bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
On the Classification of Networks Self–Similarly Moving by Curvature
Authors: Baldi Pietro , Haus Emanuele , Mantegazza Carlo
Published: January 2018

We give an overview of the classification of networks in the plane with at most two triple junctions with the property that under the motion by curvature they are self-similarly shrinking. After the contributions in [7, 9, 20], such a classification was completed in the recent work in [4] (see also [3]), proving that there are no self-shrinking networks homeomorphic to the Greek “theta” letter (a double cell) embedded in the plane with two triple junctions with angles of 120 degrees. We present the main geometric ideas behind the work [4]. We also briefly introduce our work in progress in the higher-dimensional case of networks of surfaces in R
Status of Violence in a Selected Faculty: The Students’ Experience
Authors: Fathi Mohammad , Fallahi Arezoo , Sharifi Salar , Dehghani Shoaib , Olyaei Nazila , Valiee Sina
Published: January 2018

The present study is aimed at examining the status of violence among the students of nursing, midwifery, and operating room. A self-reporting questionnaire with two sections of demographic characteristics and experience of violence was used. The data obtained were analyzed, using SPSS software. 58.7 percent of the students had a history of violence in the previous year. The maximum percentage of violence exposure belonged to the students of operating room (76.9%). The highest incidence of violence was verbal (76.4%), happened in patients’ rooms (32.9%) and was in the form of insult (75.1%). Accordingly, preventive actions are required to prevent and control violence and support students. Informing students about violence, communicative skills, reaction, and coping with violence during studying is necessary. Therefore, educational authorities and theoretical and clinical instructors should take appropriate measures in order to prevent violence and create supportive mechanisms for the students.
Analytical and numerical approach to defining the stability region of a dynamical system
Authors: Neštický M. , Palumbíny O. , Michalčonok G.
Published: January 2018

The paper presents two different approaches to estimating the region of stability of differential equation. Estimation of the region of stability is an essential practice in relation to control of the dynamical system. In this paper the objects of examination are differential equations with quasi-derivation. The equations have features that do not allow the application of classical methods for establishing stability. The goal is to compare the results of an analytic approach using Lyapunov method and computer simulation using a numerical method. The brief description of both methods are introduced and graphical results are presented and compared
Clinical study of fetal neurobehavior by the KANET test
Authors: Moreira Neto Raul , Porovic Selma
Published: January 2018

Fetal neurology is evolving as an area of great interest in prenatal diagnosis and fetal medicine. The identification and diagnosis of brain damage prenatally has been a great challenge in obstetrics for many years. Investigations of fetal behavior in comparison with morphological studies led to the conclusion that fetal behavioral patterns directly reflect developmental and maturational processes of the fetal central nervous system (CNS). Four-dimensional (4D) ultrasound has greatly improved the assessment of the quality of the fetal spontaneous movements, and enabled a better evaluation of fetal behavior. The assessment of normal neurobehavioral development by 4D ultrasound provided the opportunity to investigate functional characteristics of the fetus that could predict neurological developmental dysfunction. Some studies have already been carried out to evaluate this new methodology in the observation of fetal behavior during different stages of gestation, in an attempt to better understand the relationships between the maturation of the CNS of the fetus and its implications on its behavior pattern. We present a review of literature on fetal behavior by 4D ultrasound.
Spatio-Temporal Characteristics of the Bluetongue Epizooty in the Balkan Peninsula from 2014 to February 2015
Authors: Stojmanovski Zharko , Tabakovski Blagojcho
Published: January 2018

Starting in May 2014 an emerging Bluetongue (BT) serotype 4 (BTV-4) epizooty has affected the ruminant population of eleven countries from the Balkan Peninsula. Consequently, the veterinary services implemented various bio-security measures and a considerable discussion has been raised if future BTV surveillance and preventive measures should be taken in risk based zones and periods. Therefore, the objective of this work was to describe the spatial and temporal characteristics of the BTV-4 epizooty in the Balkan Peninsula from May 2014 to February 2015. We used the space-time permutation model of the scan statistic to identify the space-time disease clusters. The scan statistic was parameterized to a maximum temporal length of 150 days (duration of the epizooty in the Balkans in 2014) and a radius of 100 km as a maximum spatial cluster size (protection zone for BT). Results were significant (p < 0.05) to the maximum spatial size defined for the clusters. From the 6295 BT outbreaks the scan statistics identified 33 disease clusters in nine Balkan countries. The highest number of outbreaks occurred from September to November 2014.The earliest cluster was detected in Greece in July 2014 with a radius of 56 km. The latest cluster was detected in Croatia in February 2015 with a radius of 99,8 km. These results are a first description of the spatial and temporal characteristics of the 2014-February 2015 BT epizooty in the Balkans.
Socio-demographic and lifestyle determinants of loyalty program participation in the Czech Republic
Authors: Formánek Tomáš , Tahal Radek
Published: January 2018

