bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Extended Balanced Scheduler with Clustering and Rep- lication for Data Intensive Scientific Workflow Applications in Cloud Computing
Authors: Kaur Satwinder , Aggarwal Mehak
Published: July 2018

Cloud computing is an advance computing model using which several applications, data and countless IT services are provided over the Internet. Task scheduling plays a crucial role in cloud computing systems. The issue of task scheduling can be viewed as the finding or searching an optimal mapping/assignment of set of subtasks of different tasks over the available set of resources so that we can achieve the desired goals for tasks. With the enlargement of users of cloud the tasks need to be scheduled. Cloudâ€™s performance depends on the task scheduling algorithms used. Numerous algorithms have been submitted in the past to solve the task scheduling problem for heterogeneous network of computers. The existing research work proposes different methods for data intensive applications which are energy and deadline aware task scheduling method. As scientific workflow is combination of fine grain and coarse grain task. Every task scheduled to VM has system overhead. If multiple fine grain task are executing in scientific workflow, it increase the scheduling overhead. To overcome the scheduling overhead, multiple small tasks has been combined to large task, which decrease the scheduling overhead and improve the execution time of the workflow. Horizontal clustering has been used to cluster the fine grained task further replication technique has been combined. The proposed scheduling algorithm improves the performance metrics such as execution time and cost. Further this research can be extended with improved clustering technique and replication methods.
Research on Civil Building Design Based on BIM Technology
Authors: Jing Li
Published: July 2018

Abstract:Â With the development of economy and technological progress, the civil building design system based on BIM technology can build simulation modeling building model of all building information such as the nature of materials and physical characteristics, which not only integrates all the building information, but also can be used in construction cost analysis,structural design, equipment management and the entire life cycle of the building plays a management role. In this paper, based on the overview of BIM technology, this paper analyzes the application advantages of BIM technology in civil architecture design, and then studies the concrete application and related enlightenment of BIM technology in civil architecture design, so as to provide a reference for practical application of BIM technology.
Application and discussion of water reducing agent in concrete
Authors: Wenping Yang
Published: July 2018

Abstract:The water reducingÂ agent in the concreteÂ application is very extensive,Â as a kind of concreteÂ admixture, water reducingÂ agent has been widely usedÂ in the concrete development,can be seen as important toÂ the preparation of concrete.
Interpretation of Relationship between Urban Planning and Architectural Design
Authors: Xiaomin Ye
Published: July 2018

Nowadays, the architectural design is mainly based on city planning and design, and will directly affect the city planning and design.The relationship between the two is very close. They complement each other.City planning and design should actively learn some advanced design concepts and technology from architectural design, while, architectural design should keep pace with city planning and design, so that we can promote the harmony and unity of the city maximally. Under the situation of our countryâ€™s gradually progress and development, city planning design and architecture design can work together to achieve the purpose of progress,scientifically and rationally carry out the related work of city planning and design, to improve the level and quality of life from the national fundamental. In view of this, this paper mainly analyzes the relationship between urban planning design and architectural design.
Analysis of High-rise Building Construction Technology and Quality Control Measures
Authors: Leming Sun
Published: July 2018

In the current era of accelerating pace of urbanization, people are also in increasing demand for high-rise buildings. Because of its high height, multiple floors and large load bearing, there is a big security risk for high-rise buildings. Therefore, it is very important to control the technical points of high-rise building construction and strengthen its quality control. Therefore, this paperfirst analyzes the construction techniques of high-rise buildings, and then discusses the quality control strategies of high-rise buildings in order to provide some reference for improving the construction quality of high-rise buildings in our country.
ENDIVIDAMENTO PÚBLICO: UMA ANÁLISE DO ENDIVIDAMENTO PÚBLICO EM DUAS ASSOCIAÇÕES DE MUNICÍPIOS CATARINENSES
Authors: Piccoli Marcio Roberto , Jerszurki Alessandra
Published: July 2018

As entidades públicas de uma forma geral têm, por objetivo exercer seu papel social, mantendo a estrutura pública atendendo às necessidades de uma comunidade, como infraestrutura, saúde, educação e transportes. Cabe a este Estado também, exercer uma administração financeira pública de qualidade que consiga demonstrar o equilíbrio em suas contas públicas, gastando e investindo menos do que se arrecada. Nesse sentido,  pesquisa tem por objetivo identificar as variáveis explicativas do aumento do endividamento público nos anos de 2011 a 2014 de duas associações de municípios do estado de Santa Catarina: AMFRI - Associação dos Municípios da Foz do Rio Itajaí, e a AMMOC - Associação dos Munícipios do Meio Oeste Catarinense. A pesquisa caracteriza-se como qualitativa/quantitativa a partir da aplicação de regressão linear múltipla utilizando-se do Software SPSS® 21.0, em foram analisados os dados e informações retiradas dos portais eletrônicos dos municípios analisados. A pesquisa teve como principais resultados, de que a variação do endividamento público dos municípios pesquisados tem forte relação com as variáveis: receita de capital, receita corrente, despesa de capital, despesa corrente, número de habitantes, número de funcionários comissionados e número de funcionários efetivos. A pesquisa concluiu ainda, que mesmo as associações possuindo diferentes bases de economia e localização, as variáveis despesas correntes e de capital, e número de habitantes apresentaram relação positiva e significativa em relação ao endividamento público dos municípios.
QUAL O EFEITO DA AGRESSIVIDADE TRIBUTÁRIA NA RENTABILIDADE FUTURA? UMA ANÁLISE DAS COMPANHIAS ABERTAS BRASILEIRAS
Authors: Lopo Martinez Antonio , Reinders Ana Paula Gobbi Sales
Published: July 2018

