bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Preconditioning for diffusion problem with small size high resolution inclusions
Authors: Kuznetsov Yuri A.
Published: August 2018

In this paper, we propose and investigate a new preconditioning technique for diffusion problems with multiple small size high contrast inclusions. The inclusions partitioned into two groups. In the first group inclusions the value of diffusion coefficient can be very small, and in the inclusions of the second group it can be very large. The classical P1 finite element discretization is converted in the special algebraic saddle point system. The solution method combines elimination of the DOFs from the first group of inclusions with the Preconditioned Lanczos method with block diagonal preconditioner for the rest of the DOFs. Condition number estimates for the proposed preconditioner are given.
Surface integrity in wire-EDM tangential turning of in situ hybrid metal matrix composite A359/B4C/Al2O3
Authors: Srivastava Ashish Kumar , Nag Akash , Dixit Amit Rai , Hloch Sergej , Tiwari Sandeep , Scucka Jiri , Pachauri Praveen
Published: August 2018

In this work, wire electric discharge turning, a novel and unconventional technique, was used for the turning operation of a newly developed hybrid metal matrix composite of aluminum (A359/B4C/Al2O3) fabricated in-house by electromagnetic stir casting. The objective of the work was to examine the effect of rotational speed on the elements of surface integrity. It involved the measurement of various parameters such as the roughness (Ra, Rq, Rz), morphology of the recast layers, microhardness variation, and the formation of residual stresses on the machined surface and in the subsurface during the operation. The quality of the turned surface was examined by 3D surface visualization images and surface topographical details obtained by an Olympus LEXT OLS 3100 laser confocal microscope. Further, surface study at the microscopic level was done by field-effect scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) images to examine the surface defects. The measurement results revealed a successful turning operation, which showed a dull, textured surface without any specific texture or pattern on the machined surface. The surface had many peaks and valleys with small-scale of defects such as surface porosity. However, these defects were negligible and resulted in a smooth surface finish at high rotational speeds.
Gender Inequalities in Health Over the Life Course. Attitudes Towards III-Health in Men and Women Treated for Childhood Cancer
Authors: Dumas Agnes
Published: August 2018

Gender inequalities in health may result from differences in health care utilisation. This paper reports, using an interactionist approach, health-related beliefs of men and women treated for cancer in childhood and living with increased health risks ever since. We observed that normative masculine traits are sometimes used to legitimise a reluctance to undergo medical surveillance. Overall, men tended to express a passive attitude towards ill-health, resulting in a gendered health vulnerability.
Magnetische Messungen an Organischen Verbindungen mit der Protonenresonanz III
Authors: Friedrich H. J.
Published: August 2018

Die Protonenresonanz-Signale von Tetramethylsilan, Benzol und Chloroform wurden in 60 verschiedenen Lösungsmitteln gemessen. Auf die Signalverschiebungen haben fünf Medieneffekte Einfluß: 1. Die magnetische Suszeptibilität, 2. die Van -der - Waalssehe Wechselwirkung, 3. die magnetische Anisotropie, 4. die elektrische Polarisierung und 5. die Wasserstoffbrückenbildung. Die Wasserstoffbrücken-Verschiebung wurde beim Chloroform im Zusammenhang mit der magnetischen Suszeptibilität des Mediums untersucht. Es besteht eine charakteristische Korrelation zwischen Stärke der Wasserstoffbrücke und Orbital-Dipolmoment des Protonenacceptor-Elektronenpaars. Bei dem angewandten Untersuchungsverfahren lassen sich sterische Effekte der Assoziationsbehinderung gut studieren.
Einfluß von Röntgenstrahlen auf HILL-Reaktion und Photosynthesephosphorylierung bei verschiedener Erhaltung isolierter und fragmentierter Chloroplasten
Authors: Perner E. , Falck S. von , Jacobi G.
Published: August 2018

Isolated chloroplasts and chloroplast-fragments of different structural state characterized by electron microscopy were irradiated with X-rays. The resistance of Hill- activity and phosphorylation coupled with ferricyanide is strongly dependent on the structural state of chloroplasts and thylakoids influenced by isolation media or by treatment with hypotonic media or digitonin. Whole chloroplasts are more resistant than free membrane systems without stroma and envelop. If free membrane systems were suspended in media of low salinity (broken chloroplasts) the rate of oxygen evolution and of phosphorylation decreases with a factor of 3.8 or 3.0 respectively after irradiation. Hill- reaction and phosphorylation are suppressed successively by washing the particles in hypotonic media or by treatment with digitonin. However, the sensitivity of oxygen evolution against X-rays remains constant in the washed particles whereas the rate of ATP-formation further decreases. As demonstrated by dose effect curves low intensities of X-rays activated the Hill- activity for all fractions. The results are discussed in relation to the integrity of chloroplasts and the state of membrane (thylakoids) as carrier for the systems of Hill - reaction and phosphorylation.
A Dual Effect of Acetylcholine on Gastropod Smooth Muscle Preparations
Authors: Wabnitz R. W.
Published: August 2018

Pharmacological studies on gastropod smooth muscle preparations have led us to the conclusion that the muscles in vitro behaves as if supplied by both excitatory and inhibitory cholinergic receptor sites.
Facile one-pot syntheses of new C-28 esters of oleanolic acid and studies on their antiproliferative effect on T cells
Authors: Ali Muhammad S. , Ahmed Ghafoor , Mesaik Muhammad A. , Shah Muhammad R. , Lateef Mehreen , Ali Muhammad I.
Published: August 2018