Loyalty programs are among the most frequently employed marketing tools used to minimize customer attrition rates. In this article, different aspects of consumer participation in loyalty programs for major product categories are analyzed with focus on generational differences. We use the time-proven segmentation of Baby boomers and generations X, Y and Z. Our analyses and findings are based on primary data (2016): the survey is formed by a representative sample of 585 respondents. A wide portfolio of statistical learning methods and tests is used for data analysis. The first segment of our analysis brings forward groups of product categories where consumers tend to use loyalty programs concurrently. This identifies opportunities and boundaries for establishing and managing co-branded loyalty programs. The second part of our quantitative analysis is based on generational, other socio-demographic and lifestyle factors influencing individual participation in loyalty programs. Here, the main focus is on four product categories where loyalty programs are used most often. Generational differences are well pronounced in fashion-related categories. On the other hand, loyalty program usage rates in product categories related to basic household operations show little generational differences.
Gliotransmitters and cytokines in the control of blood-brain barrier permeability
Authors: Osipova Elena D. , Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya Oxana V. , Morgun Andrey V. , Pisareva Natalia V. , Malinovskaya Natalia A. , Boitsova Elizaveta B. , Pozhilenkova Elena A. , Belova Olga A. , Salmin Vladimir V. , Taranushenko Tatiana E. , Noda Mami , Salmina Alla B.
Published: January 2018

The contribution of astrocytes and microglia to the regulation of neuroplasticity or neurovascular unit (NVU) is based on the coordinated secretion of gliotransmitters and cytokines and the release and uptake of metabolites. Blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity and angiogenesis are influenced by perivascular cells contacting with the abluminal side of brain microvessel endothelial cells (pericytes, astrocytes) or by immune cells existing (microglia) or invading the NVU (macrophages) under pathologic conditions. The release of gliotransmitters or cytokines by activated astroglial and microglial cells is provided by distinct mechanisms, affects intercellular communication, and results in the establishment of microenvironment controlling BBB permeability and neuroinflammation. Glial glutamate transporters and connexin and pannexin hemichannels working in the tight functional coupling with the purinergic system serve as promising molecular targets for manipulating the intercellular communications that control BBB permeability in brain pathologies associated with excessive angiogenesis, cerebrovascular remodeling, and BBB-mediated neuroinflammation. Substantial progress in deciphering the molecular mechanisms underlying the (patho)physiology of perivascular glia provides promising approaches to novel clinically relevant therapies for brain disorders. The present review summarizes the current understandings on the secretory machinery expressed in glial cells (glutamate transporters, connexin and pannexin hemichannels, exocytosis mechanisms, membrane-derived microvesicles, and inflammasomes) and the role of secreted gliotransmitters and cytokines in the regulation of NVU and BBB permeability in (patho)physiologic conditions.
Non-linear Dynamics and Exact Solutions for the Variable-Coefficient Modified Korteweg–de Vries Equation
Authors: Liu Jiangen , Zhang Yufeng
Published: January 2018

This paper presents some new exact solutions which contain soliton solutions, breather solutions and two types of rational solutions for the variable-coefficient-modified Korteweg–de Vries equation, with the help of the multivariate transformation technique. Furthermore, based on these new soliton solutions, breather solutions and rational solutions, we discuss their non-linear dynamics properties. We also show the graphic illustrations of these solutions which can help us better understand the evolution of solution waves.
Sobre la normatividad de las prácticas o instituciones sociales. John Rawls y Ludwig Wittgenstein
Authors: Sahui Maldonado Alejandro
Published: January 2018

Este artículo busca aclarar el significado de la noción de práctica social, y su importancia en el pensamiento de John Rawls. El propósito es rescatar una idea central en su concepción de la justicia como equidad; a saber, que ésta se refiere únicamente a las prácticas o instituciones sociales, específicamente a las prácticas que tienen carácter político. A partir del análisis de la noción de regla se comparan las perspectivas de Rawls y de Ludwig Wittgenstein, en un esfuerzo por demostrar que una comprensión social e inmanente de las prácticas, no tiene por qué resultar conservadora ni arbitraria.
De la cooperación a la equidad: pensar la exclusión desde una revisión crítica al liberalismo de Rawls
Authors: Mex Ávila Luis Fernando
Published: January 2018

El presente trabajo tiene como finalidad ofrecer una crítica al concepto de cooperación, empleado por John Rawls en sus principales obras de filosofía política, además de dar una nueva mirada a este concepto, ampliándolo, para que la concepción política de la justicia de corriente rawlsiana no excluya de facto a personas con discapacidad o adultos mayores. Como último punto, plantearemos una propuesta en dónde la “dignidad” juegue un papel importante para sostener una cooperación social más igualitaria.
Effects of a 6-Week Bench Press Program Using the Freak Bar in a Sample of Collegiate Club Powerlifters
Authors: Ghigiarelli Jamie J. , Pelton Luke M. , Gonzalez Adam M. , Fulop Andras M. , Gee Joshua Y. , Sell Katie M.
Published: January 2018

Ghigiarelli, JJ, Pelton, LM, Gonzalez, AM, Fulop, AM, Gee, JY, and Sell, KM. Effects of a 6-week bench press program using the freak bar in a sample of collegiate club powerlifters. J Strength Cond Res 32(4): 938–949, 2018—Powerlifters train using specialty bars for unstable load (UL) training. For the bench press, the acute effects of UL are mixed, with few studies that examine training interventions. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a 6-week bench press training program that uses the Freak Bar (FB) as compared to a traditional barbell (TB) on maximum bench press, peak force, and peak impulse. Seven men and 3 women (21 ± 2.0 years, 172.2 ± 2.9 cm, and 95.3 ± 20.3 kg) were required to bench press 2 days per week as part of a structured program. On the second bench press day, the FB and TB groups performed 3-position pause bench presses at 60–70% one repetition maximum (1RM). One repetition maximum, peak force, and peak impulse were measured before test and after test after the 6-week program. Peak force and peak impulse were tested at 3 bench positions, including the presticking, sticking, and poststicking points, defined by the distance of the barbell from the chest. Posttraining 1RM for the FB group and TB group increased 6.7% (6.78 ± 1.6 kg, p = 0.006) and 4.3% (4.5 ± 2.7 kg, p = 0.23), respectively, with no significant differences between the groups (p = 0.589, η

p

2 = 0.044). There were no significant differences between the groups at each bench position for peak force (p = 0.606) or peak impulse (p = 0.542). Freak Bar can be an alternative for improving maximum strength and peak force but is not significantly better than TB training when performing the 3-position pause bench press.
Signal Complexity of Human Intracranial EEG Tracks Successful Associative-Memory Formation across Individuals
Authors: Sheehan Timothy C. , Sreekumar Vishnu , Inati Sara K. , Zaghloul Kareem A.
Published: January 2018