As empresas buscam a cada dia alcançar maior economia tributária através de planejamento tributário. Porém, existem questões que geram dúvidas em relação a efetividade desse planejamento tributário, tal como se essa economia fiscal agrega valor à firma. Em outras palavras, existe a possibilidade de uma rentabilidade maior na empresa quando ela paga menos imposto? Investigou-se esta questão testando planejamento tributário agressivo e a rentabilidade atual e futura nas empresas de capital aberto brasileiras no período de 2004 a 2013. Os resultados evidenciaram que as empresas menores são mais agressivas em termos tributários. No que toca ao efeito da agressividade tributária na rentabilidade futura não foi identificado uma relação significativa. A hipótese de que as empresas mais agressivas tributariamente tenderiam a ser mais rentável no futuro não foi confirmada nesta pesquisa. Ou seja, o estudo apresentado identificou não existir uma relação significativa entre agressividade tributária e rentabilidade futura. É provável, que as empresas no momento em que adotam práticas mais agressivas tributárias de planejamento fiscal, incorram numa série de custos não tributários, que acabam sendo iguais ou até superiores ao potencial ganho decorrente da economia fiscal nos tributos explícitos.
Reliability informed routing for Autonomous Sailing Craft
Authors: Dickson Thomas , Blake James , Sear David
Published: July 2018

This paper introduces a novel method for modelling the influence of likely autonomous sailing craft failure conditions into the route planning algorithm. The accuracy of the original route planning algorithm is quantified using numerical error estimation techniques. It was found that over the course of a Trans Atlantic voyage a grid size of 36 km produced an error of +/- 2 hours over the course of a $36.5$ day voyage. The implementation of the failure model within the routing algorithm is verified using a control weather scenario. This verification is shown to be significant with respect to the method's numerical error. Future work will involve gathering evidence on failure criteria in order to update the failure model.
VALIDAÇÃO DE IMAGENS DE MATERIAL DIDÁTICO PARA A EDUCAÇÃO DE JOVENS ADULTOS
Authors: Zanata Eliana Marques , Couto Maria Aparecida , Matos Larissa De Oliveira
Published: July 2018

Este trabalho originou-se como instrumento para validação de um alfabeto ilustrado elaborado para jovens, adultos e idosos, desenvolvido por Maria Aparecida Couto como parte da dissertação de mestrado do programa de Mestrado Profissional da UNESP, Docência para a Educação Básica, Faculdade de Ciências/Unesp-Bauru, intitulado “Mediação pedagógica com apoio de material didático para Educação de Jovens e Adultos”. Caracterizada como uma pesquisa de abordagem quali-quantitativa, a coleta de dados se deu sob a orientação teórica freireana, com a apresentação de uma série de imagens representativas das letras do alfabeto, disponibilizadas para 18 educandos de salas de Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA), em fase de alfabetização. A este público foi questionada a pertinência ou não da figura e, em caso de negativa, que apontassem qual palavra poderia ser representativa da letra em questão. Ao final da coleta constatamos que, para a elaboração de qualquer material/prática educativa, além de compreender o contexto histórico social dos discentes envolvidos no processo, é imprescindível o envolvimento dos educandos, a quem esse material/prática se destina, durante sua laboração. Os resultados apontam que as respostas dos educandos foram fundamentadas em suas vivências, comprovando o embasamento teórico desta pesquisa que afirma o educando de EJA como sujeito pleno, possuidor de saberes e ciente de seu processo de aprendizagem.
A UTILIZAÇÃO DA INVESTIGAÇÃO, DO ESTUDO DIRIGIDO E DO ESTUDO DE TEXTO COMO ESTRATÉGIAS DE ENSINO: UM CASO PARTICULAR NUMA INSTITUIÇÃO DE ENSINO SUPERIOR (IES) NO MUNICÍPIO DE ALTA FLORESTA - MT
Authors: Gabriel Aparecida Garcia Pacheco , Silva Jacqueline Silva da , Freire Eduardo José
Published: July 2018

Este trabalho é resultado de uma prática pedagógica realizada na disciplina denominada Homem, Cultura e Sociedade em uma Instituição de Ensino Superior (IES) no município de Alta Floresta – MT. Teve como objetivo principal verificar se a utilização das estratégias de ensino investigativo, estudo dirigido e estudo de texto influenciam na aprendizagem e na relação entre alunos de uma mesma turma de graduação em Engenharia Civil dessa IES. Neste estudo, derivado de uma experimentação, apresenta-se e também se discute aspectos que se mostraram relevantes durante a implementação em sala de aula. Autores, como Lüdke e André (1986), Vygotsky (1988), Bogdan e Biklen (1994), Anastasiou e Alves (2004), Thiolent (2011), Sobral e Campos (2012), Araujo e Mazur (2013), Staccioli (2013), Ansell (2016), Vickery (2016), Tiburi (2016) e Moreira e Massoni (2017) fazem parte do quadro teórico. A metodologia utilizada foi um estudo de caso abrangendo pesquisa exploratória-descritiva com abordagem qualitativa. Os resultados evidenciam, embora consista num estudo de caso e, com isso, iniba generalizações, que estratégias de ensino relacionadas à investigação, ao estudo dirigido e estudo de texto podem dinamizar aulas e auxiliar o corpo docente na viabilização de um ensino investigativo, estimulante e atrativo, uma vez que é realizado em parceria entre professor e aluno, sendo o docente o facilitador e o discente o protagonista desse processo, podendo ainda despertar no graduando o pensar reflexivo e crítico. Tais práticas pedagógicas se configuram, também, como um processo formativo para o docente, iniciando-se a partir do seu planejamento até a avaliação das atividades desenvolvidas pelos estudantes.
A ESCOLA NORMAL E A FORMAÇÃO DOCENTE EM MINAS GERAIS: DIAMANTINA, 1913 A 1938
Authors: Sousa Gabriela Marques de , Rocha Juliano Guerra
Published: July 2018