Structure-activity relationship studies on oleanolic acid (1) have resulted in facile syntheses of its new C-28 esters2–7by way of one-pot reaction of1with a variety of alkylating agents. Oleanolic acid and its new esters were studied for their in vitro antiproliferative effect on healthy human peripheral blood mononuclear cell isolated phytohemagglutinin activated T cells. Results showed that compounds1,3, and5exhibited significant inhibitory activity on T-cell proliferation. Compound5was found to be the most potent, with an IC50value of 4.249 μg/mL, among all tested compounds, and its activity could be attributed to the presence of bromine atom in the molecule.
Enhancing the Evaluation and Interpretation of Fitness Testing Data Within Youth Athletes
Authors: Till Kevin , Morris Rhys , Emmonds Stacey , Jones Ben , Cobley Stephen
Published: August 2018

FITNESS TESTING IS COMMON PRACTICE WITHIN YOUTH ATHLETES. HOWEVER, THE INTERPRETATION OF FITNESS DATA OFTEN OCCURS WITHIN CHRONOLOGICAL ANNUAL-AGE CATEGORIES, RESULTING IN ATHLETES BEING (DIS)ADVANTAGED DUE TO AGE OR MATURITY DISCREPANCIES. INSTEAD, EVALUATING FITNESS PERFORMANCE AGAINST ROLLING AVERAGES MAY BE MORE APPROPRIATE. THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS A NOVEL METHOD FOR ANALYZING FITNESS TESTING DATA IN YOUTH ATHLETES USING Z-SCORES ACCORDING TO ROLLING AVERAGES FOR BOTH CHRONOLOGICAL AGE AND MATURITY STATUS. THIS ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE ALLOWS FOR THE DUAL ABILITY TO INTERPRET YOUTH FITNESS PERFORMANCE ACCORDING TO AGE AND MATURATION, ENHANCING ACCURACY OF DATA INTERPRETATION FOR TALENT IDENTIFICATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING PROGRAMMING.
Follow That Pig: Visually Charting Enhanced Learning in a Culinary School Butchery Class
Authors: D'Alessandro Mark
Published: August 2018

Culinary school curricula are composed of courses that present techniques rooted in the classical French cuisine of Escoffier. Students learn by doing; that is, they are presented a technique in a two-dimensional textbook, watch an instructor demonstrate it, and then practice it on their own. This article traces a lesson that enhances this process by asking students to incorporate higher-order concepts into their learning process, and challenge what they know. Through the interactive demonstration of breaking down and processing a whole pig, students were challenged to connect this experience to broader issues in their personal lives, their career goals, and contemporary issues such as reducing food waste. The analysis highlights that when students are engaged in growing the produce they use to learn knife skills, or breaking down the pig they use to make pâté, an enhanced connection exists that benefits the learning environment.
Efficacy and safety of switching to pasireotide in acromegaly patients controlled with pegvisomant and somatostatin analogues: PAPE extension study
Authors: Muhammad Ammar , Coopmans Eva C , Delhanty Patric J D , Dallenga Alof H G , Haitsma Iain K , Janssen Joseph A M J L , van der Lely Aart J , Neggers Sebastian J C M M
Published: August 2018

Objective

To assess the efficacy and safety after 48 weeks of treatment with pasireotide long-acting-release (PAS-LAR) alone or in combination with pegvisomant in patients with acromegaly. In addition, we assessed the relation between insulin secretion and pasireotide-induced hyperglycemia.

Design

The PAPE extension study is a prospective follow-up study until 48 weeks after the core study of 24 weeks.

Methods

Fifty-nine out of 61 patients entered the extension study. Efficacy was defined as the percentage of patients achieving IGF-I normalization (≤1.2× the upper limit of normal (ULN)) at 48 weeks through protocol-based adjustment of pegvisomant and PAS-LAR doses. At baseline, insulin secretion was assessed by an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT).

Results

At the end of the study, median IGF-I was 0.98× ULN, and 77% of patients achieved normal IGF-I levels with a mean pegvisomant dose of 64 mg/week, and an overall cumulative pegvisomant dose reduction of 52%. Frequency of diabetes mellitus increased from 68% at 24 weeks to 77% at 48 weeks, and nine patients discontinued PAS-LAR treatment, mainly because of severe hyperglycemia. Pasireotide-induced hyperglycemia was inversely correlated with baseline insulin secretion (r = −0.37,P < 0.005).

Conclusions

PAS-LAR normalizes IGF-I levels in most acromegaly patients, with a 50% pegvisomant-sparing effect. However, PAS-LAR treatment coincided with a high incidence of diabetes mellitus. The risk for developing diabetes during PAS-LAR treatment seems inversely related to insulin secretion at baseline.
ТЕОРЕТИЧНИЙ ЗМІСТ ЛЮДСЬКОГО КАПІТАЛУ ТА ЙОГО СКЛАДОВІ
Authors: Bondarchuk N.V.
Published: August 2018

Стаття присвячена дослідженню теоретичного змісту людського капталу та визначення його основних складових. Метою дослідження є визначення теоретичного змісту поняття «людський капітал» як об’єкта обліку та його складових. Встановлено, що центральне місце в процесі переходу економіки на інноваційний шлях розвитку, яка повинна мати високий творчий потенціал, бути висококваліфікованим професіоналом. Від професіоналізму працівника залежать результати інтелектуальної, інноваційної діяльності та успіхи в інноваційній економіці. 

