowl. The waterfowl might partially be responsible for the spread of the adult specimens across short distances.