O presente trabalho está vinculado às pesquisas do campo da História e da Historiografia da Educação e teve o objetivo de compreender a formação de professores na Escola Normal Regional Américo Lopes (ENRAL), entre os anos de 1913 a 1938. Essa instituição está localizada em Minas Gerais, na cidade de Diamantina, no Vale do Jequitinhonha, considerada um munícipio importante para o desenvolvimento do norte mineiro, desde o século XVIII. Logo, a delimitação temporal está fundamentada no surgimento da ENRAL, em 1913, até a sua supressão pelo Decreto nº. 63 de 15 de outubro de 1938. A metodologia do trabalho tem como aporte teórico-metodológico a micro-história, utilizando-se de fontes oficiais do Estado de Minas Gerais e também dos periódicos que circulavam na cidade de Diamantina.
Governance of Groundwater Resources in Transboundary Aquifers (GGRETA) - Phase 1 – 2013-2015- Main Achievements and Key Findings.
Authors: Rubio Marina
Published: July 2018

This brochure présents the main achievements and main results of phase 1 (2013-2015) of the GGRETA project, in particular by presenting a summary of the assessment activities of the 3 case studies (Stampriet Aquifer in Southern Africa, Trifinio Aquifer in Central America and Pretashkent Aquifer in Central Asia).

Groundwater
Indicateurs sexospécifiques pour l'évaluation, le suivi et la production de rapports sur les ressources en eau
Authors: Rubio Marina
Published: July 2018

Préparé par le Programme mondial des Nations Unies pour l’évaluation des ressources en eau, le présent rapport cherche à combler le manque d’informations en matière d’eau et d’égalité des genres, en examinant une série d’indicateurs et de méthodologies sur la collecte des données sexospécifiques dans le secteur de l’eau.

Gender
Indicadores desglosados por sexo para la presentación de informes, evaluación y seguimiento de recursos hídricos
Authors: Rubio Marina
Published: July 2018

Este informe, elaborado por el Programa Mundial de Evaluación del Agua de las Naciones Unidas, procura hacer frente al vacío de información sobre el agua y el género a través del análisis de una serie de indicadores y metodologías sobre cómo recoger datos sobre el agua desglosados por sexo.

Gender
Serie ISARM AMERICAS Nº1. Sistemas Acuíferos Transfronterizos en las Américas. Evaluación Preliminar.
Authors: Rubio Marina
Published: July 2018

Este libro es una evaluación regional de la interacción geográfica entre agua y medioambiente en el tema de los recursos hídricos subterráneos que comparten fronteras en las Américas.

Groundwater
Transboundary
Serie ISARM AMERICAS Nº2. Marco Legal e Institucional en la Gestión de los Sistemas Acuíferos Transfronterizos en las Américas.
Authors: Rubio Marina
Published: July 2018

El presente libro está enfocado hacia la integración de la información captada en el primer volumen del programa UNESCO/OEA ISARM Américas, Acuíferos Transfronterizos en las Américas. Evaluación Preliminar, con los aspectos legales e institucionales relacionados con los recursos acuíferos transfronterizos de las Américas.

Groundwater
Transboundary
Estrategia para la gestión de los sistemas de acuíferos transfronterizos en las Américas-Libro IV del Programa UNESCO/OEA ISARM Américas.
Authors: Rubio Marina
Published: July 2018

Este cuarto libro de la serie del programa ISARM Américas de la UNESCO presenta una estrategia para superar los desafíos regionales relacionados con la gestión de las aguas subterráneas transfronterizas, teniendo en cuenta los criterios de sostenibilidad, y al mismo tiempo las mejores prácticas disponibles y la base de conocimientos científicos y técnicos necesarios para poner en práctica una estrategia de este tipo. Este trabajo es el resultado de más de cinco años de colaboración entre 24 países de las Américas. Es un ejemplo que muestra cómo la ciencia puede contribuir a la toma de decisiones y al establecimiento de cooperación internacional de alto nivel.

Groundwater
Transboundary
GRAPHIC - Aguas subterráneas y cambio climático - Pequeños Estados insulares en desarrollo (PEID)
Authors: Rubio Marina
Published: July 2018

El presente documento tiene por objeto resumir: i) el estado actual de las aguas subterráneas en los PEID; ii) los posibles efectos del cambio climático en las aguas subterráneas de los PEID; y iii) la importancia de los recursos hídricos subterráneos para la atenuación de los efectos del cambio climático en los PEID. Se presentan aquí resultados de estudios de GRAPHIC relativos a los PEID, entre los cuales se cuentan algunos situados en el Pacífico, el Caribe y otras regiones del planeta. Este documento forma parte de una serie de publicaciones de GRAPHIC posteriores al documento de posición publicado en 2015.