Memory performance is highly variable among individuals. Most studies examining human memory, however, have largely focused on the neural correlates of successful memory formation within individuals, rather than the differences among them. As such, what gives rise to this variability is poorly understood. Here, we examined intracranial EEG (iEEG) recordings captured from 43 participants (23 male) implanted with subdural electrodes for seizure monitoring as they performed a paired-associates verbal memory task. We identified three separate but related signatures of neural activity that tracked differences in successful memory formation across individuals. High-performing individuals consistently exhibited less broadband power, flatter power spectral density slopes, and greater complexity in their iEEG signals. Furthermore, within individuals across three separate time scales ranging from seconds to days, successful recall was positively associated with these same metrics. Our data therefore suggest that memory ability across individuals can be indexed by increased neural signal complexity.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTWe show that participants whose intracranial EEG exhibits less low-frequency power, flatter power spectrums, and greater sample entropy overall are better able to memorize associations, and that the same metrics track fluctuations in memory performance across time within individuals. These metrics together signify greater neural signal complexity, which may index the brain's ability to flexibly engage with information and generate separable memory representations. Critically, the current set of results provides a unique window into the neural markers of individual differences in memory performance, which have hitherto been underexplored.
Composing Authority in Six Forged “Haydn” Sonatas
Authors: Reece Frederick
Published: January 2018

In December 1993 news broke that six keyboard sonatas whose rediscovery was being hailed as “The Haydn Scoop of the Century” were, in fact, not by Haydn at all. It soon emerged that the compositions—initially believed to be the lost Hob. XVI:2a–e and 2g—were not simple misattributions, but rather something that has rarely been discussed in the music world: modern forgeries deliberately constructed to deceive scholars and listeners.

Adapting philosophical and art-historical writing on forgery to music, this article examines the six “Haydn” sonatas in the context of contemporary debates about expertise, postmodernism, and the author concept. Analyzing the stylistic content of the works in question sheds new light on musical forgeries as artifacts of aesthetic prejudice and anti-academic critique. More broadly, it suggests that the long-overlooked phenomenon of forgery poses questions about authorship, authority, and truth itself that have an important place in our shared history as musicologists.

Should our standards of evidence be rooted in historical sources, musical style, or some combination of the two? What kind of relationship do we believe exists between composers and their works? And is there any inherent reason—cultural, ethical, or otherwise—that we cannot write music like Haydn’s today? In posing such questions, the story of the forged Haydn sonatas provides us with a unique opportunity to reflect on the values and future of the field.
Criminalization of Terrorist Financing
Authors: Tofangsaz Hamed
Published: January 2018

This article analyzes the criminalization provisions of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, the backbone of the legal regime for the prevention of terrorist financing. It makes a detailed examination of the background of the Convention and the nature of the negotiation discussions that led to its adoption. The drafters of the Convention were faced with two problems: first, how to define terrorism, terrorist acts, and terrorist groups, the financing of which should be addressed; second, the precise scope of the offense, in particular, how to define the preparatory acts of financing as an independent offense. This article argues that the definition of the offense provided by the Convention is far too ambiguous, and its application at national levels can often lead to an unjustifiable and unfair criminal law.
ESTIMATION OF BANKRUPTCY PROBABILITIES BY USING FUZZY LOGIC AND MERTON MODEL: AN APPLICATION ON USA COMPANIES
Authors: ÖZARİ Çiğdem
Published: January 2018

In this study, we have worked on developing a brand-new index called Fuzzy-bankruptcy index. The aim of this index is to find out the default probability of any company X, independent from the sector it belongs. Fuzzy logic is used to state the financial ratiointerruption change related with time and inside different sectors, the new index is created to eliminate the number of the relativity of financial ratios. The four input variables inside the five main input variables used for the fuzzy process, are chosen from both factor analysis and clustering and the last input variable calculated from Merton Model. As we analyze in the past cases of the default history of companies, one could explore different reasons such as managerial arrogance, fraud and managerial mistakes, that are responsible for the very poor endings of prestigious companies like Enron, K-Mart. Because of these kind of situations, we try to design a model which one could be able to get a better view of a company’s financial position, and it couldbe prevent credit loan companies from investing in the wrong company and possibly from losing all investments using our Fuzzy-bankruptcy index.
CLUSTERING OF THE COUNTRIES ACCORDING TO CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX AND EVALUATING WITH HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
Authors: BAĞDATLI KALKAN Seda , KILIÇ DEPREN Serpil
Published: January 2018