Наведено основні визначення поняття “людський капітал” у працях економістів. Констатовано, що людина та її продуктивні здібності займають центральне місце в психолого-педагогічних та соціально-економічних науках. Відмінності у трактуванні даної дефініції залежать: по-перше, у виокремленні складових людського капіталу (капітал здоров’я, інтелектуальний капітал, мобільність, мотивація, культура, творчі здібності, талант, виховання, менталітет, адаптивність); – по-друге, у сфері використання людського капіталу (економічна, соціальна, психологічна, педагогічна, управлінська, облікова категорія).

Для формування повного уявлення про сутність, особливості людського капіталу та його значимість у різних сферах діяльності суб’єктів господарювання змістовно розкрито елементи досліджуваної категорії. Визначено основні складові людського капіталу серед яких: капітал здоров’я, інтелектуальний капітал, мобільність, мотивація, культура, творчі здібності, талант, виховання, менталітет, адаптивність). В процесі дослідження уточнено функції кожної із складової людського капіталу.

Основними напрямами подальших досліджень є конкретизація облікових принципів і процедур людського капталу, формування єдиних методичних підходів у способах оцінювання людського капіталу.
ПРОБЛЕМИ І ОСОБЛИВОСТІ РОЗВИТКУ МАЛОГО ТА СЕРЕДНЬОГО ПІДПРИЄМНИЦТВА В ІВАНО-ФРАНКІВСЬКІЙ ОБЛАСТІ
Authors: Rishchuk L.I.
Published: August 2018

Охарактеризовано особливості та проблеми розвитку підприємництва в регіоні, адже за останні роки спостерігається тенденція до зменшення кількості підприємств в області. Охарактеризовано регіональну цільову програму розвитку підприємництва, реалізація якої сприятиме створенню нових та розвитку існуючих об’єктів інформаційної та інфраструктурної   мережі  підтримки підприємництва, збільшенню фінансово-кредитної підтримки, залученню суб’єктів  підприємницької  діяльності  до участі у проектах міжнародної технічної допомоги. Обґрунтовано пропозиції ефективного розвитку малого та середнього підприємництва на регіональному рівні.
ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ ФУНКЦІОНУВАННЯ ТА РОЗВИТКУ ТЕРИТОРІАЛЬНИХ ГРОМАД
Authors: Yevdokimov O.V.
Published: August 2018

Метою публікації є визначення  механізму планування забезпечення потреб об’єднаної територіальної громади. В якості методів дослідження виступили теоретичний аналіз та узагальнення вітчизняного та закордонного досвіду функціонування муніципальних утворень. За результатами дослідження запропонований механізм планування забезпечення потреб об’єднаної територіальної громади, що дозволяє максимізувати ефективність її соціально-економічного розвитку за мінімальних фінансових вливань. Наукова новизна даної публікації полягає у розширенні інструментарію планування поточних видатків місцевого самоврядування, пов’язаних з забезпеченням функціонування громади. Практичне застосування її результатів потенційно здатне підвищити ефективність процесу задоволення потреб жителів територіального утворення.
ОРГАНІЗАЦІЙНО-ЕКОНОМІЧНІ ЗАХОДИ ПІДВИЩЕННЯ ЕФЕКТИВНОСТІ ПРОЦЕСУ ФОРМУВАННЯ ПЕРСОНАЛУ ПРОМИСЛОВОГО ПІДПРИЄМСТВА
Authors: Prydatko E.М.
Published: August 2018

Статтю присвячено обґрунтуванню організаційно-економічних заходів, запровадження яких на рівні промислового підприємства має дозволити підвищити ефективність процесів формування персоналу. Об’єктом дослідження виступають процеси формування персоналу промислових підприємств України. При обґрунтуванні організаційно-економічних заходів було використано методи групування, логічного узагальнення та систематизації. Встановлено наявність двох груп чинників, що впливають на ступінь ефективності пропікання процесів формування персоналу промислових підприємств – внутрішні та зовнішні. Виокремлено по п’ять основних чинників у кожній групі, що здійснюють найбільший вплив на об’єкт дослідження. Запропоновано основні організаційно-економічні заходи щодо запобігання можливого негативного впливу кожного з чинників.
ПІДХОДИ ДО КЛАСИФІКАЦІЇ ІНФРАСТРУКТУРИ СИСТЕМ ЕЛЕКТРОННОЇ КОМЕРЦІЇ
Authors: Baran R.Yа.
Published: August 2018

Стаття спрямована на дослідження складових систем забезпечення електронної комерції та їх систематизацію. Метою даної статті є дослідження особливостей основних  засобів та інструментів підтримки систем електронної комерції, а також вдосконалення існуючих класифікацій її інфраструктури. Проаналізовано існуючі підходи до класифікації елементів інфраструктури систем електронної комерції, що дозволило визначити їх основні переваги та недоліки.  Запропоновано підхід, який  передбачає розгляд інфраструктури систем електронної комерції на семи рівнях: ІТ-інфраструктура, телекомунікаційна, організаційно-правова, фінансова, логістична, маркетингова та кадрова інфраструктура.
What Learning Resource Persons do Clinical Medical Students Prefer?
Authors: Kantiwong Anupong , Charoensakulchai Sakarn
Published: August 2018