Climate change
Groundwater
SIDS
Acuifero Ocotepeque-Citala / Folleto 2017-Proyecto Gobernanza de Aguas Subterraneas en Acuiferos Transfronterizos (GGRETA)
Authors: Rubio Marina
Published: July 2018

Presentacion actualizada (12/2017) del Proyecto Gobernanza de Aguas Subterraneas en Acuiferos Transfronterizos - Proyecto GGRETA / Acuifero Transfronterizo Ocotepeque-Citalá (El Salvador-Honduras)

Groundwater
Transboundary
L’Etat des Ressources En Eau au Maghreb En 2009
Authors: Filali-Meknassi Youssed
Published: July 2018

L’eau, en tant que ressource, est un bien très important et surtout fondamental pour tous les pays. En effet, en plus d’être indispensable à la vie et à la santé de l’être humain, l’eau est un vecteur du développement socio-économique.

Le présent ouvrage, publié par le Bureau Multipays de l’UNESCO à Rabat, regroupe les expériences de plusieurs spécialistes en eau de la région du Maghreb. L’objectif d’un tel ouvrage est de faire partager le vécu des différents experts des pays du Maghreb et de rassembler les visions de chacun pour permettre de propager de nouvelles idées visant un meilleur système de gestion de l’eau au Maghreb.

IWRM
Pertumbuhan Tanaman Cengkih (Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr Perr) Belum Menghasilkan pada Berbagai Dosis Pupuk Organik dan Intensitas Naungan
Authors: Sulistianingrum Ratih , Wachjar Ade
Published: July 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan memperoleh dosis pupuk organik dan intensitas naungan yang optimum untuk pertumbuhan maksimum tanaman cengkih belum menghasilkan. Penelitian dilakukan di Kebun Percobaan IPB Cikabayan, Dramaga, Bogor, mulai bulan September 2013 sampai dengan Februari 2014. Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Split Plot dengan dua faktor dan empat ulangan. Petak utama adalah perlakuan naungan dengan empat taraf intensitas yaitu  0% (I1), 25% (I2), 50% (I3) dan 75% (I4), sebagai anak petak adalah pupuk organik dengan lima taraf dosis yaitu 0 kg (P1), 2.5 kg (P2), 5 kg (P3), 7.5 kg (P4) dan 10 kg (P5) per tanaman. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa, dosis pupuk organik 10 kg per tanaman dapat meningkatkan diameter tajuk tanaman cengkih 30.0% dibandingkan dengan kontrol pada 4 minggu setelah perlakuan (MSP). Intensitas naungan secara tunggal tidak berpengaruh nyata terhadap pertumbuhan tanaman cengkih. Pemberian pupuk organik 2.5 kg per tanaman dengan intensitas naungan 50% dapat meningkatkan tinggi tanaman cengkih sebanyak 20.9% dibandingkan dengan kontrol pada 16 MSP, dan pemberian pupuk organik 5 kg per tanaman dengan intensitas naungan 75% dapat meningkatkan diameter batang tanaman cengkih sebesar 26.9% dibandingkan dengan kontrol pada 12 MSP
ANALYSIS OF LAND USE SPATIAL PATTERN CHANGE OF TOWN DEVELOPMENT USING REMOTE SENSING
Authors: Arifin Samsul , Mukhoriyah NFN , Yudhatama Dipo
Published: July 2018

The Assessment of the physical character of a city is considered relatively easier than the social-cultural aspects. It is important to recognize the type of city form and to predict the behavior of people in the city and its surrounding. Due to those characteristics, the study of the pattern of physical development of the city is required. The objective of research is to analyze the change of spatial pattern of the city due to the city growing by remote sensing. The multitemporal data of Landsat 5/7/8 year 2000, 2006 and 2015 in Jabodetabek area were used. The classification technique had been done and it produced five classes of land uses. Those are water, built-up area, vegetation, other land use and no data. The results of the analysis in Jabodetabek area (Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi) show that there was land use changes from vegetation and other land use area to built-up area with an average accuracy of 78% in each year. The pattern of physical development of the city looks linear from year 2000 until year 2006, which is confirmed as concentric pattern from year 2006 to 2015. Based on those analysis, it confirmed that the city development in Jakarta as the center was influenced by the spatial land development of the surrounding cities of Depok, Bogor, Bekasi and Tangerang. The pattern of spatial development from 2000 to 2006 in Bogor, Bekasi and Depok areas is Linear pattern, whereas from 2006 - 2015 the pattern of spatial development shows Propagation Concentric pattern. For Tangerang Region in 2000-2015 its development is patterned Propagation Concentric.
Fragments with horses and wolf's teeth. Black impasto and its association with periods and buildings in the monumental area at Acquarossa
Authors: Strandberg Olofsson Margareta
Published: July 2018