Consumer confidence index is a national indicator that suggest about current and future expectations of the economic conditions. With consumer confidence index, it is aimed to determine the trends and expectations of consumers according to their general economic situation, employment opportunities, their financial situations and developments in the markets. Another parameter is also the Human Development Index (HDI). This index is an indicator that examines the development of countries both economically and socially. Countries are sorted by these two indices and are considered as basic parameters in international platforms. The purpose of this study is to group the selected countries according to the consumer confidence index and reveal the features of the groups and then determine the position of the grouped countries with the Human Development Index. According to the results of cluster analysis, it is shown that India, China, Sweden and USA have the highest total consumer confidence index, employment, expectation and investment index
HİZMET SEKTÖRÜNDE QR KOD KULLANIM ALANLARINA YÖNELİK BİR ALAN ÇALIŞMASI
Authors: SANAL Aysel , ÖZTÜRKOĞLU Yücel
Published: January 2018

QR kod kullanımı, hızlı bilgi paylaşımı ile bilgiye daha pratik ulaşmayı sağlamaktadır. Günümüz bilişim çağında QR kod ile sınırlı bir alanda sınırsız bilgi, veri ve içeriğe ulaşıp aktarım yapılabilinmektedir. Bu çalışma, tüketicilerin hizmet sektörünün sunduğu QR kod teknolojisini ne şekilde kullandıklarını inceleyerek; tüketicilerin algılama ve kullanım düzeyleri ile ilgili bilgi vermeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmanın uygulama kısmında 180 tüketiciye anket yapılmıştır. Araştırmada kurulan hipotezleri test etmek için t-testi, ANOVA, varyans analizi ve regresyon analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Böylece, tüketicilerin QR kod teknolojisi üzerine olan algılarını etkileyen faktörler belirlenmiştir. Tüketicilerin QR kodu en çok kullandıkları sektör olarak finans ve bankacılık sektörü tespit edilmiş ve bu sektör için hız ve ulaşılabilirlik unsurları ayrıca analiz edilmiştir.
A study on comparison of random blood glucose levels in alcoholic and non- alcoholic males of Ernakulam district, Kerala
Authors: Usha Rose , Sai Sailesh Kumar , Divya Divya , Jasira V K Mohamed , Angel Jose , J.K Mukkadan
Published: January 2018

The present study was undertaken to create awareness among the general population about the relation between random blood glucose levels and alcoholism.The present study has been performed at Little Flower Medical Research Centre, Angamaly, and Kerala, India. Two hundred and twenty males and females of Kerala with mean age 41 +/- 21 were enrolled. Alcoholics are included in the present study and their blood glucose levels are compared with the people who never use alcohol. Random blood glucose levels are estimated by using one touch glucometer.Mean random-blood glucose values in Non-alcoholics are higher (102 +/- 33 mg/dl) than in alcoholics is (99 ± 29mg/dl), however it is not statistically significant (p value 0.615).In the present study we have observed slightly higher random blood glucose levels in non-alcoholic males than alcoholic males. However this difference is not statistically significant. We suggest to continue the study with higher sample size to confirm the results and to identify the cause for this difference.
Pengaruh penambahan Aspergillus niger Iradiasi Sinar Gamma Dosis Rendah pada Jerami Padi Fermentasi dan Evaluasi Kualitasnya sebagai Pakan Ternak Ruminansia Secara In Vitro
Authors: Kusumaningrum Crhisterra E. , Yunisa Arthalia Poetri , Mulyana Nana , Suharyono Suharyono
Published: January 2018

Penelitian dilakukan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian Aspergillus niger iradiasi sinar gamma dosis rendah pada jerami padi fermentasi dan potensinya sebagai pakan ternak ruminansia secara in vitro. Proses fermentasi dilakukan dengan teknik Solid State Fermentation (SSF) menggunakan A. niger yang diiradiasi sinar gamma dosis rendah untuk meningkatkan kemampuan memecah ikatan selulosa. Orientasi dosis iradiasi sinar gamma sebesar 0, 125, 250, 375, 500, 625 dan 750 Gy dilakukan pada A. niger untuk mengetahui kondisi yang optimum dalam menghasilkan aktivitas enzim selulase. A. niger iradiasi sinar gamma pada dosis yang optimum digunakan untuk pembuatan jerami padi fermentasi dan dilakukan evaluasi kemampuan jerami padi fermentasi sebagai pakan ternak ruminansia secara in vitro. Perlakuan jerami padi fermentasi yaitu P0. Jerami Padi, P1. Jerami padi fermentasi A. niger 0 Gy dan P2. Jerami padi fermentasi A. niger 500 Gy. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa dosis optimum iradiasi sinar gamma pada A. niger dalam menghasilkan enzim selulase (3,24 U/ml) adalah 500 Gy. Pada jerami padi fermentasi A. niger 500 Gy menunjukkan aktivitas enzim selulase tertinggi yaitu sebesar 48,5384 U/g bahan kering (BK) dan kadar glukosa sebesar 247,33 mg/g BK pada hari ke-14. Proses fermentasi dengan A. niger iradiasi sinar gamma (500 Gy) mampu meningkatkan kandungan proein kasar, acid detergent fiber (ADF), neutral detergent fiber (NDF) dan bahan kering, namun menurunkan kandungan lemak kasar dan bahan organik (BO). Hasil fermentasi dalam cairan rumen dari jerami padi fermentasi dengan dengan A. niger iradiasi sinar gamma (500 Gy) menunjukkan nilai pH sebesar 7,01; konsentrasi ammonia dan volatile fatty acid (VFA) masing-masing sebesar 3,92% dan 4,73 mmol/100.
An Initiative the Used of Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) To Control Filariasis in Indonesia
Authors: Ernawan Beni , Sasmita Hadian Iman
Published: January 2018