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Introduction Nowadays, clinical medical students need to find suitable learning resource persons to cope with knowledge and develop their skills. Resource persons include faculties, residents, peers or each individual medical students' self-study. The aim of this study was to compare the differences perspectives and give feedback to stakeholders for learning achievements.Methods142 medical students answer 5-rating scale questionnaire including 6 aspects; knowledge acquired, accuracy of information, clinical skills, active learning stimulation, comfortable learning environment and time consuming which each had 4 question. Statistical analysis was compared outcomes between groups of resource person by using one-way ANOVA and exploratory factor analysis (EFA).ResultsSimulation of active learning was greatly impacted by faculties (component matrix 0.793) with self-study in the second place (component matrix 0.781). Peers got least impact in acquiring knowledge (component matrix 0.707) but was greatly impacted on clinical skill (component matrix 0.717). Self-study had least impact on clinical skill (component matrix 0.521). Learning with residents and self-study had greatest impact on comfortable learning environment (component matrix 0.813, 0.809 respectively). Peers had highest impact as the learning resource who consumed least time in learning (component matrix 0.858) and accuracy of information (component matrix 0.784). Faculties had lowest impact on accuracy of information (component matrix 0.506). There were significant different average student perspective scores from multiple resources learning (p-value 0.01). In general, students mostly favored learning with residents while faculties got second place; however, there was insignificant differences between peers and self-study.ConclusionResidents were the most favored learning resource because they had more experiences and knowledge than peers and had small age gap with students, thus students felt more comfortable to discuss. In addition, faculties, peers and self-study were important as they could still stimulate medical students to develop other important skills (communication skill, clinical skill and stress management).
Elucidating Forms of Life. The Evolution of a Philosophical Tool
Authors: Boncompagni Anna
Published: August 2018

Although the expression “form of life” and its plural “forms of life” occur only five times in Philosophical Investigations, and generally few times in his works, it is commonly agreed that this is one of the most relevant issues in Wittgenstein’s later philosophy. Starting from the analysis of the contexts in which Wittgenstein makes use of this concept, the paper focuses on the different interpretations that have been given in secondary literature, and proposes a classification based on two axes of debate: the monistic versus pluralistic interpretation, and the empirical versus transcendental interpretation. After placing some well-known readings in the resulting scheme, an attempt will be made to offer an evolutionary reading of Wittgenstein’s own ideas about forms of life. It will be argued that the empirical and plural view that seems characteristic of his writings in the Thirties, slowly appears to turn towards a monistic view, sometimes with transcendental tones, although within a pragmatic perspective. This turn remains nevertheless rooted in Wittgenstein’s general attitude towards philosophy intended as a conceptual inquiry with clarifying and therapeutic aims.
Mathematics and Forms of Life
Authors: Schroeder Severin
Published: August 2018

According to Wittgenstein, mathematics is embedded in, and partly constituting, a form of life. Hence, to imagine different, alternative forms of elementary mathematics, we should have to imagine different practices, different forms of life in which they could play a role. If we tried to imagine a radically different arithmetic we should think either of a strange world (in which objects unaccountably vanish or appear) or of people acting and responding in very peculiar ways. If such was their practice, a calculus expressing the norms of representation they applied could not be called false. Rather, our criticism could only be to dismiss such a practice as foolish and to dismiss their norms as too different from ours to be called ‘mathematics’.
Wittgenstein on Vaihinger and Frazer
Authors: Pereira Carlos Alves
Published: August 2018

In this paper I demonstrate the connection between the single remark Wittgenstein made explicitly on Hans Vaihinger’s Die Philosophie des als ob and the remarks he made on Sir James George Frazer’s The Golden Bough. After a critical-genetic exposition of the relevant material, I offer an interpretation of that connection, which will require that I interpret the remark on the philosophy of “as if” relative to how Wittgenstein seems to regard Vaihinger’s fictionalism and relative to how Wittgenstein reads Frazer.
Perceptual Experience and Seeing-as
Authors: Kalpokas Daniel Enrique
Published: August 2018

According to Rorty, Davidson and Brandom, to have an experience is to be caused by our senses to hold a perceptual belief. This article argues that the phenomenon of seeing-as cannot be explained by such a conception of perceptual experience. First, the notion of experience defended by the aforementioned authors is reconstructed. Second, the main features of what Wittgenstein called “seeing aspects” are briefly presented. Finally, several arguments are developed in order to support the main thesis of the article: seeing-as cannot be explained by the conception of experience defended by Rorty, Davidson and Brandom.
NGR-hTNF and Doxorubicin as Second-Line Treatment of Patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer
Authors: Gregorc Vanesa , Cavina Raffaele , Novello Sivia , Grossi Francesco , Lazzari Chiara , Capelletto Enrica , Genova Carlo , Salini Giulia , Lambiase Antonio , Santoro Armando
Published: August 2018

Lessons Learned

NGR-hTNF was safely combined with doxorubicin, showing a promising antitumor activity in unselected patients with relapsed small cell lung cancer. Similar antitumor activity was observed in platinum-sensitive and platinum-resistant patient cohorts.

Background

Relapsed small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients have limited treatment options and poor outcomes. NGR-hTNF is a vascular-targeting agent, which increases intratumoral chemotherapy penetration and T-lymphocyte infiltration.

Methods

Twenty-eight patients relapsing after at least one platinum-based regimen with a treatment-free interval shorter (n = 16; platinum-resistant) or longer (n = 12; platinum-sensitive) than 3 months received NGR-hTNF 0.8 μg/m2 plus doxorubicin 75 mg/m2 every 3 weeks. The primary endpoint of this single-arm phase II trial was progression-free survival (PFS), and safety, response rate, and survival were secondary endpoints.

Results

The most common grade 3–4 toxicities were neutropenia (53%) and anemia (21%). Median PFS was 3.2 months for all patients, 2.7 months for platinum-resistant patients, and 4.1 months for platinum-sensitive patients. Seven patients had partial responses (25%), including four (25%) with platinum-resistant and three (25%) with platinum-sensitive relapse. Mean changes from baseline in tumor burden (after two, four, and six cycles) did not differ between platinum-resistant (−9%, −29%, and −32%) and platinum-sensitive (−11%, −20%, and −43%) cohorts. Overall survival was associated only with baseline lymphocyte counts, with median survival times of 13.1 and 5.2 months for lymphocyte counts above or below the median, respectively.