A number of vessels in Black impasto, also known as “Impasto buccheroide”, are presented here. The decoration shows a combination of relief, incision and excision. Typical of this specific kind of Black impasto are excised zoomorphic figures, predominantly horses, and rows of excised wedges or “wolf’s teeth”. The find contexts are accounted for and the conclusion is that Black impasto is present in all building periods in the monumental area at Acquarossa. The decorative elements are combined in a way that forms variants which can be placed in a chronological sequence, earlier ones with horses and wolf’s teeth and later ones without zoomorphic figures but still with wolf’s teeth, executed slightly differently and combined with grooves and pit lines. The geographical spread of this particular kind of Black impasto seems to be fairly limited and the production may have been rather local. The chronological span is the last part of the 7th century BC and the first half of the 6th. There is also a discussion of with which buildings in the different periods these vessels may have been associated. In this connection, a previously unpublished hypothesis is presented about the location, extension and appearance of what might have been the earliest building in the monumental area.
PENGEMBANGAN SAPI POTONG DI KABUPATEN RAJA AMPAT BERDASARKAN KARAKTERISTIK WILAYAH DAN TERNAK
Authors: Rajab Rajab , Soltief Mochammad S.
Published: July 2018

As beef cattle, Bali cattle which rearing by the breeder in Raja Ampat regency most in the traditional extensive system. There are many factors to support beef cattle development in this region such as widely land condition with grass forage and feed concentrate as feed for cattle. The objectives of this study were to identification and analysis beef cattle development in Raja Ampat regency base on region and breed potential. Using survey method by interview to 218 of respondent and field observation were done in Sakabu, Kalobo and Waijan Village which tended as the center of beef cattle breeding. The result showed that beef cattle development reach out for 17,792.55 UT, but in productivity factor, Bali cattle in Raja Ampat was small in body weight. To increase beef cattle production and population can be done by reduced beef productive selling and by using an integrated farming system. Based on the potential of territory, the capability of beef cattle development in Raja Ampat regency can reach 17,792,55 ST, so from that number, the research location is potential to be directed to be the beef cattle development area. However, when viewed from the aspect of productivity, beef cattle are maintained have a lower body weight than other regions, indicating a decrease in performance and genetic quality. Reduction in the number of livestock sales in the population and the application of crop-livestock integration systems can be the solution.
SIFAT FISIS PAPAN SEMEN DARI LIMBAH KULIT BATANG SAGU
Authors: Maail Rohny S.
Published: July 2018

This research objectives were to investigate possibility of using the waste of sago cortex (Ela sagu/Wa’a) in the manufacture of cement board and to determine the physical properties of cement board based on the comparison in proportion of materials (cement, sago, water)  and catalyst calcium chloride (CaCl2). Method were applied used completely randomesed design with tree replications in 3x3x3, with total 27 samples of cement board. The results shown that the waste of sago cortex ca be applied as raw materials to manufacture of cement board and fulfill the standard of particle board (JIS A 5908, 2003). The board have dencity which is almost equal to the target of dencity, lower value in water content, water absorption and thichness swelling so that have good performance in quality and stability dimensions. The sago cortex in side of base and the catalyst CaCl2 in 6% gave high performance for all physical properties of cement board.
PENERAPAN WILLIAM FLEXION EXERCISE PADA KASUS NYERI PUNGGUNG BAWAH (LOW BACK PAIN)
Authors: Widarti Rini
Published: July 2018

Indonesia is one of the developing countries in the world, it is shown by the increasing number of industries that grow from time to time. Solo Baru is one of the areas in the city of Sukoharjo which recently experienced a very rapid growth. The modern lifestyle adopted by the majority of Indonesian society makes it possible for a disorder of work-related diseases such as routine activities in the printing book of Ar Risalah Cipta Media  like a sitting position, long standing and excessive activities with a non-ergonomic position to the factor of back pain or better known as low back pain, this can be a serious problem if you do not get the right services and counseling. Method of Implementation: lectures and demontration. Conclusion: the employees at the printing book Ar Risalah Cipta Media  understand the procedure of treating lower back pain and understand the bad effect if lower back pain is not handled properly which will have an impact on body productivity in work.
Rotation of breast prostheses and quality of life of patients after augmentation mammoplasty
Authors: V. G. Mishalov  , O. I. Zakhartseva  , V. V. Khrapach  , L. Yu. Markulan
Published: July 2018

The aim — to evaluate the quality of life (QL) of patients after the primary submuscular augmentative mammoplasty (SAM) during one year depending on the presence and degree of rotation of the mammary prosthesis (RMP).Materials and methods. The work was carried out in the Department of Surgery No. 4. The study included 170 women whose QL was evaluated before and one year after SAM using the international questionnaire MOS­SF­36. Patients were divided into two groups: comparison group — 94 women who underwent SAM performed by traditional method, basic group — 76 women who underwent SAM performed by technique for strengthening of the upper pole of submuscular neopouch. The reference values of QL were obtained from 30 women. Patients in the study group were not statistically different in age, body mass index (BMI), weight of prostheses, percentage of pregnant and breastfeeding patients. The final point of the study was QL one year after the SAM by the international questionnaire MOS­SF­36; the intermediate point of the study was the frequency of RMP one year after the SAM.Results and discussion. Indexes of QL before the operation in women of both groups did not differ statistically and were close to the reference values. One year after the SAM 143 (76.1 %) prostheses rotated in the comparison group, 46 (30.3 %) — in the main group (p = 0.001). There were also differences in the degree of RMP (p = 0.001) due to the absence of clinically significant RMP in the main group (90° or more) compared with 13 (13.8 %) cases of RMP in the comparison group (p = 0.001). A year after the operation in the study groups, an increase in the mean values of all indicators of QL was noted. Indicators of QL in main group were significantly better than in the comparison group, except for the indicator of physical functioning. Differences between the groups were caused by the presence in the comparison group of women with clinically significant RMP. Thus, in women with clinically significant RMP, all of the QL values were significantly lower than in women without clinically significant RMP (all p < 0.01).Conclusions. Clinically significant RMP considerably impairs the patients’ QL one year after the SAM. Such patients have significantly lower psychic and physical health components compared to patients without RMP. SAM in the remote period provides improvement of patients’ QL in case of the absence of clinically significant RMP. The developed method of RMP prophylaxis after SAM is associated with significantly better indicators of QL compared to the classical technique according to all scales of the mental component of health and two scales of the physical component of health.
Influence of unrecovered bloodflow phenomenon in patients with acute myocardial infarction with ST segment elevation after percutaneous coronary intervention on the dynamics of some echocardiography indicators during long-term follow-up
Authors: V. I. Tseluyko  , M. M. Dyolog  , O. A. Leonenko
Published: July 2018