Filariasis as part of the neglected tropical disease is one of the health problems in the world. Filariasis divided into onchocerciasis (river blindness) and lymphatic filariasis or elephantiasis. This disease caused by filarial nematode parasites Onchocerca volvulus, Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori. Filariasis transmitted by several mosquito genera as the vector. Indonesia as endemic filariasis, agreed on plays a role on World Health Organization (WHO) global filariasis elimination in 2020. Sterile insect technique (SIT) is a potential method which can be applied to filariasis elimination program by controlling the mosquito population. Basic principles of SIT involve mass rearing of species target, sterilization process using gamma-rays and releasing sterile male insect into a target area. SIT combined with other methods under one management as Area-wide Integrated Pest Management (AW-IPM) to increasing effectiveness and successful filariasis elimination program in Indonesia. Filariasis elimination program in Indonesia has several challenges and needed public participation to achieve program goals.
Uji Daya Hasil Biji Terhadap 10 Galur Mutan Harapan Sorgum di Beberapa Lokasi
Authors: SP Sihono, , Indriatama Wijaya M.
Published: January 2018

Sorgum berpotensi besar dan prospektif untuk dibudidayakan dan dikembangkan, seiring dengan semakin meningkatnya jumlah kebutuhan pangan di Indonesia. Pemuliaan sorgum dengan teknik mutasi radiasi telah dilakukan di Pusat Aplikasi Isotop dan Radiasi (PAIR), Badan Tenaga Nuklir Nasional (BATAN). Tujuan pemuliaan adalah untuk memperbaiki hasil dan kualitas sebagai pangan. Materi induk yang digunakan adalah galur mutan Zh-30 (varietas Pahat) berasal dari hasil penelitian BATAN diradiasi sinar gamma menggunakan dosis 300 Gy. Kegiatan seleksi menggunakan metode pedigree, dimulai pada generasi M2 dan M3, yaitu dengan memilih tanaman yang memiliki sifat-sifat agronomi lebih baik dibanding induknya, kemudian dilanjutkan pada generasi berikutnya. Sejumlah 10 galur mutan harapan yaitu PATIR-1, PATIR-4, PATIR-12, PATIR-13, PATIR-15, PATIR-61, PATIR-71, PATIR-81, PATIR-91 dan PATIR-101 dievaluasi pada uji adaptasi multilokasi. Metode percobaan menggunakan rancangan acak kelompok dengan 3 ulangan. Tiga varietas sorgum yaitu Pahat, Kawali dan Mandau dimasukkan sebagai tanaman kontrol. Parameter data dilakukan terdiri dari beberapa karakter agronomi termasuk hasil biji dianalisis menggunakan ANOVA software komputer metode SAS versi 9.1. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa galur mutan PATIR-4 memiliki hasil biji tertinggi 6,43  t/ha dan diikuti galur PATIR-1 yaitu 6,15 t/ha berbeda nyata secara uji BNT 5% dibandingkan ketiga tanaman kontrol Zh-30 (induk), Kawali dan varietas Mandau (kontrol nasional) berturut-turut hanya 4,26, 5,26 dan 5,43 t/ha.
Iradiasi Sinar Gamma Dosis Rendah untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Fungi Dalam Mereduksi Logam Berat Pb dan Cd
Authors: Sudrajat Dadang , Mulyana Nana
Published: January 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan dosis iradiasi sinar gamma untuk meningkatkan kemampuan mikroba untuk mereduksi logam berat Pb dan Cd tanpa mengurangi kemampuan tumbuh dan aktivitas enzim selulase dalam media cair melalui proses biosorpsi. Dalam penelitian ini digunakan 3 isolat fungi yaitu Trichoderma harzianum (Th), Aspergillus niger (An), dan Trichoderma viride (Tv). Pada tahap awal dilakukan uji keamampuan tumbuh isolat tersebut dalam media PDA yang mengandung logam berat Pb dan Cd pada konsentrasi 25 ppm. Dosis iradiasi yang digunakan 4 taraf yaitu 0; 125; 250; 375; dan 500 Gy dengan laju dosis 0,21 kGy/jam dari sumber Cobalt 60 Gamma-Cell 220. Isolat fungi teriradiasiditumbuhkan dalam media cair Potatoes Dextrose Broth (PDB) yang mengandung logam berat Pb dan Cd masing-masing sebesar 50 dan 100 ppm. Parameter yang diukur adalah pH, beratsel kering, kadar logam berat, dan aktivitas enzim selulase. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan ke-tiga isolat fungi mampu tumbuh pada media PDA yang mengandung logam berat Pb dan Cd. Dosis iradiasi optimum 250 Gy pada ketiga isolat fungi tersebut dapat meningkatkan kemampuan dalam menurunkan konsentrasi logam berat Pb dan Cd, meningkatkan berat sel kering, dan aktivitas enzim selulase setelah diinkubasi selama 10 hari. Hasil penelitian ini diharapkan bioremediasi yang menggunakan fungi hasil iradiasi dapat diaplikasikan dalam bioremediasi lingkungan tercemar logam Pb dan Cd sebagai alternatif pengembangan teknologi pengolahan limbah logam berat ramah lingkungan.
TESTING WRITING: THE WASHBACK EFFECT ON ENGLISH COURSES
Authors: Peña Jaenes Victoria
Published: January 2018