Conclusion

NGR-hTNF plus doxorubicin showed manageable toxicity and promising activity in patients with relapsed SCLC.
Interpreting and validating the thermal cone penetration test (T-CPT)
Authors: Vardon Philip J. , Baltoukas Dimitris , Peuchen Joek
Published: August 2018

The thermal cone penetration test (T-CPT) allows in situ measurement of the thermal properties of soil during a CPT – that is without withdrawing the CPT tool and introducing another tool such as a thermal needle probe. An interpretation method is presented based on one-dimensional axisymmetric analytical solutions. Numerical verification of the method is given and numerical simulations are presented to derive a calibration factor required for the interpretation model. This factor accounts for the temperature sensor location and two-dimensional geometric effects, particularly internal voids and end effects for the cone penetrometer. Finally field data are presented for the T-CPT and compared with results from in situ needle probe tests and laboratory tests on sampled material. The interpretation model is able to provide thermal conductivity values robustly.
Intervenção Hospitalar Multiprofissional com Prematuros: uma Revisão Sistemática
Authors: Tabaczinski Carine , Bortolin Denice , De Oliveira Luiz Ronaldo Freitas
Published: August 2018

O presente estudo objetivou mapear e compreender os estudos empíricos sobre intervenção hospitalar multiprofissional com prematuros a fim de analisar como ocorrem essas intervenções e identificar a associação entre as ações desenvolvidas e o impacto gerado ao pré- termo, bem como, verificar a existência de intervenções hospitalares voltadas a interação mãe- bebê no contexto da prematuridade com enfoque na área da psicologia. Para isso, realizou-se uma busca e análise dos artigos incluindo pesquisas nas bases eletrônicas Medline, Lilacs, Scielo, PubMed, Pepsic e BVS no mês de setembro de 2017. Foram incluídas publicações compreendendo o período de 2013 a 2017 com o uso de termos padronizados e previstos pelo DECS e Mesh Terms: premature birth, hospitals e health services. Artigos sobre intervenção hospitalar multiprofissional com prematuros, de qualquer natureza, com ações associadas a sua qualidade de vida e voltadas diretamente ao pré- termos foram incluídos. Dos 2040 artigos localizados, três foram selecionados de acordo com os critérios de inclusão adotados. A análise sistemática permitiu identificar a associação entre as ações desenvolvidas e o impacto destas intervenções benéficas, não farmacológicas, econômicas e não invasivas ao neonato e a possível relação destes achados com a construção corporal do ego do recém- nascido. Discutem-se os achados dessa revisão com a literatura psicanalítica pertinente.
Microfinance and Livelihood Creation: A Case Study of Darjeeling District in West Bengal
Authors: Barman Bhajan Chandra
Published: August 2018

One of the basic problems confronting India is unemployment. Over the years, the need has been felt to work for the people, who are marginalized and excluded from the mainstream. Therefore, to make the poor people capable, there is need to create and strengthen sustainable livelihood opportunities. Microfinance programme has been able to create self-employment among the rural poor. The basic objective of the study is to analyse the impact of microfinance on the livelihood creation of the rural poor. The study is mainly based on primary data collected from Kharibari block of Nadia district, West Bengal. From 32 SHGs taking 5 members from each group, altogether 160 members have been selected. A structured questionnaire was used for collecting data from the respondents. To interpret the results, percentage and paired sample t-test were used. After analysing data it was found that employment of the participants increases due to join the SHGs. Thus, it can be concluded that microfinance programme plays an important role for creating livelihood of rural poor particularly for rural poor women.
Standard method for microCT-based additive manufacturing quality control 2: density measurement v1
Authors: Du Plessis Anton
Published: August 2018

MicroCT is best known for its ability to detect and quantify porosity or defects, and to visualize its 3D distribution. However, it is also possible to obtain accurate volumetric measurements from parts – this can be used in combination with the part mass to provide a good measure of its average density. The advantage of this density-measurement method is the ability to combine the density measurement with visualization and other microCT analyses of the same sample. These other analyses may include detailed porosity or void analysis (size and distribution) and roughness assessment, obtainable with the same scan data. Simple imaging of the interior of the sample allows the detection of unconsolidated powder, open porosity to the surface or the presence of inclusions. The CT density method presented here makes use of a 10 mm cube sample and a simple data analysis workflow, facilitating standardization of the method. A laboratory microCT scanner is required at 15 µm voxel size, suitable software to allow sub-voxel precise edge determination of the scanned sample and hence an accurate total volume measurement, and a scale with accuracy to 3 digits.
Rapid Nuclei Isolation from Human Brain v1
Authors: Ayhan Fatma , Konopka Genevieve
Published: August 2018