The aim — to determine the effect of unrecovered bloodflow phenomenon (UBF) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on the dynamics of changes in the end-diastolic index (EDI), end systolic index (ESI) and left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) in patients with acute myocardial infarction with ST segment elevation (STEMI).Materials and methods. The study involved 105 patients aged 36 to 85 years (on average 60.4  ±  2.0 years, who were hospitalized in Kharkiv City Clinical Hospital N 8 between January 2014 and September 2017, diagnosed with STEMI, and underwent PCI on average in 7.6  ±  1.2 hours after the onset of the first signs of the disease. The UBF was determined using the MBG (Myocardial Blush Grade) index as the lack of optimal myocardial perfusion in case of the MBG index ≤ 2 points. The main group consisted of 12 (16.7 %) patients with UBF, control group — of 60 (83.3 %) patients whose angiographic data corresponded to the criteria of successful PCI. During the follow-up, 72 patients enrolled in the study underwent echocardiography three times, on average 1.1  ±  0.6, 9.3  ±  1.2 and 8.3  ±  0.6 months after the invasive interference. Criteria for unfavorable LV remodeling were an increase in LV EDI by more than 20 % in 8.3  ±  0.6 months compared to the initial value and an increase in LV ESI to more than 35 ml/m2. The criterion of adverse changes in EF in 8.3  ±  0.6 months after AMI was its value ≤ 40 %.Results and discussion. The initial echocardiographic characteristics of both groups of patients did not differ significantly. Patients of the main group showed significantly worse LV remodeling results on echocardiography compared with the control group: an increase in EDI by more than 20 % of baseline (OR 10.6, 95 % CI 2.63 — 4.2.65, p < 0.05), an increase in ESI ≥ 35 ml/m2 (OR 4.46, 95 % CI 1.21 — 16.46, p < 0.05), a more dynamic increase in ESI (OR 4.1, 95 % CI 1.05 — 15.60; p < 0.05), absence of significant LVEF dynamics in 8.3  ±  0.6 months (OR 14.00, 95 % CI 3.06 — 63.99, p < 0.05), while in the control group, patients prevailed with a positive dynamics of increase in LVEF  >  5 % (OR 0.05, 95 % CI 0.06 — 0.41, p < 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in the number of patients with EF ≤ 40 % between the study groups (p > 0.05).Conclusions. The development of UBF in the form of myocardial perfusion abnormalities after PCI in patients with STEMI is associated with the development of unfavorable LV remodeling in 8.3  ±  0.6 months of observation, namely, with an increase in EDI and ESE of the LV, and no positive LVEF dynamics.
No conjecture is permanently undecidable in real numbers.
Authors: as Jayaram
Published: July 2018

These days, many people are using Turning machines( computers) to prove or disprove a conjecture because:i)Even billions of verified numbers cannot prove any conjecture as we cannot reach infinity, but it makes the conjecture more and more valid, as we verify up to higher and higher numbers.ii)Even one number is enough to disprove! So, many turning machine efforts are to find that one number so that one can disprove.Of late, unfortunately, there is a growing third possibility of declaring it as undecidable. Many people are conveniently using undecidable possibility as a big dustbin, throwing every difficult problem in to it. The dust bin is growing bigger and bigger because many new conjectures are being constructed every day, based on some so called undecidable conjectures. The logic that we have applied may make the turning machine to run for ever, before any conclusion is reached. But (at least in real numbers) there will be definitely another logic which will give a finite trials before concluding yes or no to the problem.
PELUANG DAN TANTANGAN PEMANFAATAN TEKNOLOGI BIG DATA UNTUK MENGINTEGRASIKAN PELAYANAN PUBLIK PEMERINTAH
Authors: islah khikmatul
Published: July 2018