This paper analyses the potential washback effect of the Cambridge English First test on language courses by considering the choice of writing tasks and the key aspects for success in the test according to learners and teachers. For that purpose, several approaches about the washback effect have been considered and they have inspired the research process, in which six institutions, 136 students and 17 teachers have taken part. After discussing the results obtained from questionnaires and teaching diaries in the light of the latest views on washback, several conclusions have been drawn. The washback effect is evident in the task types used and also in the activities considered more effective to pass the test.
Effect of ovulation on serum cholesterol in women of reproductive age group
Authors: Panigrahi Madhuri , Panda Santosh K.
Published: January 2018

Background: Reproduction and contraception is mostly central around ovulation.  The sex hormones undergo changes in levels with ovulation.  They also play an important role in cholesterol metabolism, especially oestrogen. Aim of our study was to find out changes in serum cholesterol before and after ovulation in women of reproductive age.Methods: In present study 70 women of reproductive age group (15-49years) were recruited. Serum cholesterol was measured around time of ovulation.Results: It was found that, during the follicular phase there was a significant increase in total cholesterol and LDL-C concentrations compared to post ovulatory phase. During the ovulatory phase there was a decrease in total cholesterol and increase in HDL-C   compared to follicular phase. VLDL levels showed increasing trend from follicular to post ovulatory phase.Conclusions: Ovulation improves cardiovascular risk factors which may account of the decreased risk of cardiovascular diseases among ovulating women. And secondly, the menstrual cycle phase should be taken into account when evaluating cholesterol levels among reproductive age group women.
Management and outcome in patients with below knee soft tissue injuries
Authors: Sachdev Gurvansh S. , Rajan Manu , Dvivedi Sanjay , Agrawal Saurabh , Rawat Kinnari A. V.
Published: January 2018

Background: Treatment of lower limb injuries pose a great challenge. Debridement is the key to success in the management of major limb injuries followed by soft-tissue coverage in the form of suturing, skin grafts, or flaps. Our aim is to study the management of various below knee soft tissue injuries.Methods: The study was conducted in the Department of Surgery, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS), Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, over a period of 12 months. Subjects were recruited from patients presenting in Emergency/Surgery OPD, HIMS, Dehradun with a primary diagnosis of below knee soft tissue injuries. A total of 64 patients were included in the study.Results: Primary closure was done in 6 wounds and coverage in rest, with maximum in the form of split skin graft. Abrasion wounds were managed without any surgical intervention. Reconstructive surgery was performed two or more times in 39.06% patients. Local complications were seen in 23.43% of patients and general complications AKI and Tetanus in 2patients.68.75% of patients with local complications were observed to have contaminated wound status at the time of presentation. The average duration of hospital stays ranged between 3 to 56 days. Majority of the patients were discharged within 1 to 3 weeks with mean duration of hospital stay being 17.82±10.95 days.Conclusions: Proper debridement, early coverage of wounds and prompt identification and management of complications is the key to success in the management of lower limb trauma.
Maternal vaginal flora during labor and its effect on gestational age and birthweight of neonates
Authors: Singaravelu Vidya
Published: January 2018

Background: Identification of the abnormal colonization of the genital tract by a culture based approach has been recommended by the CDC 2000. This will definitely aid in the early recognition of mothers who need to be effectively treated which in turn will prevent newborn infections. Objectives were to study the pattern of maternal vaginal flora in labor and to study the outcome in the neonate.Methods: This study was conducted on 250 mothers in labor and their babies followed up till discharge in the departments of OBG and neonatology in a tertiary care medical college hospital, Deliveries by caesarean section were excluded.Results: Of the 250 babies, 70 were small for gestational age (SGA) and of these 60 (85.71%) were born to colonized mothers; whereas among the appropriate for gestation (AGA) babies, 110 (61.11%) were those born to non-colonised mothers. A statistically significant association was found between SGA babies and maternal colonization. Whereas relation between maternal colonization and gestational age did not show a statistically significant difference.Conclusions: This study shows us that maternal vaginal colonisation in labor significantly impacted the baby's weight with increase in small for gestational age babies being more among the colonised mothers. Hence, finding the organism in the maternal vaginal flora and treating it as per sensitivity might result in lesser incidence of SGA babies.
A biochemical profile of cardiac involvement in perinatal asphyxia
Authors: Kumar P. Senthil , Arasan G. Durai
Published: January 2018

Background: Perinatal hypoxia is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in developing countries like India, and even in developed countries. Perinatal hypoxia can result in Transient myocardial ischemia, tricuspid and mitral regurgitation, myocardial infarction, cardiac failure. The measurement of Creatine kinase -MB isoenzyme a cardiac specific enzyme helps in assessing the degree of myocardial involvement in asphyxiated infants.Methods: A Prospective case-control study was done in a Tertiary care centre serving rural areas predominantly, to determine the cardiac involvement by measuring serum MB isoenzyme of creatine kinase in perinatally asphyxiated inborn term babies for a period of six months.Results: There was a significant difference in the CK-MB values with regard to weight in both cases and controls. The mean CK-MB levels were higher in babies who had assisted delivery (forceps and breech) than those delivered by labour natural and LSCS. Mean CK-MB values of asphyxiated and controls were 133.8u/l and 27.12 u/l respectively with a p value of < 0.01. There was a significant difference between HIE1 and 3 with a p value of<0.02. Out of 60 cases 28 had abnormal ECG findings (46.6%). Statistically significant difference was found in the mean CK-MB between the normal and Grade4 ECG changes group. The overall predictive accuracy of CK-MB is high in Perinatal asphyxia (88%), Cardiac involvement (83%), Mortality (83%) and a moderate predictive accuracy for HIE (75%).Conclusions: Cardiac abnormalities in asphyxiated neonates are often underdiagnosed and requires high index of suspicion. Cardiac specific enzyme CK-MB helps in early recognition of myocardial damage and better management of cases, would reduce the neonatal mortality and morbidity. An expectant eye can be kept for complications in babies with markedly elevated CK-MB enzyme.
Gelumpai Manuscript: Reinterpretation of Ashabiyah (Solidarity) Palembang Society
Authors: Indah Mayang , Joebagio Hermanu , Ediyono Suryo
Published: January 2018