This protocol outlines our preparation of single-cell suspension from surgically acquired fresh human adult brain tissue. This method is adapted from Habib et al1. 1 Habib, N. et al. Massively parallel single-nucleus RNA-seq with DroNc-seq. Nat Methods 14, 955-958, doi:10.1038/nmeth.4407 (2017).
PENERAPAN DICTATION TEST DALAM PERKULIAHAN CHOKAI
Authors: Wardhana Chevy Kusumah
Published: August 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mencari solusi kongkret dalam mengatasi permasalahan rendahnya kemampuan menyimak mahasiswa semester enam Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Jepang UNNES dengan menerapkan Dictation Test dalam perkuliahan Chokai Enshu. Dictation test menjadi alternatif solusi dari permasalahan kurangnya kebiasaan menulis catatan ketika mahasiswa menyimak materi perkuliahan Chokai. Metode yang digunakan yaitu metode penelitian observasi. Berdasarkan hasil umpan balik yang dilakukan penulis, terlihat adanya respon positif yang ditunjukkan oleh mahasiswa. Hal tersebut dapat dilihat dari adanya kegiatan menulis catatan ketika materi Chokai sedang diperdengarkan, pemahaman dari mahasiswa mengenai materi yang telah didengarkan semakin meningkat terbukti dengan bisa menjawab latihan soal ketika sesi diskusi. Adanya upaya dan kerja keras untuk membiasakan diri melakukan kegiatan menulis catatan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan menyimak bahasa Jepang, dan adanya antusias mahasiswa karena adanya umpan balik yang positif ketika kegiatan diskusi berlangsung
Pengaruh Suhu Pembakaran terhadap Karakteristik Listrik Keramik Film Tebal Berbasis Fe2O3–MnO–ZnO untuk Termistor NTC
Authors: Sari Puspita , Syarif Dani Gustaman , Wiendartun Wiendartun
Published: August 2018

Pembuatan keramik film tebal berbasis Fe2O3–MnO–ZnO untuk termistor NTC dari campuran Fe2O3 50% mol, MnO 25% mol, dan ZnO 25% mol telah dilakukan. Campuran serbuk Fe2O3, MnO dan ZnO yang telah digerus dicampurkan dengan organic vehicle (OV) untuk membentuk pasta. Kemudian pasta dilapiskan di atas substrat alumina menggunakan teknik screen printing  untuk membentuk film tebal. Film tebal mentah yang diperoleh, dibakar pada suhu yang berbeda yaitu 1000°C, 1100°C, dan 1200°C selama 2 jam. Sebelum dilakukan pengukuran resistansi, film tebal dilapisi perak terlebih dahulu sebagai kontak logam.  Resistansi termistor diukur pada suhu 40°C–200 oC dengan beda suhu sebesar 5 oC. Analisis struktur kristal dan struktur mikro film tebal masing – masing dilakukan dengan menggunakan X – Ray Diffraction (XRD) dan Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Hasil analisis karakteristik listrik termistor yang dibakar pada suhu 1000 °C, 1100 °C, dan 1200 °C menghasilkan konstanta termistor berturut – turut sebesar 7700 K, 6995 K, dan 5701 K. Ketiga suhu pembakaran menghasilkan nilai konstanta termistor yang memenuhi kebutuhan pasar. Analisis struktur kristal menggunakan XRD  menunjukkan bahwa keramik film tebal memiliki dua struktur yaitu struktur spinel kubik dan hematit heksagonal. Analisis struktur mikro menggunakan SEM  menunjukkan bertambahnya ukuran butir sesuai dengan meningkatnya suhu pembakaran dengan ukuran butir film tebal yang dibakar pada suhu 1000 °C, 1100 °C, dan 1200 °C berturut – turut adalah 1.3 μm, 2.0 μm, dan 2.4 μm.
Sampul Depan
Authors: Redaksi Dewan
Published: August 2018

Dewan Redaksi
MFGP audió szoftver 2.0
Authors: Zabos Péter Roland , Erdei Timotei István
Published: August 2018

Mára már teljesen elengedhetetlenné vált bármely számítógépes szoftver használata LP-k, (long play) de egyetlen zeneszám elkészítésekor is. Az is fontos része lehet az alkotói munkának, hogy szoftverekkel már az effekt pedálok is helyettesíthetők. Az MFGP (Mostly for Guitar Players) alkalmazás a számítógép által nyújtott ezen előnyök ötvözésére készült. Egyaránt használható zeneszerkesztőként, zene lejátszóként továbbá különböző effekteket és hangolót is nyújt a feltörekvő gitárosoknak, akik saját maguk szeretnék hangzásukat kialakítani és felvételeiket kedvükre szerkeszteni. A ritmusérzék fejlesztése egy zenész életében rendkívül fontos, ezért a szoftver dobgép funkciót is tartalmaz, mely remek alapütemet szolgáltathat egy új zenei szerzeményhez. Emellett a modellezett looper pedál is egy jól bevált gyakorlási lehetőséget nyújt, vagy többsávos kíséret létrehozására is alkalmas lehet. Ez a dokumentáció az audio programozás által nyújtott azon eszközöket és módszereket fogja részletesebben taglalni, melyek a szoftver elkészítését lehetővé tették.
Árubeszerzési folyamatot segítő vállalatirányítási rendszer Spring keretrendszer használatával
Authors: Klein Ádám , Papp Beatrix , Erdei Timotei István
Published: August 2018

Kis- és nagyvállalatok mindennapi folyamatainak egyaránt fontos részét képezi az árubeszerzés. Egy vállalat fejlődése során általában az import folyamatok mennyisége exponenciálisan növekszik a vállalat terjedésével egyhuzamban. Ennek következtében a hagyományos telefon és e-mail alapú szervezés egyre elavultabbá válik. A kommunikáció megnehezedik a felek között, az információ áramlása a köztes csatornákon nem megfelelő minőségű, fennakadásokhoz vezet. A nem megfelelő import a vállalat gyártási és működési folyamatait akadályozhatja, ezzel direkt és indirekt módon is kárt és veszteséget okozva a vállalatnak. Ezek következtében felmerül az igény egy olyan vállalatirányítási rendszerre, amely biztosítja a megfelelő kommunikációt a felek között, biztosítja az import folyamatok nyomon követhetőségét és biztosítja az ehhez tartozó adatok integritását. A projekt célja egy árubeszerzési folyamatot segítő vállalatirányítási rendszer létrehozása volt, nyílt keretrendszer használatával.
Autószimulátor tervezése Arduino Pro Micro fejlesztői platformmal
Authors: Szőllősi Gábor , Papp Beatrix , Erdei Timotei István
Published: August 2018