Dalam rangka Good Governance, salah satu upaya yang dilakukan adalah dengan mengembangkan paradigma New Public Service. Implementasi dari paradigma ini dapat memberikan pelayanan tanpa adanya diskriminasi, karena seluruh kegiatan pelayanan yang dilakukan oleh pemerintah berorientasi pada pemberian pelayanan prima, serta mewujudkan asas pelayanan publik seperti yang tercantum dalam Undang-Undang nomor 25 Tahun 2009 tentang Pelayanan Publik yaitu asas kepentingan umum, kepastian hukum, kesamaan hak, keseimbangan hak dan kewajiban, keprofesionalan, partisipasif, persamaan perlakuan/ tidak diskriminatif, keterbukaan, akuntabilitas, fasilitas dan perlakuan khusus bagi kelompok rentan, ketepatan waktu, kecepatan, kemudahan dan keterjangkauan. Peningkatan pelayanan publik (public service) harus mendapatkan perhatian utama dari pemerintah, karena pelayanan publik merupakan hak-hak sosial dasar dari masyarakat (social rihgts ataupun fundamental rights). Landasan yuridis pelayanan publik atas hak-hak sosial dasar diatur dalam ketentuan Pasal 18 A ayat (2) dan Pasal 34 ayat (3) UUD 1945. Dengan demikian Undang-Undang Dasar mengatur secara tegas tentang pelayanan publik sebagai wujud hak sosial dasar (the rights to receive). Penolakan atau penyimpangan pelayanan publik adalah bertentangan dengan UUD 1945. Maka dari itu, berkaitan dengan hal tersebut, Pemerintah harus lebih berupaya dalam peningkatan kualitas pelayanan, diantaranya melalui cara inovasi pelayanan dengan memanfaatkan kemajuan teknologi. Salah satu teknologi yang berkembang saat ini adalah teknologi Big Data. Merupakan suatu peluang dan tantangan bagi Pemerintah untuk memanfaatkannya untuk peningkatan mutu pelayanan.
MAPK cascades and major abiotic stresses
Authors: Moustafa Khaled
Published: July 2018

Plants have evolved with complex signaling circuits that operate under multiple conditions and govern numerous cellular functions. Stress signaling in plant cells is a sophisticated network composed of interacting proteins organized into tiered cascades where the function of a molecule is dependent on the interaction and the activation of another. In a linear scheme, the receptors of cell surface sense the stimuli and convey stress signals through specific pathways and downstream phosphorylation events controlled by mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases and second messengers, leading to appropriate adaptive responses. The specificity of the pathway is guided by scaffolding proteins and docking domains inside the interacting partners with distinctive structures and functions. The flexibility and the fine-tuned organization of the signaling molecules drive the activated MAP kinases into the appropriate location and connection to control and integrate the information flow. Here, we overview recent findings of the involvement of MAP kinases in major abiotic stresses (drought, cold and temperature fluctuations) and we shed light on the complexity and the specificity of MAP kinase signaling modules.
Similarity dan Metadata
Authors: Rahim Robbi , Irawan Dasapta Erwin
Published: July 2018

File ini merupakan materi presentasi Workshop Penulisan Artikel Ilmiah 6-7 Juli 2018 berlokasi di Perpustakaan Pusat Universitas Andalas.
Pengaruh Kualitas Jasa, Citra Perusahaan dan Tingkat Suku Bunga Kredit Terhadap Keputusan Pengambilan Produk Kredit Mikro
Authors: Simarmata Hengki Mangiring Parulian
Published: July 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kualitas jasa, citra perusahaan dan tingkat suku bunga kredit terhadap keputusan pengambilan kredit mikro studi kasus pada Bank Perkreditan Rakyat Karyajatnika Sadaya Bandung. Penelitian yang dilakukan merupakan penelitian deskriptif dan verifikatif. Sampel yang digunakan adalah 110 nasabah dari delapan kantor cabang mikro BPR KS Bandung. Uji Hipotesis yang digunakan dengan Structural Equation Model (SEM) untuk mengetahui pengaruh kualitas jasa, citra perusahaan dan tingkat suku bunga kredit terhadap keputusan pengambilan kredit mikro baik secara parsial maupun secara simultan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tanggapan responden mengenai kualitas jasa dinilai baik, Citra BPR KS juga dinilai sudah baik oleh konsumen. Sedangkan tingkat suku bunga yang ditawarkan rendah atau dapat diterima oleh nasabah. Hasil pengujian model menunjukkan adanya pengaruh positif dan signifikan antara kualitas jasa dan citra perusahaan terhadap pengambilan kredit mikro, sedangkan untuk suku bunga memiliki pengaruh negatif terhadap keputusan pengambilan kredit mikro.Untuk pengembangan peneliti berikutnya dapat dilakukan penelitian yang sama di daerah yang lingkungan dan budaya memiliki karakteristik yang berbeda atau dengan perubahan variabel dimana variabel loyalitas atau variabel customer relationship management dapat dikembangkan pada model penelitian di masa mendatang
Do we adopt the Intentional Stance towards humanoid robots?
Authors: Marchesi Serena , Ghiglino Davide , Ciardo Francesca , Pérez-Osorio Jairo , Baykara Ebru , Wykowska Agnieszka
Published: July 2018

In daily social interactions, we need to be able to navigate efficiently through our social environment. According to Dennett (1971), explaining and predicting others’ behaviour with reference to mental states (adopting the intentional stance) allows efficient social interaction. Today we also routinely interact with artificial agents: from Apple’s Siri to GPS navigation systems. In the near future, we might start casually interacting with robots. This paper addresses the question of whether adopting the intentional stance can also occur with respect to artificial agents. We propose a new tool to explore if people adopt the intentional stance towards an artificial agent (humanoid robot). The tool consists in a questionnaire that probes participants’ stance by requiring them to choose the likelihood of an explanation (mentalistic vs. mechanistic) of a behaviour of a robot iCub depicted in a naturalistic scenario (a sequence of photographs). The results of the first study conducted with this questionnaire showed that although the explanations were somewhat biased towards the mechanistic stance, a substantial number of mentalistic explanations were also given. This suggests that it is possible to induce adoption of the intentional stance towards artificial agents, at least in some contexts.
Ensemble Statistics Accessed through Proxies: Range Heuristic and Dependence on Low-Level Properties in Variability Discrimination
Authors: Lau Jonas Sin-Heng , Brady Timothy F.
Published: July 2018