The underlying notion of this study is to describeGelumpai manuscript. Gelumpai manuscript is defined ascollective memoriesthat contain historical values of Palembang society. Correspondingly, collective memories in Gelumpai manuscript contain the values of social solidarity of Palembang society. The social solidarity has been formed in harmony since the early age. This could be portrayed from the existing multicultural aspects in the script of Gelumpai written inka-ga-nga characters and kromoinggil language (the highest level of Java language) in which it narrates the majesty of Prophet Muhammad. Accordingly, this study aims to explore the social solidarity of Palembang society by using ashabiyah theory from IbnuKhaldun. It uses descriptive-qualitative method with local wisdom approach. The research proposes Gelumpai manuscript as the construction of social solidarity of Palembang society.
Land of Hope and Land of the Lost: Study of Power Relations and Local Wisdom Ethnic Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia
Authors: Vivit Nurdin Bartoven , Damayanti Damayanti
Published: January 2018

This paper examines the marginalization of indigenous lands belonging to Lampung ethnic group and changes in power relations between Java and Lampung ethnic groups. Lampung has been the destination area of colonization since 1905 and was followed by transmigration of Javanese. The turnout of population from Java in Lampung was a part of the program of development distribution and poverty alleviation in Indonesia. The impact of the arrival of Javanese to Lampung is the marginalization of indigenous lands in Lampung. The lands in Lampung have been largely controlled by the new comers and the plantation companies growing in Lampung. The relationship between Javanese and Lampung ethnic groups has also given an effect to this marginalization. The research used qualitative method with ethnographic approach. The data were collected through in-depth interviews and participative observation. The results of this investigation indicate that the marginalization of land belonging to Lampung ethnic group occurs in such a way that not realized by the Lampungnese or may due to the change of the views of Lampungnese on the meaning of "power”. A power over a land has no longer described the real power, but the power in the political system and the local bureaucracy does. Lampung ethnic group also experienced extinction in the culture, except the identity of the "self-esteem" which has been actualized in form of power in local politics.
The Right to Family Planning Services in Sokoto, Nigeria
Authors: Oyedipe Valentine
Published: January 2018

The study examines all options and stipulations to family planning services as recognized in national laws, international human rights documents and other United Nations consensus documents. The study adopts quantitative method of data collection and a cluster sampling procedure in selecting respondents. The total sample size for the study was four hundred and eight (408) and two types of questionnaires were administered to the three hundred and eighty-four (384) respondents who were clients of family planning services and twenty-four (24) respondents, who were government agents providing family planning services in the metropolis of Sokoto  in north western Nigeria. Descriptive statistics was used for data analysis and Statistics Package for Social Science (SPSS) to compute the data into frequency and percentage. The study reveals that government has been able to play its obligatory role as rights bearer by its provision and protection of client’s rights to family planning services and maternal health, but more effort is still required in capacity building of personnel. The study recommends that government should intensify its efforts on the dissemination of accurate and adequate information on family planning. Efforts on capacity building of providers should be accelerated; poverty eradication and increased literacy level should be a major focus.
Indigenous Methodology in Understanding Indigenous Nurse Graduate Transition to Practice
Authors: Kurtz Donna L. M. , Mahara Star , Cash Penny , Nyberg Jessie , Patrick Moller Estella
Published: January 2018

Increasing Indigenous health care professional presence in health care aims to reduce health inequities of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Nurses are the largest health professional group and nurse graduates the main source of recruitment. The quality of graduate transition to practice is evident in the literature; however, little is reported about Indigenous new graduates. We describe using Indigenous methodology and two-eyed seeing (Indigenous and Western perspectives) in exploring Indigenous transition experiences. Talking circles provided a safe environment for nurses, nurse educators and students, health managers, and policy makers to discuss Indigenous new graduate case scenarios. The methodology was critical in identifying challenges faced, recommendations for change, and a new collective commitment for cultural safety education, and ethical and respectful relationships within education, practice, and policy.
Narrativas calvinianas: da descrição do explorador ao percurso do andarilho
Authors: Marandola Junior Eduardo
Published: January 2018

Em As cidades incisíveis, o escritor italizano Italo Calvino utiliza a metáfora da cidade para falar do significado da existência humana. Cidade e homem se confundem. O autor fala da essência da condição humana ao procurar a essência de diferentes cidades, que por serem "invisíveis" aos olhos do grande Imperador, Kublai Khan, não deixam de ser imaginárias ou reais. Marco Polo, o viajante que descreve (no sentido fenomenológico) ao grande Imperador, circunscrito ao seu palácio, as cidades que visita, é como o explorador de Antoine de Saint-Exupéry em O pequeno príncipe, fornecendo a nós, os geógrafos, informações sobre o mundo, suas cidades e sua essência. Cidades femininas e misteriosas, tanto àqueles que as experienciam quanto àqueles que obtém relatos de seus habitantes.
O-artista-na-cova-dos-leões
Authors: Contra Filé Grupo
Published: January 2018