Az autószimulátorokat egyaránt használják szórakozásra és az autóvezetői tanulók betanítására, az autóvezetési élményéhez való hozzászoktatására. Már a 80’ évek közepén elkezdődött a különböző autószimulátorok gyártása, igaz akkor még csak arcade gépeken futottak a programok. Az egyre fejlődő videójáték ipar megköveteli, hogy minél modernebb, minél több igényt kielégítő játékhardvert és/vagy játékszoftvert dobjanak a piacra. A projektben egy olyan prototípus autószimulátor került megtervezésre és megépítésre, mely mellőzi drága elektronikai hardwareket és könnyen illeszthető a modern számítógépes szoftwarek számára. A fő fejlesztési platformnak a PC került megjelölésre.A kormány egységet egy Arduino Pro Micro board vezérli, melynek a mozgásérzékelése egy MPU6050-es gyorsulásmérővel és giroszkóppa lett megvalósítva.
Electronic-Banking Services: A Study on Selected Commercial Banks in Bangladesh
Authors: Hossain Md. Motahar , Irin Dilara , Islam Md. Shajedul , Saha Sumi
Published: August 2018

E-Banking as the wave of the future, provides enormous benefits to consumers in terms of cost of transactions, either through internet, telephone or other electronic delivery channels. E-Banking is now widely practiced in Bangladesh. There are various types of e-banking services like SMS banking, Tele Banking, Push and Pull services, ATM, Fast Track etc. that have been introduced by the commercial banks in Bangladesh. This study attempts to explore various forms and characteristics of e-banking and finds out the merits and demerits of e-banking in selected commercial banks of our country. The major findings of the study show that all the commercial banks selected for the study have been practicing e-banking successfully and Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd. is providing electronic banking services more effectively than other commercial banks selected in this study. Besides, there is a positive impact of e-banking on the socio-economic development in Bangladesh. There should be diversification of such activities in rural areas of Bangladesh.
JEL Classification Code:  M15
Talent Management: Three new Perceptions intended for managing and retaining Talent in Bangladesh
Authors: Mohaimen Md. Abul
Published: August 2018

This study aims at investigating the methods, importance, process, and present situation of managing talented employees in Corporations. The study revealed that having talented employees helps organizations to drive and be competitive but it is difficult to acquire such people. Thus, some innovative campaigns, for instance, global trainee and management cycle star programs have been created to motivate talented graduates to join the companies and to motivate existing talented employees to being more dedicated and engaged. In the recruitment of new employees, personality and interpersonal skills were more important than educational background because candidates were deemed to be proficient in specific areas, so, what a candidate must have is a personality matching the company’s culture especially the characteristic of working as a good team member. In this study, we suggested some important steps and methods that can be applied in the organizations which are totally running and managing by the HR Department. Moreover, these methods and steps can become successful by managing low rate of star turnover which is quite sensitive case now a day.
JEL Classification Code:  J24
Comparative Study on the Efficiency of Bangladeshi Conventional and Islamic Life Insurance Industry: A Non-Parametric Approach
Authors: Rahman Md. Azizur
Published: August 2018

This study endeavor is to examine the efficiency in the both life insurance and life Takaful industry of Bangladesh. The study used Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to explore the contributions of technical and efficiency changes to the growth of productivity in the life insurance industries of Bangladesh by using descriptive statistics such as mean, median, standard deviation, minimum & maximum and efficiency concerning the generalized output-oriented Malmquist index for the years 2009-2011. The output-input data consists of a panel of 13 Life Insurance and Takaful Life companies (10 life insurance and 03 Takaful life) in Bangladesh. This study utilizes two inputs and two outputs, namely, commission and management as well as premium and net investment income, respectively. In the DEA technique, efficiency is measured by the Malmquist index. The Malmquist efficiency measures have two components: the efficiency change and technical change index. Efficiency change is again combined by pure efficiency and scale efficiency. It is found that, on geometric mean, the TFP of the Conventional life industry is better than Takaful life mainly due to both efficiency and technical changes where the main source of the efficiency change is scale efficiency rather than pure efficiency. Finding of this study indicates that Conventional and Takaful life industry of Bangladesh, the smaller the size of the companies, the higher the probability for the companies to be more efficient in utilizing their inputs to generate more outputs. This work will beneficial for researchers as well as practitioners to better understand the Bangladeshi life insurance industry.
JEL Classification Codes: C14, C67, D57, G22
Foreign Direct Investment as an Instrument for promoting Economic Development in Bangladesh
Authors: Rahman Md. Sajedur , Ahsan Md. Ali
Published: August 2018