People can quickly and accurately compute not only the mean size of a set of items but also the size variability of the items. However, it remains unknown how these statistics are estimated. Here we show that neither parallel access to all items nor random subsampling of just a few items is sufficient to explain participants' estimations of size variability. In three experiments, we had participants compare two arrays of circles with different variability in their sizes. In the first 2 experiments, we manipulated the congruency of the range and variance of the arrays. The arrays with congruent range and variability information were judged more accurately, indicating the use of range as a proxy for variability. Experiments 2B and 3 showed that people also are not invariant to low- or mid-level visual information in the arrays, as comparing arrays with different low-level characteristics (filled vs. outlined circles) led to systematic biases. Together, these experiments indicate that range and low- or mid-level properties are both utilized as proxies for variability discrimination, and people are flexible in adopting these strategies. These strategies are at odds with the claim of parallel extraction of ensemble statistics per se and random subsampling strategies previously proposed in the literature.
Crossmodal Correspondence between Color, Shapes, and Wine Odors
Authors: Heatherly Michelle , Munafo John P. , Foley Melissa , Luckett Curtis
Published: July 2018

Crossmodal correspondence is of scientific and commercial interest in regard to the packaging of food and beverages. Research has shown that colors and shapes can be associated with certain aromas, but these interactions have been less extensively studied with authentic visual stimuli (i.e., packaging), nor with complex odors in a food matrix. This study sought to investigate odor-color-shape crossmodal interactions with complex odor stimuli (wine odors) and wine labels. The present research uses projective mapping with 3D shapes and colors, along with a wine label matching study, to test whether chardonnay odors of different character (buttery, citrus, floral, smoky, and vegetable) are associated with certain colors and shapes. In the projective mapping experiment, most chardonnay odors were grouped similarly, however, the vegetable-forward wine was more associated with sharper shapes than rounded ones. In the wine label experiment, the yellow labels tended to be better matched with all odors, except the vegetable-forward wine, which was matched equally to all colors. These findings indicate that regardless of chardonnay odor character, it is mostly associated with a yellow colored label. Interestingly, results also indicated that not all correspondences aligned with the most common color association of an odor character (i.e., vegetative was not strictly associated with green, smoky was not associated with brown, etc.). Significant correlations between stimuli liking and matching scores indicate much of the correspondences are explained by hedonics. Overall, the present research demonstrates evidence for odor-color-shape correspondences in complex odors and realistic visual stimuli, however not as strongly as in controlled environments and simplistic stimuli.
How Optimal is Word-Referent Identification Under Multimodal Uncertainty?
Authors: Fourtassi Abdellah , Frank Michael C.
Published: July 2018

Identifying a spoken word in a referential context requires both the ability to integrate multimodal input and the ability to reason under uncertainty. How do these tasks interact with one another? We study how adults identify novel words under joint uncertainty in the auditory and visual modalities and we propose an ideal observer model of how cues in these modalities are combined optimally. Model predictions are tested in four experiments where recognition is made under various sources of uncertainty. We found that participants use both auditory and visual cues to recognize novel words. When the signal is not distorted with environmental noise, participants weight the auditory and visual cues optimally, that is, according to the relative reliability of each modality. In contrast, when one modality has noise added to it, human perceivers systematically prefer the unperturbed modality to a greater extent than the optimal model does. This work extends the literature on perceptual cue combination to the case of word recognition in a referential context. In addition, this context offers a link to the study of multimodal information in word meaning learning.
Security Challenges of Small States
Authors: Baral Bhimnath
Published: July 2018

The concept of Security has a vital role in the study of international relations. This concept is old as human civilization. It has different meaning in different phases of history. However, there have been sea changes in the interpretation of security matters. The traditional state-centric security has transferred into modern human centric approach. But the small states are always threatened by it in different forms and nature. As a precondition for sustainable political, economic and social development, small states are always tortured by several internal and external factors. So, this article overviews about the various security challenges faced by small states.Journal of Political Science. Vol. 17, 2017, Page: 1-17
Democratic Practice and Good Governance In Nepal
Authors: Dahal Girdhari
Published: July 2018

Nepal was declared Federal Democratic Republic after the mass movement of 2006, which was institutionalized by the Constitution of Nepal promulgated through Constitutional Assembly (CA) in 2015. The Constitution of Nepal is the people’s constitution. It was a dream of people to draft their constitution from CA since 1951. Nepal has a long history of democratic movements. Democratic movements in Nepal started from the period of autocratic Rana regime back in 1940s. Nepal Praja Parisad (the first political party of Nepal) had started organized democratic movement in Nepal. Thereafter many democratic movements and revolutions took place for the establishment of federal democratic republic Nepal. Democracy and good governance are closely interrelated to one another. Democracy is called the rule of law. Legitimate government, transparent rule, accountability to the people, free and fair election, independent judiciary, and fundamental rights and duties of the people are the essential elements of good governance as well as democracy. The main objective of this paper is to explore democratic movements and the concept of good governance in Nepal. The paper also tries to analyze the role of democratic movements for democracy and the relation between democracy and good governance in Nepal.Journal of Political Science. Vol. 17, 2017, Page: 18-35