Este artigo foi criado a partir do texto Daniel na Cova dos Leões que o artista plástico Daniel Lima produzia como reflexão de seu próprio processo de trabalho. Este metáfora interessou ao Grupo Contra Filé pelo fato de apresentar o "lugar do artista" como princípio e gênese determinantes em sua própria produção e representar, por isso, a condição do artista contemporâneo que atua na fronteira entre arte e política.
Mídia e política: entrecruzamentos discursivos
Authors: Bolognini Carmen Zink , Megid Cristiane Maria
Published: January 2018

Apresentamos, nesse texto, a análise contrastiva de notícias publicadas em dois jornais (O Estado de S. Paulo e Folha de S. Paulo) e divulgadas em dois telejornais (Jornal Nacional e Jornal da Record). O objetivo é demonstrar que pequenas diferenças na materialidade do discurso produzem efeitos de sentidos diferentes, e indicam posições ideológicas diferentes dos editores perante o fato noticiado.
A experiencia do caminhar e do olhar: três percursos na Ponte Preta
Authors: Marandola Junior Eduardo , Paula Fernanda Cristina de , Fernandez Pablo Sebastian Moreira
Published: January 2018

A experiência urbana do bairro da Ponte Preta, em Campinas, é abordada a partir de três olhares, na expectativa, com este mosaico fragmentado de existências, memórias, imagens, paisagens e lugares, re-velar o sentido e o significado (traços esseciais) do bairro e sua identidade. Uma narrativa visual foi composta como fruto deste encontro, expressando os percursos realizados e aqueles possíveis na experiência da Ponte Preta e da cidade.
Do repetível ao historicizado: notas sobre uma prática de sentidos
Authors: Vargas Rejane Maria Arce
Published: January 2018

Neste texto, fazemos uma reflexão acerca do discurso de mobilização social presentificado em textos de adolescentes que vivenciaram e praticaram uma história tecida por entre saberes discursivos doutrinário-libertários, em um espaço urbano no qual o litígio sobre o que ‘se tem direito’ foi desde sempre objeto de reivindicação. Esses textos foram produzidos em contexto escolar e analisados sob uma perspectiva materialista do sentido a qual impõe pensar que os modos de ser e estar no mundo são incontornavelmente constituídos pela linguagem.
Sujeitos e sentidos no espaço urbano: o escrito “dá o ar da sua graça”
Authors: Périgo Aline Torrizella , Jacopini Juliano Ricci , Lemes Noemi , Pacífico Soraya Maria Romano , Romão Lucília Maria Sousa
Published: January 2018

Com base nos pressupostos teóricos da Análise do Discurso de ‘matriz’ francesa, este artigo pretende analisar como determinados sujeitos, inseridos no espaço urbano de Ribeirão Preto-SP, interpretam a propaganda de um sorvete da rede McDonald’s que está espalhada em diversos pontos da cidade em outdoors, em cartazes e faixas. Procuramos especular como os vestígios daquilo que é chamado de interpretação, na escola, sustenta a construção dos sentidos do/pelo sujeito urbano, em meio a tantos escritos que circulam a cidade e reclamam movimentos de interpretação, e de que maneira isso pode definir na constituição do sujeito urbano. Para o corpus de análise desse artigo, fizemos um recorte selecionando dois pontos da cidade em que encontramos a referida propaganda, a saber: a rodoviária de Ribeirão Preto e um shopping-center da mesma cidade.
Imagens e metáforas do mundo
Authors: Dias Cristiane
Published: January 2018

Este artigo tem como objetivo refletir acerca do discurso da Sociedade da Informação e do Conhecimento − relacionada às Novas Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação (NTICs) − a partir do modo como ela é significada pelo efeito metafórico que observamos nas formulações “sociedade do conhecimento” e “sociedade da informação”. A partir da análise desse efeito metafórico, buscamos compreender como a sociedade contemporânea é determinada ideologicamente pelos sentidos da informação como conhecimento.
O corpo de uma linha e o operariado do silêncio: avivar na língua a potência do não-dito
Authors: Machado Isadora
Published: January 2018

ORLANDI, Eni Puccinelli. As formas do silencio: no movimento dos sentidos. 6. ed. Campinas, SP: Ed. UNICAMP, 2007. 189p. (Repertórios). ISBN 8526802216 (broch.).
Apresentação
Authors: Editorial Equipe
Published: January 2018

Neste seu décimo sexto número, a revista Rua traz em sua seção estudos nove artigos que procuram compreender práticas sociais, citadinas, organizadas ou desorganizadas, que imprimem sentidos e divisões ao espaço e seus sujeitos. Discutindo com acuidade diferentes formas de nomear, designar, lembrar e esquecer sentidos, sobrepor sentidos, sempre no movimento incessante dos sujeitos e seus múltiplos gestos de interpretação, comparecem os artigos Cidade narrada, tempo vivido: estudos de etnografias da duração de Ana Luiza Carvalho da Rocha e Cornélia Eckert; Da parede ao corpo social: a carne que não satisfaz de Gesualda dos Santos Rasia; De “Garganta do Diabo” para “Ponte sobre o vale do menino Deus”: reflexões acerca das práticas sociais e dos modos de designar o espaço público de Verli Petri e“La mayoria del público no es empleado público”: asueto de carnaval em BS AS y medios de Patricia Bouzas...