A healthy financial sector is very much crucial for economic growth, especially for economies like Bangladesh. Because, growth in Bangladesh must come largely from exports and its enterprises must, therefore, be internationally competitive. But unfortunately, Bangladesh has a financial system in which borrowers fail to repay loans, foreclosure is almost unheard of, and the government has to bail out banks. However, the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), the most powerful weapon for accelerating economic development in Bangladesh. To attain an economic growth rate in the seven to eight percent range, investment has to be increased significantly, Because of declining levels of official development assistance in recent years and inadequate domestic savings, FDI presents opportunities for overcoming domestic resource constraints. The Board of investment (BOI) was created as market mechanism where investors can cut through red-tape associated with foreign trade and business start-ups. FDI basically helps to fill-up the capital gap and shortage of a country. Foreign Direct Investment is one of the vital forces to boost up the economy. In this study paper I would like to draw a current scenario of Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh. In this regard I present the most updated data, avoid the uncompleted data and use the best judgment at the time of presenting the data to better knowing the current trend about the Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh. The benefits of FDI in terms of physical capital formation, transfer of technology, and know-how are sufficient to justify sustaining these flows.  Capital controls are not the answer to a rising flow of FDI. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) will help the country in further developing infrastructures, creating more employment, developing capacity, enhancing skills of the labour force of the host country through transferring technological knowledge and managerial capability. To ensure that resulting payments liabilities remain within the country’s debt-servicing capacity, it is essential to develop an effective non-intrusive reporting and monitoring system the main ingredients of which are presented in the study.
 JEL Classification Code:  G11, O24
May E-Governance Create Digital Divide?
Authors: Romke Rowshon Ara
Published: August 2018

Developing country (DC) governments have been using information and Communication technologies (ICTs) supporting and transforming the external Workings of governance by processing and communicating data. E-Governance should be seen to encompass all ICTs, but the key innovation is computer networks. Bangladesh has failed to progress towards achieving its target as envisaged in its information Technology (IT) policy documentation. Besides, the unequal access to computers and other digital technologies in the developing world from the developed world creates digital divide. Closing the technology gap would lift people out of poverty, while creating a large business opportunity for the high technology industry (World Resources Institute, 2000). My aim in this paper is to present an outline of E-Governance which create digital divide in Bangladesh. This type of research is rare and it would help the society and the country to understand the problem of digital divide and the progress of E-Governance. The paper concludes some problems designed to stimulate farther thoughts and advanced research. 
JEL Classification Code:  G39
Strategic Management in Zimbabwean Profit and Non-profit Organizations: Identifying the Missing Tools in the Strategy Implementation Kit Bag
Authors: Charumbira Lysias Tapiwanashe
Published: August 2018

The purpose of this study was to identify the determinants of strategic success or failure in Zimbabwean Profit and Non-Profit Organizations. The convergent parallel mixed methods research design was adopted as the guiding model for the data collection, analysis and interpretation process in this study. This explains why data was collected through a concurrent parallel methodological triangulation of questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, and document analysis. Quantitative data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0 while the analysis of qualitative data was performed using the NVivo 10 data analysis software. The study established that there is a high rate of strategy implementation failure in Zimbabwean Profit and Non-profit Organizations. The failure to build the distinctive competences and resource capabilities needed for successful strategy implementation was identified as the main cause of strategic failure in these Organizations.
The Social Network of High and Low Self- Monitors and it’s Impact on Organization’s Performance
Authors: Shaker Fahim
Published: August 2018

Self-monitoring as a personality attribute is given particular attention by researchers in order to understand employee performance and productivity in the organizational context. Numerous studies focused on the impact of self-monitoring from individual employee perspective with limited focus on the impact of the organization’s performance. However, to what extent employees with high versus low self- monitors contribute to the organization’s performance needs to be theoretically augmented. Therefore, relying on exploratory method of research, the paper tries to address the impact of high and low self-monitors on organization’s performance. In this perspective, how self-monitoring helps employees to structure a social network within organizational setting and eventually contribute to it’s success is discussed in this paper. The paper addresses the literature review of self-monitoring principles with special interest in its contribution towards organizational performance through previous research compilation within the field of sociology and organization psychology.
JEL Classification Code:  M 12; M 14
Avaliação da resiliência socioeconómica municipal: procedimentos metodológicos aplicados a Portugal durante a crise (2008‑ 2013)
Authors: Gonçalves Carlos De Almeida
Published: August 2018

Tanto a magnitude como a recorrência dos episódios de crise desencadeados pós 2008, exigem novos referenciais para analisar os fatores e os contextos que (des)bloqueiam o progresso das comunidades. Avaliar a resiliência socioeconómica implica que se considerem as interações espaciais, temporais e setoriais conjugando os fatores que conferem persistência às trajetórias de desenvolvimento, com outros percussores de evolução e de transformação. Através da análise de 18 modelos que avaliam a resiliência territorial, desenvolvemos uma matriz de 22 indicadores organizada em 4 domínios (governância, estrutura urbana, económica e social), reproduzindo as dimensões socioeconómicas representativas. Quando aplicamos esta matriz aos municípios portugueses, considerando um período pré, e outro pós, início da crise de 2008, cartografamos um país vulnerável à crise e que perde potencial de desenvolvimento. A evolução entre pré e pós início da crise mostra o reforço da centralidade das áreas centrais e o aprofundamento da vulnerabilidade das periféricas.
Mainstreaming climate adaptation in spatial planning. The case of Baixa Pombalina in Lisbon
Authors: Ribeiro Patrícia , Ferrão João , Seixas Júlia
Published: August 2018

Baixa Pombalina is the historical downtown area of Lisbon city, close to the Tagus estuary, sheltering many economic activities with tourism at first. This paper assesses and maps the vulnerability of the area, at the neighbourhood scale, to floods episodes and sea level rise. The methodology outlines how the different components of vulnerability are tackled, while taking the importance of the local context to the definition of composite indexes. Twenty two vulnerability hotspots were found, for which six adaptation options are proposed to be embedded into Plano de Pormenor currently in place.